PostInstallation_Configure_SQL_Agent_Alerts.sql

-- Add important SQL Agent Alerts to your instance

-- This will work with SQL Server 2008 and newer
-- Glenn Berry
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-- Last Modified: August 11, 2014
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-- Change the @OperatorName as needed


USE [msdb];
GO

SET NOCOUNT ON;


-- Change @OperatorName as needed
DECLARE @OperatorName sysname = N'SQLDBAGroup';

-- Change @CategoryName as needed
DECLARE @CategoryName sysname = N'SQL Server Agent Alerts';

-- Make sure you have an Agent Operator defined that matches the name you supplied
IF NOT EXISTS(SELECT * FROM msdb.dbo.sysoperators WHERE name = @OperatorName)
    BEGIN
        RAISERROR ('There is no SQL Operator with a name of %s' , 18 , 16 , @OperatorName);
        RETURN;
    END

-- Add Alert Category if it does not exist
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT *
               FROM msdb.dbo.syscategories
               WHERE category_class = 2  -- ALERT
               AND category_type = 3
               AND name = @CategoryName)
    BEGIN
        EXEC dbo.sp_add_category @class = N'ALERT', @type = N'NONE', @name = @CategoryName;
    END

-- Get the server name
DECLARE @ServerName sysname = (SELECT @@SERVERNAME);


-- Alert Names start with the name of the server 
DECLARE @Sev19AlertName sysname = @ServerName + N' Alert - Sev 19 Error: Fatal Error in Resource';
DECLARE @Sev20AlertName sysname = @ServerName + N' Alert - Sev 20 Error: Fatal Error in Current Process';
DECLARE @Sev21AlertName sysname = @ServerName + N' Alert - Sev 21 Error: Fatal Error in Database Process';
DECLARE @Sev22AlertName sysname = @ServerName + N' Alert - Sev 22 Error: Fatal Error: Table Integrity Suspect';
DECLARE @Sev23AlertName sysname = @ServerName + N' Alert - Sev 23 Error: Fatal Error Database Integrity Suspect';
DECLARE @Sev24AlertName sysname = @ServerName + N' Alert - Sev 24 Error: Fatal Hardware Error';
DECLARE @Sev25AlertName sysname = @ServerName + N' Alert - Sev 25 Error: Fatal Error';
DECLARE @Error823AlertName sysname = @ServerName + N' Alert - Error 823: The operating system returned an error';
DECLARE @Error824AlertName sysname = @ServerName + N' Alert - Error 824: Logical consistency-based I/O error';
DECLARE @Error825AlertName sysname = @ServerName + N' Alert - Error 825: Read-Retry Required';
DECLARE @Error832AlertName sysname = @ServerName + N' Alert - Error 832: Constant page has changed';
DECLARE @Error855AlertName sysname = @ServerName + N' Alert - Error 855: Uncorrectable hardware memory corruption detected';
DECLARE @Error856AlertName sysname = @ServerName + N' Alert - Error 856: SQL Server has detected hardware memory corruption, but has recovered the page';



-- Sev 19 Error: Fatal Error in Resource
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name = @Sev19AlertName)
    EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = @Sev19AlertName, 
                  @message_id = 0, @severity = 19, @enabled = 1, 
                  @delay_between_responses = 900, @include_event_description_in = 1,
                  @category_name = @CategoryName, 
                  @job_id = N'00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000';

-- Add a notification if it does not exist
IF NOT EXISTS(SELECT *
              FROM dbo.sysalerts AS sa
              INNER JOIN dbo.sysnotifications AS sn
              ON sa.id = sn.alert_id
              WHERE sa.name = @Sev19AlertName)
    BEGIN
        EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_add_notification @alert_name = @Sev19AlertName, @operator_name = @OperatorName, @notification_method = 1;
    END


-- Sev 20 Error: Fatal Error in Current Process
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name = @Sev20AlertName)
    EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = @Sev20AlertName, 
                  @message_id = 0, @severity = 20, @enabled = 1, 
                  @delay_between_responses = 900, @include_event_description_in = 1,
                  @category_name = @CategoryName, 
                  @job_id = N'00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000'

-- Add a notification if it does not exist
IF NOT EXISTS(SELECT *
              FROM dbo.sysalerts AS sa
              INNER JOIN dbo.sysnotifications AS sn
              ON sa.id = sn.alert_id
              WHERE sa.name = @Sev20AlertName)
    BEGIN
        EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_add_notification @alert_name = @Sev20AlertName, @operator_name = @OperatorName, @notification_method = 1;
    END


-- Sev 21 Error: Fatal Error in Database Process
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name = @Sev21AlertName)
    EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = @Sev21AlertName, 
                  @message_id = 0, @severity = 21, @enabled = 1, 
                  @delay_between_responses = 900, @include_event_description_in = 1,
                  @category_name = @CategoryName, 
                  @job_id = N'00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000';

-- Add a notification if it does not exist
IF NOT EXISTS(SELECT *
              FROM dbo.sysalerts AS sa
              INNER JOIN dbo.sysnotifications AS sn
              ON sa.id = sn.alert_id
              WHERE sa.name = @Sev21AlertName)
    BEGIN
        EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_add_notification @alert_name = @Sev21AlertName, @operator_name = @OperatorName, @notification_method = 1;
    END


-- Sev 22 Error: Fatal Error Table Integrity Suspect
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name = @Sev22AlertName)
    EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = @Sev22AlertName, 
                  @message_id = 0, @severity = 22, @enabled = 1, 
                  @delay_between_responses = 900, @include_event_description_in = 1,
                  @category_name = @CategoryName, 
                  @job_id = N'00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000';

-- Add a notification if it does not exist
IF NOT EXISTS(SELECT *
              FROM dbo.sysalerts AS sa
              INNER JOIN dbo.sysnotifications AS sn
              ON sa.id = sn.alert_id
              WHERE sa.name = @Sev22AlertName)
    BEGIN
        EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_add_notification @alert_name = @Sev22AlertName, @operator_name = @OperatorName, @notification_method = 1;
    END


-- Sev 23 Error: Fatal Error Database Integrity Suspect
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name = @Sev23AlertName)
    EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = @Sev23AlertName, 
                  @message_id = 0, @severity = 23, @enabled = 1, 
                  @delay_between_responses = 900, @include_event_description_in = 1,
                  @category_name = @CategoryName, 
                  @job_id = N'00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000';

-- Add a notification if it does not exist
IF NOT EXISTS(SELECT *
              FROM dbo.sysalerts AS sa
              INNER JOIN dbo.sysnotifications AS sn
              ON sa.id = sn.alert_id
              WHERE sa.name = @Sev23AlertName)
    BEGIN
        EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_add_notification @alert_name = @Sev23AlertName, @operator_name = @OperatorName, @notification_method = 1;
    END


-- Sev 24 Error: Fatal Hardware Error
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name = @Sev24AlertName)
    EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = @Sev24AlertName, 
                  @message_id = 0, @severity = 24, @enabled = 1, 
                  @delay_between_responses = 900, @include_event_description_in = 1,
                  @category_name = @CategoryName, 
                  @job_id = N'00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000';

-- Add a notification if it does not exist
IF NOT EXISTS(SELECT *
              FROM dbo.sysalerts AS sa
              INNER JOIN dbo.sysnotifications AS sn
              ON sa.id = sn.alert_id
              WHERE sa.name = @Sev24AlertName)
    BEGIN
        EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_add_notification @alert_name = @Sev24AlertName, @operator_name = @OperatorName, @notification_method = 1;
    END


-- Sev 25 Error: Fatal Error
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name = @Sev25AlertName)
    EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = @Sev25AlertName, 
                  @message_id = 0, @severity = 25, @enabled = 1, 
                  @delay_between_responses = 900, @include_event_description_in = 1, 
                  @category_name = @CategoryName,
                  @job_id = N'00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000';

-- Add a notification if it does not exist
IF NOT EXISTS(SELECT *
              FROM dbo.sysalerts AS sa
              INNER JOIN dbo.sysnotifications AS sn
              ON sa.id = sn.alert_id
              WHERE sa.name = @Sev25AlertName)
    BEGIN
        EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_add_notification @alert_name = @Sev25AlertName, @operator_name = @OperatorName, @notification_method = 1;
    END

-- Error 823 Alert added on 8/11/2014

-- Error 823: Operating System Error
-- How to troubleshoot a Msg 823 error in SQL Server	
-- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2015755
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name = @Error823AlertName)
    EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = @Error823AlertName, 
                  @message_id = 823, @severity = 0, @enabled = 1, 
                  @delay_between_responses = 900, @include_event_description_in = 1, 
                  @category_name = @CategoryName, 
                  @job_id  = N'00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000';


-- Add a notification if it does not exist
IF NOT EXISTS(SELECT *
              FROM dbo.sysalerts AS sa
              INNER JOIN dbo.sysnotifications AS sn
              ON sa.id = sn.alert_id
              WHERE sa.name = @Error823AlertName)
    BEGIN
        EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_add_notification @alert_name = @Error823AlertName, @operator_name = @OperatorName, @notification_method = 1;
    END
    
-- Error 824 Alert added on 8/11/2014

-- Error 824: Logical consistency-based I/O error
-- How to troubleshoot Msg 824 in SQL Server
-- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2015756
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name = @Error824AlertName)
    EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = @Error824AlertName, 
                  @message_id = 824, @severity = 0, @enabled = 1, 
                  @delay_between_responses = 900, @include_event_description_in = 1, 
                  @category_name = @CategoryName, 
                  @job_id  = N'00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000';


