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sp_apply_job_to_targets (Transact-SQL)

Applies to: SQL Server

Applies a job to one or more target servers or to the target servers belonging to one or more target server groups.

Transact-SQL syntax conventions

Syntax

sp_apply_job_to_targets
    [ [ @job_id = ] 'job_id' ]
    [ , [ @job_name = ] N'job_name' ]
    [ , [ @target_server_groups = ] N'target_server_groups' ]
    [ , [ @target_servers = ] N'target_servers' ]
    [ , [ @operation = ] 'operation' ]
[ ; ]

Arguments

[ @job_id = ] 'job_id'

The job identification number of the job to apply to the specified target servers or target server groups. @job_id is uniqueidentifier, with a default of NULL.

Either @job_id or @job_name must be specified, but both can't be specified.

[ @job_name = ] N'job_name'

The name of the job to apply to the specified the associated target servers or target server groups. @job_name is sysname, with a default of NULL.

Either @job_id or @job_name must be specified, but both can't be specified.

[ @target_server_groups = ] N'target_server_groups'

A comma-separated list of target server groups to which the specified job is to be applied. @target_server_groups is nvarchar(2048), with a default of NULL.

[ @target_servers = ] N'target_servers'

A comma-separated list of target servers to which the specified job is to be applied. @target_servers is nvarchar(2048), with a default of NULL.

[ @operation = ] 'operation'

Specifies whether the specified job should be applied to or removed from the specified target servers or target server groups. @operation is varchar(7), with a default of APPLY. Valid operations are APPLY and REMOVE.

Return code values

0 (success) or 1 (failure).

Remarks

sp_apply_job_to_targets provides an easy way to apply (or remove) a job from multiple target servers, and is an alternative to calling sp_add_jobserver (or sp_delete_jobserver) once for each target server required.

Permissions

This stored procedure is owned by the db_owner role. You can grant EXECUTE permissions for any user, but these permissions may be overridden during a SQL Server upgrade.

Examples

The following example applies the previously created Backup Customer Information job to all the target servers in the Servers Maintaining Customer Information group.

USE msdb;
GO

EXEC dbo.sp_apply_job_to_targets
    @job_name = N'Backup Customer Information',
    @target_server_groups = N'Servers Maintaining Customer Information',
    @operation = N'APPLY' ;
GO