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Connecting to an Instance of SQL Server®

This article will assist in connecting to an instance of SQL Server to start monitoring the SQL Agent in that instance quickly. There are multiple ways to connect to a SQL Server instance with SQL Agent Insight, including:

Clicking on the New Insight button in the toolbar,
Selecting New Insight… from the File menu,
Double-clicking a server name from the list of Available SQL Servers, post enumeration,
Double-clicking a server name from the list of Previously Connected Servers, or,
Pressing the key sequence, CTRL+N

Depending on the action taken above, the server as it appears in the Connect to SQL Server dialog can be automatically populated.

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 '''Applies to:''' [[File:ok-green-24.png]] SQL Agent Insight (all supported versions unless otherwise noted)
 = Connecting to an Instance of SQL Server® =
+This article will assist in connecting to an instance of SQL Server to start monitoring the SQL Agent in that instance quickly. There are multiple ways to connect to a SQL Server instance with SQL Agent Insight, including:
+* Clicking on the New Insight button in the toolbar,
+* Selecting New Insight… from the File menu,
+* Double-clicking a server name from the list of Available SQL Servers, post enumeration,
+* Double-clicking a server name from the list of Previously Connected Servers, or,
+* Pressing the key sequence, CTRL+N
+Depending on the action taken above, the server as it appears in the Connect to SQL Server dialog can be automatically populated.
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