Solarwinds SQL Database Manager

Hello Friends.

This is my first post on Thwack.. i have been around thwack from more than a year but never tried to post a question.

My question is on SQL Database manager.... I know its a cool tool to take backup and its so easy to backup and restore solarwinds database....

Now what i question is, can i backup any other SQL Databases (related to other app example vCenter Server) with help ot Solarwinds SQL Database Manger ??????

because i find its very easy to backup with the help of this tool..

Waiting for your replies...

Thanks in Advance...

Best Regards.

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mavturner

shaikrafi,

Congratulations on your first post and I'm glad you like our DB Manager! Long term we will probably move away from it, but it certainly makes some tasks easier. Although it wasn't built specifically for this, yes you can attach to other, Non-SolarWinds databases with it.

Mav

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mavturner

shaikrafi,

Mav

patriot

Just curious, but what would SolarWinds move to if and when they move away from the Database Manager? There are many benefits to having the direct visibility into the database tables and many of us (if not most) are not SQL experts and might not have access to the Management Studio.

mavturner

patriot,

Don't you have access to SQL Express Managment Studio? This is a free download form MS and is much more powerful than the DB Manager we ship.

Mav

patriot

Yes I do, but as I said, there are many users out there that don't have in depth knowledge of how to use the Management Studio and don't necessarily want to have to learn it. I mean, the Database Manager is so easy to use to run RO and even RW queries. Why take it away? For once let the SQL nerds have their toys and the rest of us have ours too!

shaikrafi

Yes I do agree... Its such a nice tool,, it should be available for poor guys in SQL Management Studio..

Thanks you for all of your valuable comments..