The SQL Server Error Log is a vital diagnostic tool that captures crucial information about server activities, errors, and system events. It plays a pivotal role in performance monitoring, security auditing, and troubleshooting issues. By tracking system operations like startup details, failed logins, and backup success/failure, the error log becomes indispensable for proactive maintenance and incident response.
How to View the SQL Server Error Log?
- Open SSMS and connect to the desired instance.
- In Object Explorer, navigate to Management → SQL Server Logs
- Right-click on SQL Server Logs
- Click View SQL Server Log.
Below is the Error log which we can use for troubleshooting the issue
