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9. Tracking SQL Server Configuration Changes

Josephine Bush1  
(1)
Boulder, CO, USA
 

This chapter will outline the ways you can view configuration changes in SQL Server. You will want and need to capture these changes since they can have a large impact on your database server.

Configuration changes can include enabling SQL Agent or Database Mail. They can also include things like changing max and min memory. There are a lot of different configuration settings. Most server configuration options are available via SSMS. Some of you can only access ...

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