I am new to SQL Server alerts, and I am trying to setup an alert That will run a job and send a notification, based on severity level.
In order to test if the alert works correctly I have downloaded a sample corrupted database from MSDN Blogs, and I have restored the database and issued a query against the database which failed with error 824 and level 24.
But although the error is a severe error and was logged to both the SQL log and the Windows Application Log nothing seemed to work, I have even tested with both an alert on the specific database and on all databases. (I have even setup alerts on all other levels from 19 and above just to confirm that nothing is happening.)
However an alert based on error number 824 did work, as well as an alert based on the performance counter's Sql Error counter did worked correctly.
Any suggestions?
Best Answer
The SQL Agent may need to be restarted to pick up the configuration changes.