Published:
21 Sep 2009
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Abstract
Agent XPs option is used to enable the SQL Server Agent extended stored procedures on the server. When this option is disabled, the SQL Server Agent node is not available in SQL Server Management Studio Object Explorer. |
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by Aamod Thakur
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Today, Disk space on one of my company's server
was Full. As a Massive database was growing more massively, we were moving some
databases to another drive. At one point the SQL Server got stuck.After rebooting
the server, noticed that SQL Server Agent was disabled. Message
shown in the Object Explorer was SQL Server Agent (Agent XPs disabled). Well, I
had seen this message a few times on other Servers before
this but had ignored it as there werent any important Maintainence Plans
or Jobs Scheduled. But this time that Server was loaded with important Jobs and
Maintainence plans hence had to find out a Solution this time .
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User Comments
Title:
Mr.
Name:
Aamod
Date:
2010-04-27 1:58:49 PM
Comment:
Thanks Schmid, Good to know that it helped someone. N thanks for sharing the other way of solving this issue in SQL Server 2008.
Aamod Thakur
MCITP-DBA
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Title:
Mr.
Name:
Schmid
Date:
2010-04-27 11:57:58 AM
Comment:
Hi Aamod.
This solution worked without any problems or errors. This morning I was checking the SQL Server 2008 instances on our server in preparation for migrating some Access database to SQL 2008, when I noticed the 'Agent XP's disabled' message next to SQL Server Agent for one of those instances. That's odd, I thought. The other instance showed an icon with a red circle with an x, and I could expand the node. I checked SQL Server Configuration Manager, and the settings were the same. I then found your article, ran the script, and I solved my problem.
After doing some more research, I learned that the former SQL Server surface configuration options in SQL 2005 got moved to a new View Facets window in SQL 2008. If one right-clicks on a server in Object Explorer, and then click on Facets, you are able to access all the surface configuration options, and then some! Under the Facet drop down list in the View Facets window, select Server Configuration. Under Facet Properties you will see the option 'AgentXPsEnabled'. If it is set to False, then the SQL Server Agent node is not available. Change it to True, and the node becomes available.
Of course, the code you gave makes the job quick and simple without having to go through Facets.
Cheers, Dirk
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