Configure SQL Server Agent Mail to Use Database Mail

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This topic describes how to configure SQL Server Agent to use Database Mail to send notification and alerts in SQL Server 2012 by using SQL Server Management Studio.

  • Before you begin:

  • Prerequisites

  • Security

  • To Configure SQL Server Agent to use Database Mail, using SQL Server Management Studio

  • Follow-up Tasks

Before You Begin

Prerequisites

  • Enable Database Mail.

  • Create a Database Mail account for the SQL Server Agent service account to use.

  • Create a Database Mail profile for the SQL Server Agent service account to use and add the user to the DatabaseMailUserRole in the msdb database.

  • Set the profile as the default profile for the msdb database.

Security

Permissions

The user creating the profiles accounts and executing stored procedures should be a member of the sysadmin fixed server role.

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Using SQL Server Management Studio

To configure SQL Server Agent to use Database Mail

  • In Object Explorer, expand a SQL Server instance.

  • Right-click SQL Server Agent, and then click Properties.

  • Click Alert System.

  • Select Enable Mail Profile.

  • In the Mail system list, select Database Mail.

  • In the Mail profile list, select a mail profile for Database Mail.

  • Restart SQL Server Agent.

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Follow-up Tasks

The following tasks are necessary to complete the configuration of Agent to send alerts and notifications.

  • Alerts

    Alerts can be configured to notify an operator of a particular database event or operating system condition.

  • Operators

    Operators are aliases for people or groups that can receive electronic notification

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