--If Autostart = 0, check if SQL Server Agent service is set to Automatic startup. select servicename, startup_type_desc from sys.dm_server_services --Sample script to increase job history retention ...

I'm trying to start/stop MS SQL Service on various DB servers (locally) but we don't always know the name of the instance (Always only 1 SQL Server running on a single server).

In keeping with our goal to enable SQL Server features across all platforms supported by SQL Server, Microsoft is excited to announce the preview of SQL Server Agent on Linux in SQL Server vNext ...