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avmreddy17
Posting Yak Master
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 Posted - 2006-02-11 : 16:26:55
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| What is the best way to monitor , if the SQL Server Agent is running or not and send out an EMail if the any of the SQL Server Services stops? Thx Venu |
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jen
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2006-02-12 : 21:15:51
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| i don't know if it's the best way but here are some optionscheck the status by:1.sending out a simple connection request via an exe, bat or sql query2.checking the active connections in task manager (not sure if there is a way to actively extract the info)3.send out an email periodically from the sql server, if it reaches the recipient, service is online (I actually did this to check for replication status and make that it is online whenever the scheduled transfer is made)Also, check this out: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=sql+heartbeatHTH--------------------keeping it simple... |
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