You configure an operator on the server and configure the jobs to send an e-mail to this operator if a job fails for any reason.
While testing the jobs, you discover that e-mail messages are not being sent to the operator when a job fails. You use SQL Server Enterprise Manager to confirm that SQL Mail is started.
You need to ensure that e-mail messages are sent to the operator whenever a job fails. What should you do?
A．Configure SQLAgentMail to use a valid MAPI profile
B．Configure SQL Mail to use a mailbox that delegates permissions to the operator
C．Use the net send notification method to send the operator e-mail messages
D．Create a job that executes the xp_startmail stored procedure Configure the job to run whenever SQL Server 2000 starts
参考答案
正确答案：A
解析：Explanation:SQLAgentMailmustbeusedwhenmailstoredproceduresareusedtosendnotificationstooperatorsbye-mailorpager.InordertouseSQLAgentMail,amailprofilemustbeconfiguredforSQLServerAgenttousetoconnecttothemailserverandthemailservermustbeextendedMAPI-compliant.IncorrectAnswers:B:SQLMailprovidesawaytoreceivee-mailmessagesgeneratedbySQLServer2000.Messagescanbetriggeredtoprovideinformationaboutthestatusofajoborawarningcausedbyanalert.SQLMailcanincludearesultsetinareplytoe-mailmessagesthatcontainqueriesandallowsSQLServertosendandreceivee-mailbyestablishingaclientconnectionwithamailserver.However,SQLMailmusthaveamailprofilecreatedinthesameuserdomainaccountorcontextthatisusedtostartaninstanceofSQLServer2000asitlooksforthedefinedmailprofileinthedomainaccountthattriggeredthee-malmessage.C:Netsendisusedtosendsmessagestootherusers,computers,ormessagingnamesacrossanetwork.TheMessengerservicemustberunningtoreceivemessages.Itisnotusedfore-mailorpagingpurposes.D:Thexp_startmailstoredprocedureisusedtostartaSQLMailclientsession.Ifthereisanexistingmailsession,xp_startmaildoesnotstartanewone.IfmailisbeingusedonthesamecomputeronwhichSQLServerisalsorunning,themailclientmustbestartedeitherbeforexp_startmailisexecuted,orbeforeSQLServerisstartedifSQLMailisconfiguredtoautomaticallystartwhenSQLServerstarts.