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Microsoft.Windows.FileServices.Service.SMB.6.3.FssAgentCreateShadowCopyShareFailed (Rule)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

FileServerVssAgent failed to expose shadow copy share over file server volume shadow copies.

Causes

FileServerVssAgent expose the shadow copy share after the local volume shadow copy path is received during PostSnapshot. Any error happens when adding shares over local volume shadow path will be event logged.

Resolutions

Check and make sure the local volume shadow copy is available. Check the LanmanServer event log for share adding failure.

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.Windows.FileServices.Service.SMB.6.3.FssAgentEnabled
CategoryAvailabilityHealth
EnabledTrue
Event_ID1016
Event SourceMicrosoft-Windows-FileShareShadowCopyAgent
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityNormal
RemotableTrue
Alert Message
FileServerVssAgent failed to create shadow copy share
FileServerVssAgent failed to create shadow copy share.
Event LogMicrosoft-Windows-FileShareShadowCopyAgent/Operational

Member Modules:

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

Source Code:

<Rule ID="Microsoft.Windows.FileServices.Service.SMB.6.3.FssAgentCreateShadowCopyShareFailed" Target="Microsoft.Windows.FileServices.Service.SMB.6.3.FssAgentEnabled" Remotable="true" Enabled="true">

  <Category>AvailabilityHealth</Category>

  <DataSources>

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

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

      <LogName>Microsoft-Windows-FileShareShadowCopyAgent/Operational</LogName>

      <Expression>

        <And>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

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

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value Type="String">Microsoft-Windows-FileShareShadowCopyAgent</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

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

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value Type="UnsignedInteger">1016</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

        </And>

      </Expression>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

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

      <Priority>1</Priority>

      <Severity>2</Severity>

      <AlertMessageId>$MPElement[Name="Microsoft.Windows.FileServices.Service.SMB.6.3.FssAgentCreateShadowCopyShareFailed.AlertMessage"]$</AlertMessageId>

      <AlertParameters>

        <AlertParameter1>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</AlertParameter1>

      </AlertParameters>

      <Suppression>

        <SuppressionValue/>

      </Suppression>

    </WriteAction>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>