Executing SSIS Package Using Jobs In SQL Server Agent Infinite Loop
Jan 4, 2008
I'm trying to execute my package using schedule in SQL Server Agent, I've already tested my package by run it manually in Integration services and it works. The table created, the data from my flat file also inserted into the table correctly and the result return with success.
The question is why when I execute my package using SQL Server Agent, the SQL Server Agent keep executing my package like infinite loop until I stop the job. after I stop the job there is no error generated by sql server. Could you figured why this happen?? I've already tried to upgrade into SP2 and set the package protection level and still not get good result from it. thank you.
Hello All, My database application has certain stored procedures which are scheduled to run at certain predefined interval (say once everyday). Now to implement this logic I have two options with me, first being to use the EXECUTE SQL TASK of the SSIS package and schedule it using the windows scheduler and the other is to use the SQL Server Agent Jobs and schedule it there itself. Now the current implementation is using the SSIS packages and I even know that the second approach of using the SQL Server Agents Job is better. The only thing I want to know is whether it makes sense to invest time in converting my SSIS packages (20 in all) to SQL Server Agent jobs or not. Can somebody briefly explain or give some pointers regarding the performance benefits of Agent Jobs over the SSIS packages.
I try to run a job from SQL Server Agent to execute an SSIS package, but it always fails. However, if I execute the SSIS package directly, it will succeed.
The SQL Agent Job History shows "Unable to start execution of step 1 (reason: Error authenticating proxy DB1DB1_CREDENTIAL, system error: Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password.). The step failed."
P.S. DB1 is my server name, DB1_CREDENTIAL is the account creating the credential
The SQL Server Agent Error Log shows "[298] SQLServer Error: 22046, Impersonation error. [SQLSTATE 42000]"
I've created an account on OS and assigned it to a credential. Then, I created a proxy with the credential and then created the SQL Server Agent job with that proxy.
P.S. My SSIS package protection level is created as "Rely on server storage and roles for access control", because if it is set as "Do not save any sensitive data", package execution will fail even I run it directly.
How can I successfully run SSIS package from SQL Server Agent? Do I lose any setting steps?
Hello everyone. I'm having a problem with the sql server agent occasionally not executing its scheduled jobs, and unless the sql server agent is restarted they will not execute according to their schedule. I've read many posts on people having problems with running a package manually and then not being able to run it in a job, although that is not my problem since these are jobs that have all run successfully historically, and only until the agent is restarted do they start working again. It is the strangest thing.....we have many different jobs on this server and all of them will just mysteriously stop being executed. Two other things of note, the agent and server processes both run on AD accounts, and we receive this error:
SQL Server Scheduled Job 'X' - Status: Failed - Invoked on: 2007-10-27 02:00:00 - Message: The job failed. Unable to determine if the owner (ADadacct) of job 'X' has server access (reason: Unable to connect to server - check SQL Server and SQL Server Agent errorlogs).
I have an SSIS package that utilises a 3rd party ftp program to transfer files (over HTTPS). This software stores details in the users profile relating to addresses, user names and password for transfers. As this is the case the Package needs to be executed by the domain user who has the details set in their profile. The package needs to be executed at a scheduled interval - so I have set up an Agent job to do this, and have the the 'Run As' setting, as a proxy which maps to the required domain user.
The package works fine when executing manually when the required user is logged in. If, however, the user is not logged in - ie when the job kicks off at the schecduled time, the file transfer fails. On debugging I can see that the agent job does not load the user's profile -but instead uses the 'Default User' profile.
The job owner is set as the same domain user that the Run As setting for the step is set. The SQL Server Agent services runs as a different Domain user.
Has anyone else had similar problems - Are there any extra permissions I need to set?
I am execute paakge correctly from my local machine through Agent and Command line. but when i try to execute in another server it fails. I am invoking and executing as an administrator. when i run through the command prompt or as an individual pacakge in file system it works fine.
I am exceuting the package with Protection level Don'tSaveAsSensitive.
I also want to know a way to fine out what the error is exactly.not just the View History. If i set the logging for the package where do i view them???
