sp_add_targetservergroup

Adds the specified server group.

Syntax

sp_add_targetservergroup [ @name = ] 'name'

Arguments

[@name =] 'name'

Is the name of the server group to create. name is sysname, with no default. name cannot contain commas.

Return Code Values

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

Result Sets

None

Remarks

Target server groups provide an easy way to target a job at a collection of target servers. For more information, see "sp_apply_job_to_targets" in this volume.

Permissions

Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role can execute this procedure.

Examples

This example creates the target server group named Servers Processing Customer Orders.

USE msdb
EXEC sp_add_targetservergroup 'Servers Processing Customer Orders'