What is SQL Server alert?

What is SQL Server alert?

When SQL Server Agent finds a match, it fires an alert, which is an automated response to an event. In addition to monitoring SQL Server events, SQL Server Agent can also monitor performance conditions and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) events. To define an alert, you specify: The name of the alert.

How do you call a stored procedure in a scheduled job in SQL Server?

In Steps tab, click New and enter step name, select Type as Transact-SQL script (T-SQL) and select database and put EXEC procedure name in command area. From schedules tab, click new button and put schedule name, frequency, daily frequency and duration. In my job, I have scheduled it for every 1 minute.

How is WMI event provider used in SQL Server?

One common way to use the WMI Event Provider is to create SQL Server Agent alerts that respond to specific events. The following sample presents a simple alert that saves XML deadlock graph events in a table for later analysis. SQL Server Agent submits a WQL request, receives WMI events, and runs a job in response to the event.

How to create a WMI event alert in Object Explorer?

To create a WMI event alert In Object Explorer, connect to an instance of Database Engine. On the Standard bar, click New Query. Copy and paste the following example into the query window and click Execute.

How to setup WMI alerts for database change monitoring?

In one of our previous tips, we explained how to setup WMI alerts for a database change monitoring. The setup consists of SQL Server Agent configuration steps, Database Mail configuration, and creation of the alert and SQL Server Job.

How to respond to WMI alerts when password is changed?

For example: Set the response in alert’s properties to execute the job we have created earlier: This job (“WMI Response – Audit Login Change Property Event”) will respond to the alerts triggered when login’s credential is changed or when the password policy and/or expiration is changed: