AEM: Bad URL Error

Microsoft.SystemCenter.CM.AEM.BadUrlError.Alert (Rule)

This rule generates alerts when one or more of the Agentless Exception Monitoring (AEM) modules receives an invalid or unexpected URL request on this management server.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

AEM has received a bad URL request while listening for Vista/CEIP clients.

Causes

While listening for Vista error reports or CEIP reports, AEM received an invalid URL request. This can happen due to several reasons. For instance, it can happen if there has been a security threat or the protocol has changed between Vista/CEIP clients and AEM.

Resolutions

The alert is a warning to notify that an invalid URL request has been received by AEM. If this happens repeatedly, please contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support.

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.SystemCenter.ManagementServer
CategoryAlert
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityWarning
Alert PriorityHigh
RemotableTrue
Alert Message
AEM: Bad URL Error
{0}

Member Modules:

ID Module Type TypeId RunAs 
DS DataSource Microsoft.SystemCenter.CM.AEM.AlertModule Default
GenerateAlert WriteAction System.Health.GenerateAlert Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="Microsoft.SystemCenter.CM.AEM.BadUrlError.Alert" Enabled="true" Target="SCLibrary!Microsoft.SystemCenter.ManagementServer" ConfirmDelivery="true" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" DiscardLevel="100">
<Category>Alert</Category>
<DataSources>
<DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="Microsoft.SystemCenter.CM.AEM.AlertModule">
<EventNumber>10909</EventNumber>
<ManagementGroupName>$Target/ManagementGroup/Name$</ManagementGroupName>
</DataSource>
</DataSources>
<WriteActions>
<WriteAction ID="GenerateAlert" TypeID="Health!System.Health.GenerateAlert">
<Priority>2</Priority>
<Severity>1</Severity>
<AlertName/>
<AlertDescription/>
<AlertMessageId>$MPElement[Name='Microsoft.SystemCenter.CM.AEM.BadUrlError.Alert.AlertMessage']$</AlertMessageId>
<AlertParameters>
<AlertParameter1>$Data/EventDescription$</AlertParameter1>
</AlertParameters>
<Suppression>
<SuppressionValue/>
</Suppression>
</WriteAction>
</WriteActions>
</Rule>