useful-tools-for-troubleshooting.md

title	Useful tools for troubleshooting (Always On Availability Groups-SQL Server) | Microsoft Docs
ms.custom	ag-guide
ms.date	06/14/2017
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Useful tools for troubleshooting

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This article lists useful links to tools for troubleshooting and performance tuning for Always On Availability Groups.

• Always On Availability Groups policies

• SQL Server error log (Always On Availability Groups)

• CLUSTER.LOG (Always On Availability Groups)

• Always On Availability Groups health diagnostics log

• Dynamic management views and system catalog views (Always On Availability Groups)

• Always On Availability Groups extended events

• Always On Availability Groups wait types

• Always On Availability Groups ring buffers