DFS-R: Replicated Folder Path Database Consistency

Microsoft.Windows.FileServer.DFSR.ReplicatedFolderRootMismatchMonitor (UnitMonitor)

This object monitors the path for replicated folders in the DFS Replication database and in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), and generates a Warning alert if the paths do not match. When DFS Replication receives configuration information from AD DS for a replicated folder with the same name but a different path as an existing replicated folder, it discontinues replication of the existing folder and replaces it with the local path from AD DS.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

Causes

An unhealthy state of this monitor indicates that the DFS Replication database and AD DS have different values for the local path of a replicated folder. This can occur if an administrator recently changed the local path of a replicated folder during a restore operation.

Resolutions

No action required

If an administrator changed the local path of a replicated folder intentionally, this condition is expected. If it is not expected, check the replicated folder path and if necessary recreate the replaced replicated folder by using a new replicated folder name.

Verification

This monitor resets itself automatically when it detects that the replicated folder initializes replication properly.

Additional

DFS Replication Event 6406 (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=187164)
Add a Replicated Folder to a Replication Group (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=187102)

Element properties:

Target

Microsoft.Windows.FileServer.DFSR.ReplicatedFolder

Parent Monitor

System.Health.ConfigurationState

Category

StateCollection

Enabled

True

Alert Generate

True

Alert Severity

Warning

Alert Priority

Normal

Alert Auto Resolve

True

Monitor Type

Microsoft.Windows.2SingleEventLog2StateMonitorType

Remotable

True

Accessibility

Public

Alert Message

DFS-R: The DFS Replication Database and AD DS have Different Paths for a Replicated Folder

The DFS Replication service detected that the local path of a replicated folder
({0}) in its database does not match the newly configured local path ({1}) of the
replicated folder. The service will replicate the new path, and the old replicated folder path in the database will no longer be tracked as a replicated folder. This event is expected if the local path of the replicated folder has been changed.
Additional Information:
Replicated Folder Name: {2} Replicated Folder ID: {3}
Replication Group Name: {4} Replication Group ID: {5}
Member ID: {6}

RunAs

Default

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Microsoft.Windows.FileServer.DFSR.ReplicatedFolderRootMismatchMonitor" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="true" Target="Microsoft.Windows.FileServer.DFSR.ReplicatedFolder" ParentMonitorID="Health!System.Health.ConfigurationState" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.2SingleEventLog2StateMonitorType" ConfirmDelivery="true">

  <Category>StateCollection</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="Microsoft.Windows.FileServer.DFSR.ReplicatedFolderRootMismatchMonitor_AlertMessageResourceID">

    <AlertOnState>Warning</AlertOnState>

    <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

    <AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>

    <AlertSeverity>Warning</AlertSeverity>

    <AlertParameters>

      <AlertParameter1>$Data/Context/Params/Param[2]$</AlertParameter1>

      <AlertParameter2>$Data/Context/Params/Param[3]$</AlertParameter2>

      <AlertParameter3>$Data/Context/Params/Param[4]$</AlertParameter3>

      <AlertParameter4>$Data/Context/Params/Param[1]$</AlertParameter4>

      <AlertParameter5>$Data/Context/Params/Param[5]$</AlertParameter5>

      <AlertParameter6>$Data/Context/Params/Param[6]$</AlertParameter6>

      <AlertParameter7>$Data/Context/Params/Param[7]$</AlertParameter7>

    </AlertParameters>

  </AlertSettings>

  <OperationalStates>

    <OperationalState ID="FirstEventRaised" MonitorTypeStateID="FirstEventRaised" HealthState="Warning"/>

    <OperationalState ID="SecondEventRaised" MonitorTypeStateID="SecondEventRaised" HealthState="Success"/>

  </OperationalStates>

  <Configuration>

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

    <FirstLogName>DFS Replication</FirstLogName>

    <FirstExpression>

      <And>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

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

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

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            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

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

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

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

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

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

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String">$Target/Property[Type="Microsoft.Windows.FileServer.DFSR.ReplicatedFolder"]/ReplicatedFolderGUID$</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

      </And>

    </FirstExpression>

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

    <SecondLogName>DFS Replication</SecondLogName>

    <SecondExpression>

      <And>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

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

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

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            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <Or>

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                </ValueExpression>

              </SimpleExpression>

            </Expression>

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                <ValueExpression>

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                </ValueExpression>

                <Operator>Equal</Operator>

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                </ValueExpression>

              </SimpleExpression>

            </Expression>

            <Expression>

              <And>

                <Expression>

                  <SimpleExpression>

                    <ValueExpression>

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

                    </ValueExpression>

                    <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                    <ValueExpression>

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                    </ValueExpression>

                  </SimpleExpression>

                </Expression>

                <Expression>

                  <Or>

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                        </ValueExpression>

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                        </ValueExpression>

                      </SimpleExpression>

                    </Expression>

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                    </Expression>

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                      </SimpleExpression>

                    </Expression>

                  </Or>

                </Expression>

              </And>

            </Expression>

            <Expression>

              <And>

                <Expression>

                  <Or>

                    <Expression>

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                        </ValueExpression>

                        <Operator>Equal</Operator>

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                    </Expression>

                    <Expression>

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                        </ValueExpression>

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                </Expression>

                <Expression>

                  <SimpleExpression>

                    <ValueExpression>

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                    </ValueExpression>

                    <Operator>Equal</Operator>

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                    </ValueExpression>

                  </SimpleExpression>

                </Expression>

              </And>

            </Expression>

          </Or>

        </Expression>

      </And>

    </SecondExpression>

  </Configuration>

</UnitMonitor>