Could not recover database due to unresolved transaction outcomes

Microsoft.SQLServer.2012.Could_not_recover_database_due_to_unresolved_transaction_outcomes_1_5_Rule (Rule)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The recovery process found pending transactions for the specified database. These transactions were either distributed transactions that used Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MS DTC), or the transactions were single instance cross-database transactions. There is not enough information available for the recovery process to either commit or roll back one or more of those transactions.

Resolutions

Restore from a known good backup.

Overrideable 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.DBEngine

Category

EventCollection

Enabled

True

Event_ID

3431

Event Source

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

Alert Generate

True

Alert Severity

Error

Alert Priority

Normal

Remotable

True

Alert Message

Could not recover database due to unresolved transaction outcomes

{0}

Event Log

Application

Comment

Mom2012ID='{3DAD525E-5863-409C-BC77-5E467282D50F}';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:

<Rule ID="Microsoft.SQLServer.2012.Could_not_recover_database_due_to_unresolved_transaction_outcomes_1_5_Rule" Target="SQL2012Core!Microsoft.SQLServer.2012.DBEngine" Enabled="true" ConfirmDelivery="true" Remotable="true" Comment="Mom2012ID='{3DAD525E-5863-409C-BC77-5E467282D50F}';MOM2012GroupID={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>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</ComputerName>

      <LogName>Application</LogName>

      <Expression>

        <And>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery>PublisherName</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

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

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>3431</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

        </And>

      </Expression>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

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

      <Priority>1</Priority>

      <Severity>2</Severity>

      <AlertMessageId>$MPElement[Name="Microsoft.SQLServer.2012.Could_not_recover_database_due_to_unresolved_transaction_outcomes_1_5_Rule.AlertMessage"]$</AlertMessageId>

      <AlertParameters>

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

      </AlertParameters>

      <Suppression>

        <SuppressionValue/>

      </Suppression>

    </WriteAction>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>