Chapter 21. Monitoring SQL Server 2005

Monitoring SQL Server 2005 is key to ensuring the system stays up and operational with as few unplanned interruptions as possible. When problems do occur, monitoring ensures that problems are quickly identified and corrected. Problems left unattended can quickly grow into major issues if not dealt with.

With the built-in SQL Server 2005 native monitoring tools, you can configure alerts for conditions and examine some of the historical information that has been logged on the server. With an external solution such as Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (OpsMgr) 2007, monitoring can be taken to the next level by leveraging built-in knowledge for hundreds of common problems, performance can be tracked ...

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