| title | sp_replication_agent_checkup (Transact-SQL) | ||
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| description | Checks each distribution database for running replication agents with no logged history in the specified heartbeat interval. | ||
| author | MashaMSFT | ||
| ms.author | mathoma | ||
| ms.reviewer | randolphwest | ||
| ms.date | 06/23/2025 | ||
| ms.service | sql | ||
| ms.subservice | replication | ||
| ms.topic | reference | ||
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[!INCLUDE SQL Server SQL MI]
Checks each distribution database for replication agents that are running but haven't logged history within the specified heartbeat interval. This stored procedure is executed at the Distributor on any database.
:::image type="icon" source="../../includes/media/topic-link-icon.svg" border="false"::: Transact-SQL syntax conventions
sp_replication_agent_checkup [ [ @heartbeat_interval = ] heartbeat_interval ]
[ ; ]
The maximum number of minutes that an agent can go without logging a progress message. @heartbeat_interval is int, with a default of 10 minutes.
sp_replication_agent_checkup raises error 14151 for each agent it detects as suspect. It also logs a failure history message about the agents.
sp_replication_agent_checkup is used in snapshot replication, transactional replication, and merge replication.
Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role can execute sp_replication_agent_checkup.