Updated on 2023-09-26 GMT+08:00

Updating Alert Notification Methods

Scenarios

You can use a stored procedure to update the notification method of an alert notification.

Prerequisites

An RDS for SQL Server DB instance has been connected. Connect to the DB instance through the SQL Server client. For details, see Connecting to a DB Instance Through a Public Network.

Procedure

Run the following commands to update the notification method of an alert notification:

EXEC [msdb].[dbo].[rds_update_notification]

@alert_name = 'alert',

@operator_name ='operator',

@notification_method =notification;

Table 1 Parameter description

Parameter

Description

'alert'

The name of the alert associated with this notification. alert is sysname, with no default.

'operator'

The operator who will be notified when the alert occurs. operator is sysname, with no default.

notification

The method by which the operator is notified. notification is tinyint with no default, and can be one or more of the following values:

  • 1: E-mail
  • 2: Pager
  • 4: net send
  • 7: All methods

After the command is executed, the system displays the following information.

Commands completed successfully.

Example

The command output is as follows.