Windows Server AppFabric Monitoring Store Configuration Dialog Box
This page enables you to configure the monitoring provider, including adding the monitoring store registration to the configuration file, initializing the monitoring store, defining the connection string to the monitoring store, and configuration security settings for the monitoring store.
Configure AppFabric Monitoring Store
Field |
Description |
Register AppFabric monitoring store in root web.config |
Check to register the monitoring store identified by the connection string, by adding its configuration to the root Web.config file. This includes the ApplicationServerMonitoringConnectionString and its related monitoring behavior. You can check this check box even if Initialize monitoring store is not checked. Do so if the database is already created and initialized, or to point to the database even if it is not initialized. This checkbox is disabled if the Hosting Administration tools are installed, but the Worker feature is not installed. |
Initialize monitoring store |
Check to initialize the monitoring database identified in the connection string, as required before it can be used. Initialization creates the database schema and the structure based upon that schema. If the database does not exist, it will be created, and then initialized. If this check box is checked, but Register monitoring store registration to root web.config is not checked, then the database will be created, if necessary, and initialized, but it will not be available for use from this computer. The initializing operation is performed by the initialization cmdlets. For more information, see the AppFabric core help. For the database to be created, you must have permissions to create databases on the destination server. |
Connection String
The following controls specify the connection string to be used to access the monitoring store.
Field |
Description |
Name |
The name of the connection string for the SQL monitoring store. For this release, you can only use the connection string for the SQL monitoring provider. Its name by default is ApplicationServerMonitoringConnectionString and cannot be changed. The connection string name is registered in the root Web.config file. |
Server |
Enter the name of the computer that the database is on. |
Database |
Enter the name of the database to be created for monitoring data, or select an existing database from the list. |
Security Configuration
The following controls specify the security that will be used for the monitoring store.
Field |
Description |
Windows authentication |
Select to specify that Windows authentication will be used for the monitoring store. Note When you have installed only Hosting Administration, and you are initializing the monitoring SQL store with Windows authentication, no group or user is entered by default for the Administrators, Readers, or Users role. You will need to click Browse and enter a group or user manually for each role before proceeding with the configuration. |
Administrators |
Click Browse and use the standard Select User or Group dialog box to enter a different value for the Administrators role. You can change the value for administrators only if Initialize monitoring store is selected. By default, AS_Administrators is entered for the Administrators group. |
Readers |
Click Browse and use the standard Select User or Group dialog box to enter a different value for the Readers role. You can change the value for readers only if Initialize monitoring store is selected. By default, AS_Observers is entered for the Readers group. |
Writers |
Click Browse and use the standard Select User or Group dialog box to enter a different value for the Writers role. You can change the value for writers only if Initialize monitoring store is selected. By default, AS_Administrators is entered for the Writers group. |
SQL Server authentication |
Select to specify that Windows authentication will be used for the monitoring store. |
User name |
Enter a user name that is valid for SQL Server authentication. |
Password |
Enter a password that is valid for SQL Server authentication. |
Keyboard Shortcuts
The following keyboard shortcuts are available for this page:
Register AppFabric monitoring store in root web.config: Alt+r
Initialize monitoring store: Alt+i
Name: Alt+n
Server: Alt+v
Database: Alt+t
Windows authentication: Alt+w
Administrators Browse: Alt+b
Readers Browse: Alt+r
Writers Browse: Alt+o
SQL Server authentication: Alt+s
Help: F1
OK: Enter
Cancel: Esc