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Microsoft.SystemCenter.WmiRawPerfCounterModule.FailedExecution.Alert (Rule)

This rule generates alerts when the WMI Raw Performance Counter module experiences a runtime failure.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

Operations Manager failed to run a WMI performance data query.

Causes

If the WMI failure is occurring on a computer running Windows Server 2008, it may be due to a known issue with WMI described in Knowledge Base article 958807 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=133791).

Resolutions

More details of what caused this issue can be found by examining the associated event. The following link will display all events indicating a possible problem with WMI:

View WMI Events

Review the details provided in Knowledge Base article 958807 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=133791). If the update is applicable, apply it to this computer.

External

For more information on troubleshooting WMI problems, go to http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=158224.

You can also download the WMI Diagnosis Utility at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=158226. The WMI Diagnosis Utility is a VBScript script designed to help you troubleshoot the current state of the WMI service on a computer.

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.SystemCenter.HealthService
CategoryAlert
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityWarning
Alert PriorityNormal
RemotableTrue
Alert Message
Operations Manager failed to run a performance data WMI query
{0}
Event LogOperations Manager

Member Modules:

ID Module Type TypeId RunAs 
DS DataSource Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider Default
Consolidator ConditionDetection Microsoft.SystemCenter.Overridable.ConsolidatorCondition Default
GenerateAlert WriteAction System.Health.GenerateAlert Default

Source Code:

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

  <Category>Alert</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">Health Service Modules</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>

          <Expression>

            <Or>

              <Expression>

                <SimpleExpression>

                  <ValueExpression>

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

                  </ValueExpression>

                  <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <Value Type="UnsignedInteger">10452</Value>

                  </ValueExpression>

                </SimpleExpression>

              </Expression>

              <Expression>

                <SimpleExpression>

                  <ValueExpression>

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

                  </ValueExpression>

                  <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <Value Type="UnsignedInteger">10454</Value>

                  </ValueExpression>

                </SimpleExpression>

              </Expression>

              <Expression>

                <SimpleExpression>

                  <ValueExpression>

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

                  </ValueExpression>

                  <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <Value Type="UnsignedInteger">10455</Value>

                  </ValueExpression>

                </SimpleExpression>

              </Expression>

              <Expression>

                <SimpleExpression>

                  <ValueExpression>

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

                  </ValueExpression>

                  <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <Value Type="UnsignedInteger">10456</Value>

                  </ValueExpression>

                </SimpleExpression>

              </Expression>

              <Expression>

                <SimpleExpression>

                  <ValueExpression>

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

                  </ValueExpression>

                  <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <Value Type="UnsignedInteger">10457</Value>

                  </ValueExpression>

                </SimpleExpression>

              </Expression>

              <Expression>

                <SimpleExpression>

                  <ValueExpression>

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

                  </ValueExpression>

                  <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <Value Type="UnsignedInteger">10458</Value>

                  </ValueExpression>

                </SimpleExpression>

              </Expression>

            </Or>

          </Expression>

        </And>

      </Expression>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <ConditionDetection ID="Consolidator" TypeID="Microsoft.SystemCenter.Overridable.ConsolidatorCondition">

    <ConsolidationProperties>

      <PropertyXPathQuery>Params/Param[1]</PropertyXPathQuery>

      <PropertyXPathQuery>Params/Param[2]</PropertyXPathQuery>

      <PropertyXPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</PropertyXPathQuery>

    </ConsolidationProperties>

    <IntervalSeconds>3600</IntervalSeconds>

    <Count>3</Count>

  </ConditionDetection>

  <WriteActions>

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

      <Priority>1</Priority>

      <Severity>1</Severity>

      <AlertMessageId>$MPElement[Name="Microsoft.SystemCenter.WmiRawPerfCounterModule.FailedExecution.AlertMessage"]$</AlertMessageId>

      <AlertParameters>

        <AlertParameter1>$Data/Context/DataItem/EventDescription$</AlertParameter1>

      </AlertParameters>

      <Suppression>

        <SuppressionValue>$EventData/Data[2]$</SuppressionValue>

      </Suppression>

    </WriteAction>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>