Health Service Connector Bind Failure

Microsoft.SystemCenter.HealthService.ConnectorBindFailure.Alert (Rule)

This rule raises alert when unable to listen on required TCP port.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The Health Service Connector was unable to listen on TCP port.

Causes

This is typically caused by another application already listening on required TCP port.

Resolutions

Investigate application already subscribed to TCP port could be stopped which will allow System Center Operations Manager to use that port.

Element properties:

Target

Microsoft.SystemCenter.ManagementServer

Category

Operations

Enabled

True

Event Source

OpsMgr Connector

Alert Generate

True

Alert Severity

Error

Alert Priority

Normal

Remotable

True

Alert Message

Health Service Connector Bind Failure

The Health Service Connector on computer {0} failed to bind required TCP port. Details: {1}

Event Log

Operations Manager

Member Modules:

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

Source Code:

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

  <Category>Operations</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">OpsMgr Connector</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <Or>

              <Expression>

                <SimpleExpression>

                  <ValueExpression>

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

                  </ValueExpression>

                  <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <Value Type="UnsignedInteger">21013</Value>

                  </ValueExpression>

                </SimpleExpression>

              </Expression>

              <Expression>

                <SimpleExpression>

                  <ValueExpression>

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

                  </ValueExpression>

                  <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <Value Type="UnsignedInteger">21043</Value>

                  </ValueExpression>

                </SimpleExpression>

              </Expression>

            </Or>

          </Expression>

        </And>

      </Expression>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

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

      <Priority>1</Priority>

      <Severity>2</Severity>

      <AlertName/>

      <AlertDescription/>

      <AlertOwner/>

      <AlertMessageId>$MPElement[Name="Microsoft.SystemCenter.HealthService.ConnectorBindFailure.AlertMessage"]$</AlertMessageId>

      <AlertParameters>

        <AlertParameter1>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</AlertParameter1>

        <AlertParameter2>$Data/EventDescription$</AlertParameter2>

      </AlertParameters>

      <Suppression>

        <SuppressionValue>$Data/EventDescription$</SuppressionValue>

      </Suppression>

    </WriteAction>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>