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Secure Channel Monitor

Microsoft.Windows.AD.DomainMemberPerspective.Availability.SecureChannel.Monitor (UnitMonitor)

Monitors the availability of the domain by attempting to establish a secure channel with it.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

This monitor verifies that the machine is able to establish a secure channel with the domain in which it is a member.

It will perform a 'nltest /sc_reset:[domain]' operation per the specified configuration interval.

Configuration

IntervalSeconds: How frequently the monitor is run (seconds)

Causes

Possible causes include the following:

Resolutions

Ensure that the domain is online and functioning correctly.

Ensure that the server is joined to a valid domain and that it is reachable.

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.Windows.Server.AD.DomainMemberPerspective
Parent MonitorSystem.Health.AvailabilityState
CategoryCustom
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityMatchMonitorHealth
Alert PriorityHigh
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeMicrosoft.Windows.AD.DomainMemberPerspective.Availability.SecureChannel.Monitortype
RemotableFalse
AccessibilityPublic
Alert Message
The Secure Channel health monitor has failed.
{0}
RunAsDefault

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Microsoft.Windows.AD.DomainMemberPerspective.Availability.SecureChannel.Monitor" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="true" Target="AD!Microsoft.Windows.Server.AD.DomainMemberPerspective" ParentMonitorID="SystemHealth!System.Health.AvailabilityState" Remotable="false" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.AD.DomainMemberPerspective.Availability.SecureChannel.Monitortype" ConfirmDelivery="false">

  <Category>Custom</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="Microsoft.Windows.AD.DomainMemberPerspective.Availability.SecureChannel.Monitor.AlertMessage">

    <AlertOnState>Error</AlertOnState>

    <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

    <AlertPriority>High</AlertPriority>

    <AlertSeverity>MatchMonitorHealth</AlertSeverity>

    <AlertParameters>

      <AlertParameter1>$Data/Context/Property[@Name='ErrorString']$</AlertParameter1>

    </AlertParameters>

  </AlertSettings>

  <OperationalStates>

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

    <OperationalState ID="SecureChannelError" MonitorTypeStateID="SecureChannelError" HealthState="Error"/>

  </OperationalStates>

  <Configuration>

    <IntervalSeconds>300</IntervalSeconds>

    <TimeoutSeconds>300</TimeoutSeconds>

  </Configuration>

</UnitMonitor>