Task Scheduler issue

We have notes on various Scheduler errors but had one today we have not seen before, Scheduler opens fine and this occurs when sending a Test Email. As far as we are aware nothing has changed unless an update has caused an issue. Have rechecked all settings we can think of - firewall ports etc., restarted services, rebooted

Would anyone have any advice please?

Thanks

Kerry

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claire-craig

Hi Kerry, does the Scheduler Service run as a local system account or is there a specific account and the password has possibly been changed?

Regards

Claire

richardd

Hi Kerry, I would try the same process on the server. This will rule out the client firewall. you could try install the standard windows telnet client and run the following command to test the connection. Standard port for scheduler is 51920

At a command prompt....

TELNET <server> <port>

darpal-thiarha

Hi Kerry

In SQL Server Configuration Manager, in the console pane, expand SQL Server Network Configuration, select Protocols for <instance name>, and then in the right pane double-click TCP/IP.

Check these are enabled.

Regards

Darpal

frank-kamau

Has there been a windows update which may have re-enabled firewall rules? Perhaps port 51920 has now been blocked?

To verify if port 51920 is open, you can use NetStat, CurrPorts, or PortQry.

I would recommend NetStat, as you won’t have to download new software. Run the Command Prompt as administrator.

Type the following command: netstat -ab and hit Enter. Wait for the results to load. Port names will be listed next to the local IP address. Just look for port 51920. You can press Ctrl + F and type 51920 in the word box to search for it. If the port is open, it will show in the results as LISTENING.

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