SQL Server Full Text Search Service

Microsoft.SQLServer.2008.DBEngine.FullTextSearchServiceMonitor (UnitMonitor)

This monitor checks the status of the SQL Full Text Search service.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

This monitor checks the status of the SQL Full Text Search service and generates an alert when the service is set to start automatically and is not running.

Note that an alert is not generated when the service is disabled and a healthy state will be shown.

Causes

A service can stop for many reasons, including:

Resolutions

You can attempt to restart the service in the non-cluster environment using the following link:

Start SQL Server Full Text Search service

You can view other alerts for this instance of SQL Server that may be related to this issue using the following link:

View SQL Server Alerts

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.SQLServer.2008.DBEngine
Parent MonitorSystem.Health.AvailabilityState
CategoryAvailabilityHealth
EnabledFalse
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityMatchMonitorHealth
Alert PriorityNormal
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeMicrosoft.Windows.CheckNTServiceStateMonitorType
RemotableTrue
AccessibilityPublic
Alert Message
SQL Server Full Text Search Service Stopped
The Windows service for the SQL Full Text service "{0}" has stopped on computer "{1}"
RunAsDefault

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Microsoft.SQLServer.2008.DBEngine.FullTextSearchServiceMonitor" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="false" Target="SQL2008Core!Microsoft.SQLServer.2008.DBEngine" ParentMonitorID="SystemHealth!System.Health.AvailabilityState" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.CheckNTServiceStateMonitorType" ConfirmDelivery="false">
<Category>AvailabilityHealth</Category>
<AlertSettings AlertMessage="Microsoft.SQLServer.2008.DBEngine.FullTextSearchServiceMonitor.AlertMessage">
<AlertOnState>Error</AlertOnState>
<AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>
<AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>
<AlertSeverity>MatchMonitorHealth</AlertSeverity>
<AlertParameters>
<AlertParameter1>$Target/Property[Type="SQL!Microsoft.SQLServer.DBEngine"]/FullTextSearchServiceName$</AlertParameter1>
<AlertParameter2>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</AlertParameter2>
</AlertParameters>
</AlertSettings>
<OperationalStates>
<OperationalState ID="Success" MonitorTypeStateID="Running" HealthState="Success"/>
<OperationalState ID="Error" MonitorTypeStateID="NotRunning" HealthState="Error"/>
</OperationalStates>
<Configuration>
<ComputerName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</ComputerName>
<ServiceName>$Target/Property[Type="SQL!Microsoft.SQLServer.DBEngine"]/FullTextSearchServiceName$</ServiceName>
<CheckStartupType>true</CheckStartupType>
</Configuration>
</UnitMonitor>