SQL Server Agent would not start in my lab: Failed to initialize SQL Agent log (reason: Access is denied). Here is what I found in the log folder and the fix.
SQL SERVER – FIX: Msg 22004 – The Log File is Not Using Unicode Format
The SQL Server Agent log would not open in SSMS and showed Msg 22004, the log file is not using Unicode format. Here is the setting that fixed it.
SQL SERVER – How to Get SQL Server Agent Properties?
During a health check someone asked if SQL Server Agent has settings to tune. It does. Here is how to get SQL Server Agent properties with a simple script.
How to List All the SQL Server Jobs When Agent is Disabled? – Interview Question of the Week #171
When SQL Server Agent is disabled, you cannot expand it in SSMS to see its jobs. Here is how to list all the SQL Server Jobs with a simple query instead.
SQL SERVER – Unable to Start SQL Server Agent. Error – Driver’s SQLAllocHandle on SQL_HANDLE_ENV failed
SQL Server Agent would not start, and the log said Driver’s SQLAllocHandle on SQL_HANDLE_ENV failed. Here are the logs I check and the fix I found.
SQL SERVER – Unable to Start Jobs – Error: Enumerate Target Servers Failed for Job
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.
SQL SERVER – Script Level Upgrade for Database ‘master’ Failed Because Upgrade Step ‘sqlagent100_msdb_upgrade.sql’ – Error: 5041: MODIFY FILE Failed
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.