We run a monitoring tool on our servers and it shows that the SMS Agent service keeps stopping and starting... Is this normal?

Are those servers SMS Site Servers? or just clients? What does the eventlogs say on the servers? If it's repairing itself/restarting, it'll be reflected in the event logs. Standardize. Simplify. Automate.

This is not normal. You can also check ccmexec.log to see what's going on (there might be some hints in it).

They are just regular client servers.Nothing in application log.System log - these are all informational message.The SMS Agent Host service was successfully sent a stop control.The SMS Agent Host service entered the stopped state.The SMS Agent Host service was successfully sent a start control.The SMS Agent Host service entered the running state.Just not sure if that's normal for it to keep restarting

<![LOG[Completed phase 1 initialization. Service is now fully operational.]LOG]!><time="10:31:49.456+300" date="01-21-2009" component="CCMEXEC" context="" type="1" thread="12752" file="entrypoint.cpp:2018"><![LOG[Notifying endpoint 'LS_ScheduledCleanup' of __InstanceModificationEvent settings change on object SMS_MPProxyInformation=@ for user 'S-1-5-18'.]LOG]!><time="10:31:49.612+300" date="01-21-2009" component="CCMEXEC" context="" type="1" thread="4476" file="wmisettings.cpp:204"><![LOG[Notifying endpoint 'SrcUpdateMgr' of __InstanceModificationEvent settings change on object SMS_MPProxyInformation=@ for user 'S-1-5-18'.]LOG]!><time="10:31:49.612+300" date="01-21-2009" component="CCMEXEC" context="" type="1" thread="6160" file="wmisettings.cpp:204"><![LOG[Successfully notified endpoint 'LS_ScheduledCleanup' of settings change.]LOG]!><time="10:31:49.612+300" date="01-21-2009" component="CCMEXEC" context="" type="0" thread="4476" file="wmisettings.cpp:228"><![LOG[Successfully notified endpoint 'SrcUpdateMgr' of settings change.]LOG]!><time="10:31:49.612+300" date="01-21-2009" component="CCMEXEC" context="" type="0" thread="6160" file="wmisettings.cpp:228"><![LOG[Notifying endpoint 'SrcUpdateMgr' of __InstanceModificationEvent settings change on object SMS_MPProxyInformation=@ for user 'S-1-5-18'.]LOG]!><time="10:31:49.643+300" date="01-21-2009" component="CCMEXEC" context="" type="1" thread="4476" file="wmisettings.cpp:204"><![LOG[Notifying endpoint 'LS_ScheduledCleanup' of __InstanceModificationEvent settings change on object SMS_MPProxyInformation=@ for user 'S-1-5-18'.]LOG]!><time="10:31:49.643+300" date="01-21-2009" component="CCMEXEC" context="" type="1" thread="10108" file="wmisettings.cpp:204"><![LOG[Successfully notified endpoint 'SrcUpdateMgr' of settings change.]LOG]!><time="10:31:49.643+300" date="01-21-2009" component="CCMEXEC" context="" type="0" thread="4476" file="wmisettings.cpp:228"><![LOG[Successfully notified endpoint 'LS_ScheduledCleanup' of settings change.]LOG]!><time="10:31:49.643+300" date="01-21-2009" component="CCMEXEC" context="" type="0" thread="10108" file="wmisettings.cpp:228"><![LOG[Notifying endpoint 'SrcUpdateMgr' of __InstanceModificationEvent settings change on object SMS_LocalMP=@ for user 'S-1-5-18'.]LOG]!