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Why does the SQL Anywhere monitor show "Monitoring Stopped" for one remote database for almost an hour after the monitor is started, and then suddenly start monitoring?

The following SQL Anywhere Monitor 12.0.1.3810 screenshot shows the following for the "Inventory XP" database:

Status = "Monitoring Stopped" for Inventory XP, even though (a) no action was ever taken to stop monitoring, and (b) Test Connection works OK.

Server Info - Last Checked Time = 2012/11/30 8:56 is approximately the current time, even though the status has been "Monitoring Stopped" for quite a while.

Key Performance Metrics - Queries Processed = 5.17 queries/second even though no other metrics show any activity; in particular, CPU Usage = 0% when in fact it is 50%, and the Connections widget shows nothing even though there are 14 connections.

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Also...

Tools - Administration - Exception Reports is empty.

Tools - Administration - Message Log (see below) shows that the service was started at about 8:20 AM, almost an hour before the above screen shot was taken:

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2012/11/30 9:00 Inventory XP    Error: sending email failed.
2012/11/30 9:00 Inventory XP    Could not send email alert, reason:
2012/11/30 8:59 Inventory XP    Accessing a closed Connection object (SQLCODE: 0, SQLSTATE: null)
2012/11/30 8:58 Inventory XP    Accessing a closed Connection object (SQLCODE: 0, SQLSTATE: null)
2012/11/30 8:57 Inventory XP    Accessing a closed Connection object (SQLCODE: 0, SQLSTATE: null)
2012/11/30 8:56 Inventory XP    Accessing a closed Connection object (SQLCODE: 0, SQLSTATE: null)
2012/11/30 8:55 Inventory XP    Accessing a closed Connection object (SQLCODE: 0, SQLSTATE: null)
2012/11/30 8:54 Inventory XP    Accessing a closed Connection object (SQLCODE: 0, SQLSTATE: null)
2012/11/30 8:54 Inventory XP    Accessing a closed Connection object (SQLCODE: 0, SQLSTATE: null)
2012/11/30 8:53 Inventory XP    Accessing a closed Connection object (SQLCODE: 0, SQLSTATE: null)
2012/11/30 8:53 Inventory XP    Accessing a closed Connection object (SQLCODE: 0, SQLSTATE: null)
2012/11/30 8:51 Inventory XP    Accessing a closed Connection object (SQLCODE: 0, SQLSTATE: null)
2012/11/30 8:50 Inventory XP    Accessing a closed Connection object (SQLCODE: 0, SQLSTATE: null)
2012/11/30 8:50 Inventory XP    Accessing a closed Connection object (SQLCODE: 0, SQLSTATE: null)
2012/11/30 8:50 Inventory XP    Accessing a closed Connection object (SQLCODE: 0, SQLSTATE: null)
2012/11/30 8:50 Inventory XP    Accessing a closed Connection object (SQLCODE: 0, SQLSTATE: null)
2012/11/30 8:50 Inventory XP    Accessing a closed Connection object (SQLCODE: 0, SQLSTATE: null)
2012/11/30 8:49 Inventory XP    Accessing a closed Connection object (SQLCODE: 0, SQLSTATE: null)
2012/11/30 8:48 Inventory XP    Accessing a closed Connection object (SQLCODE: 0, SQLSTATE: null)
2012/11/30 8:47 Inventory XP    Accessing a closed Connection object (SQLCODE: 0, SQLSTATE: null)
2012/11/30 8:47 Inventory XP    Accessing a closed Connection object (SQLCODE: 0, SQLSTATE: null)
2012/11/30 8:47 Inventory XP    Accessing a closed Connection object (SQLCODE: 0, SQLSTATE: null)
