Description
The ESM modules for MS SQL Server are used to assess the security of MS SQL Server 2000, 2005, and 2008.

For detailed descriptions of new features and enhancements, download the Symantec Enterprise Security Manager™ Modules for MS SQL Server Release Notes.

Enhancements
This release of Symantec Enterprise Security Manager™ Modules for MS SQL Server Databases provides the following enhancements:

• Support for the following:
  • MS SQL Server 2008
  • MS SQL Server 2005 and 2008 on Windows 2008 platform
  • MS SQL Server 2005 and 2008 clusters using the Network based SQL modules
  
  
• New SQL Discovery module
  The ESM SQL Server Discovery is a host based module and does the following:
  • Automates the process of detection and configuration of new server instances that are not yet configured on the local ESM agent computers.
  • Detects the unreachable and the deleted server instances that are still configured on the ESM agent computers.
  • Lets you delete the unreachable server instances from the ESM agent computers.
  
  
• Logging feature for the SQL Server modules
• Two new checks in the SQL Server Accounts module
  • Database users
  • Rename sa accounts
  
  
• Two new checks in the SQL Server Configuration module
  • Registry configuration parameters
  • Remote servers
  
  
• Three new checks in the SQL Server Objects module
  • Non-encrypted stored procedures
  • Extended stored procedures
  • Schema permissions
  
  
• One new check in the SQL Server Role module
  • Database roles
  
  
• Four new checks in the SQL Discovery module
  • Detect new instance
  • Detect deleted/unreachable instance
  • Automatically add new instance
  • Automatically delete unreachable instance
  
  
• One new template
  • Registry Configuration Parameters (SQL Server Configuration)

Downloads
Download Symantec ESM Modules for MS SQL Server on Windows 2000 x86 (TPI)
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Download Symantec ESM Modules for MS SQL Server on Windows 2003 x86 (TPI)
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Download Symantec ESM Modules for MS SQL Server on Windows 2003 (Opteron and EM64T) (TPI)
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Download Symantec ESM Modules for MS SQL Server on Windows XP x86 (TPI)
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Download Symantec ESM Modules for MS SQL Server on Windows 2008 x86 (TPI)
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Download Symantec ESM Modules for MS SQL Server on Windows 2008 (Opteron and EM64T) (TPI)
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Download Best Practices Policy for MS SQL Server (EXE)
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Documentation
The updated User’s Guide and Release Notes document all ESM for MS SQL Server 2000, 2005 and 2008 module enhancements and new features.

Download Symantec ESM Modules for MS SQL Server Release 4.0 User’s Guide (PDF)
Download Symantec ESM Modules for MS SQL Server Release Notes (PDF)