MSSQL on Windows: Unable to open the physical file

Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.EventRule.DBEngine.EventCollectionRule.DBEngine.UnableToOpenThePhysicalFile (Rule)

SQL Server has failed to open the physical file.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

SQL Server has failed to open the physical file.

Causes

This error may be caused by a variety of reasons. Please make sure that all required storage resources are available and SQL Server has both write and read access.

Overridable Parameters

Name	Description	Default Value
Enabled	Enables or disables the workflow.	Yes
Interval (seconds)	The recurring interval of time in seconds in which to run the workflow.	300
Priority	Defines Alert Priority.	1
Severity	Defines Alert Severity.	2
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.	200
Timeout for query execution (seconds)	The workflow will fail and register an event, if the query execution takes longer than the specified period.	60
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.Windows.DBEngine

Category

EventCollection

Enabled

True

Alert Generate

True

Alert Severity

Error

Alert Priority

Normal

Remotable

True

Alert Message

MSSQL on Windows: SQL Server has failed to open the physical file

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Comment

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Member Modules:

ID	Module Type	TypeId	RunAs
DS	DataSource	Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.DataSource.EventCollectionFiltered	Default
GenerateAlert	WriteAction	System.Health.GenerateAlert	Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.EventRule.DBEngine.EventCollectionRule.DBEngine.UnableToOpenThePhysicalFile" Target="SqlDiscW!Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.DBEngine" Enabled="true" ConfirmDelivery="true" Remotable="true" Comment="Mom2017ID='{2531CFA5-7EF0-4B45-AAA1-DAE73294DFF6}';MOM2017GroupID={467ECC75-C5DA-42BD-955C-A73BBB51AF74}">

  <Category>EventCollection</Category>

  <DataSources>

    <DataSource ID="DS" Comment="DS" TypeID="Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.DataSource.EventCollectionFiltered">

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

      <SqlExecTimeoutSeconds>60</SqlExecTimeoutSeconds>

      <SqlTimeoutSeconds>15</SqlTimeoutSeconds>

      <TimeoutSeconds>200</TimeoutSeconds>

      <IntervalSeconds>300</IntervalSeconds>

      <SyncTime/>

      <EventDisplayNumber>5120</EventDisplayNumber>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

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

      <Priority>1</Priority>

      <Severity>2</Severity>

      <AlertMessageId>$MPElement[Name="Microsoft.SQLServer.Windows.EventRule.DBEngine.EventCollectionRule.DBEngine.UnableToOpenThePhysicalFile.AlertMessage"]$</AlertMessageId>

      <AlertParameters>

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

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

        <AlertParameter3>Event ID: $Data/Property[@Name='EventID']$. $Data/Property[@Name='Message']$</AlertParameter3>

      </AlertParameters>

      <Suppression>

        <SuppressionValue/>

      </Suppression>

    </WriteAction>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>