SQL Server Agent State for Distributor

Microsoft.SQLServer.Replication.Windows.Monitor.Distributor.SQLServerAgentState (UnitMonitor)

This monitor checks if the SQL Server Agent is running on Distributor.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The SQL Server Agent service is installed automatically during the SQL Server setup. This Windows service is used by Replication to start and stop the Replication SQL Server Agent Jobs which are responsible for data movement.

Causes

The SQL Server Agent Service may have been manually stopped or stopped as result of a failure of the Agent. Examine the Windows Application Event log for possible causes for an unexpected stopped Agent service.

If the Agent "Start Mode" property is set to "Manual" instead of “Automatic”, the SQL Server Agent service will not automatically restart upon reboot of the server.

Resolutions

Start the SQL Server Agent service under Windows Services, SQL Server Configuration Manager, or via SQL Server Management Studio. If the Agent "Start Mode" is set to "Manual", consider changing to "Automatic".

Start, Stop, or Pause the SQL Server Agent Service http://technet.microsoft.com/library/ms190695.aspx

Additional

Use the following link to view the SQL Server Agent Error Log: http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ms175488.aspx

This topic describes how to configure Microsoft SQL Server Agent to automatically restart if it should stop unexpectedly in SQL Server on Windows: https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ms178130.aspx

Overrideable Parameters

Name	Description	Default Value
Alert Priority	Defines Alert Priority.	Normal
Alert Severity	Defines Alert Severity.	Critical
Enabled	Enables or disables the workflow.	Yes
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.	600
Synchronization Time	The synchronization time specified by using a 24-hour format. May be omitted.
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:

Target

Microsoft.SQLServer.Replication.Windows.Distributor

Parent Monitor

System.Health.AvailabilityState

Category

AvailabilityHealth

Enabled

True

Alert Generate

True

Alert Severity

Error

Alert Priority

Normal

Alert Auto Resolve

True

Monitor Type

Microsoft.SQLServer.Replication.Windows.MonitorType.SqlServiceStatus

Remotable

True

Accessibility

Public

Alert Message

MSSQL on Windows Replication: Distributor: SQL Server Agent Windows service stopped.

The SQL Server Agent Windows service has stopped on SQL Server Instance {1} on computer {0} for Distributor.

RunAs

Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.RunAs.Monitoring

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Microsoft.SQLServer.Replication.Windows.Monitor.Distributor.SQLServerAgentState" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="true" Target="SQLReplWD!Microsoft.SQLServer.Replication.Windows.Distributor" ParentMonitorID="Health!System.Health.AvailabilityState" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Microsoft.SQLServer.Replication.Windows.MonitorType.SqlServiceStatus" ConfirmDelivery="false" RunAs="SqlCoreLib!Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.RunAs.Monitoring">

  <Category>AvailabilityHealth</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="Microsoft.SQLServer.Replication.Windows.Monitor.Distributor.SQLServerAgentState.AlertMessage">

    <AlertOnState>Error</AlertOnState>

    <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

    <AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>

    <AlertSeverity>Error</AlertSeverity>

    <AlertParameters>

      <AlertParameter1>$Target/Host/Property[Type='SqlCoreLib!Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.DBEngine']/MachineName$</AlertParameter1>

      <AlertParameter2>$Target/Host/Property[Type='SqlCoreLib!Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.DBEngine']/InstanceName$</AlertParameter2>

    </AlertParameters>

  </AlertSettings>

  <OperationalStates>

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

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

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

  </OperationalStates>

  <Configuration>

    <MachineName>$Target/Host/Property[Type='SqlCoreLib!Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.DBEngine']/MachineName$</MachineName>

    <NetbiosComputerName>$Target/Host/Property[Type='SqlCoreLib!Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.DBEngine']/NetbiosComputerName$</NetbiosComputerName>

    <InstanceName>$Target/Host/Property[Type='SqlCoreLib!Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.DBEngine']/InstanceName$</InstanceName>

    <ConnectionString>$Target/Host/Property[Type="SqlCoreLib!Microsoft.SQLServer.Core.DBEngine"]/ConnectionString$</ConnectionString>

    <MonitoringType>$Target/Host/Property[Type="SqlDiscW!Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.DBEngine"]/MonitoringType$</MonitoringType>

    <SqlTimeoutSeconds>15</SqlTimeoutSeconds>

    <TimeoutSeconds>300</TimeoutSeconds>

    <IntervalSeconds>600</IntervalSeconds>

    <SyncTime/>

  </Configuration>

</UnitMonitor>