Set up an organization
When you log in to QMonitor for the first time you are met with a welcome page that will ask you if you want to create a new organization or join an existing one. In order to monitor and maintain SQL Server instances you will need to be part of an organization.
Create a new organization
When you create a new organization, you will be simply asked to provide a name for it. The name that you enter will be “sanitized” by QMonitor, in order to remove any special characters in the name that might make it hard to work with. The name that you entered will still be used as it is as the display name of you organization, but the internal name of the organization will be the sanitized one. QMonitor will also generate a code called “Organization Key”, that you will have to provide during the setup of a new agent. Please note down carefully both the organization name and the organization key, as you will need them later. For this purpose, the use of a password manager is highly recommended. Before you proceed, you will have to confirm that your codes are successfully stored in a safe location, by clicking the corresponding checkbox on the form.
Another important piece of information required to create your organization is the location of the data: you can choose one of the available regions (EU and US for the time being, more coming in the near future). Please choose the region that matches your needs, not only in terms of latency and bandwidth, but also in terms of regulatory constraints. While we do not store any sensitive data, your company might be subject to specific policies that prescribe to store all the data inside the boundaries of a particular region. Please check with your CISO to make sure that you choose the correct option. There is currently no option to move your organization from one region to another.
When you are ready, click the “Create new Organization” button. Creating an organization requires around 20 seconds: please wait until the process completes. You will be met with a welcome message and a quick help dialog window that provides information on how to register your instances and start monitoring them.