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Microsoft.SQLServer.2016.Agent.ServiceMonitor (UnitMonitor)

This monitor checks the status of the SQL Agent service for this instance of SQL Server.
Note that SQL Server Agent Windows Service is not supported by any edition of SQL Server Express.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

This monitor checks the status of the SQL Agent service and generates an alert when the service is set to start automatically and is not running.

Note that an alert is not generated when the service is disabled – the healthy state will be shown.

Causes

A service can stop for many reasons, including:

Resolutions

You can attempt to restart the Windows service for the SQL agent by using the following link:

Start SQL Agent service

Overrideable Parameters

Name

Description

Default Value

Alert Priority

Defines Alert Priority.

Normal

Alert Severity

Defines Alert Severity.

Error

Alert only if service startup type is automatic

This may only be set to 'true' or 'false'. If set to 'false', then alerts will be triggered no matter what the startup type is set to. Default is 'true'.

Yes

Enabled

Enables or disables the workflow.

Yes

Generates Alerts

Defines whether the workflow generates an Alert.

Yes

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.SQLServer.2016.Agent
Parent MonitorSystem.Health.AvailabilityState
CategoryAvailabilityHealth
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityNormal
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeMicrosoft.Windows.CheckNTServiceStateMonitorType
RemotableTrue
AccessibilityPublic
Alert Message
MSSQL 2016: SQL Server Agent Windows Stopped
The Windows service for the SQL Server Agent for SQL Server Instance {1} has stopped on computer {0}
RunAsDefault

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Microsoft.SQLServer.2016.Agent.ServiceMonitor" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="true" Target="SQL2016Core!Microsoft.SQLServer.2016.Agent" ParentMonitorID="SystemHealth!System.Health.AvailabilityState" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.CheckNTServiceStateMonitorType" ConfirmDelivery="false">

  <Category>AvailabilityHealth</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="Microsoft.SQLServer.2016.Agent.ServiceMonitor.AlertMessage">

    <AlertOnState>Error</AlertOnState>

    <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

    <AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>

    <AlertSeverity>Error</AlertSeverity>

    <AlertParameters>

      <AlertParameter1>$Target/Host/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</AlertParameter1>

      <AlertParameter2>$Target/Host/Property[Type="SQL2016Core!Microsoft.SQLServer.2016.ServerRole"]/InstanceName$</AlertParameter2>

    </AlertParameters>

  </AlertSettings>

  <OperationalStates>

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

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

  </OperationalStates>

  <Configuration>

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

    <ServiceName>$Target/Property[Type="SQL2016Core!Microsoft.SQLServer.2016.Agent"]/ServiceName$</ServiceName>

    <CheckStartupType>true</CheckStartupType>

  </Configuration>

</UnitMonitor>