This code is from BOL (in index type: "DDLs-SQL Server"): Take a look at error handling .. what happens if one of the three cmd.execute within the [Done:] hanlde fails?
It looks to me like we would have an infinite loop! .. am I missing something here?
BOL CODE EXAMPLE: ----------------------------- Dim Cn As New ADODB.Connection Dim Cmd As New ADODB.Command
' If the ADOTestTable does not exist, go to AdoError. On Error GoTo AdoError
' Set up command object. Set Cmd.ActiveConnection = Cn Cmd.CommandText = "DROP TABLE ADOTestTable" Cmd.CommandType = adCmdText Cmd.Execute
Done: Cmd.CommandText = "SET NOCOUNT ON" Cmd.Execute Cmd.CommandText = "CREATE TABLE ADOTestTable (id int, name char(100))" Cmd.Execute Cmd.CommandText = "INSERT INTO ADOTestTable values(1, 'Jane Doe')" Cmd.Execute Cn.Close Exit Sub
AdoError: Dim errLoop As Error Dim strError As String
' Enumerate Errors collection and display properties of ' each Error object. Set Errs1 = Cn.Errors For Each errLoop In Errs1 Debug.Print errLoop.SQLState Debug.Print errLoop.NativeError Debug.Print errLoop.Description Next
GoTo Done
End Sub -------------------------------------------------------
I have an infinite loop in a trigger I and I cant reslove it.
In my system the user updates a stock table from the GUI and on the update I need to check values to see if I need to add records to a StockHistory table. For Example: If the user changes the grade of Product X from A to B then I need to add a new line in StockHistory for product X grade A that decrements the total number of products in the warehouse. Similary I need to increase the quantity of stock for Product X grade B.
I had the trigger working for single updates but now when stock is added to the database (from another db) it has status of 'New'. This isn't actually 'in stock' until the user sets the status to 'Goods In'. This process will then update the status for all records in the category. This caused my trigger to fail as the 'inserted' table now contains many records.
Now the problem I have is the trigger is in an infinite loop. It always shows the id of the first record it finds and the @Quantity values increases as expected. I've taken all my procesing code out of the trigger and adding some debugging stuff but it still doesnt work:
CREATE TRIGGER [StockReturns_on_change] ON [dbo].[StockReturns] FOR UPDATE AS
DECLARE INDIVIDUAL Cursor --- Cursor for all the rows being updated
FOR SELECT Id FROM inserted
OPEN INDIVIDUAL
FETCH NEXT FROM INDIVIDUAL INTO @Id
select @Quantity = 1
print @@FETCH_STATUS print @Id print @Quantity
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0 begin
select @Quantity = @Quantity + 1
print @@FETCH_STATUS print @Id print @Quantity
-- Get the next row from the inserted table FETCH NEXT FROM INDIVIDUAL INTO @Id
End -- While loop on the cursor
-- no close off the cursors CLOSE INDIVIDUAL DEALLOCATE INDIVIDUAL
Hi i have a cursor in a Stored Procedure. The problem is that it's poiting to the first row and causing an infinite loop on it. How can i stop this and make it go to all rows. Here is my code.
Declare @CountTSCourtesy int Declare @WaiterName nvarchar(100), @CursorRestaurantName nvarchar (100) Declare waiter_cursor CURSOR FOR
SELECT new_waiteridname, new_restaurantname FROM dbo.FilteredNew_CommentCard Where new_dateofvisit between @FromDate and @ToDate and new_restaurantname = @Restaurant Open waiter_cursor FETCH NEXT FROM waiter_cursor into @WaiterName,@CursorRestaurantName While @@FETCH_STATUS=0
BEGIN Exec WaitersCountExCourtesy @WaiterName,@CursorRestaurantName
END Close waiter_cursor Deallocate waiter_cursor END
I just got assigned to help out with a couple of problems with the running of DTS packages using the SQL Server Agent, this is the problem and a list of what I've done so far:
There are 4 packages that:
a) Deletes all records from a table and then populates it using a flat file that contains that day's transactions.
b) Creates a report in Excel
c) Creates a summary report in Excel
d) Does a), b) and c) for another table.
