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Microsoft.Windows.Server.2008.AD.DC.KDC.ServiceCheck (UnitMonitor)

Monitors the health of the Windows Service KDC

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

This monitor uses a Basic Service Monitor to monitor the health of the Windows Service “Kerberos Key Distribution Center” KDC which is critical to a Domain Controller.

Configuration

No configuration is required

Resolutions

Use associated task to start to restart the service

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.Windows.Server.2008.AD.DC.KDC
Parent MonitorSystem.Health.AvailabilityState
CategoryCustom
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityHigh
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeMicrosoft.Windows.CheckNTServiceStateMonitorType
RemotableFalse
AccessibilityPublic
Alert Message
KDC Service not running
The KDC Service is not running on Domain Controller {0}
RunAsDefault

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Microsoft.Windows.Server.2008.AD.DC.KDC.ServiceCheck" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="onEssentialMonitoring" Target="AD2008Core!Microsoft.Windows.Server.2008.AD.DC.KDC" ParentMonitorID="SystemHealth!System.Health.AvailabilityState" Remotable="false" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.CheckNTServiceStateMonitorType" ConfirmDelivery="false">

  <Category>Custom</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="Microsoft.Windows.Server.2008.AD.DC.KDC.ServiceCheck.AlertMessage">

    <AlertOnState>Error</AlertOnState>

    <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

    <AlertPriority>High</AlertPriority>

    <AlertSeverity>Error</AlertSeverity>

    <AlertParameters>

      <AlertParameter1>$Target/Host/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</AlertParameter1>

    </AlertParameters>

  </AlertSettings>

  <OperationalStates>

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

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

  </OperationalStates>

  <Configuration>

    <ComputerName>.</ComputerName>

    <ServiceName>kdc</ServiceName>

  </Configuration>

</UnitMonitor>