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JeffS23
Posting Yak Master
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 Posted - 2007-12-27 : 10:17:08
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| I am trying to create an alert on my new SQL 2005 box to email alert/notify when/if the service ever stops, etc. Is there an existing alert I can use or do I have to script one, and if I do - how would I do it? |
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
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Posted - 2007-12-27 : 10:24:02
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| there's no such event that i know of.you could write a simple service that pings the server or reads the error log every n seconds..._______________________________________________Causing trouble since 1980blog: http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenpSSMS Add-in that does a few things: www.ssmstoolspack.com <- new version out |
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JeffS23
Posting Yak Master
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Posted - 2007-12-27 : 10:26:05
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| is there a WMI script or something that can check if a service is running or stopped? |
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spirit1
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SQL 2005 Service Downtime Alert