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MSSQL on Windows: SQL Server Agent is unable to connect to SQL Server

Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.CollectionRule.Agent.Unable_to_connect_to_SQL_Server_1_5_Rule (Rule)

The SQL Server Agent Service could not connect to the instance of SQL Server. This error may occur when the SQL Server Agent service account does not have a valid login on SQL Server

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The SQL Server Agent Service could not connect to the instance of SQL Server.

Note that this rule does not work if SQL Server on Windows instance is monitored agentlessly.

Resolutions

This error may occur when the SQL Server Agent service account does not have a valid login on SQL Server.

Overridable Parameters

Name

Description

Default Value

Allow Proxying

Specifies whether the module should collect events that do not originate from the computer that is specified in the ComputerName parameter.

No

Enabled

Enables or disables the workflow.

Yes

Priority

Defines Alert Priority.

1

Severity

Defines Alert Severity.

1

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.SQLServer.Windows.Agent
CategoryEventCollection
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityWarning
Alert PriorityNormal
RemotableTrue
Alert Message
MSSQL on Windows: SQL Server Agent is unable to connect to SQL Server
Event ID: {2}. Unable to connect to SQL Server '{3}'.
CommentMom2017ID='{E53D88A1-343D-4001-8175-43DEF8ECD456}';MOM2017GroupID={467ECC75-C5DA-42BD-955C-A73BBB51AF74}

Member Modules:

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

Source Code:

<Rule ID="Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.CollectionRule.Agent.Unable_to_connect_to_SQL_Server_1_5_Rule" Target="SqlDiscW!Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.Agent" Enabled="true" ConfirmDelivery="true" Remotable="true" Comment="Mom2017ID='{E53D88A1-343D-4001-8175-43DEF8ECD456}';MOM2017GroupID={467ECC75-C5DA-42BD-955C-A73BBB51AF74}">

  <Category>EventCollection</Category>

  <DataSources>

    <DataSource ID="_F6DA1507_12AF_11D3_AB21_00A0C98620CE_" Comment="{F6DA1507-12AF-11D3-AB21-00A0C98620CE}" TypeID="Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.EventProvider">

      <ComputerName>$Target/Property[Type="SqlDiscW!Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.Agent"]/ComputerName$</ComputerName>

      <LogName>Application</LogName>

      <AllowProxying>false</AllowProxying>

      <Expression>

        <And>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery>Channel</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>Application</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>207</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery>PublisherName</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>$Target/Property[Type="SqlDiscW!Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.Agent"]/ServiceName$</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

        </And>

      </Expression>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

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

      <Priority>1</Priority>

      <Severity>1</Severity>

      <AlertMessageId>$MPElement[Name="Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.CollectionRule.Agent.Unable_to_connect_to_SQL_Server_1_5_Rule.AlertMessage"]$</AlertMessageId>

      <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>

        <AlertParameter3>$Data/EventDisplayNumber$</AlertParameter3>

        <AlertParameter4>$Data/Params/Param[1]$</AlertParameter4>

      </AlertParameters>

      <Suppression>

        <SuppressionValue/>

      </Suppression>

    </WriteAction>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>