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Database - Troubleshooting
Database - Supported databases
MonitorMagic supports the following database types:
SQL Server 2000
SQL Server 7.0
SQL Server 6.5
MS Access 2000
MS Access 97
Microsoft Jet Engine (free)
Most ODBC compliant database.
Microsoft Jet Engine
The Microsoft Jet Engine is part of the MDAC (Microsoft Database Access Components) which is
available for free from the Microsoft web site: www.microsoft.com. If you do not have a license for
SQL Server or MS Access you can still use a database with MonitorMagic by installing the MDAC
software. Note that the listed MS Access database types also use the Microsoft Jet Engine. If you
have MS Access installed, the Microsoft Jet Engine is automatically installed as well. In
subsequent topics the Microsoft Jet Engine is referred to as MS Access.
Note: With Windows 2000 and Windows XP, the Microsoft JET Engine is automatically
installed. You do not need to install any additional software for these operating systems if
you want to use the MS Access database. For Windows NT 4.0, you need to install the
MDAC software. For MDAC versions 2.6 and higher you also need to install the Jet engine
software. See the Microsoft web site for more information.
See also:
Database - Introduction
Database - MS Access
MonitorMagic fully supports the usage of the MS Access database. Using the MS Access
database is recommended for small installations although you can also use the MS Access
database in a larger environment. To setup and start using the MS Access database you need to
have MS Access installed on the computer running the MonitorMagic service. If you are using
multiple MonitorMagic services with database support, you need to have the MS Access software
installed on each computer.
Note that MS Access uses the Microsoft Jet Engine as the underlying database. You can obtain
the Microsoft Jet Engine for free from the Microsoft web site. The Jet Engine is part of the
Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) software. Visit www.microsoft.com for more
information. Once downloaded, you can install the MDAC software an then configure
MonitorMagic to use the database.
When using the Microsoft Jet engine database, the database engine can use a considerable
amount of memory. To release this memory, the MonitorMagic service from time to time closes
and re-opens the connection with the database. This procedure is repeated every hour by default.
To change the interval delay, you need to edit the registry. See MonitorMagic service registry
settings and please Microsoft's knowledgebase article Q154384 for more information.
See also:
Database - Introduction
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