><time="10:31:49.659+300" date="01-21-2009" component="CCMEXEC" context="" type="1" thread="6160" file="wmisettings.cpp:204"><![LOG[Successfully notified endpoint 'SrcUpdateMgr' of settings change.]LOG]!><time="10:31:49.659+300" date="01-21-2009" component="CCMEXEC" context="" type="0" thread="6160" file="wmisettings.cpp:228"><![LOG[Could not load logging configuration for component FileSystemFile. Using default values.]LOG]!><time="10:32:18.362+300" date="01-21-2009" component="CcmExec" context="" type="2" thread="2012" file="stdlogging.cpp:529"><![LOG[CALTRACK: ICcmTask::Execute invoked by ccmexec.]LOG]!><time="10:32:27.627+300" date="01-21-2009" component="CcmExec" context="" type="1" thread="14052" file="systemtasks.cpp:39"><![LOG[CALTRACK: CCalTrackMgr::DoCalTrack Invoked]LOG]!><time="10:32:27.627+300" date="01-21-2009" component="CcmExec" context="" type="1" thread="14052" file="caltrackmgr.cpp:305"><![LOG[CALTRACK: No previous CAL data was collected on this system.]LOG]!><time="10:32:27.877+300" date="01-21-2009" component="CcmExec" context="" type="1" thread="14052" file="caltrackmgr.cpp:153"><![LOG[CALTRACK: CAL Collection was invoked and skipped.]LOG]!><time="10:32:27.877+300" date="01-21-2009" component="CcmExec" context="" type="1" thread="14052" file="caltrackmgr.cpp:598"><![LOG[Detecting if client is on the internet.]LOG]!><time="10:44:57.123+300" date="01-21-2009" component="CcmExec" context="" type="0" thread="12752" file="ccmhttppost.cpp:372"><![LOG[Client is not in Native mode, IBCM is not supported.]LOG]!><time="10:44:57.123+300" date="01-21-2009" component="CcmExec" context="" type="0" thread="12752" file="ccmutillib.cpp:1064"><![LOG[Client is on the intranet, therefore we will not use any webproxy.]LOG]!><time="10:44:57.123+300" date="01-21-2009" component="CcmExec" context="" type="0" thread="12752" file="ccmhttppost.cpp:387"><![LOG[Raising event:instance of CCM_CcmHttp_Status{ ClientID = "GUID:14A383C1-891B-4BF8-B701-6A90E726D196"; DateTime = "20090121154457.154000+000"; HostName = "SMS1.lorettosystem.org"; HRESULT = "0x00000000"; ProcessID = 12012; StatusCode = 0; ThreadID = 12752;};]LOG]!><time="10:44:57.154+300" date="01-21-2009" component="CcmExec" context="" type="1" thread="12752" file="event.cpp:525"><![LOG[Successfully submitted event to the Status Agent.]LOG]!><time="10:44:57.154+300" date="01-21-2009" component="CcmExec" context="" type="0" thread="12752" file="event.cpp:543"><![LOG[Notifying endpoint 'SrcUpdateMgr' of __InstanceModificationEvent settings change on object SMS_Authority.Name="SMS:SYR" for user 'S-1-5-18'.]LOG]!><time="10:44:57.388+300" date="01-21-2009" component="CCMEXEC" context="" type="1" thread="4476" file="wmisettings.cpp:204"><![LOG[Successfully notified endpoint 'SrcUpdateMgr' of settings change.]LOG]!><time="10:44:57.388+300" date="01-21-2009" component="CCMEXEC" context="" type="0" thread="4476" file="wmisettings.cpp:228">

