Subscription Settings Service Application stuck on starting in SharePoint Server 2019

Question

Application management service was already installed with configuration wizard but when I try to install "Subscription Settings Service Application" it is stuck and showing "Starting"

I have deleted and then install again, and it is stuck again on "starting" status.

how to resolve this.

Answer 1

Hi @Basim Alvi
I'm glad to hear you solve the problem, if you have any issue about SharePoint, you are welcome to raise a ticket in this forum.

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Issue Symptom:
Application management service was already installed with configuration wizard but when I try to install "Subscription Settings Service Application" it is stuck and showing "Starting"

I have deleted and then install again, and it is stuck again on "starting" status.

Current status:
Problem is resolved after installing service application through the powershell use below command these command will change the status of Service Application to Started.

Start the Service Application service

Get-SPServiceInstance | where-object {$_.TypeName -eq "App Management Service"} (Write Service Application Name - copy from the "Service on Server" page)

(Get-SPServiceInstance | where-object {$_.TypeName -eq "App Management Service"}).Provision()

Get-SPServiceInstance | where-object {$_.TypeName -eq "App Management Service"}

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Answer 2

Problem is resolved after installing service application through the powershell use below command these command will change the status of Service Application to Started.

6. Start the Service Application service

Get-SPServiceInstance | where-object {$_.TypeName -eq "App Management Service"} (Write Service Application Name - copy from the "Service on Server" page)

(Get-SPServiceInstance | where-object {$_.TypeName -eq "App Management Service"}).Provision()

Get-SPServiceInstance | where-object {$_.TypeName -eq "App Management Service"}

Answer 3

Hi @Basim Alvi
Please check if SharePoint timer service and SharePoint Administration are running in all WFE servers.

Here is a similar issue for your reference:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/office/en-US/488d4d67-630b-4fdc-9051-bc7deeda4387/subscription-settings-service-application-status-starting-on-sharepoint-2016?forum=sharepointadmin'

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Answer 4

Both powershell windows (Sharepoint and Windows Powershell ISE) open at the same time with Administor rights first run the command in Sharepoint powershell and then at once in the windows powershell.

Want to create Service Application and stuck on Starting use below procedure:

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Start SharePoint PowerShell with Administrator permission then run below command if you want to remove Service Application

  $sa = New-SPSubscriptionSettingsServiceApplication -ApplicationPool 'SharePoint Web Services Default' -Name 'Subscriptions Settings Service Application' -DatabaseName 'Subscription'  

And then keep running below commands under Windows Powershell ISE Start with Administrator rights

         Get-SPTimerJob | ?{$_.schedule.description -eq "One-time"} |select displayname,server,locktype,lastruntime | fl  

        Get-SPTimerJob | where{$_.schedule.description -eq "One-time"} | ForEach-Object{$_.Delete()}  

then for proxy application :

          New-SPSubscriptionSettingsServiceApplicationProxy -ServiceApplication $sa                  

Want to Remove Service Application and stuck on Stopping use below procedure:

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Start SharePoint PowerShell with Administrator permission then run below command if you want to remove Service Application

         Get-SPServiceApplication | Select id, name  

         Remove-SPServiceApplication f2beb3b8-8018-41f0-8b9b-1680d2689df7 -removedata                    (Use ID of your required service aplication from above command)  

And then keep running below commands under Windows Powershell ISE Start with Administrator rights

         Get-SPTimerJob | ?{$_.schedule.description -eq "One-time"} |select displayname,server,locktype,lastruntime | fl  

        Get-SPTimerJob | where{$_.schedule.description -eq "One-time"} | ForEach-Object{$_.Delete()}  

Answer 5

When I Stuck on Stopping status continuous then this command worked.

But when I tried the same command with Starting not worked. still showing Starting.

Subscription Settings still showing starting.