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sql server replication : Cannot view merge agent properties (to log errors)
Hi,
I am using SQL Server 2000 SP4, running merge replication with one subscriber. We were previously using transactional replication but encountered a number of problems with the queue reader, and we think merge replication may suit our situation better and be more reliable. When we had transactional rep, we had verbose logging on the q and log reader agents, and I would like to turn on this logging for the merge agent. Publication machine is also the distributor. When I try to open the merge agent properties (right click), EM says 'establishing connection to SQL Server' and then after a while fails with the msg 'a connection could not be established to <myRemoteSQLServer> ... SQL Server does not exist or access denied ...' I cannot connect to my remote SQLServer because it is a remote laptop (connected to internet via 3G/GPRS/wifi, and via VPN to my publication server), and is not on the same domain as my publication server. Why does SQL Server want to connect directly to my subscription laptop to view the properties of an agent that resides on the publication machine? I never had this with the q or log reader agents when using transactional rep. Is this just a unique 'feature' of the merge agent? How can I view/edit the agent properties to allow logging of errors (can I perhaps enable this through T-SQL?). I want to go to run agent step and set -Output C:\Temp\MERGEOUTPUT.txt -Outputverboselevel 2 Thanks,
Hi,
Thanks for your reply. If I look at the jobs (Management/SQL Server Agent/Jobs) I can't see one that seems to match this merge agent. I know the subscription job appears in this folder on the subscriber, is this the job folder you meant? The replication jobs are: Reinitialise subscriptions having data validation failures (alert response) Distribution clean up Agent history clean up RNASERVER-GlimpsePub2-GlimpsePub2-12 (snapshot) Expired subscription clean up What do you mean by a phantom agent? It isn't created by an ActiveX control. I simply created the replication (publisher and subscriber) using the wizards in EM. Thanks, Kath [quoted text, click to view] "Hilary Cotter" wrote:
> Something is wrong here. Perhaps the agent is a phantom agent or an agent > created by an ActiveX Control. Drill down in your jobs folder and see if you > can identify the job there, You should be able to edit it here and make the > necessary changes. > > -- > Hilary Cotter > Looking for a SQL Server replication book? > http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html > > Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS > http://www.indexserverfaq.com > > "Kath" <Kat@community.nospam> wrote in message > news:A0A1FD8C-7357-40CB-8780-6AD740E329A3@microsoft.com... > > Hi, > > I am using SQL Server 2000 SP4, running merge replication with one > > subscriber. We were previously using transactional replication but > > encountered a number of problems with the queue reader, and we think merge > > replication may suit our situation better and be more reliable. When we > > had > > transactional rep, we had verbose logging on the q and log reader agents, > > and > > I would like to turn on this logging for the merge agent. Publication > > machine > > is also the distributor. > > > > When I try to open the merge agent properties (right click), EM says > > 'establishing connection to SQL Server' and then after a while fails with > > the > > msg 'a connection could not be established to <myRemoteSQLServer> ... SQL > > Server does not exist or access denied ...' > > > > I cannot connect to my remote SQLServer because it is a remote laptop > > (connected to internet via 3G/GPRS/wifi, and via VPN to my publication > > server), and is not on the same domain as my publication server. > > > > Why does SQL Server want to connect directly to my subscription laptop to > > view the properties of an agent that resides on the publication machine? I > > never had this with the q or log reader agents when using transactional > > rep. > > Is this just a unique 'feature' of the merge agent? How can I view/edit > > the > > agent properties to allow logging of errors (can I perhaps enable this > > through T-SQL?). I want to go to run agent step and set -Output > > C:\Temp\MERGEOUTPUT.txt -Outputverboselevel 2 > > > > Thanks, > > Kath > >
Something is wrong here. Perhaps the agent is a phantom agent or an agent
created by an ActiveX Control. Drill down in your jobs folder and see if you can identify the job there, You should be able to edit it here and make the necessary changes. -- Hilary Cotter Looking for a SQL Server replication book? http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS http://www.indexserverfaq.com [quoted text, click to view] "Kath" <Kat@community.nospam> wrote in message news:A0A1FD8C-7357-40CB-8780-6AD740E329A3@microsoft.com... > Hi, > I am using SQL Server 2000 SP4, running merge replication with one > subscriber. We were previously using transactional replication but > encountered a number of problems with the queue reader, and we think merge > replication may suit our situation better and be more reliable. When we > had > transactional rep, we had verbose logging on the q and log reader agents, > and > I would like to turn on this logging for the merge agent. Publication > machine > is also the distributor. > > When I try to open the merge agent properties (right click), EM says > 'establishing connection to SQL Server' and then after a while fails with > the > msg 'a connection could not be established to <myRemoteSQLServer> ... SQL > Server does not exist or access denied ...' > > I cannot connect to my remote SQLServer because it is a remote laptop > (connected to internet via 3G/GPRS/wifi, and via VPN to my publication > server), and is not on the same domain as my publication server. > > Why does SQL Server want to connect directly to my subscription laptop to > view the properties of an agent that resides on the publication machine? I > never had this with the q or log reader agents when using transactional > rep. > Is this just a unique 'feature' of the merge agent? How can I view/edit > the > agent properties to allow logging of errors (can I perhaps enable this > through T-SQL?). I want to go to run agent step and set -Output > C:\Temp\MERGEOUTPUT.txt -Outputverboselevel 2 > > Thanks, > Kath
Sometimes the replication agent folders get messed up and either to not show
