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DNS 2003 Correct the Zone SOA Configuration Problem Monitor

Microsoft.Windows.DNSServer.2003.Monitor.ServerConfiguration.CorrectZoneSOAConfigurationProblem (UnitMonitor)

Knowledge Base article:

DNS Server Configuration

The DNS server configuration consists of the settings that determine how the DNS server will function on a network and how those settings are stored and retrieved when they are needed.

 

Configuration information for the primary server is not valid (Cause)Correct the zone SOA configuration problem (Resolution)

The DNS Server service cannot locate the server that is identified as the start of authority (SOA) for the zone. You must correct the SOA configuration of the zone.

To perform this procedure, you must have membership in Administrators, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority.

To correct a zone SOA configuration problem:

  1. On the DNS server, start Server Manager. To start Server Manager, click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Server Manager.
  2. In the console tree, expand Roles, expand DNS Server, and then expand DNS.
  3. Right-click the DNS server, and then click Properties.
  4. Click Start of Authority (SOA), and then ensure that the correct server is listed in Primary server. If you change any values on this tab, click Increment to ensure that the changes will be propagated to other authoritative servers.
  5. Click Name Servers, and then ensure that each server in the list is matched with its IP address. If not, click Add to specify the correct IP addresses for the server.
  6. Click OK.
  7. In the right pane, verify that the zone contains a host (A or AAAA) resource record for the primary server.
  8. If the zone does not contain a host resource record for the primary server, right-click the zone, click New Host (A or AAAA), type the name of the primary server in Name (uses parent domain if blank), type the IP address of the primary server in IP address, and then click Add Host.

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.Windows.DNSServer.2003.Server
Parent MonitorSystem.Health.ConfigurationState
CategoryConfigurationHealth
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityMatchMonitorHealth
Alert PriorityNormal
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeMicrosoft.Windows.SingleEventLogManualReset2StateMonitorType
RemotableTrue
AccessibilityInternal
Alert Message
DNS 2003 Zone SOA Configuration Alert
{0}
RunAsMicrosoft.Windows.DNSServer.Library.ActionAccount

Source Code:

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  <Category>ConfigurationHealth</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="Microsoft.Windows.DNSServer.2003.Monitor.ServerConfiguration.CorrectZoneSOAConfigurationProblem_AlertMessageResourceID">

    <AlertOnState>Warning</AlertOnState>

    <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

    <AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>

    <AlertSeverity>MatchMonitorHealth</AlertSeverity>

    <AlertParameters>

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

    </AlertParameters>

  </AlertSettings>

  <OperationalStates>

    <OperationalState ID="UIGeneratedOpStateIdb7bc74e375f444a696c33e17f70bca68" MonitorTypeStateID="EventRaised" HealthState="Warning"/>

    <OperationalState ID="ManualReset" MonitorTypeStateID="ManualResetEventRaised" HealthState="Success"/>

  </OperationalStates>

  <Configuration>

    <ComputerName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</ComputerName>

    <LogName>DNS Server</LogName>

    <Expression>

      <And>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

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

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="UnsignedInteger">800</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <XPathQuery Type="String">PublisherName</XPathQuery>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String">DNS</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

      </And>

    </Expression>

  </Configuration>

</UnitMonitor>