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The server was unable to read a file

Microsoft.Windows.InternetInformationServices.6.2.The.server.was.unable.to.read.a.file (Rule)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

In order to perform its activities successfully, the Internet Information Services (IIS) World Wide Web Publishing Service (W3SVC) must be free of any I/O errors involving file access, memory availability, and network connections. In addition, any scripts that are used must be accessible and running, and any include files must be configured correctly.

Resolutions

Check file access

Possible resolutions include the following:

Check for a specific error number:

To check for a specific error number:

Find out more about a specific error number

To learn more about a specific error number:

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.Windows.InternetInformationServices.6.2.WebServer
CategoryAlert
EnabledTrue
Event SourceMicrosoft-Windows-IIS-W3SVC-WP
Alert GenerateFalse
RemotableTrue
Event LogApplication

Member Modules:

ID Module Type TypeId RunAs 
DS DataSource Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider Default
WA WriteAction Microsoft.Windows.Server.IIS.6.2.GenerateAlertAction.SuppressedByDescription Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="Microsoft.Windows.InternetInformationServices.6.2.The.server.was.unable.to.read.a.file" Enabled="true" Target="Microsoft.Windows.InternetInformationServices.6.2.WebServer" ConfirmDelivery="false" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" DiscardLevel="100">

  <Category>Alert</Category>

  <DataSources>

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

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

      <LogName>Application</LogName>

      <Expression>

        <And>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

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

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

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

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <RegExExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>MatchesRegularExpression</Operator>

              <Pattern>^(2226|2230|2231|2232)$</Pattern>

            </RegExExpression>

          </Expression>

        </And>

      </Expression>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

    <WriteAction ID="WA" TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.Server.IIS.6.2.GenerateAlertAction.SuppressedByDescription">

      <Priority>1</Priority>

      <Severity>1</Severity>

      <AlertMessageId>$MPElement[Name="Microsoft.Windows.InternetInformationServices.6.2.The.server.was.unable.to.read.a.file.AlertMessage"]$</AlertMessageId>

    </WriteAction>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>