# IT:AD:SQL Server Agent #


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* See also:
    * [[IT/AD/SSIS/]]


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SQL Server Agent is a Microsoft Windows Service that executes `jobs` on a schedule, in response to a specific event, or on demand from a UI or by invoking `sp_start_job`.

SQL Server Agent uses SQL Server to store job information. 

Jobs contain one or more job steps. Each step contains its own task, for example, backing up a database.

If the backup encounters a problem, SQL Server Agent can record the event and notify you.

Most commonly used to run [[IT/AD/SSIS/]] packages.


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## Resources ##

* https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189237.aspx