OM Console Issue: The System Center Data Access Service service terminated unexpectedly

OM Console Issue: The System Center Data Access Service service terminated unexpectedly

 

1. Check and ensure "SQL Server" and "System Center Data Access Service" service are running

2. To work around this problem, modify the registry to increase the default time-out value for the service control manager. To increase this value to 60 seconds, follow these steps:

1. ClickStart, clickRun, typeregedit, and then clickOK.

2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control

3. In the right pane, locate theServicesPipeTimeout entry.
   
   Note If the ServicesPipeTimeout entry does not exist, you must create it. To do this, follow these steps:
   1. On theEdit menu, point toNew, and then clickDWORD Value.
   2. Type ServicesPipeTimeout, and then press ENTER.

4. Right-clickServicesPipeTimeout, and then clickModify.

5. ClickDecimal, type60000, and then clickOK.
   
   This value represents the time in milliseconds before a service times out.

6. Restart the computer.

 

Pasted from <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922918>