1. SQL Server Agent
The Life Preserver
for the Drowning DBA
Lance Tidwell

2. About me
Working as multi-hatted SQL Server DBA for the last 10 years working with TicketCity in Austin, TX for the last 9 years.
Twitter: @Lance_LT
Blog: lancetidwell.com

3. Why are you drowning?
Monthly, quarterly and yearly reports and processes.
One time processes needing to be run outside of normal business periods.
Data cleanup and data process tasks.
Too many things to keep a eye out for on your servers.
JOBS
JOBS
JOBS
ALERTS

4. Agenda Configure and setting up SQL Server Agent
Creating Operators, Jobs and Alerts
Job History
Common issues that can occur

5. PowerPoint Presentation

11. Operators
Operators enable notification and monitoring capabilities of SQL Server Agent.
Operators are setup to receive notification on jobs failures/successes and when alerts are raised
Best to have operators setup to go to groups instead of specific individuals
Need to setup database mail before you can setup operators

30. Jobs On schedule or demand task. Can be reoccurring or one time
Can run TSQL, SSIS packages, PowerShell Scripts and much more.
A job owner should not be a user account.

61. CREATE A JOB DEMO

62. Alerts Performance or event based notifications
Can have multiple notify operators
Can run a job in response to alert being raised.

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76. Create Alert Demo

77. Additional Help
Glenn Berry: Critical Alerts article:
BOL Creating a WMI alert:
Twitter: @Lance_LT