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The configuration manager for WAS did not initialize

Microsoft.Windows.InternetInformationServices.2008.The.configuration.manager.for.WAS.did.not.initialize (Rule)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The Internet Information Services (IIS) Windows Process Activation Service (WAS) is needed for most Web sites because it supports the World Wide Web Publishing Service (W3SVC), which handles HTTP requests. The WAS Process Manager maps application pools to existing worker processes and spawns new instances of W3SVC to host new application pools as needed. If WAS is not available, most Web sites will not start.

Resolutions

Stop and restart WAS

Stopping the WAS service will also stop the World Wide Web Publishing Service (W3SVC) if W3SVC is running. Thus, you may also have to start W3SVC.

To stop and restart WAS:

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.Windows.InternetInformationServices.2008.WebServer
CategoryAlert
EnabledTrue
Event_ID5036
Event SourceMicrosoft-Windows-WAS
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityNormal
RemotableTrue
Alert Message
The configuration manager for WAS did not initialize
{0}
Event LogSystem

Member Modules:

ID Module Type TypeId RunAs 
DS DataSource Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider Default
WA WriteAction Microsoft.Windows.Server.IIS.2008.GenerateAlertAction.SuppressedByDescription Default

Source Code:

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