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How to Recreate Alerts Database?

Overview​

Sometimes, for some reasons, you need to recreate the Netwrix_AlertsDB database used to store your Alerts data and hosted by the specified instance of the SQL Server. For example, if the current database is full. For additional information on special Netwrix Auditor databases capacity, refer to the following article: Health Status Dashboard — Database Statistics — v10.6.

This article explains how to recreate this database.

Instructions​

To recreate the Netwrix_AlertsDB database, do the following:

  1. Connect to SQL Server Management Studio and create a backup of your current Netwrix_AlertsDB database. Learn more in Quickstart: Backup and restore a SQL Server database with SSMS ⸱ Microsoft 🡥.
  2. Then, delete the existing database and create a new one with the name of Netwrix_AlertsDB.
  3. On the computer that hosts your Netwrix Auditor Server, start the Services snap-in and restart the Netwrix Auditor Management service.