The Event Log File is Full

Microsoft.Windows.Client.Win7.OperatingSystem.EventLogFull.Alert (Rule)

The event log file is full.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

This rule generates an alert whenever an event log becomes full. Once an event log becomes full, new event instances are discarded. As a result, critical information is not collected and the system’s health-related issues may go undetected.

Causes

The event log has reached capacity. The most-likely cause for this is that the log is configured with one of the following log size configurations:

Resolutions

To resolve this Alert, perform the following procedures:

Save Log File and Clear

Update log file configuration

Additional

Sample Event:

This rule will generate an alert when any of the following events occur in the System Event Log:

The %1 log file is full.

Source: Eventlog; Event ID: 6000 The %1 log file is full.

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.Windows.Client.Win7.OperatingSystem
CategoryEventCollection
EnabledFalse
Alert GenerateFalse
RemotableTrue
Event LogSystem

Member Modules:

ID Module Type TypeId RunAs 
EventDS DataSource Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider Default
WriteToDB WriteAction Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectEvent Default
WriteToDW WriteAction Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.PublishEventData Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="Microsoft.Windows.Client.Win7.OperatingSystem.EventLogFull.Alert" Enabled="false" Target="Win7!Microsoft.Windows.Client.Win7.OperatingSystem" DiscardLevel="100" ConfirmDelivery="true" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal">
<Category>EventCollection</Category>
<DataSources>
<DataSource ID="EventDS" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider">
<ComputerName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</ComputerName>
<LogName>System</LogName>
<Expression>
<And>
<Expression>
<Or>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery>EventSourceName</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value>Eventlog</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery>EventSourceName</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value>Microsoft-Windows-Eventlog</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
</Or>
</Expression>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value>6000</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
</And>
</Expression>
</DataSource>
</DataSources>
<WriteActions>
<WriteAction ID="WriteToDB" TypeID="SC!Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectEvent"/>
<WriteAction ID="WriteToDW" TypeID="SCDW!Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.PublishEventData"/>
</WriteActions>
</Rule>