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NLB driver failed to bind to the adapter

Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.2008.NLB.driver.failed.to.bind.to.the.adapter (Rule)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The network adapter to which Network Load Balancing (NLB) is bound must be properly configured and capable of performing NLB operations. If the adapter is not properly configured, the NLB driver may fail to bind to the adapter.

Resolutions

Ensure that NLB is bound to an Ethernet network adapter

For Network Load Balancing (NLB) to work, it must bind to an Ethernet network adapter.

To check that NLB is bound to an Ethernet network adapter:

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.2008.ServerRole
CategoryAlert
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateFalse
RemotableTrue

Member Modules:

ID Module Type TypeId RunAs 
DS DataSource Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.EventProvider Default
WA WriteAction Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.2008.GenerateAlert.SuppressByDescription Default
WriteToDB WriteAction Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.2008.CollectEvent Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.2008.NLB.driver.failed.to.bind.to.the.adapter" Enabled="onEssentialMonitoring" Target="Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.2008.ServerRole" ConfirmDelivery="true" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" DiscardLevel="100">

  <Category>Alert</Category>

  <DataSources>

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

      <Criteria>

        <SimpleExpression>

          <ValueExpression>

            <XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

          </ValueExpression>

          <Operator>Equal</Operator>

          <ValueExpression>

            <Value>9</Value>

          </ValueExpression>

        </SimpleExpression>

      </Criteria>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

    <WriteAction ID="WA" TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.2008.GenerateAlert.SuppressByDescription">

      <Priority>1</Priority>

      <Severity>2</Severity>

      <AlertMessageId>$MPElement[Name="Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.2008.NLB.driver.failed.to.bind.to.the.adapter.AlertMessage"]$</AlertMessageId>

      <EnableAlert>true</EnableAlert>

    </WriteAction>

    <WriteAction ID="WriteToDB" TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.NetworkLoadBalancing.2008.CollectEvent">

      <CollectEvent>false</CollectEvent>

    </WriteAction>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>