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Server Service: Server Service Status

Microsoft.Windows.FileServices.Service.SMB.6.3.Service (UnitMonitor)

This object monitors the state of the Server service and generates an alert if the service is not running.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

This object monitors the state of the Server service and generates an alert if the service is not running.

Causes

The Server service may not be in a Running state for the following reasons:

If the health state is unknown, it means that monitoring has not yet begun for this object.

Resolutions

Restart the Server service by using one of the following procedures.

Restart the service in the Operations console

In the Operations console, select the appropriate server and then click the Start Server Service task.

Restart the service on the affected server

1. At an elevated command prompt on the affected server, type net stop server and then press ENTER. If you are prompted to confirm the operation, type y.

2. Type net start server and then press ENTER.

Note You may have to restart additional dependent services that were stopped together with the Server service.

Verification

To confirm that the Server service is running, in the Operations Console, use the following procedure:

Click the Query Server Service Status task.

This monitor automatically resets to a Healthy state after the service starts.

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.Windows.FileServices.Service.SMB.6.3
Parent MonitorSystem.Health.AvailabilityState
CategoryAvailabilityHealth
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityNormal
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeMicrosoft.Windows.CheckNTServiceStateMonitorType
RemotableTrue
AccessibilityPublic
Alert Message
Server Service: Server Service Is Not Running
The Server service is not running.
RunAsDefault

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Microsoft.Windows.FileServices.Service.SMB.6.3.Service" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="true" Target="Microsoft.Windows.FileServices.Service.SMB.6.3" ParentMonitorID="SystemHealth!System.Health.AvailabilityState" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.CheckNTServiceStateMonitorType" ConfirmDelivery="false">

  <Category>AvailabilityHealth</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="Microsoft.Windows.FileServices.Service.SMB.6.3.Service.AlertMessage">

    <AlertOnState>Error</AlertOnState>

    <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

    <AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>

    <AlertSeverity>Error</AlertSeverity>

  </AlertSettings>

  <OperationalStates>

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

    <OperationalState ID="NotRunning" MonitorTypeStateID="NotRunning" HealthState="Error"/>

  </OperationalStates>

  <Configuration>

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

    <ServiceName>LanmanServer</ServiceName>

    <CheckStartupType>false</CheckStartupType>

  </Configuration>

</UnitMonitor>