DFS-N: Folder Move Operation

Microsoft.Windows.FileServer.DFSN.10.0.RootTarget.MoveLinkFailedAlertRule (Rule)

This object monitors operations that move DFS folders (links) from one location in a namespace to another.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

This rule monitors operations that move DFS folders (links) from one location in a namespace to another. It does this by looking for the presence of DfsSvc event 14538.

Causes

This issue can be caused by internal errors in DFS Namespaces or Windows.

Resolutions

Tier 1 and Tier 2 technicians should escalate this issue to Tier 3 support.

Additional

DFS Namespaces Event 14538 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=171058)

Element properties:

Target

Microsoft.Windows.FileServer.DFSN.10.0.RootTarget

Category

Custom

Enabled

True

Alert Generate

True

Alert Severity

Warning

Alert Priority

Low

Remotable

True

Alert Message

DFS-N: Unable to Move DFS Folder

Event Description: {0}

Event Log

System

Member Modules:

ID	Module Type	TypeId	RunAs
DS	DataSource	Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider	Default
Alert	WriteAction	System.Health.GenerateAlert	Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="Microsoft.Windows.FileServer.DFSN.10.0.RootTarget.MoveLinkFailedAlertRule" Enabled="true" Target="Microsoft.Windows.FileServer.DFSN.10.0.RootTarget" ConfirmDelivery="true" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" DiscardLevel="100">

  <Category>Custom</Category>

  <DataSources>

    <DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider">

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

      <LogName>System</LogName>

      <Expression>

        <And>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

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

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value Type="UnsignedInteger">14538</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <RegExExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

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

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>ContainsSubstring</Operator>

              <Pattern>DfsSvc</Pattern>

            </RegExExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery Type="String">Params/Param[1]</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value Type="String">$Target/Property[Type="DFSNLib!Microsoft.Windows.FileServer.DFSN.RootTarget"]/RootName$</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

        </And>

      </Expression>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

    <WriteAction ID="Alert" TypeID="Health!System.Health.GenerateAlert">

      <Priority>0</Priority>

      <Severity>1</Severity>

      <AlertName/>

      <AlertDescription/>

      <AlertOwner/>

      <AlertMessageId>$MPElement[Name="Microsoft.Windows.FileServer.DFSN.10.0.RootTarget.MoveLinkFailedAlertRule.AlertMessage"]$</AlertMessageId>

      <AlertParameters>

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

      </AlertParameters>

      <Suppression>

        <SuppressionValue>$Data/EventDisplayNumber$</SuppressionValue>

        <SuppressionValue>$Data/Channel$</SuppressionValue>

        <SuppressionValue>$Data/PublisherName$</SuppressionValue>

        <SuppressionValue>$Data/LoggingComputer$</SuppressionValue>

        <SuppressionValue>$Data/Params/Param[1]$</SuppressionValue>

      </Suppression>

      <Custom1/>

      <Custom2/>

      <Custom3/>

      <Custom4/>

      <Custom5/>

      <Custom6/>

      <Custom7/>

      <Custom8/>

      <Custom9/>

      <Custom10/>

    </WriteAction>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>