Word Viewing Service Conversion Failures High

Microsoft.SharePoint.Server.2010.SPServiceInstance.WordViewer.ConversionFailuresHigh (UnitMonitor)

A warning state of this monitor indicates that many attempts to view new documents fail because the conversion service on the Word Viewing Service is failing.

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Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.SharePoint.Server.2010.SPServiceInstance.WordViewer
Parent MonitorSystem.Health.AvailabilityState
CategoryAvailabilityHealth
EnabledTrue
Instance NameOffice Web Apps - Word Web App and PowerPoint Web App viewing
Counter NameViewing Failed Conversions
Frequency1800
Alert GenerateFalse
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeSystem.Performance.ThresholdMonitorType
RemotableTrue
AccessibilityPublic
RunAsDefault

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Microsoft.SharePoint.Server.2010.SPServiceInstance.WordViewer.ConversionFailuresHigh" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="true" Target="Microsoft.SharePoint.Server.2010.SPServiceInstance.WordViewer" ParentMonitorID="Health!System.Health.AvailabilityState" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Performance!System.Performance.ThresholdMonitorType">
<Category>AvailabilityHealth</Category>
<OperationalStates>
<OperationalState ID="UnderThreshold" MonitorTypeStateID="UnderThreshold" HealthState="Success"/>
<OperationalState ID="OverThreshold" MonitorTypeStateID="OverThreshold" HealthState="Warning"/>
</OperationalStates>
<Configuration>
<ComputerName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</ComputerName>
<CounterName>Viewing Failed Conversions</CounterName>
<ObjectName>Office Web Apps - Word Web App and PowerPoint Web App viewing</ObjectName>
<InstanceName/>
<AllInstances>false</AllInstances>
<Frequency>1800</Frequency>
<Threshold>10</Threshold>
</Configuration>
</UnitMonitor>