Target Servers (Target Server Status Tab)
Applies to: 
SQL Server
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Important
On Azure SQL Managed Instance, most, but not all SQL Server Agent features are currently supported. See Azure SQL Managed Instance T-SQL differences from SQL Server for details.
Use this page to view the status of the target servers for this master server.
Options
Target Server
View the name of the target server.
Local time
View the date and time of the target server in the local time zone for that server.
Last polled
View the local date and time that the target server last polled the master.
Unread instructions
View the number of instructions that the target server has not yet received.
Status
View the status of the target server.
Force Poll
Select this button to force the selected target servers to poll the master server.
Force Defection
Select this button to force the selected target servers to defect from the master server.
Post Instructions
Post instructions to the selected target servers.
Enable Auto Refresh
Select this option to automatically refresh the information shown.
Refresh every
Specify how often the information on this page is refreshed.
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