CWA - 016 - Requests to non-exist sessions (Threshold)

CWA___016___Requests_to_non_exist_sessions__Threshold__1_Rule (Rule)

Knowledge Base article:

Management Pack
Summary
This counter shows the total number of requests targeting nonexistent sessions since the Communicator Web Access virtual server was started.
 
Causes
This counter shows the number of requests that were targeted to sessions that were terminated or never existed. A high number could indicate an attempt to gain unauthorized access to the server.
 
Resolutions
Determine whether the server was recently restarted. Check the health of Live Communications Servers. Investigate whether there is an attempt to gain unauthorized access to the server.
 
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Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.CommunicatorWebAccess.2005.Microsoft_Office_Communicator_Web_Access_Installation
CategoryPerformanceHealth
EnabledTrue
Instance NameCWA - 03 - User session Service
Counter NameCWA - 016 - Requests to non-exist sessions
Frequency900
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityLow
RemotableTrue
Alert Message
CWA - 016 - Requests to non-exist sessions (Threshold)

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Member Modules:

ID Module Type TypeId RunAs 
_91FC19C5_F885_48BC_8D0F_B8D4A8055B5A_ DataSource System.Mom.BackwardCompatibility.Performance.FilteredDataProvider Default
DeltaThresholdFilter ConditionDetection System.Performance.DeltaThresholdCondition Default
GenerateAlert WriteAction System.Mom.BackwardCompatibility.AlertResponse Default

Source Code:

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<Category>PerformanceHealth</Category>
<DataSources>
<DataSource ID="_91FC19C5_F885_48BC_8D0F_B8D4A8055B5A_" Comment="{91FC19C5-F885-48BC-8D0F-B8D4A8055B5A}" TypeID="MomBackwardCompatibility!System.Mom.BackwardCompatibility.Performance.FilteredDataProvider">
<ComputerName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="WindowsLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</ComputerName>
<CounterName>CWA - 016 - Requests to non-exist sessions</CounterName>
<ObjectName>CWA - 03 - User session Service</ObjectName>
<InstanceName>_Total</InstanceName>
<Frequency>900</Frequency>
<Expression/>
</DataSource>
</DataSources>
<ConditionDetection ID="DeltaThresholdFilter" TypeID="PerformanceLibrary!System.Performance.DeltaThresholdCondition">
<NumSamples>1</NumSamples>
<Threshold>600</Threshold>
<Operator>Greater</Operator>
</ConditionDetection>
<WriteActions>
<WriteAction ID="GenerateAlert" TypeID="MomBackwardCompatibility!System.Mom.BackwardCompatibility.AlertResponse">
<AlertGeneration>
<GenerateAlert>true</GenerateAlert>
<Owner/>
<Description>
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<AlertLevel>60</AlertLevel>
<ResolutionState/>
<Source>
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<Name>CWA - 016 - Requests to non-exist sessions (Threshold)</Name>
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<InvokerType>0</InvokerType>
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