A failed software update installation was detected.
This rule will generate an alert any time an update from the Windows® Automatic Update service fails to successfully install.
Sample Event:
This rule will generate an alert when the following event occurs in the System Event Log:
Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update. %1
Source: Automatic Updates; Event ID: 20Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update. %1
This alert most commonly occurs when:
The installation of the update package was interrupted.
The downloaded update package was corrupted.
To resolve this alert, an administrator might choose one of the following options:
Wait for the update package to be automatically downloaded and installed at the next automatic update interval.
Re-attempt installation by going to Windows Update and manually reinstalling the update package.
Target | Microsoft.Windows.Server.2008.OperatingSystem | ||
Category | EventCollection | ||
Enabled | False | ||
Alert Generate | True | ||
Alert Severity | Error | ||
Alert Priority | Normal | ||
Remotable | True | ||
Alert Message |
| ||
Event Log | System |
ID | Module Type | TypeId | RunAs |
---|---|---|---|
EventDS | DataSource | Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider | Default |
GenerateAlert | WriteAction | System.Health.GenerateAlert | Default |
<Rule ID="Microsoft.Windows.Server.2008.OperatingSystem.SoftwareUpdateInstallationFailed.Alert" Enabled="false" Target="Server2008!Microsoft.Windows.Server.2008.OperatingSystem" ConfirmDelivery="true">
<Category>EventCollection</Category>
<DataSources>
<DataSource ID="EventDS" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider">
<ComputerName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</ComputerName>
<LogName>System</LogName>
<Expression>
<And>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery>EventSourceName</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value>Microsoft-Windows-WindowsUpdateClient</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value>20</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
</And>
</Expression>
</DataSource>
</DataSources>
<WriteActions>
<WriteAction ID="GenerateAlert" TypeID="SystemHealth!System.Health.GenerateAlert">
<Priority>1</Priority>
<Severity>2</Severity>
<AlertMessageId>$MPElement[Name="Microsoft.Windows.Server.2008.OperatingSystem.SoftwareUpdateInstallationFailed.Alert.AlertMessage"]$</AlertMessageId>
<AlertParameters>
<AlertParameter1>$Data/EventDescription$</AlertParameter1>
</AlertParameters>
<Suppression>
<SuppressionValue/>
</Suppression>
</WriteAction>
</WriteActions>
</Rule>