All these packages are scheduled to run weekdays starting at 8:00 am, and they were owned by sa. Last month we had a massive change of passwords thanks to an audit and unfortunately the dba left without letting us know that password. After the massive change, these packages started failing with errors like:
The job failed. The Job was invoked by Schedule 18 (DLYINVDT_XLS). The last step to run was step 1 (DLYINVDT_XLS).
The job failed. The Job was invoked by Schedule 22 (AGAR830_dts). The last step to run was step 1 (AGAR830_dts)
Yesterday I went into all the packages and changed the connection properties from user sa to another user that has permission over the tables and ran the 4 of them at least 10 times each, both using my personal laptop and directly in the server (just wanted to check remote and local, even though I know it really has nothing to do with the execution that its always local to the server).
Now, the funny thing is that I came in this morning and guess what..... yeap, the packages failed, I can run them manually with NO problem at all, but if I run them using the SQL Server Agent then they just will not run.
At the time I was writing this I found out the password for sa, so now I'm using it but unfortunately no change, the errors now are :
The job failed. The Job was invoked by User sa. The last step to run was step 1 (AGAR830_dts)
I'm an informix dba and I started training myself in sql a couple of months ago so I'm confortable with what I'm doing, but at this point in time I'm about to throw something to the screen :) Since I can execute the packages manually then the users are happy, but I would really like to find out why the Agent is not working right.
I want to run ssis package in sql server 2005 agent. i've made a new JOB with 3 steps ( 3 ssis package)
But when i run the job, i see only 2 "actions step" in the windows :
Start job ..... Execute job ....
I would like to see at least the execution status of every ssis package and if it's possible, the execution of every task ( to see quickly if there's some error and what's wrong)
Just an FYI for those scheduling SSIS packages on 64bit Itaniums. This came to light when using a 32 bit OLEDB driver on a 64bit Itanium.
When manually executing the package on the server through SQL Management Studio, we got the expected results. However, when we scheduled the package as a job, it failed every time. The error was: "The AcquireConnection method call to the connection manager 'ConnectionName' failed with error code 0xC0202009€?.
We tried everything to fix this, but nothing worked. Finally we found that when manually running the package, SQL Management Studio was calling the 32bit version of dtexec.exe, while the Agent calls the 64bit version of dtexec.exe. The fix is to not use the "SQL Server Integration Services Package" type in the job step, but use "Operating system (CmdExec)" type. Then in the command box, call the 32bit (x86) version of dtexec.exe.
I'm trying to build a simple cursor to understand how they work. From the temp table, I would like to print out the values of the table, when I run my cursor it just keeps running the output of the first row infinitely. I just want it to print out the 7 rows in the table ...
IF OBJECT_ID('TempDB..#tTable','U') IS NOT NULL DROP TABLE #tTable CREATE TABLE #tTable
Hi everybody, I'm newby in SSIS. I have been using DTS in SQL 2000. Trying to learn how to execute SSIS package from C# code of ASP.NET web server. Here's my case: 1. SSIS package with simple data transformation from one table to CSV is stored in SQL Server 2005 storage 2. CSV is for simplicity placed in C: .txt 3. I haven't used SSIS configuration files 4. Protection level of package = EncryptSensitiveWithUserKey 5. Executes OK from Bussiness inteligence studio 6. I've created console application with this code:
7. When I connect through Remote Desktop Connection I successfully execute this console application on SQL server host machine. 8. When I try execution from computer where I develop package and where I successfully executed it from Bussiness inteligence studio I'm geting FAILURE was a result
Connection params for SQL are same in console application and in SSIS project of Bussiness inteligence studio.
I'm using SSIS package to extract text file, and load into SQL Server. I test the SSIS package import manually, it works. Then I'm using SQL Server Agent to set up schedule. According to the log, the job agent work at the scheduled time, yet job agent throw out the error message.
Message1: The job failed. The Job was invoked by User sysAdmin. The last step to run was step 1 (Extract Data).
Message2: Executed as user: SQLSERVERsysAdmin. The package could not be loaded. The step failed.
