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What is database Mail in SQL Server?
A Database Mail account contains information for sending e-mail to an SMTP server. A Database Mail account contains the information that SQL Server uses to send e-mail messages to an SMTP server. Each account contains information for one e-mail server. A Database Mail account is only used for Database Mail.
How do I get email notifications from SQL Server Agent?
Using SQL Server Management Studio
- In Object Explorer, expand a SQL Server instance.
- Right-click SQL Server Agent, and then click Properties.
- Click Alert System.
- Select Enable Mail Profile.
- In the Mail system list, select Database Mail.
- In the Mail profile list, select a mail profile for Database Mail.
How to send an email notification when SQL job fails?
Send An Email Notification When SQL Job Fails. Select the “Enable mail Profile” check box. Select the Mail system as “Database Mail” from the drop down. Select the database mail profile name. Select the “Include body of e-mail in notification message” check box and click OK.
How to send an email when a step in a SQL Server Agent?
Set a notification for the job to email you on failure. Note that this method will only notify you after your job completes as opposed to a step by step email. You can also try using job tokens (I have not tested this).
How to create mail alert with SQL Server Agent for job?
— First, collect list of SQL Server agent jobs and update ours as needed. — Update our jobs data with any changes since the last update time. — If a job was deleted, then mark it as no longer enabled. — Find all recent job failures and log them in the target log table.
How to notify database administrator when Job fails?
This article will cover how to alert or notify database administrator when a job reports a failure. If we are notified about SQL Agent job fails, we can handle the issue as soon as possible and prevent the problem without causing the further problems. When we look at this aspect that we need a job fail notification system.