Re: how to shrink the monitoring database

Hello Mike,

Thank you for posting back!

In my previous reply I have included four methods to purge the monitoring
database, I understand that my previous reply is long, so please take your
time to read through it.

For your best convenience, I am going to answer your questions,
respectively. Please see:

I was hoping for a simpler way to perform the task.

We can simple rerun the Monitoring wizard to purge the SBSmonitoring.mdf
database.

NOTE: After doing the following steps, the original performance and usage
data will be removed. The server will start to collect new counter value
from the beginning.

1. Open Server Management console, navigate to 'Monitoring and Reporting'
snap-in. In the right panel, click 'Set Up Monitoring Reports and Alerts'.

2. In the wizard, click 'Next'->Select 'Reinstall monitoring
features'->Select the options if you want to receive the report e-mails.
Check 'View the usage report in Server Management' option. If you want to
receive the usage report e-mail, also check the option below->Add the users
which you allow them to view the usage report to the authorized
list->Select the option if you want to receive the performance
alerts->Click 'Finish' button to complete the configurations.

3. After doing the above steps, the performance and usage data will be
reset. Please wait for 24 hours and then you will see the reports through
the Monitoring and Reporting console.

Is there nothing possible with msde?

I am sorry but I am not quite sure your concern. If you are running SBS
STANDARD:

You need to use osql to connect to the WMSDE instance, and use transact SQL
commands manually to request the database be shrunk ("dbcc shrinkdatabase
(SBSMonitoring, <% free space target>)").

Hope it helps! If you have any further questions or concern on this issue,
please feel free to let me know. I am looking forward to hearing from you!

Best regards,

Brandy Nee

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Hi Brandy,
Thanks for the reply. I was hoping for a simpler way to perform the task.
Is
there nothing possible with msde?


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