These pages cover SQL Monitor 13, which is not the latest version. Help for other versions is also available.
Windows monitoring - WMI connections
Published 15 March 2023
WinRM or DCOM
SQL Monitor connects to Windows machines and SQL Server instances using WMI, either over WinRM (http/https) or DCOM. When it uses WinRM, it requires SOAP over HTTPS for automation: when over DCOM, it uses RPC/TPC.
Your server estate is best accessed via WinRM so it is worth aiming for this.
- If using WMI over WinRM, go to: WMI over WinRM.
- If using WMI over DCOM, go to: WMI over DCOM.
