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AEM: Error Group Parameter Error

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

This rule generates an alert when one or more of the Agentless Exception Monitoring (AEM) modules encounters a parameter in an error group containing characters considered invalid by AEM.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

AEM has encountered a parameter for an error group containing characters considered invalid by AEM and will move these set of reports to Invalid Data folder on file share.

Causes

AEM has encountered a parameter for an error group containing characters considered invalid by AEM: ~!@#$^&*()=+[]{}|;`",<>/?. Information about the error group and parameter is available in the associated Event and Alerts.

Resolutions

If the parameter/error group is valid, add the parameter name in Exception Folders list via SDK class: Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Monitoring.ClientMonitoring.AemGlobalSettings. Once this is done, copy over the data from InvalidData\Cabs, InvalidData\Counts to Cabs and Counts folders respectively on the file share for processing.

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.SystemCenter.ManagementServer
CategoryAlert
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityWarning
Alert PriorityNormal
RemotableTrue
Alert Message
AEM: Error Group Parameter 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.ParameterProcessingError.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>10923</EventNumber>

      <ManagementGroupName>$Target/ManagementGroup/Name$</ManagementGroupName>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

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

      <Priority>1</Priority>

      <Severity>1</Severity>

      <AlertName/>

      <AlertDescription/>

      <AlertMessageId>$MPElement[Name='Microsoft.SystemCenter.CM.AEM.ParameterProcessingError.Alert.AlertMessage']$</AlertMessageId>

      <AlertParameters>

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

      </AlertParameters>

      <Suppression>

        <SuppressionValue/>

      </Suppression>

    </WriteAction>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>