I also just noticed those clients weren't "approved" I set them to approved. Not sure if that would cause this issue.

I approved them, but the service is still restarting....

That part of the logfile doesn't even show that the service was stopped ...

Another issue... ccmExec and svchost (which i'm assuming config manager uses) is slowing down some machines quite a bit.... Why do those two proccesses have so much activity? It's been two days and they still have quite a bit of activity.

in the ccmexec log i see this:Shutting down CCMEXEC... CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:07 PM 2096 (0x0830)Uninitializing Command Execution subsystem. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:07 PM 2096 (0x0830)Shutting down endpoint queue processors. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:07 PM 2096 (0x0830)Shutting down outgoing queue processors. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:07 PM 2096 (0x0830)Invoking shutdown system tasks. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:07 PM 2096 (0x0830)Cancelling any pending registration. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:07 PM 2096 (0x0830)BEGIN ExecuteSystemTasks('PreShutdown') CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:07 PM 1892 (0x0764)Invoking system task 'StatusAgentShutdown'. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:07 PM 2424 (0x0978)END ExecuteSystemTasks('PreShutdown') CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:07 PM 1892 (0x0764)BEGIN ExecuteSystemTasks('Shutdown') CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:07 PM 2424 (0x0978)Invoking system task 'SchedulerShutdown'. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:07 PM 1892 (0x0764)Invoking system task 'MtrMgrShutdown'. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:07 PM 1148 (0x047C)Invoking system task 'ExecmgrShutdown'. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:07 PM 1892 (0x0764)Invoking system task 'RebootCoordShutdown'. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:08 PM 1148 (0x047C)Invoking system task 'SrvWinMgrShutdown'. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:08 PM 3868 (0x0F1C)Invoking system task 'DCMAgent_Shutdown'. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:08 PM 1148 (0x047C)Invoking system task 'UpdatesDeploymentShutdownTask'. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:08 PM 3868 (0x0F1C)Invoking system task 'CALTrack_Shutdown'. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:08 PM 1892 (0x0764)Invoking system task 'CIAgent_Shutdown'. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:08 PM 1148 (0x047C)CALTRACK: CCalTrackShutdownTask::Execute invoked by ccmexec CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:08 PM 1892 (0x0764)Invoking system task 'SMSSHA_Shutdown'. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:08 PM 1892 (0x0764)System task 'SMSSHA_Shutdown' returned error code 0x80040200. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:08 PM 1892 (0x0764)Invoking system task 'SdmAgent_Shutdown'. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:08 PM 1148 (0x047C)END ExecuteSystemTasks('Shutdown') CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:08 PM 2424 (0x0978)Shutting down messaging subsystem. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:08 PM 2096 (0x0830)Shutting down message hooks. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:08 PM 2096 (0x0830)Unloading address resolvers. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:08 PM 2096 (0x0830)Clearing time triggers. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:08 PM 2096 (0x0830)Unregistering Network Change notifications. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:08 PM 2096 (0x0830)Unregistering SENS notifications. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:08 PM 2096 (0x0830)Unregistering WMI callbacks. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:08 PM 2096 (0x0830)Flushing Global Object Table. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:08 PM 2096 (0x0830)CUpdatesAgent::FinalRelease entered CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:08 PM 2096 (0x0830)Shutting down thread pool. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:08 PM 2096 (0x0830)Shutting down task engine. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:08 PM 2096 (0x0830)RebootCoordinator::FinalRelease entered CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:08 PM 2096 (0x0830)ServiceWindowManager::FinalRelease entered CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:08 PM 2096 (0x0830)ServiceWindowManager::FinalRelease entered CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:08 PM 2096 (0x0830)Flushing messages waiting for retry. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:08 PM 2096 (0x0830)Flushing endpoint cache. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:08 PM 2096 (0x0830)Releasing service settings objects. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:08 PM 2096 (0x0830)Releasing global service object. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:08 PM 2096 (0x0830)Waiting up to 2 seconds for active tasks to complete... CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:08 PM 2096 (0x0830)Error waiting for tasks (0x80040213), will shut down anyway. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:10 PM 2096 (0x0830)Finished shutting down CCMEXEC. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:10 PM 2096 (0x0830)Starting CCMEXEC service... CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:10 PM 2796 (0x0AEC)Running on machine W3EPDC02 as user SYSTEM. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:10 PM 2796 (0x0AEC)Initializing COM. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:10 PM 2796 (0x0AEC)Registering for logging change notifications. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:10 PM 2796 (0x0AEC)Setting default logging component for process. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:10 PM 2796 (0x0AEC)Setting service status to RUNNING. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:10 PM 2796 (0x0AEC)Checking configuration. CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:10 PM 2796 (0x0AEC)Successfully Created Thread for CheckConfiguration. Waiting for Configuration to Complete CcmExec 1/22/2009 3:05:10 PM 2796 (0x0AEC)Checking product registrations. CCMEXEC 1/22/2009 3:05:10 PM 1704 (0x06A8)

Hi, Was a solution found for this issue? i am having the same problem with some servers on my secondary SCCM site (not sure this this is relevent, but i haven't noticed it happen to any on the primary). If they are rebooted the SMS agent host service seems to restart constantly. I have tried setting this service on a 'delayed startup' as suggested on other threads, but this doesn't seem to help, and my SCOM alerting is going a bit crazy with alerts as a result. Any ideas? Cheers, Craig

What about the questions already asked in this thread? Eventlog? Status messages? Logfiles?Torsten Meringer | http://www.mssccmfaq.de

Hi, Was a solution found for this issue? i am having the same problem with some servers on my secondary SCCM site (not sure this this is relevent, but i haven't noticed it happen to any on the primary). Hi - What is the time intervell that the service is getting restarted? These SCCM sec servers are running on windows 2008/2003? Try disabling the antivirus?Anoop C Nair - This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees, and confers no rights. |Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.