DBLense SQL Monitor — User Guide
Real-time SQL Server monitoring for on-premises, Azure SQL, Managed Instance and Amazon RDS. Two install modes — portable single-server triage, or full enterprise multi-instance with collector service, alerts and notifications.
SQL Monitor has two modes: a portable single-instance triage tool, and an Enterprise multi-instance edition with collectors, alert rules, and notification channels. Pick your mode in Quick Start, then follow Getting Started for Portable or Enterprise setup.
Quick Start — Choose Your Install Mode
DBLense SQL Monitor ships in two flavours that share the same dashboard binary:
| Mode | Use when… | Setup |
|---|---|---|
| Portable | Quick triage of a single server. No service, no repository, no install. | Double-click DBLenseSQLMonitor.exe. Connect with one of four auth modes. |
| Enterprise (recommended) | Continuous monitoring of many instances, alerts, notifications, history retention, team dashboards. | Run DBLenseSQLMonitor-Setup.exe (wizard installs Repository + Collector Service + Dashboard). |
New in this release: a unified setup wizard replaces the previous manual sc.exe/dotnet publish steps.
See Enterprise Installation for the wizard walkthrough.