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Microsoft.SQLServer.2008.Unable_to_connect_to_SQL_Server_1_5_Rule (Rule)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The SQL Server Agent Service could not connect to an instance of SQL Server.

Resolutions

In SQL Server 2008 this error may occur when the SQL Server Agent service account does not have a valid login on SQL Server.

In SQL Server 2000 this error may occur if the SQL Server Agent service account does not have a valid login on SQL Server, or if you are using SQL Server Authentication the SQL Server Agent must have a valid SQL Server login and password.

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.SQLServer.2008.Agent
CategoryEventCollection
EnabledTrue
Event_ID207
Event Source$Target/Property[Type="SQL!Microsoft.SQLServer.Agent"]/ServiceName$
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityWarning
Alert PriorityNormal
RemotableTrue
Alert Message
Unable to connect to SQL Server
{0}
Event LogApplication
CommentMom2008ID='{E53D88A1-343D-4001-8175-43DEF8ECD456}';MOM2008GroupID={467ECC75-C5DA-42BD-955C-A73BBB51AF74}

Member Modules:

ID Module Type TypeId RunAs 
_F6DA1507_12AF_11D3_AB21_00A0C98620CE_ DataSource Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider Microsoft.SQLServer.SQLDefaultAccount
GenerateAlert WriteAction System.Health.GenerateAlert Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="Microsoft.SQLServer.2008.Unable_to_connect_to_SQL_Server_1_5_Rule" Target="SQL2008Core!Microsoft.SQLServer.2008.Agent" Enabled="true" ConfirmDelivery="true" Remotable="true" Comment="Mom2008ID='{E53D88A1-343D-4001-8175-43DEF8ECD456}';MOM2008GroupID={467ECC75-C5DA-42BD-955C-A73BBB51AF74}">

  <Category>EventCollection</Category>

  <DataSources>

    <DataSource ID="_F6DA1507_12AF_11D3_AB21_00A0C98620CE_" Comment="{F6DA1507-12AF-11D3-AB21-00A0C98620CE}" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider" RunAs="SQL!Microsoft.SQLServer.SQLDefaultAccount">

      <ComputerName>$Target/Host/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</ComputerName>

      <LogName>Application</LogName>

      <Expression>

        <And>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery>Channel</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>Application</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>207</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery>PublisherName</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>$Target/Property[Type="SQL!Microsoft.SQLServer.Agent"]/ServiceName$</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

        </And>

      </Expression>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

    <WriteAction ID="GenerateAlert" TypeID="SystemHealth!System.Health.GenerateAlert">

      <Priority>1</Priority>

      <Severity>1</Severity>

      <AlertMessageId>$MPElement[Name="Microsoft.SQLServer.2008.Unable_to_connect_to_SQL_Server_1_5_Rule.AlertMessage"]$</AlertMessageId>

      <AlertParameters>

        <AlertParameter1>$Data/EventDescription$</AlertParameter1>

      </AlertParameters>

      <Suppression>

        <SuppressionValue/>

      </Suppression>

    </WriteAction>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>