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 ...

The SQL Server Agent node appears in Object Explorer in [!INCLUDE ssManStudioFull] when you connect to an instance of the [!INCLUDE ssDEnoversion]. To automate a recurring task, you create a job by ...

In keeping with our goal to enable SQL Server features across all platforms supported by SQL Server, Microsoft is excited to announce the preview of SQL Server Agent on Linux in SQL Server vNext ...

Microsoft has admitted that Cumulative Update 2 for SQL Server 2019 has a problem, and those using SQL Server Agent should either skip it or roll it back. Cumulative Update 2 appeared on 13 February ...

Additional SQL Server Agent capabilities -- SQL Server Agents can be used to keep replicas in synch with log shipping. Listener for Always On availability groups -- The listener enables clients to ...

Then create a Proxy (under SQL Server Agent Proxies folder), and make sure it references the Credential you created earlier. A Proxy can be defined for many types of operations, in our case for ...

5. Restart sql server and the sql server agent by opening a command prompt and typing net stop mssqlserver and net start msssqlserver.

I want to enable notifications for SQL Agent for my backup jobs.I configured database mail and that works, it sent me a test message.However, when I go to tell the SQL Agent to use it, it sees ...