Integrating SQL Server with Other Tools

Microsoft® SQL Server™ can be integrated with other tools to provide flexible communication, network monitoring, and high availability of SQL Server on a cluster.

• SQL Mail provides flexible communication enabling you to receive e-mail messages generated by SQL Server. Messages can be triggered to provide you with the status of a job or a warning caused by an alert. SQL Mail can include a result set in a reply to e-mail messages that contain queries.
• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) provides the ability to monitor the status of SQL Server installations over multiple platforms. You can monitor performance information, access databases, and view server and database configuration parameters.
• SQL Server Failover Support provides automatic recovery of database operations for high availability. High availability is accomplished by installing SQL Server on a cluster, where it creates a single SQL Server virtual server for user connections.