Application pool configuration related failure: The World Wide Web Publishing Service failed to record the proper state of the Application pool.

Application_pool_configuration_related_failure__The_World_Wide_Web_Publishing_Service_failed_to_record_the_proper_state_of_the_Application_pool__3_Rule.Monitor (UnitMonitor)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The application pool’s proper AppPoolState and Win32Error have not been recorded properly.

Causes

The WWW Publishing Service encountered an error when attempting to set the application pool’s AppPoolState and Win32Error properties.

Resolutions

To resolve this issue execute the following steps:

Stop and restart the application pool using the following tasks:

Stop Application Pool

Start Application Pool

Alternatively, the Web Server (W3SVC) service can be stopped and restarted using the Internet Information Services Manager. This can be accessed by using the following task:

Start Computer Management Console

This method will inherently restart all Application Pools.

Element properties:

Target

Microsoft.Windows.InternetInformationServices.2003.ApplicationPool

Parent Monitor

System.Health.ConfigurationState

Category

StateCollection

Enabled

True

Alert Generate

True

Alert Severity

Warning

Alert Priority

Low

Alert Auto Resolve

True

Monitor Type

Microsoft.Windows.SingleEventLogManualReset2StateMonitorType

Remotable

True

Accessibility

Public

Alert Message

Application pool configuration related failure The World Wide Web Publishing Service failed to record the proper state of the Application pool

{0}

RunAs

Default

Comment

Mom2005ID='{8ABE0118-7AB7-41D4-AE3E-4519898832B4}'

Source Code:

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