SQL Server-sys purge history job failed issue

Message:

Unable to start execution of step 3 (reason: The PowerShell subsystem failed to load [see the SQLAGENT.OUT file for details]; The job has been suspended).  The step failed.

 

Action:

The error indicates the invalid location of SQLPS.exe file. To troubleshoot the issue, please follow the below steps:
1. Execute the following statements to check the location of SQLPS.exe file.

SELECT * FROM msdb.dbo.syssubsystems WHERE start_entry_point ='PowerShellStart'

 

2.update the correct sqlps.exe location path.

Update msdb.dbo.syssubsystems  set agent_exe='D:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\SQLPS.exe'

WHERE start_entry_point ='PowerShellStart'

 

3.restart sql agent services and then rerun the job.

posted @ 2017-06-14 17:05  rosewong  阅读(307)  评论(0编辑  收藏  举报