agents or display agents which have been deleted. Is it possible that you are doing a pull? This might explain what you are seeing. -- Hilary Cotter Director of Text Mining and Database Strategy RelevantNOISE.Com - Dedicated to mining blogs for business intelligence. This posting is my own and doesn't necessarily represent RelevantNoise's positions, strategies or opinions. Looking for a SQL Server replication book? http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS http://www.indexserverfaq.com [quoted text, click to view] "Kath" <Kat@community.nospam> wrote in message news:6721DAD4-B8AD-48C1-B157-05CB0237A3AC@microsoft.com... > Hi, > > Thanks for your reply. If I look at the jobs (Management/SQL Server > Agent/Jobs) I can't see one that seems to match this merge agent. I know > the > subscription job appears in this folder on the subscriber, is this the job > folder you meant? > > The replication jobs are: > Reinitialise subscriptions having data validation failures (alert > response) > Distribution clean up > Agent history clean up > RNASERVER-GlimpsePub2-GlimpsePub2-12 (snapshot) > Expired subscription clean up > > What do you mean by a phantom agent? > > It isn't created by an ActiveX control. I simply created the replication > (publisher and subscriber) using the wizards in EM. > > Thanks, > Kath > > > > > "Hilary Cotter" wrote: > >> Something is wrong here. Perhaps the agent is a phantom agent or an agent >> created by an ActiveX Control. Drill down in your jobs folder and see if >> you >> can identify the job there, You should be able to edit it here and make >> the >> necessary changes. >> >> -- >> Hilary Cotter >> Looking for a SQL Server replication book? >> http://www.nwsu.com/0974973602.html >> >> Looking for a FAQ on Indexing Services/SQL FTS >> http://www.indexserverfaq.com >> >> "Kath" <Kat@community.nospam> wrote in message >> news:A0A1FD8C-7357-40CB-8780-6AD740E329A3@microsoft.com... >> > Hi, >> > I am using SQL Server 2000 SP4, running merge replication with one >> > subscriber. We were previously using transactional replication but >> > encountered a number of problems with the queue reader, and we think >> > merge >> > replication may suit our situation better and be more reliable. When we >> > had >> > transactional rep, we had verbose logging on the q and log reader >> > agents, >> > and >> > I would like to turn on this logging for the merge agent. Publication >> > machine >> > is also the distributor. >> > >> > When I try to open the merge agent properties (right click), EM says >> > 'establishing connection to SQL Server' and then after a while fails >> > with >> > the >> > msg 'a connection could not be established to <myRemoteSQLServer> ... >> > SQL >> > Server does not exist or access denied ...' >> > >> > I cannot connect to my remote SQLServer because it is a remote laptop >> > (connected to internet via 3G/GPRS/wifi, and via VPN to my publication >> > server), and is not on the same domain as my publication server. >> > >> > Why does SQL Server want to connect directly to my subscription laptop >> > to >> > view the properties of an agent that resides on the publication >> > machine? I >> > never had this with the q or log reader agents when using transactional >> > rep. >> > Is this just a unique 'feature' of the merge agent? How can I view/edit >> > the >> > agent properties to allow logging of errors (can I perhaps enable this >> > through T-SQL?). I want to go to run agent step and set -Output >> > C:\Temp\MERGEOUTPUT.txt -Outputverboselevel 2 >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Kath >> >> >>
Hello Kath,
I understand that when you tried to configure merge agent to set verbose log, you recived the error message that it cannot access remote server hosting subscriber. If it is incorrect, please let me know. As Hilary mentioned, this could occur if you tried to configure merge agent of a pull subscription. Merge agent actually runs on the subscriber for pull subscription, and you could find the job related on the subscriber. Also, you could configure the verbose output directly in the job step on the subscriber If you have further questions on the issue, please feel free to let's know. Best Regards, Peter Yang MCSE2000/2003, MCSA, MCDBA Microsoft Online Partner Support When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so that others may learn and benefit from your issue. ===================================================== This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
Hello Kath,
Just want to check in if you have further questions or concerns on this issue. Please feel free to post back if you wound like further assistance. Best Regards, Peter Yang MCSE2000/2003, MCSA, MCDBA Microsoft Online Partner Support When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so that others may learn and benefit from your issue. ===================================================== This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
Hi Peter and Hilary,
Sorry for my delayed reply. Thanks to you both for your quick responses. I do in fact have a pull subscription, I didn't realise the agent is actually based on the subscriber. I don't have access to the subscriber machine (it is a client's tablet) but will contact them today to talk them through adding the verbose logging, I can see where I need to add it on my test replication in the office (I suppose since both my publisher and subscriber machines in my test replication scenario are on the same network, that's why I am able to edit the merge agent properties from the publisher). Thanks again for your help, Kath [quoted text, click to view] ""privatenews"" wrote:
> Hello Kath, > > Just want to check in if you have further questions or concerns on this > issue. Please feel free to post back if you wound like further assistance. > > Best Regards, > > Peter Yang > MCSE2000/2003, MCSA, MCDBA > Microsoft Online Partner Support > > When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so > that others may learn and benefit from your issue. > > ===================================================== > > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. > >
Hello Kath,
Great to hear things are clear to you now. Please feel free to post back if you need further assistance. Thanks. Best Regards, Peter Yang MCSE2000/2003, MCSA, MCDBA Microsoft Online Partner Support When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so that others may learn and benefit from your issue. ===================================================== This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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