SQLServerCentral.com Content tagged Monitoring, T-SQL

Find failed SQL Jobs

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 07:00:00 UT

Simple T-SQL to find failed SQL Agent jobs

Find failed SQL Jobs

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 07:00:00 UT

Simple T-SQL to find failed SQL Agent jobs

Using Xp_sendmail With the Recipients Generated From a Query

Fri, 18 Feb 2005 07:00:00 UT

Xp_sendmail is a great utility that SQL Server provides in order to e-mail messages directly from SQL Server, by using a valid MAPI profile. However, its syntax is rather stringent. In this article by Kunal Das, he shows you how to send messages to a list of recipients generated by a query dynamically in T-SQL.

Stored Procedures and Caching

Fri, 19 Nov 2004 07:00:00 UT

One of the biggest performance gains built into SQL Server is the stored procedure. In this article by Brian Kelley, he shows you how to fully utilize, debug and monitor the caching of such objects.

Alert! Alert! Backup and Restore Baby!

Thu, 08 Jan 2004 07:00:00 UT

Are you using alerts to help you keep track of things? Are you using as many alerts as you should be? Jeremy has a great list of alerts that he considers so important they are on his 'best practice' list. Definitely worth reading.

Create Maintenance Job with a Click without using a Wizard

Wed, 20 Aug 2003 06:00:00 UT

Don't like the blackbox approach of maintenance plans? Like the maintenance plans but need a tweak to suit your needs? New author Robin Back has put together a monster script to allow you to build your own quickly and easily.

Auto Close and Auto Shrink - Just Don't

Mon, 05 May 2003 06:00:00 UT

New author! Mike Pearson discusses how auto close was at the root of a performance problem he was troubleshooting, how you can check your servers easily, and discusses why both auto close and auto shrink are bad ideas in a production environment.

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Review of SQL 2000 Fast Answers

Fri, 18 Apr 2003 06:00:00 UT

A monster book at 980 pages, it's written in 'how-to' format and has a ton of good material. Andy gave it the once over for us and reports back - see what he thinks!

The SQL Server Black Box

Fri, 11 Apr 2003 06:00:00 UT

Have you ever had the problem where a user ran a query against your SQL Serer and crashed it or made the server unusable since the CPU was spiked at 100%? A SQL Server black box is the equivalent of a flight data record. The black box records all queries being passed to your SQL Server and other useful information like errors.

Managing Jobs Using TSQL

Wed, 02 Apr 2003 06:00:00 UT

We've had a good run of jobs about job management lately, Randy sent us another one that looks at the job of job management and shows us how he tackled the problem.

Managing Jobs - Part 1

Fri, 31 Jan 2003 07:00:00 UT

How many jobs do you have? 10? 100? 1000? Andy makes the point that what works to manage for a small number of jobs doesn't work when that number doubles or triples (well, unless you only had 1 job to start with!). In part one of two, this article looks at ideas for using categories and naming conventions to get things under control.

Auditing Your SQL Server Environment Part I

Tue, 02 Apr 2002 06:00:00 UT

Ever been placed into a new environment and couldn't find an ounce of documentation? This article is the first in a series that will help you make an audit of your new environment and determine if any SQL Server login does not have a password, has a password the same as the login name or a password that is only one character long.

Stored Procedures and Caching

Fri, 19 Nov 2004 07:00:00 UT

One of the biggest performance gains built into SQL Server is the stored procedure. In this article by Brian Kelley, he shows you how to fully utilize, debug and monitor the caching of such objects.

Executing a script from SQL Server

Wed, 17 Oct 2001 06:00:00 UT

Running a script automatically from SQL Server is easier than you think. Here are a few methods you can use.

Using Xp_sendmail With the Recipients Generated From a Query

Fri, 18 Feb 2005 07:00:00 UT

Job to Monitor SQL Server 7.0 Performance and Activity

Tue, 19 Jun 2001 06:00:00 UT

This article describes the ActivityTrace7 job that puts blocking and performance data into a trace file for further analysis.