How do I enable data collection for Cluster Details in the MS SQL Monitor?

How do I enable data collection for Cluster Details in the MS SQL Monitor?

The Cluster Details tab is displayed only when the following prerequisites are met:

  • Applications Manager is installed on Windows. (Cluster Details are not supported when Applications Manager is installed on Linux.)
  • A Domain Administrator account (or an account with sufficient privileges to execute WMI queries) is available.
  • Windows authentication credentials have been configured for the MS SQL monitor, or a Windows monitor has been added for the SQL Server host.

If these prerequisites are satisfied but the Cluster Details tab still displays no data, follow the steps below.

Step 1: Run the cluster verification script

From the Applications Manager server, open a command prompt and navigate to:

<AppManager_Home>\working\conf\application\scripts\
QuoteRun the following command:
cscript wincluster.vbs <ClusterName> <UserName> <Password> 0

Example:

cscript wincluster.vbs servcluster1 domain\admin admin 0

Step 2: Verify the script output

If the script returns the cluster information successfully

If the script returns the expected data but the Cluster Details tab is still empty, share the following with the Applications Manager Support team:

  • Screenshot of the Edit Monitor page
  • Screenshot of the Cluster Details tab
  • Script output
  • Support Information File (SIF)

If the script returns the following error

Warning
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Error # Access is denied.

Or if errors are logged, continue with the following checks.


Step 3: Verify WMI connectivity using WBEMTest

From the Applications Manager server:

  1. Launch WBEMTest.
  2. Connect using the namespace:
root\mscluster

For a remote cluster, connect using:

\\<Cluster_IP_or_Hostname>\root\mscluster

Using the same Windows credentials configured in Applications Manager.

If the connection is successful:

  1. Click Query.
  2. Execute the following WMI query:
SELECT * FROM MSCluster_Resource

Verify that the query returns the cluster resource information.


Step 4: Verify WMI permissions

Ensure that the configured Windows account has sufficient permissions to:

  • Access the root\mscluster namespace.
  • Execute WMI queries against the cluster.

NotesNote: If the account does not have the required WMI permissions or cannot access the root\mscluster namespace, the Cluster Details tab will display no data.


If the issue persists

If all the above checks succeed but the Cluster Details tab still does not display data, refer to the relevant troubleshooting KB article or contact Applications Manager Support with the requested diagnostic information.

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