SQBCoreService.exe/SQL Backup agent fails to start
pmoss
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The sql backup server service will not start on one of our servers even after trying the following:
Rebooting
installing older versions
installing the latest version 4.6
using system accounts
using other administrator equivalent accounts
using sql accounts vs windows authenticated accounts
The only error message I get from sql backup is;
"Error: Failed to contact service application. Please ensure that the SQL Backup Agent service startup user name and password are valid, and that the service has been started on the server"
There are two sql 2000 instances on this 2003 server.
Please help.
Rebooting
installing older versions
installing the latest version 4.6
using system accounts
using other administrator equivalent accounts
using sql accounts vs windows authenticated accounts
The only error message I get from sql backup is;
"Error: Failed to contact service application. Please ensure that the SQL Backup Agent service startup user name and password are valid, and that the service has been started on the server"
There are two sql 2000 instances on this 2003 server.
Please help.
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SQL Backup Consultant Developer
Associate, Yohz Software
Beyond compression - SQL Backup goodies under the hood, updated for version 8
SQBCoreService service could not start because the syntax to start the service was not correct. This server had a named instance of sql. There must be a -I nameofinstance specified in the path to the executable.
Example
C:\Program Files\Red Gate\SQL Backup\SQLPROD7\SQBCoreService.exe -i instancenamehere
Once this was added the service started with no issue. For some reason an uninstall of redgate and reinstall did not fix the path issue.