2012/11/30 8:21 ddd010  SA resource initialized
2012/11/30 8:21 ddd009  SA resource initialized
2012/11/30 8:21 Inventory   SA resource initialized
2012/11/30 8:21 ddd007  SA resource initialized
2012/11/30 8:21 Inventory XP    SA resource initialized
2012/11/30 8:20 ddd006  SA resource initialized
2012/11/30 8:20 ddd004  SA resource initialized
2012/11/30 8:20 ddd001  SA resource initialized
2012/11/30 8:20 ddd002  SA resource initialized
2012/11/30 8:20 ddd005  SA resource initialized
2012/11/30 8:20 ddd010  SA resource initializing...
2012/11/30 8:20 ddd008  SA resource initialized
2012/11/30 8:20 ddd009  SA resource initializing...
2012/11/30 8:20 ddd003  SA resource initialized
2012/11/30 8:20 ddd008  SA resource initializing...
2012/11/30 8:20 SQL Anywhere Monitor    SA resource initialized
2012/11/30 8:20 ddd007  SA resource initializing...
2012/11/30 8:20 ddd001  SA resource initializing...
2012/11/30 8:20 ddd003  SA resource initializing...
2012/11/30 8:20 ddd006  SA resource initializing...
2012/11/30 8:20 Inventory XP    SA resource initializing...
2012/11/30 8:20 ddd005  SA resource initializing...
2012/11/30 8:20 Inventory   SA resource initializing...
2012/11/30 8:20 SQL Anywhere Monitor    SA resource initializing...
2012/11/30 8:20 ddd004  SA resource initializing...
2012/11/30 8:20 ddd002  SA resource initializing...
2012/11/30 8:20 <system message="">    <<< This SQL Anywhere Monitor was built on 12.0.1.3810 >>>
2012/11/28 16:44    Inventory   [Sybase][JDBC Driver][SQL Anywhere]Connection was terminated (SQLCODE: -308, SQLSTATE: 08S01)
2012/11/28 16:44    ddd002  [Sybase][JDBC Driver][SQL Anywhere]Connection was terminated (SQLCODE: -308, SQLSTATE: 08S01)
2012/11/28 16:44    ddd010  [Sybase][JDBC Driver][SQL Anywhere]Connection was terminated (SQLCODE: -308, SQLSTATE: 08S01)
2012/11/28 16:44    ddd009  [Sybase][JDBC Driver][SQL Anywhere]Connection was terminated (SQLCODE: -308, SQLSTATE: 08S01)
2012/11/28 16:44    ddd001  [Sybase][JDBC Driver][SQL Anywhere]Connection was terminated (SQLCODE: -308, SQLSTATE: 08S01)
2012/11/28 16:44    Inventory   Error: sending email failed.
2012/11/28 16:44    Inventory   Could not send email alert, reason:
2012/11/28 16:43    Inventory   [Sybase][JDBC Driver][SQL Anywhere]Connection was terminated (SQLCODE: -308, SQLSTATE: HY000)
2012/11/28 16:43    ddd005  [Sybase][JDBC Driver][SQL Anywhere]Connection was terminated (SQLCODE: -308, SQLSTATE: HY000)
2012/11/28 16:43    ddd008  [Sybase][JDBC Driver][SQL Anywhere]Connection was terminated (SQLCODE: -308, SQLSTATE: HY000)
2012/11/28 16:43    ddd004  [Sybase][JDBC Driver][SQL Anywhere]Connection was terminated (SQLCODE: -308, SQLSTATE: HY000)
2012/11/28 16:43    ddd003  [Sybase][JDBC Driver][SQL Anywhere]Connection was terminated (SQLCODE: -308, SQLSTATE: HY000)
2012/11/28 16:43    ddd006  [Sybase][JDBC Driver][SQL Anywhere]Connection was terminated (SQLCODE: -308, SQLSTATE: HY000)
2012/11/28 16:43    ddd009  [Sybase][JDBC Driver][SQL Anywhere]Connection was terminated (SQLCODE: -308, SQLSTATE: HY000)
2012/11/28 16:43    ddd010  [Sybase][JDBC Driver][SQL Anywhere]Connection was terminated (SQLCODE: -308, SQLSTATE: HY000)
