DB Backup jobs

Hello,
Recently we had a hardware failure and I had to move SQLserver
databases to another hardware. Installed SQLServer 2000 and SP4 (OS Windows
Server 2003 R2 SE SP1). Restored all the databases. Restored msdb to get al
l
the Mainteance plans and jobs as well. None of the jobs run now. Even if I
kick them off, manually they sit at " Executing Job step1", for ever and it
never completes. I went ahead and deleted all the jobs, deleted all the
maintenance plans. Created a brand new maintenance plan. Still having the
same issue. Can somebody help me point to what could be causing this issue.
RKThat is not much to go on. What account is SQL Agent running under? Is
there anything in the error logs?
Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
"RK73" <RK73@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
> Recently we had a hardware failure and I had to move SQLserver
> databases to another hardware. Installed SQLServer 2000 and SP4 (OS
> Windows
> Server 2003 R2 SE SP1). Restored all the databases. Restored msdb to get
> all
> the Mainteance plans and jobs as well. None of the jobs run now. Even if I
> kick them off, manually they sit at " Executing Job step1", for ever and
> it
> never completes. I went ahead and deleted all the jobs, deleted all the
> maintenance plans. Created a brand new maintenance plan. Still having the
> same issue. Can somebody help me point to what could be causing this
> issue.
> --
> RK|||SQLAgent was running as Local System and I changed it to a user(local user)
who is part of the administrator group. So is MSSQLServer service.
When I login as that user (local user) I can create files and folders in the
backup directory.
I tried right clicking the database -> all Tasks -> bcakup : this works fine
.
--
RK
"RK73" wrote:

> Hello,
> Recently we had a hardware failure and I had to move SQLserver
> databases to another hardware. Installed SQLServer 2000 and SP4 (OS Window
s
> Server 2003 R2 SE SP1). Restored all the databases. Restored msdb to get
all
> the Mainteance plans and jobs as well. None of the jobs run now. Even if I
> kick them off, manually they sit at " Executing Job step1", for ever and
it
> never completes. I went ahead and deleted all the jobs, deleted all the
> maintenance plans. Created a brand new maintenance plan. Still having the
> same issue. Can somebody help me point to what could be causing this issue
.
> --
> RK|||1) make a VERY simple sql agent job (like all it does is SELECT 1) and make
sure that simple thing works. If not, there could be a serious problem with
the install since you put the agent service account as local admin.
2) if your maintenance plans interact with ANY resource outside the server
sql is installed on, your service accounts need to be domain oriented and
have sufficient permissions to do the interaction.
3) do you get ANY log entries for the job starting/failing? add a few steps
in the job that somehow tell you that certain steps have started/finished to
see if you can isolate the problem.
TheSQLGuru
President
Indicium Resources, Inc.
"RK73" <RK73@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> SQLAgent was running as Local System and I changed it to a user(local
> user)
> who is part of the administrator group. So is MSSQLServer service.
> When I login as that user (local user) I can create files and folders in
> the
> backup directory.
> I tried right clicking the database -> all Tasks -> bcakup : this works
> fine.
> --
> RK
>
> "RK73" wrote:
>