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How to: Start Performance Monitor (Windows NT)
How to: Start System Monitor (Windows)
How to: Set Up a SQL Server Database Alert (Windows NT)
How to: Set Up a SQL Server Database Alert (Windows)
How to: View the Windows Application Log (Windows)
How to: View the SQL Server Error Log (SQL Server Management Studio)
How to: Create a Trace (Transact-SQL)
How to: Set a Trace Filter (Transact-SQL)
How to: Modify an Existing Trace (Transact-SQL)
How to: View a Saved Trace (Transact-SQL)
How to: View Filter Information (Transact-SQL)
How to: Delete a Trace (Transact-SQL)
How to: Create a Trace (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Specify Events and Data Columns for a Trace File (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Save Trace Results to a File (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Save Trace Results to a Table (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Filter Events in a Trace (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: View Filter Information (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Modify a Filter (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Set a Maximum File Size for a Trace File (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Set a Maximum Table Size for a Trace Table (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Start a Trace Automatically after Connecting to a Server (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Filter Events Based on the Event Start Time (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Filter Events Based on the Event End Time (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Filter Server Process IDs (SPIDs) in a Trace (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Pause a Trace (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Stop a Trace (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Run a Trace After It Has Been Paused or Stopped (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Clear a Trace Window (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Close a Trace Window (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Set Trace Definition Defaults (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Set Trace Display Defaults (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Open a Trace File (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Open a Trace Table (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Replay a Trace Table (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Replay a Trace File (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Replay a Single Event at a Time (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Replay to a Breakpoint (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Replay to a Cursor (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Replay a Transact-SQL Script (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Create a Trace Template (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Modify a Trace Template (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Set Global Trace Options (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Find a Value or Data Column While Tracing (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Derive a Template from a Running Trace (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Derive a Template from a Trace File or Trace Table (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Create a Transact-SQL Script for Running a Trace (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Export a Trace Template (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Import a Trace Template (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Save Deadlock Graphs (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Open, View, and Print a Deadlock File (SQL Server Management Studio)
How to: Save Showplan XML Events Separately (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Save Showplan XML Statistics Profile Events Separately (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Extract a Script from a Trace (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Correlate a Trace with Windows Performance Log Data (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Open the Activity Monitor (SQL Server Management Studio)
How to: Organize Columns Displayed in a Trace (SQL Server Profiler)
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How to: View the SQL Server Error Log (SQL Server Management Studio)

SQL Server 2005

The SQL Server error log contains user-defined events and certain system events. You can use this error log to troubleshoot problems related to SQL Server.

  1. In Object Explorer, expand a server, expand Management, and then expand SQL Server Logs.

  2. Right-click a log and click View SQL Server Log.

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