2012/11/28 16:43    ddd002  [Sybase][JDBC Driver][SQL Anywhere]Connection was terminated (SQLCODE: -308, SQLSTATE: HY000)
2012/11/28 16:43    ddd007  [Sybase][JDBC Driver][SQL Anywhere]Connection was terminated (SQLCODE: -308, SQLSTATE: HY000)
2012/11/28 16:43    ddd001  [Sybase][JDBC Driver][SQL Anywhere]Connection was terminated (SQLCODE: -308, SQLSTATE: HY000)
2012/11/28 16:43    ddd005  [Sybase][JDBC Driver][SQL Anywhere]Database server not found (SQLCODE: -100, SQLSTATE: 08001)
2012/11/28 16:43    ddd007  [Sybase][JDBC Driver][SQL Anywhere]Database server not found (SQLCODE: -100, SQLSTATE: 08001)
2012/11/28 16:43    ddd004  [Sybase][JDBC Driver][SQL Anywhere]Database server not found (SQLCODE: -100, SQLSTATE: 08001)
2012/11/28 16:43    ddd003  [Sybase][JDBC Driver][SQL Anywhere]Database server not found (SQLCODE: -100, SQLSTATE: 08001)
2012/11/28 16:43    ddd006  [Sybase][JDBC Driver][SQL Anywhere]Database server not found (SQLCODE: -100, SQLSTATE: 08001)
2012/11/28 16:43    ddd008  [Sybase][JDBC Driver][SQL Anywhere]Database server not found (SQLCODE: -100, SQLSTATE: 08001)
2012/11/28 13:38    Inventory XP    Error: sending email failed.
2012/11/28 13:38    Inventory XP    Could not send email alert, reason:
2012/11/28 13:35    ddd010  SA resource initialized
2012/11/28 13:35    ddd010  SA resource initializing...
2012/11/28 13:35    ddd009  SA resource initialized
2012/11/28 13:35    ddd009  SA resource initializing...
2012/11/28 13:35    ddd008  SA resource initialized
2012/11/28 13:35    ddd008  SA resource initializing...
2012/11/28 13:35    ddd007  SA resource initialized
2012/11/28 13:35    ddd007  SA resource initializing...
2012/11/28 13:35    ddd005  SA resource initialized
2012/11/28 13:35    ddd005  SA resource initializing...
2012/11/28 13:35    ddd004  SA resource initialized
2012/11/28 13:35    ddd004  SA resource initializing...
2012/11/28 13:35    ddd006  SA resource initialized
2012/11/28 13:35    ddd002  SA resource initialized
2012/11/28 13:35    ddd003  SA resource initialized
2012/11/28 13:35    ddd001  SA resource initialized
2012/11/28 13:35    ddd006  SA resource initializing...
2012/11/28 13:35    ddd002  SA resource initializing...
2012/11/28 13:35    ddd003  SA resource initializing...
2012/11/28 13:35    ddd001  SA resource initializing...
2012/11/28 11:47    Inventory XP    Error: sending email failed.
2012/11/28 11:47    Inventory XP    Could not send email alert, reason:
2012/11/28 11:34    Inventory   Error: sending email failed.
2012/11/28 11:34    Inventory   Could not send email alert, reason:
2012/11/28 11:34    Inventory   [Sybase][JDBC Driver][SQL Anywhere]Invalid user ID or password (SQLCODE: -103, SQLSTATE: 28000)
2012/11/28 11:01    Inventory XP    SA resource initialized
2012/11/28 11:01    Inventory XP    SA resource initializing...
2012/11/28 10:27    Inventory XP    SA resource initialized
2012/11/28 10:27    Inventory XP    SA resource initializing...
2012/11/28 7:46 Inventory   SA resource initialized
2012/11/28 7:46 SQL Anywhere Monitor    SA resource initialized
2012/11/28 7:46 Inventory   SA resource initializing...
2012/11/28 7:46 SQL Anywhere Monitor    SA resource initializing...
2012/11/28 7:46 <system message="">    <<< This SQL Anywhere Monitor was built on 12.0.1.3810 >>>
