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How do SQL Server Agent jobs work?
SQL Server Agent uses SQL Server to store job information. Jobs contain one or more job steps. Each step contains its own task, for example, backing up a database. SQL Server Agent can run a job on a schedule, in response to a specific event, or on demand.
What is SQL Server Agent service?
The SQL Server Agent service startup account defines the Windows account that SQL Server Agent runs as, as well as its network permissions. This topic describes how to set the SQL Server Agent service account with SQL Server Configuration Manager in SQL Server by using SQL Server Management Studio.
Where does SQL Server store Agent jobs?
Each SQL Server Agent Job is stored as a row in the table msdb. dbo. sysjobs. The primary key of this table is a guid called job_id.
How to create an agent in SQL Server?
Using SQL Server Management Studio. To create a SQL Server Agent job. In the Object Explorer, click the plus sign to expand the server where you want to create a SQL Server Agent job. Click the plus sign to expand SQL Server Agent. Right-click the Jobs folder and select New Job….
How to view job activity in SQL Server Agent?
When the Microsoft SQL Server Agent service starts, a new session is created and the sysjobactivity table in the msdb database is populated with all the existing defined jobs. This table records current job activity and status. You can use the Job Activity Monitor in SQL Server Agent to view the current state of jobs.
How to find all jobs in SQL Server?
To return the SQL Server Agent job information for all jobs on a server you can use the following command: This command returns a record set that contains one row for each SQL Server Agent job. The table below explains what each column represents in the returned record set:
Can you use SQL Server Agent on azure?
On Azure SQL Managed Instance, most, but not all SQL Server Agent features are currently supported. See Azure SQL Managed Instance T-SQL differences from SQL Server for details. This topic describes how to view the runtime state of SQL Server Agent jobs in SQL Server by using SQL Server Management Studio or Transact-SQL.