New Notification Services Instance (General)

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Use to create a new instance of Microsoft SQL Server Notification Services. Notification Services uses an instance configuration file (ICF) and one or more application definition files (ADFs) to create instance and application databases.

Options

  • Configuration file
    Use the Browse button to select the instance configuration file. This is an XML file that describes the Notification Services instance and points to the ADFs that describe the applications hosted by the instance.

    For information about creating a Notification Services application, including creating an instance configuration file, see Building Notification Solutions.

  • Parameters
    After you have loaded the instance configuration file (ICF), the Parameters box will list all parameters (strings that start and end with %) found in the ICF. If the ICF provides default values in the ParameterDefaults section, or if the parameter is an environment variable, the default values appear. You can override the default values by replacing the text in the Value column.

    If there are no parameters in the ICF, the Parameters box is empty and not enabled.

  • Enable instance after it is created
    Select this option to enable the instance after creating the databases. When the instance is enabled, it is ready to receive data, evaluate subscriptions, and create notifications. If you do not enable the instance, the instance does nothing even after you start the instance.

    When the instance is enabled, it will not begin processing event, subscription, and notification data until you start the instance.

    If you do not enable the instance after you create it, you can right-click the instance and select Enable or you can use the nscontrol enable command.

See Also

Reference

Notification Services F1 Help

Other Resources

Configuring Instances of Notification Services
Deploying an Instance of Notification Services
Using Parameters in an Instance Configuration File
Enabling and Disabling Instances, Applications, or Components
Starting and Stopping Instances of Notification Services
nscontrol create Command
nscontrol enable Command

Help and Information

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