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Microsoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.2016.VMVGSInstalledMonitor (UnitMonitor)

Monitors the presence of Virtual Guest Services (VGS)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The Virtual Machine VGS monitor indicates whether Virtual Guest Services (VGS) are detected within the virtual machine.

Causes

An unhealthy state indicates that the virtual machine does not have Virtual Guest Services installed.

Resolutions

Install Virtual Guest Services extensions in the virtual machine.

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.VirtualMachine
Parent MonitorSystem.Health.ConfigurationState
CategoryConfigurationHealth
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateFalse
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeMicrosoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.2016.TwoStatesMonitorType
RemotableTrue
AccessibilityPublic
RunAsDefault

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Microsoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.2016.VMVGSInstalledMonitor" Accessibility="Public" Target="VMMBase!Microsoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.VirtualMachine" TypeID="Microsoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.2016.TwoStatesMonitorType" ParentMonitorID="SystemHealth!System.Health.ConfigurationState">

  <Category>ConfigurationHealth</Category>

  <OperationalStates>

    <OperationalState ID="VMVGSInstalledHealthy" MonitorTypeStateID="Success" HealthState="Success"/>

    <OperationalState ID="VMVGSInstalledCritical" MonitorTypeStateID="Error" HealthState="Warning"/>

  </OperationalStates>

  <Configuration>

    <IntervalSeconds>7200</IntervalSeconds>

    <TimeoutSeconds>300</TimeoutSeconds>

    <ErrorExpression>

      <And>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String"/>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator CaseSensitive="false">Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String">$Target/Property[Type="VMMBase!Microsoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.VirtualMachine"]/VGS$</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String">Running</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator CaseSensitive="false">Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String">$Target/Property[Type="VMMBase!Microsoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.VirtualMachine"]/State$</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

      </And>

    </ErrorExpression>

    <SuccessExpression>

      <SimpleExpression>

        <ValueExpression>

          <Value Type="String"/>

        </ValueExpression>

        <Operator CaseSensitive="false">NotEqual</Operator>

        <ValueExpression>

          <Value Type="String">$Target/Property[Type="VMMBase!Microsoft.SystemCenter.VirtualMachineManager.VirtualMachine"]/VGS$</Value>

        </ValueExpression>

      </SimpleExpression>

    </SuccessExpression>

  </Configuration>

</UnitMonitor>