DHCP Server 2016 and 1709+ Failover Server Relationship Out Of Sync Monitor
A failover relationship can be seen as a partnership link between two servers.
When the server detects that it is out of time synchronization with partner server for a failover relationship by any given time expressed in minutes.
This situation will change the state of the monitor to error.
Check if partner server is running or if communication with local server is possible.
Check if you can communicate with Failover Partner Server using a Ping command.
Target | Microsoft.Windows.DHCPServer.10.0.FailoverServerWatcher | ||
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 |
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RunAs | Default |
<UnitMonitor ID="Microsoft.Windows.DHCPServer.10.0.FailoverServerWatcher.UnitMonitor.OutOfTimeSync" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="true" Target="Microsoft.Windows.DHCPServer.10.0.FailoverServerWatcher" ParentMonitorID="Health!System.Health.AvailabilityState" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.2SingleEventLog2StateMonitorType" ConfirmDelivery="true">
<Category>StateCollection</Category>
<AlertSettings AlertMessage="Microsoft.Windows.DHCPServer.10.0.FailoverServerWatcher.UnitMonitor.OutOfTimeSync.AlertMessage">
<AlertOnState>Error</AlertOnState>
<AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>
<AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>
<AlertSeverity>MatchMonitorHealth</AlertSeverity>
<AlertParameters>
<AlertParameter1>$Data/Context/EventDescription$</AlertParameter1>
</AlertParameters>
</AlertSettings>
<OperationalStates>
<OperationalState ID="FirstEventRaised" MonitorTypeStateID="FirstEventRaised" HealthState="Error"/>
<OperationalState ID="SecondEventRaised" MonitorTypeStateID="SecondEventRaised" HealthState="Success"/>
</OperationalStates>
<Configuration>
<FirstComputerName>$Target/Property[Type="Microsoft.Windows.DHCPServer.10.0.FailoverServerWatcher"]/PartnerServer$</FirstComputerName>
<FirstLogName>DhcpAdminEvents</FirstLogName>
<FirstExpression>
<And>
<Expression>
<Or>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery Type="String">PublisherName</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value Type="String">DHCP-Server</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery Type="String">PublisherName</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value Type="String">Microsoft-Windows-DHCP-Server</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
</Or>
</Expression>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery Type="String">EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value Type="String">20253</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
</And>
</FirstExpression>
<SecondComputerName>$Target/Property[Type="Microsoft.Windows.DHCPServer.10.0.FailoverServerWatcher"]/PartnerServer$</SecondComputerName>
<SecondLogName>DhcpAdminEvents</SecondLogName>
<SecondExpression>
<And>
<Expression>
<Or>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery Type="String">PublisherName</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value Type="String">DHCP-Server</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery Type="String">PublisherName</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value Type="String">Microsoft-Windows-DHCP-Server</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
</Or>
</Expression>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery Type="UnsignedInteger">EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value Type="UnsignedInteger">20251</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
</And>
</SecondExpression>
</Configuration>
</UnitMonitor>