KBI 312088 Argent Queue Engine Drop Connection With Argent Job Scheduler And Jobs Could Not Get Submitted With A Message “Argent Queue Engine service is deactivated”
Version
Argent Job Scheduler and Argent Queue Engine 10.0-1912-A and above
Date
Thursday, 21 September 2023
Summary
Argent Queue Engine service may drop connection with Argent Job Scheduler with a message “Argent Queue Engine service is deactivated”
This issue happens when multiple Argent Queue Engines have same license key
Refer the below screenshot:
The following message will appear in Argent Job Scheduler log file
QUEUE_ENGINE_MONITOR_SQL_LOG.TXT:
Technical Background
Argent Job Scheduler keeps an internal list of applied licenses for standalone Argent Queue Engines
If any duplicated licenses are found the authentication fails and the Argent Queue Engine service will go down
Resolution
Stop or hold jobs being submitted to offline Argent Queue Engine
Request new license keys for Argent Queue Engine with duplicate keys
Apply new keys to Argent Queue Engine
For instruction on how to apply keys to Argent Queue Engine go to:
Also please request Argent Job Scheduler license that supports DEPENDENT licensing mode and apply the license key through J10P screen in Argent Job Scheduler:
Please refer the below KBI on new feature for licensing the Argent Queue Engine in Dependent mode implemented in the Argent Job Scheduler: