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Microsoft.Windows.InternetInformationServices.10.0.WebSite.InvalidURL.Monitor (UnitMonitor)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

Internet Information Services (IIS) Web sites that use HTTP rely on several important IIS components for their availability. The Windows Process Activation Service (WAS), the World Wide Publishing Service (W3SVC), the HTTP service, all must be running correctly. In addition, a properly running application pool must be available for the Web site’s applications. If any of these components is not functioning, the Web site will not be available.

Resolutions

Check a URL binding

An invalid URL may cause prevent a Web site from starting. To resolve this:

1. Make sure that all URLs specified for your applications are valid and do not break URL normalization (canonicalization) rules. For more information, see RFC 3986.

2. Restart the site.

To restart the site:

You can also start the site using the link below:

Start Web Site

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.Windows.InternetInformationServices.10.0.WebSite
Parent MonitorSystem.Health.ConfigurationState
CategoryConfigurationHealth
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityNormal
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeMicrosoft.Windows.InternetInformationServices.10.0.WebSite.EventLogManualReset2StateMonitorType
RemotableTrue
AccessibilityPublic
Alert Message
Invalid Web Site URL
{0}
RunAsDefault

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Microsoft.Windows.InternetInformationServices.10.0.WebSite.InvalidURL.Monitor" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="true" Target="Microsoft.Windows.InternetInformationServices.10.0.WebSite" ParentMonitorID="SystemHealth!System.Health.ConfigurationState" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.InternetInformationServices.10.0.WebSite.EventLogManualReset2StateMonitorType" ConfirmDelivery="false">

  <Category>ConfigurationHealth</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="Microsoft.Windows.InternetInformationServices.10.0.WebSite.InvalidURL.Monitor.AlertMessage">

    <AlertOnState>Error</AlertOnState>

    <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

    <AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>

    <AlertSeverity>Error</AlertSeverity>

    <AlertParameters>

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

    </AlertParameters>

  </AlertSettings>

  <OperationalStates>

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

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

  </OperationalStates>

  <Configuration>

    <LogName>System</LogName>

    <Expression>

      <And>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value>1003</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

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

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String">Microsoft-Windows-IIS-W3SVC</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

      </And>

    </Expression>

  </Configuration>

</UnitMonitor>