So, I am going to discuss about configuring MSSQL 2005 database mail in this topic. It is actually a function in MSSQL 2005 configured for sending email. However, MSSQL database mail function will connect to the configured mail relay service for relaying mail.

Configuration Steps of Database Mail (Log in via Windows Authentication mode)

Yeah… Pictures tell thousand of words.

Choose Set up Database Mail in Database Mail Configuration Wizard

A message saying Database Mail feature is not available will be prompted. Click Yes to enable it.

Create a new Database Mail profile

At the next wizard page, entering the SMTP relay server information. You could use IIS SMTP, mail server, etc.

Managing Profile Security

The profile can be either Public or Private. Assiging to Public means every users can use this profile. A private profile is accessible by specific users or roles only.

Configuring System parameters - Place for configuring the Database Mail parameters

Click Next to complete the configuring.

After finish, open a Query screen and entering below sql command to test the Database Mail function.

EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_send_dbmail @profile_name = ‘DBMailProfile’, @recipients = ‘recipient@domain.com’, @body = ‘This is a sample email’, @subject = ‘Subject: Database Mail’

Can always use View Database Mail Log function to check the sending process.

Note : Above SQL query is executable by sa user only. How if a specific users that need to execute this query? To allow specific user uses above created profile for sending email, this user must be a user in msdb database and a member of the DatabaseMailUserRole database role in msdb database. Once this permission has been granted, execute below sql query

EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_addrolemember @rolename = ‘DatabaseMailUserRole’
,@membername = ‘<user or role name>’;
GO

Done. This particular user can log in SQL Server Management Studio to execute MSSQL 2005 Database Mail sql command.

Enjoy reading.

Solution : Enable Server Services

Description : Supports file, print, and named-pipe sharing over the network for this computer. If this service is stopped, these functions will be unavailable. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.

It’s available at Virtual Server 2005 R2 download site. There is a requirement which IIS need to install at first because the control panel manager is in web based and run in localhost.

Click Start > All Programs > Microsoft Virtual Server > Virtual Server Administration Website, to open the control panel manager for add new virtual Windows. (Note : please use IE to open instead of Firefox)

Next, new virtual machine can create after open Virtual Server Administration Website and may refer to Getting Started Guide for create new virtual machine in click.

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Problem that will face is unable to login the administrator’s website. Hint, edit the url of website from

http://yourpcname/VirtualServer/VSWebApp.exe?view=1

to

http://localhost/VirtualServer/VSWebApp.exe?view=1

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To manage the Windows that going to install by open Virtual Machine Remote Control Client which can find after navigate to All Programs > Microsoft Virtual Server. The Remote Control Client will asked for which virtual machine to connect, so you need to enter the path as below sample

localhost:5900/virtualmachinename

Why use 5900? This is because VMRC use port 5900.

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