https://www.quest.com/community/spotlight/en-USTelligent Community 13https://www.quest.com/community/spotlight/f/forum/37520/spotlight-on-sql-server-enterprise---how-can-i-modify-an-existing-database-connection-to-include-a-port-number/86688Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:04:00 GMT5f2f4fa7-ebc7-4803-900c-42d427844a5e:eeac0fba-3acf-4402-9bc3-ffe4d4337eedGita SharifiHi, the UI itself currently doesn't support this type of change. There might be a way with changes of backend configuration files. We'll check with development team and get back to you.https://www.quest.com/community/spotlight/f/forum/37520/spotlight-on-sql-server-enterprise---how-can-i-modify-an-existing-database-connection-to-include-a-port-numberFri, 02 Oct 2026 11:10:00 GMT5f2f4fa7-ebc7-4803-900c-42d427844a5e:2aab5412-94f1-49ae-b0a3-0ce2ac144ba3swelshSpotlight on SQL Server Enterprise - How can I modify an existing database connection to include a port number? We recently disabled the named pipes provider for our SQL Servers and now Spotlight is timing out on connection now. I want to modify the existing connections in spotlight to include our custom port number so that we do not lose any monitoring history. However when I open the connection properties in Spotlight the Address field is greyed out and cannot be modified.https://www.quest.com/community/spotlight/f/forum/37507/anybody-having-time-zone-issues-with-sql-2019-and-monitoring-the-databases-on-the-latest-version-16-0-0-8795/86680Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:57:00 GMT5f2f4fa7-ebc7-4803-900c-42d427844a5e:ca27b963-4b3e-455f-bd70-2c8b955aabe6Gita SharifiHi Robert, your version needs to be 16.0.0.9017. Please download the EXE to update the Spotlight DS and Client from https://support.quest.com/spotlight-on-sql-server-enterprise/16.0/download-new-releases?started=6148024#https://www.quest.com/community/spotlight/f/forum/37507/anybody-having-time-zone-issues-with-sql-2019-and-monitoring-the-databases-on-the-latest-version-16-0-0-8795/86677Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:37:00 GMT5f2f4fa7-ebc7-4803-900c-42d427844a5e:a133daa4-4125-46d0-bb5c-fb56216cd885robert bishopwhat is the exact version needed to remediate this issue. I am seeing it as well, and I am pretty sure I downloaded the MSI within the last 7 days. I am currently using version: 16.0.0.8795 with Diagnostic Server version: 41.0.0https://www.quest.com/community/spotlight/f/forum/37507/anybody-having-time-zone-issues-with-sql-2019-and-monitoring-the-databases-on-the-latest-version-16-0-0-8795/86658Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:58:00 GMT5f2f4fa7-ebc7-4803-900c-42d427844a5e:13f8ac08-2a69-43ac-b6e4-01ac48336705Gita SharifiHi Stuart, Thanks for using our forums page. This issue is actually a known one and we have since addressed it with the new 16.0 release. If you download the latest 16.0 that's published today on our trial page , and use that release instead, the issue will be remedied. Let us know of any other questions.https://www.quest.com/community/spotlight/f/forum/37507/anybody-having-time-zone-issues-with-sql-2019-and-monitoring-the-databases-on-the-latest-version-16-0-0-8795/86657Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:55:00 GMT5f2f4fa7-ebc7-4803-900c-42d427844a5e:bac90875-1f4d-49da-b825-d0e3d4eebe4estuart.folkLatest release from 9/22/2026 did eliminate this issue. Version: 16.0.0.9017https://www.quest.com/community/spotlight/f/forum/37507/anybody-having-time-zone-issues-with-sql-2019-and-monitoring-the-databases-on-the-latest-version-16-0-0-8795Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:24:00 GMT5f2f4fa7-ebc7-4803-900c-42d427844a5e:048dbbf8-1efc-43b8-980b-1fd86fee7d40stuart.folkI installed the latest version of Spotlight yesterday just to notice the introduction of an issue on my 2019 SQL instances. My servers running SQL 2019 are now experiencing a common issue related to time zone. This leaves the database count at 0 (zero), but I have not found any other issues concerning databases at this time. Collection 'Database List (protected)' failed : The time zone parameter '(UTC-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)' provided to AT TIME ZONE clause is invalid. The statement has been terminated. [9820] Collection 'Database List' failed : The time zone parameter '(UTC-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)' provided to AT TIME ZONE clause is invalid. The statement has been terminated. [9820]https://www.quest.com/community/spotlight/f/forum/37411/free-trial-license-on-spotlight-on-sql-server/86653Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:06:00 GMT5f2f4fa7-ebc7-4803-900c-42d427844a5e:c369d2c1-5af4-49df-a1b0-f293ef330652Gita SharifiHello, we are experiencing background issues with generating trial licenses. Please try to download Spotlight again tomorrow and emails should include the product trial license. Sorry for the inconvenience. In the meantime, we can message you directly to provide you with a trial license.https://www.quest.com/community/spotlight/f/forum/37411/free-trial-license-on-spotlight-on-sql-server/86485Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:00:00 GMT5f2f4fa7-ebc7-4803-900c-42d427844a5e:3a09664e-35d2-4f06-946a-49b0531094d5Gita SharifiHi, if you've downloaded Spotlight from this page: Spotlight on SQL Server Enterprise | Free Trial then you should be receiving an email in a minute or two. If you still haven't received it, perhaps it was blocked by your email server. We'd be happy to send you a trial license key directly.https://www.quest.com/community/spotlight/f/forum/37411/free-trial-license-on-spotlight-on-sql-serverThu, 02 Jul 2026 05:50:00 GMT5f2f4fa7-ebc7-4803-900c-42d427844a5e:ea123bf0-d901-4a83-aea5-915b53415e4ecalcaideHi everyone, When I downloaded the Spotlight on SQL Server free trial, I didn't receive a license key or token to activate the 30-day trial. Does anyone know how I can proceed? I've already tried contacting support, but I haven't received a response yet. Thanks in advance!Spotlight for SQL Server Enterprisehttps://www.quest.com/community/spotlight/f/forum/37138/custom-counter-alert-notifications/86178Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:37:00 GMT5f2f4fa7-ebc7-4803-900c-42d427844a5e:af6edd89-e750-4a6a-baa5-1fbe2836f7c3Gita SharifiHi Robert, you may want to try {{SQLCustomCounters.CounterValue}} parameter in description field instead.https://www.quest.com/community/spotlight/f/forum/37138/custom-counter-alert-notificationsWed, 07 Jan 2026 22:36:00 GMT5f2f4fa7-ebc7-4803-900c-42d427844a5e:a1d5a7b5-aadc-4af6-8863-ae000592503brobert bishopI am executing a simple query that returns a number. I have the threshold setup properly and all is working as expected. I need the result of the query (the actual number) to be included in the Email text . I have checked other alerts and they use {{KEY VALUE}} parameters in the description field. but it is not working with mine. I have even named the column on the result set [Key Valu this is what I get. Alarm 'SQL Custom Counters' failed : Internal error : Failed to inject parameters into text : Expression failed to evaluate. Column Key Value not found : invalid syntax : PySyntaxError : Expression failed to evaluate. Column Key Value not found : invalid syntax : PySyntaxError : invalid syntax : PySyntaxError : org.python.core.PySyntaxErrorSpotlight for SQL Server Enterprisecustom countershttps://www.quest.com/community/spotlight/f/forum/36939/did-anyone-have-past-alarms-go-off-or-false-positive-backup-alarms-post-dst-changeMon, 03 Nov 2025 16:29:00 GMT5f2f4fa7-ebc7-4803-900c-42d427844a5e:10e603e6-1cbc-4bb8-baf3-73c525cc7f18andy chesarekSunday morning, I received a ton of emails from Spotlight (latest version) regarding Backup - Days Since Last Full Backup: A full backup has never been taken for database [name] it was for almost all of my servers. I think it might be another problem because we use third party backup software (Rubrik) and it doesn't play nicely with Spotlight. Spotlight doesn't have a way to tell if Rubrik backs up databases, so we have to exclude the servers that are using Rubrik but someone this alarm still got triggered because of DST. Did this happen to anyone else or does anyone else have a better workaround for Spotlight systems that use third party backup software?Spotlight for SQL Server EnterpriseRubrikBackupalarmsDSThttps://www.quest.com/community/spotlight/f/forum/36680/sifting-through-workload-analysis/85383Tue, 05 Aug 2025 16:48:00 GMT5f2f4fa7-ebc7-4803-900c-42d427844a5e:136f7e85-5944-4fde-8d7d-5df9184d0784Gita SharifiHi Bill, You might already by aware but if you select the statement on the workload analysis drilldown on the right