• use the local server group in SSMS and then use something like sp_readerrorlog to seach for what your looking for, not the most elegent, but just a thought I had

    I agree with this. If your servers are registered in a central management server you can write a query in a query window and execute it against all your systems. You can use sp_readerrorlog or xp_readerrorlog. I prefer using xp_readerrorlog because you can filter with a keyword.

    Here is an article on the parameters you can use with xp_readerrorlog:

    Reading the SQL Server log files using TSQL[/url]

    Joie Andrew
    "Since 1982"