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DP-300 · Question #453

You have a Microsoft SQL Server 2022 instance. You need to troubleshoot failing SQL Agent Jobs. Which command should you run?

The correct answer is D. EXEC sp_read_error_log. sp_readerrorlog (Transact-SQL) allows you to read the contents of the SQL Server or SQL Server Agent error log file and filter on keywords. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp- readerrorlog-transact-sql?

Submitted by mateo_ar· Mar 6, 2026Perform administration by using T-SQL

Question

You have a Microsoft SQL Server 2022 instance. You need to troubleshoot failing SQL Agent Jobs. Which command should you run?

Options

  • AEXEC sp_trace_setfilter
  • BEXEC sp_help_jobserver
  • CEXEC sp_help_jobsteplog
  • DEXEC sp_read_error_log;

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Explanation

sp_readerrorlog (Transact-SQL) allows you to read the contents of the SQL Server or SQL Server Agent error log file and filter on keywords. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp- readerrorlog-transact-sql?

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