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title: "Designate an Events Forwarding Server (SQL Server Management Studio) | Microsoft Docs"
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# Designate an Events Forwarding Server (SQL Server Management Studio)
  This topic describes how to designate a server to which [!INCLUDE[msCoName](../../includes/msconame-md.md)] [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] forwards events in [!INCLUDE[ssCurrent](../../includes/sscurrent-md.md)] by using [!INCLUDE[ssManStudioFull](../../includes/ssmanstudiofull-md.md)] . Note that event forwarding applies to events forwarded between servers, not to events forwarded between instances of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] hosted on a single computer. Also note that in order to receive forwarded events, the alerts management server must be a default instance of SQL Server.  
  
 **In This Topic**  
  
-   **Before you begin:**  
  
     [Security](#Security)  
  
-   **To designate an events forwarding server, using:**  
  
     [SQL Server Management Studio](#SSMSProcedure)  
  
##  <a name="BeforeYouBegin"></a> Before You Begin  
  
###  <a name="Security"></a> Security  
  
####  <a name="Permissions"></a> Permissions  
 Requires membership in the **sysadmin** fixed server role.  
  
##  <a name="SSMSProcedure"></a> Using SQL Server Management Studio  
  
#### To designate an events forwarding server  
  
1.  In **Object Explorer,** click the plus sign to expand the server from which you want to forward events to another server.  
  
2.  Right-click **SQL Server Agent** and select **Properties**.  

3.  In the **SQL Server Agent Properties -**_server_name_ dialog box, under **Select a page**, select **Advanced**.  

4.  Under **SQL Server event forwarding**, select the **Forward events to a different server** check box.  
  
5.  In the **Server** list, select a server, and then, under **Events**, select one of the following:  
  
    -   Select **Unhandled events** to forward only the events that have not been handled by local alerts.  
  
    -   Select **All events** to forward all events regardless of whether they have been handled by local alerts.  
  
6.  In the **If event has severity at or above** list, click the severity level at which events are forwarded to the selected server.  
  
7.  When finished, click **OK**.