You configure the settings of the Health Monitor role from the
Roles view of the System task in Security
Center
Config
Tool.
Health Monitor - Properties tab
Click the
Properties tab to configure the health events to be monitored.
Client app. maintenance mode:
Turn this option on to set the client applications in maintenance mode.
Events to monitor:
Select which events you want the Health Monitor role to watch.
Health Monitor - Resources tab
Click the
Resources tab to configure the servers and database assigned to
this role.Servers:
Servers hosting this role.
Database status:
Current status of the database.
Database server:
Name of the SQL Server service. The value
(local)\SQLEXPRESS
corresponds to Microsoft SQL Server 2014
Express Edition installed by default with Security
Center Server.
Database:
Name of the database instance.
Actions:
Maintenance functions you can perform on the role
database:Create a database (

):
Create a new database with the option to
overwrite the existing one.
Delete the database (

):
Delete the database.
Database info (

):
Show the database information.
Notifications (

):
Set up notifications for when the database
space is running low.
Resolve conflicts (

):
Resolve conflicts caused by imported
entities.
Backup/Restore (

):
Back up or restore the database.
Authentication:
Specifies which
SQL Server authentication is to be used:
Windows:
(Default) Use Windows authentication when the role server and the database
server are on the same domain.
SQL Server:
Use SQL Server authentication when the role server and the database server are
not on the same domain. Mandatory for Azure SQL Database. You must specify a
username and password in this case.
Database security:
Security options for communication between the role and its database server.
Encrypt connections:
(Default) Uses Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol for all transactions
between the role and the database server. This option prevents eavesdropping and
requires no setup on your part.
Validate certificate:
Authenticates the database server before opening a connection. This is the most
secure communication method and prevents
man-in-the-middle attacks. The
Encrypt connections option must first be enabled.
NOTE: You must deploy a
valid identity certificate on the database server. A valid certificate
is one that is signed by a certificate authority (CA) that is trusted by all
servers hosting the role and that is not expired.