• Nah, let's keep it on here. If the article wasn't clear, this can help to explain the issues for someone else.

    No, don't put in the name of a single server. You're right, that's not how it's supposed to work. This is from our local management pack:

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    Microsoft.SQLServer.Library

    6.0.6247.5

    XXXXXX

    That Reference Alias, that's what you need from your own management pack. I had a hard time figuring that part out too.

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