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Engineer's Toolset and mysql

sjoyce

Has anyone used or know if the Engineer's Toolset will work with mysql?

Thanks Mucho!!!

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mark_wiggans

Unfortunately not at this time.

floyd.may

Can you describe what you're wanting to do with the Toolset and MySQL?

sjoyce

Floyd, I work for a local county government. As you can imagine our budget constraints are really tight! Thus, we can not upgrade to Orion nor can we afford a SQL Server. So, the question was posed “can we run the Engineer’s Toolset against MySql”? The 2 GB limit on Access is being a pain.

Thanks Mucho!

floyd.may

I'm guessing you're referring to NPM? If so, there are a few things you can do to help keep the size of your database down:

Keep your data around for less time. The default is 365 days. Modify data retention settings at File > Network Performance Monitor Settings > "Database" tab
Summarize your data sooner; same location as the data retention settings.
You can poll less frequently. Adjust your polling settings at File > Network Performance Monitor Settings > "Polling" tab.

Also, you might look at IPMonitor as a more long-term solution. I understand what it's like to try stretching a budget - I've worked in government. IPMonitor is more of an entry-level product than Orion, and is priced more comfortably for a smaller organization with a tighter budget. I just spoke with one of our sales guys, and he says that you can get an IPMonitor license for 5000 monitors for $1995 (just recently changed, IIUC - the website hasn't been updated yet).

Hope this helps!