Support-Info: (FIM Service MA): RunStatus: Stopped-Server Troubleshooter Resources

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All,

The stopped-server status is a common item that people can see when working with the FIM Service Management Agent.  The purpose of this blog posting is to help centralize some information to help troubleshoot the stopped-server run status.

First, what is a stopped-server run status.  It is a status that is returned in the RunStatus WMI Method.  Find more information here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms699322(v=vs.100).aspx

 

  • In the table below, you will find some information on recommended troubleshooting steps to help isolate and possibly resolve a stopped-server run status issue.  These steps are commonly run by the FIM/MIM Support Team when troubleshooting the stopped-server run status.
TROUBLESHOOTING ITEM BLOG / WIKI / ARTICLE REFERENCE
Where to look
  • Here are some good areas to review when troubleshooting a stopped-server run status
    • Request History: A stopped-server run status will normally sit and not display any statistics for a long period of time.  To see if there is actually things happening with a FIM Service Management Agent Export Run Profile, you can review the Request History while the run execution is processing.In the Portal, select Search Requests and then click the magnifying glass to search today's requests.
    • Forefront Identity Manager Management Agent Event Log:This is found on the Synchronization Service machine Event Viewer under Applications and Services.
    • Application Event Log on the Synchronization Server:
    • Forefront Identity Manager Event Log:This is the FIM Service Event Log found on the machine with the FIM Service.
Refresh the FIM Service Management Agent Schema
Rebuild the Indexes on both the FIMService Database and FIMSynchronizationService Database

Forefront Identity Manager Management Agent Event Log

  • The FIM Service Management Agent logs information to the Forefront Identity Manager Management Agent Event Log.  You will find this Event Log in the Event Viewer under the Applications and Services Logs.  If you are receiving a stopped-server run status, we do recommend starting here to discover what is happening.
  • If you open a Microsoft Support Case, please export this Event Log, compress it and send it along with the Microsoft Support Case.
FIM MA EVENT LOG BLOG / WIKI / ARICLE REFERENCE
The export session has timed out waiting for responses https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/iamsupport/2017/11/15/support-tip-fim-service-ma-stopped-server-the-export-session-has-timed-out-waiting-for-responses/
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Timeout expired  
NOTE You will find the information on sync.clearruns here
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/11331.fim-2010-r2-troubleshooting-stopped-server-error-on-the-fim-service-management-agent.aspx

 

 

 

 

 

 

SQL Server Error Logs and/or SQL Server Profiler Trace

  • Part of troubleshooting, you may take a SQL Server Profiler Trace and/or review the SQL Server Error Logs.  If you do, here are some things you may discover while reviewing those logs.
SQL Server Exception BLOG / WIKI / ARTICLE REFERENCE
an exception occurred while enqueueing a message in the target queue.  Error 15517 https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/iamsupport/2017/09/01/support-tip-fim-service-ma-stopped-server-error-15517-state-1-cannot-execute-as-thed-database-principal-because-the-principal-dbo-does-not-exist-this-type-of-principal-cannot-be-imp/

General Information on the FIM Service Management Agent

  • The purpose of this section is to help tune the FIM Service Management Agent to possibly assist in preventing the stopped-server status.  This does not mean that you will not receive it, it just assists in the possibility of reducing the risk of stopped-server.
TOPIC BLOG / WIKI / ARTICLE REFERENCE
Information on Tuning the FIM Service Management Agent https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/iamsupport/2016/10/06/tuning-fim-service-ma-export-processing/