The timer service failed to recycle (SharePoint Foundation 2010)

Applies to: SharePoint Foundation 2010

Rule Name:  The timer service failed to recycle.

Summary:  The last attempt to recycle the timer service failed. More than half of the attempts during the past week have also failed.

Cause: The Timer Service Recycle job conflicts with other long-running timer jobs.

Resolution: Change the schedule for the Timer Service Recycle job so that it does not conflict with other long-running timer jobs.

1. Verify that the user account that is performing this procedure is a member of the Farm Administrators group.

2. On the Central Administration Home page, click Monitoring.

3. On the Monitoring page, in the Timer Jobs section, click Review job definitions.

4. On the Job Definitions page, click Timer Service Recycle.

5. On the Edit Timer Job page, change the schedule so that it does not conflict with other long-running timer jobs, and then click OK.

For more information, see Timer job reference (SharePoint Foundation 2010).