Now I only have 1 step and set up "on success action" then "quite the reporting success". Any clue? Thanks
I would like to find out, if there is something I can implement/or should I need to implement to avoid running two concurrent processes of 1 SSIS Package. I mean by default, I will schedule the SSIS package to run utilizing SQL Server Agent. But How I avoid/prevent it to run concurrently or what do I need to setup where I only allow 1 instance of my package to run. Thanks.
I'm having an issue in SQL Server 2005 with jobs that execute SSIS packages. The jobs run fine for a week or so, then I'll come to find that four or five (of the ten or so jobs) are hung in "executing" status. They seem to hang indefinitely (as some have been "executing" for hours with no end. The schedules of the hung jobs are all different, varying from every 10 minutes to nightly. The packages perform completely diffent tasks, as well. I can't seem to find any common thread with the jobs that get hung, other than they are all executing SSIS packages.
I've tried manually stopping the jobs and restarting the agent and SQL Server but the jobs hang again on there next scheduled run. The only thing that fixes the issue is rebooting the box, and then the jobs hang again in a week or so. Could some sort of memory leak be consuming resources throughout the week and be causing the jobs to eventually hang? I just rebooted the box and the sqlagent90.exe process is currently using about 7mb of memory. I'll keep an eye on it. Any other suggestions?
I've thought of creating another job that stops jobs that are hung, but what's to say that this job won't get hung as well? Plus this seems like a band-aid fix...
I don't recall having these problems until installing SQL Server 2005 SP2. Could this be related? I've searched like crazy and still can't find a resolution to this. It's becoming a big PITA...
Anyway, any suggestions would be very much appreciated!
I've been looking everywhere for a hint on how to tackle this, but can't get it to work.
I have an SSIS package that I am trying to run from SQL Server Agent.
I have been able to run it fine from the IDE, and from within the Integration Services system on my database server. However when I try to run the package via SQL Server Agent I get the following error: "Executed as user: MyDomainSQLServer. The package execution failed. The step failed."
The login name is the SQL Server service account, which is a domain account on our domain. The package is set with EncryptSensitiveWithPassword and the password is supplied on the command line via the /DECRYPT flag.
I am thinking that maybe there is a permissions problem with the service account, but I can't find any detailed information about what actual permissions this account requires. I have tried expanding its permissions, but continue to get this error.
How should the MyDomainSQLServer account be configured?
I have a problem running an SSIS package in a SQL Server job. The package runs fine if I run it from the MSDB location, but if I try to run the job it fails. The job is set to Run as: SQL Agent Service Account. The SQL Service Agent service runs as a domain user SQLExec. I have logged in as this user and run the SSIS package and it runs fine, but if I create a job with only this step it fails. There isn't much information about where there is a problem. Any ideas or ways to troubleshoot this problem would be very much appreciated.
I created a SSIS package using VS2005 with the "ProtectionLevel" set to "DontSaveSensitive" . I executed the package and it completed without an error. I then built the package and deployed it to the SSIS inside the folder "MSDB". I run the pakage in SSIS and it worked perfectly. Then I created a job in SQL Server Agent and have it run in a per-set schedule. It failed to run withthe following error:
Message Executed as user: SRVSOUDB01SYSTEM. Microsoft (R) SQL Server Execute Package Utility Version 9.00.3042.00 for 64-bit Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1984-2005. All rights reserved. Started: 10:11:02 PM Error: 2008-05-12 22:11:03.17 Code: 0xC001401E Source: STDM Connection manager "Target_AS_STDM.abf" Description: The file name "\Svmppodb01OLAP DataSql DataBackUpAS_STDM.abf" specified in the connection was not valid. End Error Error: 2008-05-12 22:11:03.17 Code: 0xC001401D Source: STDM Description: Connection "Target_AS_STDM.abf" failed validation. End Error DTExec: The package execution returned DTSER_FAILURE (1). Started: 10:11:02 PM Finished: 10:11:03 PM Elapsed: 0.422 seconds. The package execution failed. The step failed.
