MECM Site component manager fails to update Active Directory objects

MECM.SiteComponentManager.CanNotUpdateADObject.Event.Rule (Rule)

This rule generates alerts if the site component manager fails to update objects in Active Directory.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

Configuration Manager cannot create, read, update, or delete an already existing object in Active Directory. Configuration Manager status message 4912, 4913, 4915 were detected.

Causes

This condition could occur because:

Resolutions

Element properties:

TargetMECM.SiteComponentManager
CategoryEventCollection
EnabledTrue
Event_ID4912
Event SourceSMS Server
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityNormal
RemotableTrue
Alert Message
MECM Failed to update Active Directory alert
The site server failed to update objects in Active Directory.
Event Description: {0}
Event LogApplication

Member Modules:

ID Module Type TypeId RunAs 
DS DataSource Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider Default
Alert WriteAction System.Health.GenerateAlert Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="MECM.SiteComponentManager.CanNotUpdateADObject.Event.Rule" Enabled="true" Target="MECM.SiteComponentManager" ConfirmDelivery="true" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" DiscardLevel="100">
<Category>EventCollection</Category>
<DataSources>
<DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider">
<ComputerName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</ComputerName>
<LogName>Application</LogName>
<Expression>
<And>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery Type="UnsignedInteger">EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value Type="UnsignedInteger">4912</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery Type="String">PublisherName</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value Type="String">SMS Server</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
</And>
</Expression>
</DataSource>
</DataSources>
<WriteActions>
<WriteAction ID="Alert" TypeID="Health!System.Health.GenerateAlert">
<Priority>1</Priority>
<Severity>2</Severity>
<AlertName/>
<AlertDescription/>
<AlertOwner/>
<AlertMessageId>$MPElement[Name="MECM.SiteComponentManager.CanNotUpdateADObject.Event.Rule.AlertMessage"]$</AlertMessageId>
<AlertParameters>
<AlertParameter1>$Data/EventDescription$</AlertParameter1>
</AlertParameters>
<Suppression>
<SuppressionValue/>
</Suppression>
<Custom1/>
<Custom2/>
<Custom3/>
<Custom4/>
<Custom5/>
<Custom6/>
<Custom7/>
<Custom8/>
<Custom9/>
<Custom10/>
</WriteAction>
</WriteActions>
</Rule>