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jbates99
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

396 Posts

Posted - 2010-06-03 : 22:40:41
hi everyone,

In my 2005 database, I have configured an Alert for error 1205 (Transaction Deadlock). Several deadlocks occurred today but I did not receive the email. In fact, when I view the Alert info, it shows that 0 alerts have occurred.

Facts: I HAVE received emails for other kinds of alerts on this server. I DO know that the agent email is working.

Do I need to configure something else to enable the deadlock alert to work properly?

Thanks, John

jbates99
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

396 Posts

Posted - 2010-06-04 : 13:58:02
... some more info. I checked the SQL Server log and deadlocks are not being written to the Log. So I then ran DBCC TRACEON(1222, -1) which (I think) forces deadlocks to be logged into the log. Maybe that will enable the Alert to notify me when a deadlock occurs.

Does any one if I have to bounce MSSQL to get the trace in effect?

Thanks, John
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jbates99
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

396 Posts

Posted - 2010-06-06 : 17:20:51
after turning on Trace flag 1222, I'm still not receiving alerts for deadlocks. I now have 2 flags on 1204 and 1222.
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess

38200 Posts

Posted - 2010-06-06 : 18:10:29
You're doing everything right, so you must not be getting deadlocks. Have you attempted a deadlock through SSMS?

Have you tried the deadlock graph in Profiler?

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