Workflow Runtime: Failed to access a Windows event log

Microsoft.SystemCenter.AppLogModule.FailedExecution.Alert (Rule)

This rule generates alerts when one or more workflows fail to access a Windows event log on a system.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

One or more workflows is trying to access a log in the windows event log but they failed to do so. The workflow will continue to attempt to access the log.

Causes

Workflows may fail to access an event log for one of the following reasons:

The event log is corrupt or not present on the system.
The workflow has been configured with the incorrect name of the log.
The system's action account does not have access to the event log.

Resolutions

Use the computer management task to connect to the system, and confirm that the event log is present and accessible.
Run the computer management task
Confirm that the name of the event log shown in the computer management snap-in is the same as what was shown in the alert. If that is not the case then update the workflow to use the correct name of the log.
More details of what caused this issue can be found by examining the associated event. The following link will display all events indicating a possible problem with the Application Log module:

View Application Log Module Events

Element properties:

Target

Microsoft.SystemCenter.HealthService

Category

Alert

Enabled

True

Alert Generate

True

Alert Severity

Warning

Alert Priority

Normal

Remotable

True

Alert Message

Workflow Runtime: Failed to access a Windows event log

{0}

Event Log

Operations Manager

Member Modules:

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

Source Code:

<Rule ID="Microsoft.SystemCenter.AppLogModule.FailedExecution.Alert" Enabled="true" Target="SCLibrary!Microsoft.SystemCenter.HealthService" ConfirmDelivery="true" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" DiscardLevel="100">

  <Category>Alert</Category>

  <DataSources>

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

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

      <LogName>Operations Manager</LogName>

      <Expression>

        <And>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery Type="String">PublisherName</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value Type="String">Health Service Modules</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery Type="String">Params/Param[1]</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value Type="String">$Target/ManagementGroup/Name$</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <Or>

              <Expression>

                <And>

                  <Expression>

                    <SimpleExpression>

                      <ValueExpression>

                        <XPathQuery Type="UnsignedInteger">EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

                      </ValueExpression>

                      <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                      <ValueExpression>

                        <Value Type="UnsignedInteger">31705</Value>

                      </ValueExpression>

                    </SimpleExpression>

                  </Expression>

                  <Expression>

                    <SimpleExpression>

                      <ValueExpression>

                        <XPathQuery Type="String">Params/Param[6]</XPathQuery>

                      </ValueExpression>

                      <Operator>NotEqual</Operator>

                      <ValueExpression>

                        <Value Type="String">0x80070002</Value>

                      </ValueExpression>

                    </SimpleExpression>

                  </Expression>

                  <Expression>

                    <SimpleExpression>

                      <ValueExpression>

                        <XPathQuery Type="String">Params/Param[6]</XPathQuery>

                      </ValueExpression>

                      <Operator>NotEqual</Operator>

                      <ValueExpression>

                        <Value Type="String">0x80070003</Value>

                      </ValueExpression>

                    </SimpleExpression>

                  </Expression>

                </And>

              </Expression>

              <Expression>

                <And>

                  <Expression>

                    <SimpleExpression>

                      <ValueExpression>

                        <XPathQuery Type="UnsignedInteger">EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

                      </ValueExpression>

                      <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                      <ValueExpression>

                        <Value Type="UnsignedInteger">31707</Value>

                      </ValueExpression>

                    </SimpleExpression>

                  </Expression>

                  <Expression>

                    <SimpleExpression>

                      <ValueExpression>

                        <XPathQuery Type="String">Params/Param[6]</XPathQuery>

                      </ValueExpression>

                      <Operator>NotEqual</Operator>

                      <ValueExpression>

                        <Value Type="String">0x80070002</Value>

                      </ValueExpression>

                    </SimpleExpression>

                  </Expression>

                  <Expression>

                    <SimpleExpression>

                      <ValueExpression>

                        <XPathQuery Type="String">Params/Param[6]</XPathQuery>

                      </ValueExpression>

                      <Operator>NotEqual</Operator>

                      <ValueExpression>

                        <Value Type="String">0x80070003</Value>

                      </ValueExpression>

                    </SimpleExpression>

                  </Expression>

                </And>

              </Expression>

              <Expression>

                <SimpleExpression>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <XPathQuery Type="UnsignedInteger">EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

                  </ValueExpression>

                  <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <Value Type="UnsignedInteger">31709</Value>

                  </ValueExpression>

                </SimpleExpression>

              </Expression>

              <Expression>

                <SimpleExpression>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <XPathQuery Type="UnsignedInteger">EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

                  </ValueExpression>

                  <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <Value Type="UnsignedInteger">31711</Value>

                  </ValueExpression>

                </SimpleExpression>

              </Expression>

              <Expression>

                <SimpleExpression>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <XPathQuery Type="UnsignedInteger">EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

                  </ValueExpression>

                  <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <Value Type="UnsignedInteger">31712</Value>

                  </ValueExpression>

                </SimpleExpression>

              </Expression>

              <Expression>

                <SimpleExpression>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <XPathQuery Type="UnsignedInteger">EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

                  </ValueExpression>

                  <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <Value Type="UnsignedInteger">31713</Value>

                  </ValueExpression>

                </SimpleExpression>

              </Expression>

              <Expression>

                <SimpleExpression>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <XPathQuery Type="UnsignedInteger">EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

                  </ValueExpression>

                  <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <Value Type="UnsignedInteger">31714</Value>

                  </ValueExpression>

                </SimpleExpression>

              </Expression>

              <Expression>

                <SimpleExpression>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <XPathQuery Type="UnsignedInteger">EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

                  </ValueExpression>

                  <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <Value Type="UnsignedInteger">31715</Value>

                  </ValueExpression>

                </SimpleExpression>

              </Expression>

              <Expression>

                <SimpleExpression>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <XPathQuery Type="UnsignedInteger">EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

                  </ValueExpression>

                  <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                  <ValueExpression>

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                  </ValueExpression>

                </SimpleExpression>

              </Expression>

              <Expression>

                <SimpleExpression>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <XPathQuery Type="UnsignedInteger">EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

                  </ValueExpression>

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                  </ValueExpression>

                </SimpleExpression>

              </Expression>

              <Expression>

                <SimpleExpression>

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                  </ValueExpression>

                  <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                  <ValueExpression>

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                  </ValueExpression>

                </SimpleExpression>

              </Expression>

            </Or>

          </Expression>

        </And>

      </Expression>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

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

      <Priority>1</Priority>

      <Severity>1</Severity>

      <AlertMessageId>$MPElement[Name="Microsoft.SystemCenter.AppLogModule.FailedExecution.AlertMessage"]$</AlertMessageId>

      <AlertParameters>

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

      </AlertParameters>

      <Suppression>

        <SuppressionValue>$Data/Params/Param[2]$</SuppressionValue>

      </Suppression>

    </WriteAction>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>