The error mentioned the step in SSIS Package that requires to copy the backup of the OLAP database file "AS_STDM.abf" from the Source Server location (local processing server SRVSPOYDB01) to the Targer Server location (remote production server SVMPPODB01) "Svmppodb01OLAP DataSql DataBackUpAS_STDM.abf". This step worked in the SSIS(SRVSOUDB01) when executing there. Why it is not working in Sql Server Agent(SRVSOUDB01). It also works in VS 2005.
I have setup a step in SQL Server Agent to run a SSIS package that I have created. However the step fails straight away and refers me to the history log, which doesnt seem to show what the problem is.
I've tried running the package manually through dtexec.exe and it runs through fine. Does anyone know what the problem could be?
I have an SSIS ETL Package that runs perfectly in debugger.
It is saved to the local SQL Server using "rely on server security".
The SQL Server Agent job runs at night and the job fails right at the last step. It is actually loading the data, because I write a record with row counts to an audit table, and they are successfully incrementing.
The real issue to me is that it is failing randomly, sometimes it will run 7 times then fail once, others it will go 2 or 3 days then fail. The job runs at the same time every night, and takes within a minute or two variance.
I've looked at the logs, and done a trace, and I can't seem to find anything that would cause the failure. The closest thing to an error is a join parameter note in the trace that's on tthe MSDB database.
Not a lot to work with, I know... but does anybody have any advice for me? Thank you in advance!
HELP! I have been banging my head against a brick wall on this one all this morning AAAAAAGGGHHH!
1. I have an SSIS package that runs a simple SQL script and then updates a few tables by downloading some XML of the web. It runs fine when I kick it off manually under SSMS.
2. I created a SQL Server Agent job to run it every day. This always fails. The error information in the log is useless ("Executed as user: domainuser. The package execution failed. The step failed." - I had already figured that out!). It fails almost straight away, and when I enable logging for the SSIS package, no info is ever logged (text file, windows event log, whatever).
3. Out of desperation I have changed Agent to run under the same domain user account that I created the package with. No use.
My questions:
1. How can I get more detailed logging from SQL Server Agent?
2 Any ideas about why it's failing in the first place.
I am having a strange error coming in SQL server 2005.
I had a DTS package developed in SQl server 2000. Then i had migrated that DTS package to SSIS package using Execute DTS 2000 package. The conversion is successfull.
Then when i manullt execute this package it runs successfully without giving any error. But then wheh i schedule a SQL server agent job for the same above SSIS package it fails giving me some cryptographic error as follows:
Message Executed as user: CATOS-CGDBTUW02SYSTEM. ....3042.00 for 32-bit Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1984-2005. All rights reserved. Started: 11:00:00 PM Error: 2008-02-20 23:00:00.66 Code: 0xC0016016 Source: Description: Failed to decrypt protected XML node "PackagePassword" with error 0x8009000B "Key not valid for use in specified state.". You may not be authorized to access this information. This error occurs when there is a cryptographic error. Verify that the correct key is available. End Error Error: 2008-02-20 23:00:00.66 Code: 0xC0016016 Source: Description: Failed to decrypt protected XML node "SQLPassword" with error 0x8009000B "Key not valid for use in specified state.". You may not be authorized to access this information. This error occurs when there is a cryptographic error. Verify that the correct key is available. End Error Error: 2008-02-20 23:00:01.00 Code: 0x00000000 Source: Execute DTS 2000 Package T... The package execution fa... The step failed.
Not sure why is this happening.
Manually running the SSIS package from Visual studio does not gives error, but the same SSIS package when is been schedule from SQL server 2005's SQL server agent job it fails giving above error.
I have developed an SSIS package for ETL purpose. I am invoking the SSIS package through .Net console application by referencing the ManagedDTS Assembly. I am able to execute the package in Sql Server 2005 Developer Edition and it runs fine till completion.
But when i try to execute the packahe in Sql Server 2005 Standard edition, by invoking the package through .Net console application the status of the package is failure.
Can any one help me how to over come this problem.
I would like to fetch the data flow component name while package is executing. Since system variable named [System::SourceName] only fetches name of the control flow tasks? Is there a way to capture them?
