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Global Catalog Search Availability Monitor

Microsoft.Windows.Server.2012.AD.Availability.GCResponse.Monitor (UnitMonitor)

Monitor that the domain controller is able to perform a global catalog search.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

Global Catalog Search Availability Monitor. This monitor performs a Global Catalog search.

If the search fails, an alert will be generated.

Configuration

Interval: default 300 seconds

Causes

An attempt to search the global catalog failed.

Resolutions

View the alert data for additional information.

If the script failed to perform a search, verify that Active Directory Domain Services is in a healthy state using dcdiag.

External

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.Windows.Server.2012.AD.GlobalCatalogServerRole
Parent MonitorMicrosoft.Windows.Server.2012.AD.ResponseMonitors.Availability.AggregateMonitor
CategoryAvailabilityHealth
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityMatchMonitorHealth
Alert PriorityNormal
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeMicrosoft.Windows.Server.2012.AD.Availability.GCResponse.Monitortype
RemotableFalse
AccessibilityPublic
Alert Message
The Global Catalog Search Availability script has failed.

The search script has failed.
Error: {0}
RunAsDefault

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Microsoft.Windows.Server.2012.AD.Availability.GCResponse.Monitor" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="true" Target="AD2012Core!Microsoft.Windows.Server.2012.AD.GlobalCatalogServerRole" ParentMonitorID="Microsoft.Windows.Server.2012.AD.ResponseMonitors.Availability.AggregateMonitor" Remotable="false" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.Server.2012.AD.Availability.GCResponse.Monitortype" ConfirmDelivery="false">

  <Category>AvailabilityHealth</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="Microsoft.Windows.Server.2012.AD.Availability.GCResponse.Monitor.AlertMessage">

    <AlertOnState>Error</AlertOnState>

    <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

    <AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>

    <AlertSeverity>MatchMonitorHealth</AlertSeverity>

    <AlertParameters>

      <AlertParameter1>$Data/Context/Property[@Name='ErrorString']$</AlertParameter1>

    </AlertParameters>

  </AlertSettings>

  <OperationalStates>

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

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

  </OperationalStates>

  <Configuration>

    <IntervalSeconds>300</IntervalSeconds>

    <TimeoutSeconds>300</TimeoutSeconds>

  </Configuration>

</UnitMonitor>