My SQL Server Express Service will not start up.
To produce this problem, I basically cloned my old hard drive (Which had SQL Server Express 2012 installed) to a new hard drive (Seagate Momentus XT 750).
EDIT: I am adding info on how I cloned my hard drive as per request of SQLRockStar. I used Seagate DiscWizard. The program was producing errors when trying to clone the HD when using the simple "clone HD" command. So I "cloned" it the following way with the help of SeaGate Tech support:
- Place new Hard drive(Momentus XT) in slave slot, Old HD in Master)
- Create backup image of old HD and save on Old HD.
- Create Seagate DiscWizard Bootable CD
- Physically Swap both hard drive positions, (old now is in slave, new is in Master)
- Boot with Seagate DiscWizard Bootable CD and restore backup image of old HD onto new HD.
Afterwards, I tried starting SQL Server Express 2012 on my Momentus XT and it would not start. So, I tried performing a repair installation of SQL Server, and it failed: see summary below:
Overall summary:
Final result: Failed: see details below
Exit code (Decimal): -2061893608
Start time: 2013-08-12 15:53:13
End time: 2013-08-12 16:13:13
Requested action: Repair
Setup completed with required actions for features.
Troubleshooting information for those features:
Next step for SQLEngine: Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
Next step for Replication: Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
Machine Properties:
Machine name: MATT-LAPTOP
Machine processor count: 8
OS version: Windows 7
OS service pack: Service Pack 1
OS region: United States
OS language: English (United States)
OS architecture: x64
Process architecture: 64 Bit
OS clustered: No
Product features discovered:
Product Instance Instance ID Feature Language Edition Version Clustered
SQL Server 2008 Management Tools - Basic 1033 Express Edition 10.0.1600.22 No
SQL Server 2012 SQLEXPRESS MSSQL11.SQLEXPRESS Database Engine Services 1033 Express Edition 11.0.2316.0 No
SQL Server 2012 SQLEXPRESS MSSQL11.SQLEXPRESS SQL Server Replication 1033 Express Edition 11.0.2316.0 No
SQL Server 2012 Management Tools - Basic 1033 Express Edition 11.0.2316.0 No
SQL Server 2012 LocalDB 1033 Express Edition 11.0.2318.0 No
Package properties:
Description: Microsoft SQL Server 2012
ProductName: SQL Server 2012
Type: RTM
Version: 11
SPLevel: 0
Installation location: c:\215ca8b216eb992f2f4a\x64\setup\
Installation edition: Express
User Input Settings:
ACTION: Repair
AGTDOMAINGROUP: <empty>
AGTSVCACCOUNT: NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE
AGTSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
AGTSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Disabled
ASCONFIGDIR: Config
ASSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
ASSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
CLTSTARTUPTYPE: 0
CLTSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
CLTSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
CONFIGURATIONFILE:
CTLRSTARTUPTYPE: 0
CTLRSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
CTLRSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
ENU: true
FAILOVERCLUSTERGROUP: <empty>
FAILOVERCLUSTERNETWORKNAME: <empty>
FTSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
FTSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
HELP: false
INDICATEPROGRESS: false
INSTANCENAME: SQLEXPRESS
ISSVCACCOUNT: NT AUTHORITY\Network Service
ISSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
ISSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic
QUIET: false
QUIETSIMPLE: false
SQLSVCACCOUNT: NT Service\MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS
SQLSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
UIMODE: AutoAdvance
X86: false
Configuration file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20130812_155231\ConfigurationFile.ini
Detailed results:
Feature: Management Tools - Basic
Status: Passed
Feature: Database Engine Services
Status: Failed: see logs for details
Reason for failure: An error occurred during the setup process of the feature.
Next Step: Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
Component name: SQL Server Database Engine Services Instance Features
Component error code: 0x851A0018
Error description: Could not find the Database Engine startup handle.
Error help link: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=11.0.2316.0&EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4024&EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4024
Feature: SQL Server Replication
Status: Failed: see logs for details
Reason for failure: An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
Next Step: Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again.
Component name: SQL Server Database Engine Services Instance Features
Component error code: 0x851A0018
Error description: Could not find the Database Engine startup handle.
Error help link: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=11.0.2316.0&EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4024&EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4024
Feature: SQL Browser
Status: Passed
Feature: SQL Writer
Status: Passed
Feature: LocalDB
Status: Passed
Feature: SQL Client Connectivity
Status: Passed
Feature: SQL Client Connectivity SDK
Status: Passed
Feature: Setup Support Files
Status: Passed
Rules with failures:
Global rules:
There are no scenario-specific rules.
Rules report file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20130812_155231\SystemConfigurationCheck_Report.htm
The following warnings were encountered while configuring settings on your SQL Server. These resources / settings were missing or invalid so default values were used in recreating the missing resources. Please review to make sure they don’t require further customization for your applications:
Service SID support has been enabled on the service.
Service SID support has been enabled on the service.
The following resources could not be configured during repair without additional user input. Review the warnings to understand your next steps:
The service failed to start for an unknown reason. For more information, see the event logs and the SQL Server error logs.
I looked at the error log and it said
Error: 5178, Severity: 16, State: 1 Cannot use file 'c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.SQLEXPRESS\MSSQL\DATA\master.mdf' because it was originally formatted with sector size 4096 and is now on a volume with sector size 3072. Move the file to a volume with a sector size that is the same as or smaller than the original sector size.
I read that last error message and am really confused. I'm led to believe that this is a problem with SQL Server, My HD has 4096 sector size.
UPDATE:
More information: I have discovered that My old hard Drive was 512 physical sector size and my new HD is 4096 sector size. I hear that there are conversion issues between the two sector sizes, but SQL Server is the only program that is producing errors on my system, I don't understand it.
UPDATE:
I have attempted to uninstall SQL Server and reinstall it. It did not succeed in installing the instance.
UPDATE 9-6-2013:
I have "Fixed" the problem by installing SQL server on a fresh install of windows 7 on the hard drive. Then I tried cleaning up some things by moving the new partition to the beginning of the hard drive and erasing the problem partition. Then, I couldn't boot into windows with that drive, then, the drive wasn't seen by my bios. so... I returned it!
I guess this is just one of those anomalies...
