Problems: Cluster resource SQL Server Agent in clustered role ‘ZZZCRMSQLP1VS1’ failed

Resolutions:

• Requesting a temp local admin right on both cluster nodes
• RPD into both WIndow Server 2012 cluster nodes
• Opened the Failover CLuster Manager
• Trying to bright online MS SQL Agent, but the MS SQL Agent Failed to  run and be online.
• Then, I opened up SQL Server Configuration Manager and make sure all the SQL Server services are running.  Immediate, I found SQL Server Agent stopped running.  Then, I tried to restart the SQL Agent services but the SQL Agent services failed.
• Next, I investigated the WIndow Server Cluster event and logs and the cluster event and logs’ showed:

Cluster resource ‘SQL Server Agent (ZZZCRMSQLP1VS1)’ of type ‘SQL Server Agent’ in clustered role ‘ZZZCRMSQLP1VS1’ failed.

Based on the failure policies for the resource and role, the cluster service may try to bring the resource online on this node or move the group to another node of the cluster and then restart it.  Check the resource and group state using Failover Cluster Manager or the Get-ClusterResource Windows PowerShell cmdlet.

The Cluster service failed to bring clustered role ‘ZZZCRMSQLP1VS1’ completely online or offline. One or more resources may be in a failed state. This may impact the availability of the clustered role.

I recalled that one of DBA team just updated he SQL Agent service account passwords,  could the password updated caused this errors.

So, I requested the SQL Agent service account password from Server team and re-enter the password.  Then, bring the SQL Agent resource online.  Amazing to me that the SQL Agent resources are back online and running.  It’ safe my day!!!

Moving  or Fail-over the SQL Cluster Role from Node 1 to Node 2. And make sure the SQL Server cluster instance and Server Agent resource were online, up and running.

Manually fail-over the SQL Cluster Roles from Node2 to Node1 and make sure the SQL Server cluster instance and resources were online,  up and running.