Start SQL Agent Service

Microsoft.SQLServer.2008.StartSQLAgentFromJob (Task)

Start SQL Agent Service.
Note that SQL Server Agent Windows Service is not supported by any edition of SQL Server Express.

Element properties:

Target	Microsoft.SQLServer.2008.AgentJob
Accessibility	Internal
Category	Maintenance
Enabled	True
Remotable	False
Timeout	300

Member Modules:

ID	Module Type	TypeId	RunAs
WA	WriteAction	System.CommandExecuter	Default

Source Code:

<Task ID="Microsoft.SQLServer.2008.StartSQLAgentFromJob" Target="SQL2008Core!Microsoft.SQLServer.2008.AgentJob" Accessibility="Internal" Enabled="true" Remotable="false">

  <Category>Maintenance</Category>

  <WriteAction ID="WA" TypeID="System!System.CommandExecuter">

    <ApplicationName/>

    <WorkingDirectory/>

    <CommandLine>net start $Target/Host/Property[Type="SQL!Microsoft.SQLServer.Agent"]/ServiceName$</CommandLine>

    <TimeoutSeconds>300</TimeoutSeconds>

    <RequireOutput>true</RequireOutput>

    <Files/>

  </WriteAction>

</Task>