SSAS Service - on then off then on then off then on then...

  • SSAS service on the same server for 4-5 years, over the weekend decides it needs to start, 45-60 seconds later stop, 5-6 seconds later start, on and off as though someone were programmatically issuing NET START NET STOP on the service.

    Anyone seen this one before?

    The event viewer for system log, over and over, has:

    "The SQL Server Analysis Services (MSSQLSERVER) service was successfully sent a stop control."

    "The SQL Server Analysis Services (MSSQLSERVER) service was successfully sent a start control."

    "The SQL Server Analysis Services (MSSQLSERVER) service was successfully sent a stop control."

    "The SQL Server Analysis Services (MSSQLSERVER) service was successfully sent a start control."

    "The SQL Server Analysis Services (MSSQLSERVER) service was successfully sent a stop control."

    "The SQL Server Analysis Services (MSSQLSERVER) service was successfully sent a start control."

    "The SQL Server Analysis Services (MSSQLSERVER) service was successfully sent a stop control."

    etc....

    (with "entered running state", "entered stop state" in between entries)

    (10/6/2014 11:04:25 AM) Message: The flight recorder was started. (Source: \\?\S:\CubeLog\msmdsrv.log, Type: 1, Category: 289, Event ID: 0x41210005)

    (10/6/2014 11:04:25 AM) Message: Service started. (Source: \\?\S:\CubeLog\msmdsrv.log, Type: 1, Category: 289, Event ID: 0x41210000)

    (10/6/2014 11:04:38 AM) Message: Service stopped. (Source: \\?\S:\CubeLog\msmdsrv.log, Type: 1, Category: 289, Event ID: 0x41210001)

    ?(10/6/2014 11:04:44 AM) Message: The flight recorder was started. (Source: \\?\S:\CubeLog\msmdsrv.log, Type: 1, Category: 289, Event ID: 0x41210005)

    (10/6/2014 11:04:44 AM) Message: Service started. (Source: \\?\S:\CubeLog\msmdsrv.log, Type: 1, Category: 289, Event ID: 0x41210000)

    (10/6/2014 11:05:39 AM) Message: Service stopped. (Source: \\?\S:\CubeLog\msmdsrv.log, Type: 1, Category: 289, Event ID: 0x41210001)

    ?(10/6/2014 11:05:45 AM) Message: The flight recorder was started. (Source: \\?\S:\CubeLog\msmdsrv.log, Type: 1, Category: 289, Event ID: 0x41210005)

    (10/6/2014 11:05:45 AM) Message: Service started. (Source: \\?\S:\CubeLog\msmdsrv.log, Type: 1, Category: 289, Event ID: 0x41210000)

    (10/6/2014 11:06:41 AM) Message: Service stopped. (Source: \\?\S:\CubeLog\msmdsrv.log, Type: 1, Category: 289, Event ID: 0x41210001)

    ?(10/6/2014 11:06:46 AM) Message: The flight recorder was started. (Source: \\?\S:\CubeLog\msmdsrv.log, Type: 1, Category: 289, Event ID: 0x41210005)

    (10/6/2014 11:06:46 AM) Message: Service started. (Source: \\?\S:\CubeLog\msmdsrv.log, Type: 1, Category: 289, Event ID: 0x41210000)

    (10/6/2014 11:07:41 AM) Message: Service stopped. (Source: \\?\S:\CubeLog\msmdsrv.log, Type: 1, Category: 289, Event ID: 0x41210001)

    ?(10/6/2014 11:07:46 AM) Message: The flight recorder was started. (Source: \\?\S:\CubeLog\msmdsrv.log, Type: 1, Category: 289, Event ID: 0x41210005)

    (10/6/2014 11:07:46 AM) Message: Service started. (Source: \\?\S:\CubeLog\msmdsrv.log, Type: 1, Category: 289, Event ID: 0x41210000)

    (10/6/2014 11:08:42 AM) Message: Service stopped. (Source: \\?\S:\CubeLog\msmdsrv.log, Type: 1, Category: 289, Event ID: 0x41210001)

    ?(10/6/2014 11:08:48 AM) Message: The flight recorder was started. (Source: \\?\S:\CubeLog\msmdsrv.log, Type: 1, Category: 289, Event ID: 0x41210005)

    (10/6/2014 11:08:48 AM) Message: Service started. (Source: \\?\S:\CubeLog\msmdsrv.log, Type: 1, Category: 289, Event ID: 0x41210000)

    (10/6/2014 11:09:44 AM) Message: Service stopped. (Source: \\?\S:\CubeLog\msmdsrv.log, Type: 1, Category: 289, Event ID: 0x41210001)

    ?(10/6/2014 11:09:49 AM) Message: The flight recorder was started. (Source: \\?\S:\CubeLog\msmdsrv.log, Type: 1, Category: 289, Event ID: 0x41210005)

    (10/6/2014 11:09:49 AM) Message: Service started. (Source: \\?\S:\CubeLog\msmdsrv.log, Type: 1, Category: 289, Event ID: 0x41210000)

    (10/6/2014 11:10:44 AM) Message: Service stopped. (Source: \\?\S:\CubeLog\msmdsrv.log, Type: 1, Category: 289, Event ID: 0x41210001)

    ?(10/6/2014 11:10:49 AM) Message: The flight recorder was started. (Source: \\?\S:\CubeLog\msmdsrv.log, Type: 1, Category: 289, Event ID: 0x41210005)

    (10/6/2014 11:10:49 AM) Message: Service started. (Source: \\?\S:\CubeLog\msmdsrv.log, Type: 1, Category: 289, Event ID: 0x41210000)

    (10/6/2014 11:11:44 AM) Message: Service stopped. (Source: \\?\S:\CubeLog\msmdsrv.log, Type: 1, Category: 289, Event ID: 0x41210001)

    ?(10/6/2014 11:11:50 AM) Message: The flight recorder was started. (Source: \\?\S:\CubeLog\msmdsrv.log, Type: 1, Category: 289, Event ID: 0x41210005)

    (10/6/2014 11:11:50 AM) Message: Service started. (Source: \\?\S:\CubeLog\msmdsrv.log, Type: 1, Category: 289, Event ID: 0x41210000)

    (10/6/2014 11:12:37 AM) Message: Service stopped. (Source: \\?\S:\CubeLog\msmdsrv.log, Type: 1, Category: 289, Event ID: 0x41210001)

    I have re-pointed data directory, and everything rebuilt fine. Just cannot figure out why the service once started - starts and stops and starts and stops with no other information as to why, that I can find.

  • Is there anything known where SQL Server service itself would try to initiate a restart on the SSAS service?

    The service account used for SSAS and the SQL server engine are different accounts. The SSAS account is not the one initiating the restart. The account used for SQL Server is the one initiating the restart. I had shut off all other services except the SQL server engine as I cannot shut that one off mid-day, and the only process seen running on the machine with the account doing the restarts was that of SQL Server engine itself.

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