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Agent Installer service failed to start

Microsoft.SystemCenter.AgentManager.AgentInstallerFailedStart.Monitor (UnitMonitor)

Monitor for when the AgentInstall service fails to start on the remote computer.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The agent installer service failed to start after installation.

Causes

The agent installer service is used to initiate and monitor the agent installation on the target computer. If it fails to start, the Management Server will not be able to install the agent.

Resolutions

Check the System event log on the target computer for details as to why the agent installer service was unable to start up.

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.SystemCenter.AgentManager
Parent MonitorMicrosoft.SystemCenter.AgentManager.ConfigHealthRollup
CategoryConfigurationHealth
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityNormal
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeMicrosoft.SystemCenter.AgentManager.AgentManagerFailureMonitor
RemotableTrue
AccessibilityInternal
Alert Message
Failed Agent Push/Repair - Agent Installer service failed to start
An agent push install or repair was attempted and failed. The task was run from the management server {1} against the computer {0}.

Additional details:
Task Start Time: {3} UTC
Task End Time: {4} UTC

Full Event Description: {5}
RunAsDefault

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Microsoft.SystemCenter.AgentManager.AgentInstallerFailedStart.Monitor" Accessibility="Internal" Enabled="true" Target="SCLibrary!Microsoft.SystemCenter.AgentManager" ParentMonitorID="Microsoft.SystemCenter.AgentManager.ConfigHealthRollup" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Microsoft.SystemCenter.AgentManager.AgentManagerFailureMonitor" ConfirmDelivery="true">

  <Category>ConfigurationHealth</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="Microsoft.SystemCenter.AgentManager.AgentInstallerFailedStart.Monitor.AlertMessage">

    <AlertOnState>Error</AlertOnState>

    <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

    <AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>

    <AlertSeverity>Error</AlertSeverity>

    <AlertParameters>

      <AlertParameter1>$Target/Property[Type="SCLibrary!Microsoft.SystemCenter.UserActionManager"]/TargetDevicePrincipalName$</AlertParameter1>

      <AlertParameter2>$Target/Property[Type="SCLibrary!Microsoft.SystemCenter.UserActionManager"]/ManagementServerName$</AlertParameter2>

      <AlertParameter3>$Target/Property[Type="SCLibrary!Microsoft.SystemCenter.UserActionManager"]/PendingStateType$</AlertParameter3>

      <AlertParameter4>$Target/Property[Type="SCLibrary!Microsoft.SystemCenter.AgentManager"]/TaskStartTime$</AlertParameter4>

      <AlertParameter5>$Target/Property[Type="SCLibrary!Microsoft.SystemCenter.AgentManager"]/TaskEndTime$</AlertParameter5>

      <AlertParameter6>$Data/Context/Property[@Name="Message"]$</AlertParameter6>

    </AlertParameters>

  </AlertSettings>

  <OperationalStates>

    <OperationalState ID="AgentManagerFailure" MonitorTypeStateID="AgentInstallationFailure" HealthState="Error"/>

    <OperationalState ID="AgentManagerSuccess" MonitorTypeStateID="AgentInstallationSuccess" HealthState="Success"/>

  </OperationalStates>

  <Configuration>

    <EventId>10623</EventId>

    <TaskStartTime>$Target/Property[Type="SCLibrary!Microsoft.SystemCenter.AgentManager"]/TaskStartTime$</TaskStartTime>

    <TaskEndTime>$Target/Property[Type="SCLibrary!Microsoft.SystemCenter.AgentManager"]/TaskEndTime$</TaskEndTime>

  </Configuration>

</UnitMonitor>