Job Activity Monitor Refresh

Applies to: SQL Server

Use the Refresh Settings dialog box to configure how often Job Activity Monitor obtains new information about server activity. Job Activity Monitor must run queries on the monitored server to obtain information for the Job Activity Monitor grid. When the auto-refresh interval is set to less than 30 seconds, the time used to run these queries can affect server performance.

To open this dialog, select View refresh settings, in the Status section of Job Activity Monitor.

Options

  • Auto-refresh every

    Check to initiate automatic refreshing of Activity Monitor information. This option is off by default.

  • seconds

    The number of seconds between auto-refresh attempts. Defaults to 60 seconds. Refreshes every 5 seconds when set to 5 or less.

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