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Replication Queue Reader Agent State for Distributor (aggregated for all Publications)

Microsoft.SQLServer.2012.Replication.Monitor.QueueReaderAgentState (UnitMonitor)

This monitor checks the status of the Queue Reader Agent services for all Publications on the Distributor. Note: This monitor is disabled by default. Please use overrides to enable it when necessary.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The Replication Queue Reader Agent is an executable that reads messages stored in a Microsoft SQL Server queue or a Microsoft Message Queue, and then applies those messages to the Publisher. The Queue Reader Agent is used with snapshot and transactional publications which allow queued updating.

Causes

A Queue Reader may fail due to any of the following reasons:

Resolutions

These issue may be resolved by:

Additional

The msqreader_agents and msqreader_history tables can be queried on the distribution database to get more information on the agent failures. The Msrepl_errors table also contains logs information about any agent failure.

External

http://technet.microsoft.com/library/ms147378.aspx

Overrideable Parameters

Name

Description

Default Value

Alert Priority

Defines Alert Priority.

Normal

Alert Severity

Defines Alert Severity.

Error

Enabled

Enables or disables the workflow.

No

Estimated Job Duration

Threshold which is being used to check the job schedule compliance

15

Generates Alerts

Defines whether the workflow generates an Alert.

Yes

Interval (seconds)

The recurring interval of time in seconds in which to run the workflow.

300

Show Jobs with Unknown State

Include jobs with unknown state to the monitor output and alert context. Will affect health.

No

Synchronization Time

Synchronization Time

 

Timeout (seconds)

Specifies the time the workflow is allowed to run before being closed and marked as failed.

300

Timeout for database connection (seconds)

The workflow will fail and register an event, if it cannot access the database during the specified period.

15

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.SQLServer.2012.Replication.Distributor
Parent MonitorSystem.Health.PerformanceState
CategoryPerformanceHealth
EnabledFalse
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityNormal
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeMicrosoft.SQLServer.2012.Replication.MonitorType.ReplicationAgentState
RemotableTrue
AccessibilityPublic
Alert Message
MSSQL2012 Replication: The Replication Queue Reader Agent has errors.
{0}
RunAsMicrosoft.SQLServer.Replication.Monitoring.RunAs.Monitor

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Microsoft.SQLServer.2012.Replication.Monitor.QueueReaderAgentState" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="false" Target="MS2RD!Microsoft.SQLServer.2012.Replication.Distributor" ParentMonitorID="Health!System.Health.PerformanceState" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Microsoft.SQLServer.2012.Replication.MonitorType.ReplicationAgentState" ConfirmDelivery="false" RunAs="MSRL!Microsoft.SQLServer.Replication.Monitoring.RunAs.Monitor">

  <Category>PerformanceHealth</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="Microsoft.SQLServer.2012.Replication.Monitor.QueueReaderAgentState.AlertMessage">

    <AlertOnState>Error</AlertOnState>

    <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

    <AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>

    <AlertSeverity>Error</AlertSeverity>

    <AlertParameters>

      <AlertParameter1>$Data/Context/Property[@Name='Message']$</AlertParameter1>

    </AlertParameters>

  </AlertSettings>

  <OperationalStates>

    <OperationalState ID="Health" MonitorTypeStateID="Health" HealthState="Success"/>

    <OperationalState ID="Error" MonitorTypeStateID="Error" HealthState="Error"/>

    <OperationalState ID="Warning" MonitorTypeStateID="Warning" HealthState="Warning"/>

  </OperationalStates>

  <Configuration>

    <SqlTimeout>15</SqlTimeout>

    <ConnectionString>$Target/Property[Type='MSRL!Microsoft.SQLServer.Replication.Library.GenericDistributor']/ConnectionString$</ConnectionString>

    <XPathName>Queue reader$Target/Property[Type='MSRL!Microsoft.SQLServer.Replication.Library.GenericDistributor']/ConnectionString$</XPathName>

    <ShowJobsWithUnknownState>false</ShowJobsWithUnknownState>

    <EstimatedJobDuration>15</EstimatedJobDuration>

    <IntervalSeconds>300</IntervalSeconds>

    <SyncTime/>

    <TimeoutSeconds>300</TimeoutSeconds>

  </Configuration>

</UnitMonitor>