MSSQL 2014: SQL Server cannot start the Service Broker event handler

Microsoft.SQLServer.2014.SQL_Server_cannot_start_the_Service_Broker_event_handler_5_Rule (Rule)

SQL Server Service Broker cannot start the Service Broker event handler.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

SQL Server Service Broker cannot start the Service Broker event handler.

Causes

This error is recorded in the Windows application log as MSSQLSERVER event ID 9696. This could be caused by lack of memory during server startup. This may be caused by other hardware or software problems on the server.

Resolutions

If the issues is caused by low memory conditions, increase the available memory by removing less critical applications or by adding virtual or physical memory.

Consider the following solutions to increase available memory:

Increase the size of the paging file.
Restart the server with the -g memory_to_reserve option to increase the amount of memory that SQL Server will leave available for memory allocations within the SQL Server process.
Add physical memory. On a 32-bit system, you can add more than 4 GB of physical memory if you use Microsoft Windows Address Windowing Extensions (AWE).

Overrideable Parameters

Name	Description	Default Value
Enabled		Yes
Generates Alerts		Yes
Priority		1
Severity		2

Element properties:

Target

Microsoft.SQLServer.2014.DBEngine

Category

EventCollection

Enabled

True

Event_ID

9696

Event Source

$Target/Property[Type="SQL2014Core!Microsoft.SQLServer.2014.DBEngine"]/ServiceName$

Alert Generate

True

Alert Severity

Error

Alert Priority

Normal

Remotable

True

Alert Message

MSSQL 2014: SQL Server cannot start the Service Broker event handler

{0}

Event Log

Application

Comment

Mom2014ID='{B11070C2-F427-4E67-9F94-0065E22E2B22}';MOM2014GroupID={467ECC75-C5DA-42BD-955C-A73BBB51AF74}

Member Modules:

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

Source Code:

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