Default Action Account Type

Microsoft.SystemCenter.SecureStorageConfiguration.ActionAccountTypeConfigurationError.Unit (UnitMonitor)

This monitor detects when the account type used for the agent's default Action Account is incorrect.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

This monitor and alert indicates that the System Center Management Health Service has downloaded a new action account with an invalid type.

Below is a summary of the default configuration of this monitor:

Causes

The warning state can indicate the following may be happening on the agent:

The System Center Management Health Service has downloaded new configuration for a management group, and that configuration has specified a new action account, but the account is not of type 'Action Account' or 'Windows Credential'. The new action account has been ignored by the System Center Management Health Service as it would significantly impact monitoring.

Resolutions

Fix the Action Account Run As profile by associating only accounts of type Action Account or Windows Credential.

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.SystemCenter.HealthService
Parent MonitorMicrosoft.SystemCenter.HealthServiceRunAsAccounts.Rollup
CategoryAvailabilityHealth
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityNormal
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeMicrosoft.Windows.2SingleEventLog2StateMonitorType
RemotableTrue
AccessibilityPublic
Alert Message
The agent's default Action Account type is not correct.
{0}
RunAsDefault

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Microsoft.SystemCenter.SecureStorageConfiguration.ActionAccountTypeConfigurationError.Unit" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="true" Target="SCLibrary!Microsoft.SystemCenter.HealthService" ParentMonitorID="Microsoft.SystemCenter.HealthServiceRunAsAccounts.Rollup" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.2SingleEventLog2StateMonitorType" ConfirmDelivery="true">
<Category>AvailabilityHealth</Category>
<AlertSettings AlertMessage="Microsoft.SystemCenter.SecureStorageConfiguration.ActionAccountTypeConfigurationError.AlertMessage">
<AlertOnState>Warning</AlertOnState>
<AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>
<AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>
<AlertSeverity>Error</AlertSeverity>
<AlertParameters>
<AlertParameter1>$Data/Context/EventDescription$</AlertParameter1>
</AlertParameters>
</AlertSettings>
<OperationalStates>
<OperationalState ID="ActionAccountTypeIncorrect" MonitorTypeStateID="FirstEventRaised" HealthState="Warning"/>
<OperationalState ID="ActionAccountTypeCorrect" MonitorTypeStateID="SecondEventRaised" HealthState="Success"/>
</OperationalStates>
<Configuration>
<FirstComputerName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</FirstComputerName>
<FirstLogName>Operations Manager</FirstLogName>
<FirstExpression>
<And>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery Type="UnsignedInteger">EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value Type="UnsignedInteger">7010</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery Type="String">PublisherName</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value Type="String">HealthService</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<Value Type="String">$Target/ManagementGroup/Name$</Value>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery Type="String">Params/Param[1]</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
</And>
</FirstExpression>
<SecondComputerName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</SecondComputerName>
<SecondLogName>Operations Manager</SecondLogName>
<SecondExpression>
<And>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery Type="UnsignedInteger">EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value Type="UnsignedInteger">7023</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery Type="String">PublisherName</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value Type="String">HealthService</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<Value Type="String">$Target/ManagementGroup/Name$</Value>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery Type="String">Params/Param[1]</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
</And>
</SecondExpression>
</Configuration>
</UnitMonitor>