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SQL SERVER – Unable to Start Jobs – Error: Enumerate Target Servers Failed for Job

February 22, 2018
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Error Messages, SQL Log, SQL Server, SQL Server Agent, Starting SQL

They showed me below error when they were trying to run a job. Let us see how we can fix the error Enumerate Target Servers Failed for Job.

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SQL SERVER – Script Level Upgrade for Database ‘master’ Failed Because Upgrade Step ‘sqlagent100_msdb_upgrade.sql’ – Error: 5041: MODIFY FILE Failed

February 13, 2018
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Error Messages, SQL Log, SQL Server, SQL Server Agent, SQL Upgrade, Starting SQL, System Database

One more cause of the script level upgrade failure for ‘sqlagent100_msdb_upgrade.sql’: Error 5041, MODIFY FILE failed. Here is how I fixed it.

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SQL SERVER – Msg 1105 – Could Not Allocate Space for Object Name in Database ‘DB’ Because the ‘PRIMARY’ Filegroup is Full

November 28, 2017
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Error Messages, SQL Log, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Msg 1105 says SQL Server could not allocate space for an object because the PRIMARY filegroup is full, even with free disk. Here is how to reproduce and fix it.

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Event Log Server Management Tool.

SQL SERVER – The Description for Event ID 18456 From Source MSSQLSERVER Cannot be Found

November 15, 2017
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Error Messages, SQL Log, SQL Server

A client’s event log said the description for Event ID 18456 from source MSSQLSERVER cannot be found. Here is what it means and where to see the real error.

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SQL SERVER- Msg 22004, Level 16 – xp_readerrorlog – Failed to Open Loopback Connection. Please See Event Log for More Information

November 6, 2017
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Error Messages, SQL Log, SQL Server

Many DBAs use sp_readerrorlog or xp_readerrorlog to read ERRORLOG files in SQL Server. SQL SERVER – Where is ERRORLOG? Various Ways to Find ERRORLOG Location

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SQL SERVER - SQL Agent Not Starting. The EventLog Service has Not Been Started

SQL SERVER – SQL Agent Not Starting. The EventLog Service has Not Been Started

August 14, 2017
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Error Messages, SQL Log, SQL Server, SQL Server Agent

After a server hardening script, a client’s SQL Agent would not start because the Eventlog Service had not been started. Here is how we traced and fixed it.

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SQL SERVER – Unable to Start SQL When Service Account is Removed From Local Administrators Group. Why?

July 12, 2017
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Error Messages, SQL Log, SQL Server, SQL Server Services

When the service account is removed from local Administrators group, SQL Server may not start. Here is why, and the minimal permissions it needs.

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