Important: You must purchase and
license the Metasys Server (ADX) in addition to MVE. ADX with MVE installation requires you to
install or upgrade an ADX, and then install MVE to enable the MVE functionality.
To install or upgrade to an ADX with MVE, you must have the following items:
- A supported server-class operating system
- A supported version of SQL Server software, Standard or Enterprise edition
- ADX installation file downloaded from the License Portal
- MVE installation file downloaded from the License Portal
Consider the following for an ADX with MVE:
- After you install or upgrade an ADX, add MVE by running the MVE installer.
- MVE supports either a unified and or split ADX installation. Also see Split ADX for additional rules when installing on a split ADX.
- MVE supports the Metasys Advanced Reporting System. See Metasys Advanced Reporting System (ADX/ODS Only).
Note: As part of installing MVE software,
the MVE installer automatically enables the C2 Audit Tracing feature in SQL Server, as shown
below. Selecting this option configures SQL Server to record in a log file all failed and
successful attempts to access statements and objects. Information in the log file helps you
investigate system activity and track possible security policy violations. However, the C2 audit
tracing feature in SQL Server creates auditing files that grow rapidly. If left enabled and not
maintained, C2 audit tracing can greatly reduce available disk space where SQL Server is
installed, even to the point of causing a shutdown of SQL Server, or the computer itself to run
out of disk space and then shut down. Therefore, if you do not need this feature, disable C2
auditing. Or, if you ever uninstall MVE, you must remember to disable it.
Figure 1. MVE installer checks Enable C2 audit tracing attribute in SQL Server
