Microsoft SQL Server

The JSA DSM for Microsoft SQL Server collect SQL events by using the syslog, WinCollect Microsoft SQL, or JDBC protocol.

The following table identifies the specifications for the Microsoft SQL Server DSM:

You can integrate Microsoft SQL Server with JSA by using one of the following methods:

To integrate the Microsoft SQL Server DSM with JSA, use the following steps:

1. If automatic updates are not enabled, download and install the most recent version of the Microsoft SQL Server RPM on your JSA Console.

2. For each instance of Microsoft SQL Server, configure your Microsoft SQL Server appliance to enable communication with JSA.

3. If JSA does not automatically discover the Microsoft SQL Server log source, create a log source for each instance of Microsoft SQL Server on your network.

Microsoft SQL Server Preparation for Communication with JSA

To prepare Microsoft SQL Server for communication with JSA, you must create an audit object, audit specification, and database view.

Creating a Microsoft SQL Server Auditing Object

Create an auditing object to store audit events.

1. Log in to your Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio.
2. From the navigation menu, select Security > Audits.
3. Right-click Audits and select New Audit.
4. In the Audit name field, type a name for the new audit file.
5. From the Audit destination list, select File.
6. From the File path field, type the directory path for your Microsoft SQL Server audit file.
7. Click OK.
8. Right-click your audit object and select Enable Audit.

Creating a Microsoft SQL Server Audit Specification

Create an audit specification to define the level of auditing events that are written to an audit file.

You must create an audit object. See Creating a Microsoft SQL Server Auditing Object.

You can create an audit specification at the server level or at the database level. Depending on your requirements, you might require both a server and database audit specification.

1. From the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio navigation menu, select one of the following options:

   • Security > Server Audit Specifications

   • <Database> > Security > Database Audit Specifications

2. Right-click Server Audit Specifications, and then select one of the following options:

   • New Server Audit Specifications

   • New Database Audit Specifications

3. In the Name field, type a name for the new audit file.
4. From the Audit list, select the audit object that you created.
5. In the Actions pane, add actions and objects to the server audit.
6. Click OK.
7. Right-click your server audit specification and select one of the following options:

   • Enable Server Audit Specification

   • Enable Database Audit Specification

Creating a Microsoft SQL Server Database View

Create the dbo.AuditData database view to allow JSA to poll for audit events from a database table by using the JDBC protocol. The database view contains the audit events from your server audit specification and database audit specification.

1. From the Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio toolbar, click New Query.
2. Type the following Transact-SQL statement:

   For example:
3. From the Standard toolbar, click Execute.

JDBC Log Source Parameters for Microsoft SQL Server

If JSA does not automatically detect the log source, add a Microsoft SQL Server log source on the JSA Console by using the JDBC protocol.

When using the JDBC protocol, there are specific parameters that you must use.

The following table describes the parameters that require specific values to collect JDBC events from Microsoft SQL Server: