[Deprecated] Agent shutdown. For more information, see the SQL Server Agent job history for job.

Microsoft.SQLServer.2012.Agent_shutdown._For_more_information_see_the_SQL_Server_Agent_job_history_for_job_1_5_Rule (Rule)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

A replication agent has shut down without writing a reason to the appropriate history table, or the agent was shut down while in the middle of a process.

Resolutions

Restart the agent to see if it will now run without failures. For more information, see "How to: Start and Stop a Replication Agent (SQL Server Management Studio)" and "Programming Replication Agent Executables" in SQL Server Books Online.
Check the agent history and job history for other errors that occurred around the same time. For information about viewing agent status and error details in Replication Monitor, see the following topics in SQL Server Books Online:
For the Snapshot Agent, Log Reader Agent, and Queue Reader Agent, see "How to: View Information and Perform Tasks for the Agents Associated with a Publication (Replication Monitor)."
For the Distribution Agent and Merge Agent, see "How to: View Information and Perform Tasks for the Agents Associated with a Subscription (Replication Monitor)."
Verify that basic connectivity is working between the computers accessed by the agent, and then connect to each computer with a utility like the sqlcmd utility. When connecting, use the same account under which the agent makes connections. For more information about the permissions required by each agent account, see "Replication Agent Security Model" in SQL Server Books Online.
If the error occurs while creating or applying a snapshot, check the files in the snapshot directory for errors.
If the error continues to occur, increase the logging of the agent and specify an output file for the log. Depending on the context of the error, this could provide the steps leading up to the error and additional error messages. For more information about configuring logging for replication, see Microsoft Knowledge Base article 312292.

Overridable Parameters

Name	Description	Default Value
Enabled	Enables or disables the workflow.	Yes
Priority	Defines Alert Priority.	1
Severity	Defines Alert Severity.	2

Element properties:

Target

Microsoft.SQLServer.2012.Agent

Category

EventCollection

Enabled

True

Event_ID

20557

Event Source

$Target/Host/Property[Type="SQL!Microsoft.SQLServer.DBEngine"]/ServiceName$

Alert Generate

True

Alert Severity

Error

Alert Priority

Normal

Remotable

True

Alert Message

[Deprecated] Agent shutdown. For more information, see the SQL Server Agent job history for job.

{0}

Event Log

Application

Comment

Mom2012ID='{0198CCE6-7B4A-45C7-B7DB-EB7777D76360}';MOM2012GroupID={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:

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  <Category>EventCollection</Category>

  <DataSources>

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

      <LogName>Application</LogName>

      <Expression>

        <And>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery>PublisherName</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

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

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>20557</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

        </And>

      </Expression>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

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

      <Priority>1</Priority>

      <Severity>2</Severity>

      <AlertMessageId>$MPElement[Name="Microsoft.SQLServer.2012.Agent_shutdown._For_more_information_see_the_SQL_Server_Agent_job_history_for_job_1_5_Rule.AlertMessage"]$</AlertMessageId>

      <AlertParameters>

        <AlertParameter1>Event ID: $Data/EventDisplayNumber$. $Data/EventDescription$</AlertParameter1>

      </AlertParameters>

      <Suppression>

        <SuppressionValue/>

      </Suppression>

    </WriteAction>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>