I have a problem where I have an SSIS package (SQL Server 2005) that won't run properly from SQL Server Agent, but it runs fine when kicked off manually from Integration Services -> Run Package or when run in debug from Visual Studio.
The first step in the package checks for the existance of a file via a script task. The script looks like this...
Code Block Public Sub Main()
Dim TaskResult As Integer Dim ImportFile As String = CStr(Dts.Variables("BaseDirectory").Value) + CStr(Dts.Variables("ImportDirectory").Value) + CStr(Dts.Variables("ImportFile").Value)
If Dir(ImportFile) = "" Then Dts.TaskResult = Dts.Results.Failure Else Dts.TaskResult = Dts.Results.Success End If
Return
End Sub
This script runs fine and the file is seen as expected when I run the package manually. But as a step in a SQL Server Agent job, it doesn't see the file.
The SQL Server Agent service is set to start up / log on as a Local System Account. I've also tried setting up a credential / proxy (using an account that I know can see and even move / rename the file) to run the job as but that didn't seem to help.
The package is being run from SQL Server (stored in MSDB) and is set to rely on SQL Server for sensitive information, so I don't think that's an issue; other packages are set up like this in terms of sensitive data and run fine.
Any ideas why my script can't "see" the file I'm looking at when it's kicked off by SQL Server agent? I've looked and looked...I can't seem to figure this out. I would really appreciate any help you might be able to offer up.
My package is connecting to an external data provider using an OLEDB driver . The package runs fine in debug mode.When i tried to run the same from SQL server agent it failed  to aquire the connection. The OLEDB provider does not contain too much of information , ( connection string, initial catalog, blank user name and password).The same package executes successfully if i run using dtexec in BAT file.But if i use the dtexec in sql server job step as operating system command and try to run, the job will fail reporting " can not aquire the connection".
I have a problem i receive the following error message when i try to add an new step into a SQL Server Agent job :
Failed to retrieve data for this request. (Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoEnum) Additional information: An exception occured while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch. (Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo) The current transaction cannot be committed and cannot support operations that write to the log file. Roll back the transaction The current transaction cannot be committed and cannot support operations that write to the log file. Roll back the transaction The current transaction cannot be committed and cannot support operations that write to the log file. Roll back the transaction The current transaction cannot be committed and cannot support operations that write to the log file. Roll back the transaction The current transaction cannot be committed and cannot support operations that write to the log file. Roll back the transaction The current transaction cannot be committed and cannot support operations that write to the log file. Roll back the transaction The current transaction cannot be committed and cannot support operations that write to the log file. Roll back the transaction The current transaction cannot be committed and cannot support operations that write to the log file. Roll back the transaction The current transaction cannot be committed and cannot support operations that write to the log file. Roll back the transaction The current transaction cannot be committed and cannot support operations that write to the log file. Roll back the transaction.(Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 3930)
This error pops up right after i change the type of the step to "SQL Server Intergration Services Package"
I have made the following configurations:
The user group (windows group) that the user belongs has the following roles in msdb :
i have made a proxy to sql server agent which has the following subsystems :
"SQL Server Integration Services Provider" the proxy is tied to the same login which has those SQLagent and dts roles in msdb database.
Im using windows authentication and the user that logs into the sql server is in the same group that i have set all of the rights.
Ps. Clearly im missing some role or right somewhere because as soon as i give the group sysadmin role then all the users in that group can create SSIS steps in the agent.
Ps. Ps. I have been living under the impression that i dont have to give sysadmin rights to people that create ssis packages and schedule then with the agent.
I'm trying to run a task that executes a script file (cmd). When i run it with in bids with my own users (domain admin) it works. When i start a cmd prompt and try to run the cmd file directly from the network location where it is it works (with my own rights and with the sql server agent user).
Now when i try to run in from smss > agent jobs > job and run job it never completes. Im not getting any error message either it just keeps on running on the step ??? It seems like a rights issue, but the account running the sql server agent is able to execute the cmd file directly from the command prompt.
There are no errors in any error logs anywhere and no error is displayed...
Ps. Im running the job step as a integration service pacgake.
