Log File Viewer
SQL Server 2012
Log File Viewer in SQL Server Management Studio is used to access information about errors and events that are captured in log files.
You can view SQL Server log files from a local or remote instance of SQL Server when the target instance is offline or cannot start. You can access the offline log files from Registered Servers, or programmatically through WMI and WQL (WMI Query Language) queries. For more information, see View Offline Log Files. Following are the types of log files you can access using Log File Viewer:
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Audit Collection
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Data Collection
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Database Mail
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Job History
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Maintenance Plans
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Remote Maintenance Plans
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SQL Server
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SQL Server Agent
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Windows NT (These are Windows events that can also be accessed from Event Viewer.)
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