2012/11/27 17:16    Inventory   [Sybase][JDBC Driver][SQL Anywhere]Connection was terminated (SQLCODE: -308, SQLSTATE: 08S01)
2012/11/27 17:16    Inventory   [Sybase][JDBC Driver][SQL Anywhere]Connection was terminated (SQLCODE: -308, SQLSTATE: HY000)
2012/11/27 16:26    Inventory   SA resource initialized
2012/11/27 16:26    SQL Anywhere Monitor    SA resource initialized
2012/11/27 16:26    Inventory   SA resource initializing...
2012/11/27 16:26    SQL Anywhere Monitor    SA resource initializing...
2012/11/27 16:26    <system message="">    <<< This SQL Anywhere Monitor was built on 12.0.1.3810 >>>
2012/11/27 16:22    Inventory   [Sybase][JDBC Driver][SQL Anywhere]Connection was terminated (SQLCODE: -308, SQLSTATE: 08S01)
2012/11/27 16:22    Inventory   [Sybase][JDBC Driver][SQL Anywhere]Connection was terminated (SQLCODE: -308, SQLSTATE: 08S01)
2012/11/27 16:22    Inventory   [Sybase][JDBC Driver][SQL Anywhere]Connection was terminated (SQLCODE: -308, SQLSTATE: HY000)
2012/11/27 16:19    Inventory   SA resource initialized
2012/11/27 16:19    SQL Anywhere Monitor    SA resource initialized
2012/11/27 16:19    Inventory   SA resource initializing...
2012/11/27 16:19    SQL Anywhere Monitor    SA resource initializing...
2012/11/27 16:19    <system message="">    <<< This SQL Anywhere Monitor was built on 12.0.1.3810 >>>
2012/11/27 16:15    Inventory   [Sybase][JDBC Driver][SQL Anywhere]Connection was terminated (SQLCODE: -308, SQLSTATE: 08S01)
2012/11/27 16:15    Inventory   [Sybase][JDBC Driver][SQL Anywhere]Connection was terminated (SQLCODE: -308, SQLSTATE: HY000)
2012/11/27 16:07    Inventory   SA resource initialized
2012/11/27 16:07    Inventory   SA resource initializing...
2012/11/27 16:04    SQL Anywhere Monitor    SA resource initialized
2012/11/27 16:04    SQL Anywhere Monitor    SA resource initializing...
2012/11/27 16:04    <system message="">    <<< This SQL Anywhere Monitor was built on 12.0.1.3810 >>>

Then, all of a sudden, at about 9:09 AM, monitoring for Inventory XP started!

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Curiously, the Message Log shows no activity for all of November 29; on that day (yesterday), the SQL Anywhere Monitor GUI was not launched, but as far as I know the SQL Anywhere Monitor service was running all day.

FWIW Inventory XP is running 24 by 7 on a different computer, although it was restarted on November 29 (which is not shown in the Message Log). The SQL Anywhere Monitor is run on a laptop which is shut down and restarted one or more times each day.


Update: After a power failure and restart of all components, the Inventory XP resource showed up as "Monitoring Stopped".

Interestingly, when the "Inventory XP - Monitoring Stopped" line was selected, the "Stop" button was enabled at the bottom of the frame... not "Start", but "Stop"...

So I pressed "Stop", and the button changed to "Start", and when I pressed it nothing happened right away... but on the next refresh cycle monitoring did start for that resource.

So... this appears to be reproducible at my end, so feel free to ask for more information :)

asked 30 Nov '12, 09:28

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edited 30 Nov '12, 14:50

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