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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 (SSMS)
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 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 Trace Table to Maximum Size (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Trace after Connecting to a Server (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Filter Events by Event Start Time (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Filter End-time Events (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Filter 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 Paused or Stopped Trace (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 (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Make Templates from Trace Files (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Derive a Template from a Trace File or Trace Table (SQL Server Profiler)
How to: Trace with a Transact-SQL Script (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 (SSMS)
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 Activity Monitor (SQL Server Management Studio)
How to: Set the Activity Monitor Refresh Interval
How to: Organize Columns in a Trace (SQL Server Profiler)
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How to: View the SQL Server Error Log (SSMS)

SQL Server 2008 R2

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.

To view the SQL Server error log

  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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