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MSMQ.Rule.Alert.Event2160 (Rule)

A queue cannot listen/bind to multicast address.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The queue cannot listen/bind to the multicast address.

Causes

The multicast address that is specified in the event is not valid.

Resolutions

Change the multicast address

Enter a valid multicast address for the queue which is using this address. IP multicast addresses must consist of four bytes and must lie in the class D range from 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. However, only certain ranges of addresses in this range are available for sending multicast messages.

Additional

For more information, see Internet Multicast Addresses ( http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=94475).

For more information about setting up multicasting queues, see Specify or View Queue Multicast Addresses and Ports ( http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=102330).

For more information, see Event ID 2160 ( http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd337451(WS.10).aspx)

Element properties:

TargetMSMQ.Queue
CategoryAvailabilityHealth
EnabledFalse
Event_ID2160
Event Source$Target/Host/Property[Type="MSMQ.Server"]/ServiceName$
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityWarning
Alert PriorityNormal
RemotableTrue
Alert Message
A queue cannot listen/bind to multicast address.
{0}
Event LogApplication

Member Modules:

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

Source Code:

<Rule ID="MSMQ.Rule.Alert.Event2160" Enabled="false" Target="MSMQ.Queue" ConfirmDelivery="true" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" DiscardLevel="100">

  <Category>AvailabilityHealth</Category>

  <DataSources>

    <DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider">

      <ComputerName>$Target/Host/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</ComputerName>

      <LogName>Application</LogName>

      <Expression>

        <And>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery>PublisherName</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>$Target/Host/Property[Type="MSMQ.Server"]/ServiceName$</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>2160</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

        </And>

      </Expression>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

    <WriteAction ID="GenerateAlert" TypeID="Health!System.Health.GenerateAlert">

      <Priority>1</Priority>

      <Severity>1</Severity>

      <AlertOwner/>

      <AlertMessageId>$MPElement[Name="MSMQ.Rule.Alert.Event2160.AlertName"]$</AlertMessageId>

      <AlertParameters>

        <AlertParameter1>$Data/EventDescription$</AlertParameter1>

      </AlertParameters>

      <Suppression>

        <SuppressionValue>$Data/EventDisplayNumber$</SuppressionValue>

        <SuppressionValue>$Data/LoggingComputer$</SuppressionValue>

      </Suppression>

    </WriteAction>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>