The system detected an incompatible version of the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator service

Microsoft.Windows.AppServer.2008.MSDTC.MicrosoftDistributedTransactionCoordinatorServiceLogAvailability.Application.ReinstallMSDTC (UnitMonitor)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator Service Log Availability

The Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator service (MSDTC) is running on a clustered server for increased reliability, based on the failover capabilities of the clustered servers.

Resolutions

Reinstall MSDTC

The system reports an incompatible version of the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator service (MSDTC). This problem may be resolved by uninstalling and then reinstalling MSDTC.

Administrators

To uninstall and then reinstall MSDTC:

Click Start, and then click Command Prompt.
msdtc -uninstall
msdtc -install

Element properties:

Target

Microsoft.Windows.Server.2008.AppServer.DTC

Parent Monitor

System.Health.AvailabilityState

Category

StateCollection

Enabled

True

Alert Generate

True

Alert Severity

MatchMonitorHealth

Alert Priority

Normal

Alert Auto Resolve

True

Monitor Type

Microsoft.Windows.2SingleEventLog2StateMonitorType

Remotable

True

Accessibility

Public

Alert Message

Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator Service Log Availability Alert

{0}

RunAs

Default

Source Code:

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