Prerequisites for systems without IIS

Install IIS

1. Install Microsoft's Web Platform Installer.

2. Add IIS: ASP.NET 4.5.

3. Add IIS Recommended Configuration.

4. Install, and your list should match:

SQL Monitor installation details

1. Install SQL Monitor, choose an IIS Web Server and follow the steps

2. Once you've set the installation running, you will reach the step :

   

3. At that point, you'll need to Configure the SQL Monitor web site in IIS – see the next section, IIS Configuration

4. Only having done that, check I've added the SQL Monitor web interface to my web server and click Finish.

IIS configuration

Configure an application pool

Use IIS Manager > Application Pools to create an application pool with the following properties:

• .NET CLR version: .NET CLR Version v4.0.xxxxx.
• Managed pipeline mode: Integrated.

Add the SQL Monitor website

From IIS Manager > Connections add a website with the following properties:

• Website name – can be anything, e.g. "SQL Monitor".
• Application pool – select the application pool you have created for Sql Monitor.
• Physical path – the path to the location of the SQL Monitor website files. By default, this is C:\Program Files\Red Gate\SQL Monitor\Web\
• Binding 
  • For HTTPS (recommended)
    Type: https
    Port: Specify an available port number or leave the default port 443.
    SSL certificate: Select a self-signed certificate (recommended for evaluation purposes only. For production we recommend a proper SSL certificate). 
    Note: You can create one using IIS Manager > Server Certificates > Create Self-Signed Certificate.
    For more information on how to set up IIS with SSL see How to Set Up SSL on IIS 7 using IIS Manager.
  • For HTTP 
    Type: http
    Port: Specify an available port number or leave the default port 80. 
    Note: If you use port 80 you may need to disable/delete the Default Website to reassign it.

Enable application initialization in IIS

If you wish to make use of the scheduled reporting feature to receive regular reports, then it will be necessary to enable the Application Initialization feature for IIS.

This module enables the website to be always running, even if the application pool is recycled or the IIS service is restarted.

You can find information about how to do this on: Enabling Application Initialization in IIS.

Test the configuration

In IIS Manager use Manage Website > Browse from the SQL Monitor context menu to verify that the monitor website opens in your default browser:

For more information

• See the Microsoft documentation: Create a Website
• Problems with IIS and ASP.NET.