-- Add a notification if it does not exist
IF NOT EXISTS(SELECT *
              FROM dbo.sysalerts AS sa
              INNER JOIN dbo.sysnotifications AS sn
              ON sa.id = sn.alert_id
              WHERE sa.name = @Error824AlertName)
    BEGIN
        EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_add_notification @alert_name = @Error824AlertName, @operator_name = @OperatorName, @notification_method = 1;
    END


-- Error 825: Read-Retry Required
-- How to troubleshoot Msg 825 (read retry) in SQL Server
-- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2015757
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name = @Error825AlertName)
    EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = @Error825AlertName, 
                  @message_id = 825, @severity = 0, @enabled = 1, 
                  @delay_between_responses = 900, @include_event_description_in = 1, 
                  @category_name = @CategoryName, 
                  @job_id  =N'00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000';


-- Add a notification if it does not exist
IF NOT EXISTS(SELECT *
              FROM dbo.sysalerts AS sa
              INNER JOIN dbo.sysnotifications AS sn
              ON sa.id = sn.alert_id
              WHERE sa.name = @Error825AlertName)
    BEGIN
        EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_add_notification @alert_name = @Error825AlertName, @operator_name = @OperatorName, @notification_method = 1;
    END

-- Error 832 Alert added on 10/30/2013

-- Error 832: Constant page has changed
-- http://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/paul/dont-confuse-error-823-and-error-832/
-- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2015759
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name = @Error832AlertName)
    EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = @Error832AlertName, 
                  @message_id = 832, @severity = 0, @enabled = 1, 
                  @delay_between_responses = 900, @include_event_description_in = 1, 
                  @category_name = @CategoryName, 
                  @job_id  = N'00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000';


-- Add a notification if it does not exist
IF NOT EXISTS(SELECT *
              FROM dbo.sysalerts AS sa
              INNER JOIN dbo.sysnotifications AS sn
              ON sa.id = sn.alert_id
              WHERE sa.name = @Error832AlertName)
    BEGIN
        EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_add_notification @alert_name = @Error832AlertName, @operator_name = @OperatorName, @notification_method = 1;
    END


-- Memory Error Correction alerts added on 10/30/2013

-- Mitigation of RAM Hardware Errors
-- When SQL Server 2012 Enterprise Edition is installed on a Windows 2012 operating system with hardware that supports bad memory diagnostics, 
-- you will notice new error messages like 854, 855, and 856 instead of the 832 errors that LazyWriter usually generates.
-- Error 854 is just informing you that your instance supports memory error correction

-- Using SQL Server in Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 environments
-- http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2681562


-- Check for SQL Server 2012 or greater and Enterprise Edition
-- You also need Windows Server 2012 or greater, plus hardware that supports memory error correction
IF LEFT(CONVERT(CHAR(2),SERVERPROPERTY('ProductVersion')), 2) >= '11' AND SERVERPROPERTY('EngineEdition') = 3
    BEGIN
        -- Error 855: Uncorrectable hardware memory corruption detected
        IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name = @Error855AlertName)
            EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = @Error855AlertName, 
                          @message_id = 855, @severity = 0, @enabled = 1, 
                          @delay_between_responses = 900, @include_event_description_in = 1, 
                          @category_name = @CategoryName, 
                          @job_id  = N'00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000';


        -- Add a notification if it does not exist
        IF NOT EXISTS(SELECT *
                      FROM dbo.sysalerts AS sa
                      INNER JOIN dbo.sysnotifications AS sn
                      ON sa.id = sn.alert_id
                      WHERE sa.name = @Error855AlertName)
            BEGIN
                EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_add_notification @alert_name = @Error855AlertName, @operator_name = @OperatorName, @notification_method = 1;
            END

        -- Error 856: SQL Server has detected hardware memory corruption, but has recovered the page
        IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT name FROM msdb.dbo.sysalerts WHERE name = @Error856AlertName)
            EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_add_alert @name = @Error856AlertName, 
                          @message_id = 856, @severity = 0, @enabled = 1, 
                          @delay_between_responses = 900, @include_event_description_in = 1, 
                          @category_name = @CategoryName, 
                          @job_id  = N'00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000';


        -- Add a notification if it does not exist
        IF NOT EXISTS(SELECT *
                      FROM dbo.sysalerts AS sa
                      INNER JOIN dbo.sysnotifications AS sn
                      ON sa.id = sn.alert_id
                      WHERE sa.name = @Error856AlertName)
            BEGIN
                EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_add_notification @alert_name = @Error856AlertName, @operator_name = @OperatorName, @notification_method = 1;
            END
    END
GO