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sql server clustering : SQLServerAgent cluster resource failed to start


tvq
6/29/2005 10:01:01 PM
I have 2 nodes of SQL 2000 Enterprise edition running on 2 windows 2003
(without terminal server)
When i tried to test the failover by selecting move group from cluster
Admin. Every resources succesfully failed over to the other server except
SQLServerAgent, it was shown online pending for a while then all the resource
failed back to the original server.
When I tried to turn off the current primary server and logged on to the
second server, all the resources have changed to the second server
successfully except SQLServerAgent, its status was shown as failed
Geoff N. Hiten
6/30/2005 8:44:01 AM
The SQL Server log and the System Event viewer should have detaled reasons
why the resource failed to come online. Look there and post what you find.

Geoff N. Hiten
Microsoft SQL Server MVP

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tvq
6/30/2005 5:43:01 PM
System Event Log
ID:7000
The SQLSERVERAGENT service failed to start due to the following error:
The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely
fashion.
SQLAGENT.2
2005-06-30 13:40:30 - ? [100] Microsoft SQLServerAgent version 8.00.194 (x86
unicode retail build) : Process ID 924
2005-06-30 13:40:30 - ? [101] SQL Server CLUSTERSQL version 8.00.194 (0
connection limit)
2005-06-30 13:40:30 - ? [102] SQL Server ODBC driver version 3.86.1830
2005-06-30 13:40:30 - ? [103] NetLib being used by driver is DBMSSHRN.DLL;
Local host server is (local)
2005-06-30 13:40:30 - ? [310] 4 processor(s) and 2048 MB RAM detected
2005-06-30 13:40:30 - ? [339] Local computer is CLUSTERSQL running Windows
NT 5.2 (3790) Service Pack 1
2005-06-30 13:40:30 - ! [364] The Messenger service has not been started -
NetSend notifications will not be sent
2005-06-30 13:40:30 - ? [129] SQLSERVERAGENT starting under Windows NT
service control
2005-06-30 13:40:30 - + [260] Unable to start mail session (reason: No mail
profile defined)
2005-06-30 13:40:30 - + [396] An idle CPU condition has not been defined -
OnIdle job schedules will have no effect
2005-06-30 13:40:30 - + [408] SQL Server MSSQLSERVER is clustered -
AutoRestart has been disabled
2005-06-30 13:51:15 - ! [LOG] The data portion of event 19002 from
MSSQLSERVER is invalid
2005-06-30 16:41:44 - ? [131] SQLSERVERAGENT service stopping due to a stop
request from a user, process, or the OS...
2005-06-30 16:41:47 - ? [098] SQLServerAgent terminated (normally)

I can also confirm that the service account used to start SQLServeragent is
the same on both server and the log files are on the share RAID disk.

thanks
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Geoff N. Hiten
7/1/2005 6:49:59 AM
--->SQL Server CLUSTERSQL version 8.00.194 (0 connection limit)

You must apply SQL Server Service Pack 3a or SP4. You can download this
from the Microsoft.com web site. Windows 2003 limits SQL functionality
until SP3a or SP4 has been applied.

Geoff N. Hiten
Microsoft SQL Server MVP


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tvq
7/3/2005 11:43:01 PM
Thanks Geof, I'll give it a go then will post back the result (i'm pretty
sure that I have applied server pack 3 for SQL 2000 En though)

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