I have install Sql server express 2012 i am not able to start sql server agent

Question

I have install Sql server express 2012 i am not able to start sql server agent

Answer 1

Hello Rakesh,

Welcome to the Microsoft Support Community.

SQL Server Express 2012 does not support SQL Server Agent, which is why you’re unable to start it. SQL Server Agent is a feature available in the Standard, Business Intelligence, and Enterprise editions of SQL Server.

If you need scheduling and automation capabilities, you might consider upgrading to a higher edition of SQL Server. Alternatively, you can use Windows Task Scheduler or other third-party tools to manage your tasks.

Let me know if you need further assistance or have any other questions!

Thank you,

Answer 2

Hello Rakesh,

Welcome to the Microsoft Support Community.

SQL Server Express 2012 does not support SQL Server Agent, which is why you’re unable to start it. SQL Server Agent is a feature available in the Standard, Business Intelligence, and Enterprise editions of SQL Server.

If you need scheduling and automation capabilities, you might consider upgrading to a higher edition of SQL Server. Alternatively, you can use Windows Task Scheduler or other third-party tools to manage your tasks.

Let me know if you need further assistance or have any other questions!

Thank you,

Hi , I have done all the steps but still not able to please guide us . We have a Windows 2008 r2 server licence.Also, I am not able to create tickets for the support team .

Answer 3

Hi,

Can you Provide how to upgrade i can purchese licence and all things , any techinical support are avaliable . i will pay .

Answer 4

Hi Rakesh Yadav3,

Thank you for posting in the Microsoft Community Forums.

Check the service startup type

The startup type of the SQL Server Agent service should be set to “Automatic”. If it is set to “Disabled” or “Manual”, the service cannot start automatically.

Check the startup type:

You can check the startup type of the SQL Server Agent service by using the PowerShell command Get-Service SQLAgent | Select StartType.

Set the startup type to Automatic:

If the startup type is not “Automatic”, you can set it to “Automatic” by PowerShell command Set-Service SQLAgent -StartupType Automatic.

Check the service account privileges

The service account of SQL Server Agent service may not have enough privileges to access the database or perform related operations.

Find the service account:

Locate the service account for the SQL Server agent service on your computer.

Grant permissions:

Give the service account database access privileges and execution privileges.

Check the port occupancy

The port used by the SQL Server Agent Service may be occupied by other programs, which may cause the service to fail to start.

Check the port occupancy:

Use the command netstat -ano | findstr “port_number” (replace “port_number” with the port number that may be used by the SQL Server proxy service) to check the port occupancy.

Release the port:

If the port is occupied, you can use the command taskkill /pid ProcessID /f (replace “ProcessID” with the PID of the process that occupies the port) to force the process to end, thus releasing the port.

Check the service status and try to start

Check the service status:

You can check the status of the SQL Server agent service through SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) or Windows Service Manager.

Start the service:

In Windows Service Manager, find the “SQL Server Agent (MSSQLSERVER)” service, right-click on the service and select “Start”.

Or, in SSMS, connect to the SQL Server instance, expand the SQL Server instance in “Object Explorer”, right-click “SQL Server Agent” and select “Start”. “Start”.

Check the error log

If the service still stops after starting, you need to check the error log to determine the cause.

View the error log through SSMS:

Use T-SQL command EXECxp_readerrorlog0,1,N'SQL Server Agent' to read the SQL Server error log and find the information related to SQL Server Agent.

Best regards

Neuvi