side, you can then select the SQL tab and view the entire query at the bottom. For exporting the data, it would be best to contact the Support team.https://www.quest.com/community/spotlight/f/forum/36680/sifting-through-workload-analysis/85354Fri, 01 Aug 2025 14:54:00 GMT5f2f4fa7-ebc7-4803-900c-42d427844a5e:07b313f4-5ed2-47a9-926a-81b0d0694520bill mentzerThanks again, Gita, for the reference. Unfortunately, the construct doesn't seem to contain what I'm looking for. Since we're on 13.6.0.2506, I had to use some of the instructions in the comments of the Blog post. But I'm still unable to access a sqlstatement column or anything similar. Even tables that do exist don't return the columns queried: The disparity between what's queried in the sproc and what returned suprised me, in the above figure. SQLCONNECTIONS was the only table that even came close to what's referenced in blog post, but obviously isn't what we're looking for. Since no SQLCONNECTIONSLIST, nor SQLFULLCONNECTIONSLIST is available in my get_tables results, am I correct in assuming we don't have the correct items selected in the Collect and Store scheduling? We probably won't affect any changes to our Spotlight Enterprise configuration at this time, unfortunately. I was really hoping I could query the actual SQL Statements returned from the Workload Analysis section: They list in a second in the tool, which is awesome. But when I'm trying to track down what may have affected a specific column, eyeballing isn't the way to do it. Maybe add a string search feature to the Tool? If you're thinking I should be able to get this via the method(s) in the Blog Post, but I'm just not executing the process correctly, I suppose I could open a support ticket. Thanks again for your sage guidance! -Billhttps://www.quest.com/community/spotlight/f/forum/36680/sifting-through-workload-analysis/85345Thu, 31 Jul 2025 22:53:00 GMT5f2f4fa7-ebc7-4803-900c-42d427844a5e:1b608c64-29b3-4c0f-83af-68142233a734bill mentzerThanks Gita! That looks like it has what I was looking for. I greatly appreciate the post & the direction. I'll post back with my progress.https://www.quest.com/community/spotlight/f/forum/36680/sifting-through-workload-analysis/85344Thu, 31 Jul 2025 21:13:00 GMT5f2f4fa7-ebc7-4803-900c-42d427844a5e:898a6acb-90a5-46fa-9fca-4c0f8f9c1b05Gita SharifiHi Bill, Thanks for using our User Forums. Have you reviewed this How to query Spotlight’s Statistics Repository database for historical transactions blog? You can export the data that you're looking for directly from Repository database using the sqlfullconnectionslist collection. The blog was written for older version of Spotlight but the collections still exists for reporting. Ensure to check the comments sections for additional information. I hope this helps out.https://www.quest.com/community/spotlight/f/forum/36680/sifting-through-workload-analysisThu, 31 Jul 2025 20:01:00 GMT5f2f4fa7-ebc7-4803-900c-42d427844a5e:ed893fa9-d0d7-4d3c-8e49-eeefbbe04668bill mentzerGood Afternoon, I'm getting pinged for some rather specific analysis by my Business Systems team, supporting Operations. They're trying to identify when a specific change happened to a table and by whom. The Vendor's self auditing doesn't catch this particular event, so in come the DBAs after the fact. The Workload Analysis tool is very helpful in this regard. However, the results are rather difficult to sort through when your qualifier is the actual SQL run. I can eye-ball it. But that's so inefficient. Is there any way to query the Spotlight databases to retrieve the SQL Text from the sessions, the same way the WA tool does? I figure if it can pull it, I might be able to, too. All the Export does is give me the table data displayed. I need the SQL to complete my R&A. Thanks so much for any advice you can offer. -BillWorkload AnalysisSQL Texthttps://www.quest.com/community/spotlight/f/forum/36315/blocked-by--5/84402Wed, 07 May 2025 19:21:00 GMT5f2f4fa7-ebc7-4803-900c-42d427844a5e:e460b985-4f73-49e9-8519-6df542750963Gita SharifiCould you please share a screen capture or more details including you version of Spotlight? Thanks.https://www.quest.com/community/spotlight/f/forum/36315/blocked-by--5Wed, 07 May 2025 19:12:00 GMT5f2f4fa7-ebc7-4803-900c-42d427844a5e:6e5db057-ca3a-4447-b37f-cead606dc8c1jkmartinezmoHi what is Blocked by -5 by spotlight