Mac Address

Microsoft.Windows.HyperV.2008.VirtualNetworkAdapter.MacAddressAvailabilityMonitor (UnitMonitor)

Mac Address availability
Knowledge Base article:

Summary

This monitor tracks if the MAC Address is unavailable.
Causes

The MAC Address is unavailable.
Resolutions

There are more virtual machines than the dynamic MAC Address generator can support. Allocate a status MAC Address for this virtual machine.
Element properties:

Target
Microsoft.Windows.HyperV.VirtualNetworkAdapter
Parent Monitor
System.Health.AvailabilityState
Category
EventCollection
Enabled
True
Alert Generate
True
Alert Severity
MatchMonitorHealth
Alert Priority
Normal
Alert Auto Resolve
True
Monitor Type
Microsoft.Windows.3SingleEventLog3StateUnitMonitorType
Remotable
True
Accessibility
Public
Alert Message
Mac Address is not Available
{0}
RunAs
Default
Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Microsoft.Windows.HyperV.2008.VirtualNetworkAdapter.MacAddressAvailabilityMonitor" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="onEssentialMonitoring" Target="HVLib!Microsoft.Windows.HyperV.VirtualNetworkAdapter" ParentMonitorID="Health!System.Health.AvailabilityState" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.3SingleEventLog3StateUnitMonitorType" ConfirmDelivery="true">

  <Category>EventCollection</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="Microsoft.Windows.HyperV.2008.VirtualNetworkAdapter.MacAddressAvailabilityMonitor.Alert">

    <AlertOnState>Error</AlertOnState>

    <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

    <AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>

    <AlertSeverity>MatchMonitorHealth</AlertSeverity>

    <AlertParameters>

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

    </AlertParameters>

  </AlertSettings>

  <OperationalStates>

    <OperationalState ID="UnavailableAddressError" MonitorTypeStateID="FirstEventRaised" HealthState="Error"/>

    <OperationalState ID="UnavailableAddressWarning" MonitorTypeStateID="SecondEventRaised" HealthState="Warning"/>

    <OperationalState ID="Available" MonitorTypeStateID="ThirdEventRaised" HealthState="Success"/>

  </OperationalStates>

  <Configuration>

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

    <FirstLogName>Microsoft-Windows-Hyper-V-SynthNic-Admin</FirstLogName>

    <FirstExpression>

      <And>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

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

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String">Microsoft-Windows-Hyper-V-SynthNic</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <Or>

            <Expression>

              <SimpleExpression>

                <ValueExpression>

                  <XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

                </ValueExpression>

                <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                <ValueExpression>

                  <Value>12564</Value>

                </ValueExpression>

              </SimpleExpression>

            </Expression>

            <Expression>

              <SimpleExpression>

                <ValueExpression>

                  <XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

                </ValueExpression>

                <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                <ValueExpression>

                  <Value>12565</Value>

                </ValueExpression>

              </SimpleExpression>

            </Expression>

          </Or>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <XPathQuery Type="String">Params/Param[2]</XPathQuery>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String">$Target/Host/Property[Type="HVLib!Microsoft.Windows.HyperV.VirtualMachine"]/VirtualMachineId$</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <XPathQuery Type="String">Params/Param[3]</XPathQuery>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String">$Target/Property[Type="HVLib!Microsoft.Windows.HyperV.VirtualHardwareComponent"]/DeviceId$</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

      </And>

    </FirstExpression>

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

    <SecondLogName>Microsoft-Windows-Hyper-V-Network-Admin</SecondLogName>

    <SecondExpression>

      <And>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

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

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String">Microsoft-Windows-Hyper-V-Network</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value>14100</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

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

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String">$Target/Property[Type="HVLib!Microsoft.Windows.HyperV.VirtualHardwareComponent"]/DeviceId$</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

      </And>

    </SecondExpression>

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

    <ThirdLogName>Microsoft-Windows-Hyper-V-SynthNic-Admin</ThirdLogName>

    <ThirdExpression>

      <And>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

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

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String">Microsoft-Windows-Hyper-V-SynthNic</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <Or>

            <Expression>

              <SimpleExpression>

                <ValueExpression>

                  <XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

                </ValueExpression>

                <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                <ValueExpression>

                  <Value>12582</Value>

                </ValueExpression>

              </SimpleExpression>

            </Expression>

            <Expression>

              <SimpleExpression>

                <ValueExpression>

                  <XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

                </ValueExpression>

                <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                <ValueExpression>

                  <Value>12583</Value>

                </ValueExpression>

              </SimpleExpression>

            </Expression>

          </Or>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <XPathQuery Type="String">Params/Param[2]</XPathQuery>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String">$Target/Host/Property[Type="HVLib!Microsoft.Windows.HyperV.VirtualMachine"]/VirtualMachineId$</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <XPathQuery Type="String">Params/Param[3]</XPathQuery>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String">$Target/Property[Type="HVLib!Microsoft.Windows.HyperV.VirtualHardwareComponent"]/DeviceId$</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

      </And>

    </ThirdExpression>

  </Configuration>

</UnitMonitor>