Practical Training for SolarWinds DPA

Practical, independent training for users of SolarWinds® Database Performance Analyzer (DPA) software, created and taught by Yaz Bekkar. This course is not affiliated with, sponsored by, endorsed by, authorized by, or produced by SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC.

In this course, I demonstrate how to install DPA, register databases for monitoring, and explore the information presented in its monitoring interface. The lessons focus on the practical configuration and analysis tasks shown in the course videos.

We begin with an introduction to the tool and its architecture. I explain the installation approach demonstrated for Windows and Linux and review the software requirements covered in the lessons. These examples help you understand the components involved before you follow the monitoring demonstrations.

Next, I show how to register a database and navigate the DPA interface. You will explore the course's approach to investigating database performance issues and learn how monitoring information can help you examine potential causes. The aim is to build familiarity with the views and concepts used in the demonstrations, so you can interpret the information presented instead of relying on a list of product features.

The final lessons cover database performance reports, alert configuration and the options shown in the DPA console. Follow the examples to understand where these controls are located and how they relate to routine database monitoring work.

This course is intended for database administrators, system administrators, IT support professionals and learners interested in database performance monitoring. It provides independent technical instruction and does not award vendor certification or represent an official vendor training program.

SolarWinds and the SolarWinds product names referenced in this course are trademarks of SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC or its affiliates. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. These names are used solely to identify the software and subjects taught in this independent course.