How do I monitor SQL Server health?

How can I check the health of a SQL Server database?

You have to monitor lots of performance counters, as well as other information like wait and file stats from inside SQL to really get a good server "health check". If by a health check, you mean checking the consistency of the database. Then you would need to run a DBCC CHECKDB against the database.

What should I monitor in SQL Server?

The commonly monitored metrics are processor time, processor queue length, page reads and writes per second, page life expectancy, target, and total server memory, buffer cache hit ratio, batch requests, processor utilization, lazy writes, network usage, paging, user connections, etc.

How do you check the health of a database?

As the name suggests, a health check is a database inspection to see how healthy and efficient the system is. To gain a complete understanding of the issues, a DBA will evaluate overall configuration, query performance, data safety, index efficiency, data maintenance procedures, and security.

Which tool is used for SQL Server performance monitoring?

1. SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer. SolarWinds Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) is a comprehensive, cross-platform tool that can monitor not just Microsoft SQL Server but also Oracle, MySQL, MariaDB, Aurora, DB2 and SAP ASE.