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DFS Replication WMI Health

Microsoft.Windows.Server.2012.AD.AvailabilityEssentialService.DFSR.WMICheck (UnitMonitor)

Monitors the health of WMI for DFS Replication

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

Monitors that the DFS Replication service is able to successfully register the WMI providers. If this operation fails, replication will be disabled until the problem is resolved.

Causes

The DFS Replication service is not able to successfully register the WMI providers.

Resolutions

Verify that the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) service is set to automatic start and is running.

Check the Application and System event logs to ensure that there are no systemic problems with the server.

Perform WMI and DFS Replication troubleshooting per the links below.

External

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Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.Windows.Server.2012.AD.DomainController.SYSVOL.DFSR
Parent MonitorSystem.Health.AvailabilityState
CategoryCustom
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityHigh
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeMicrosoft.Windows.2SingleEventLog2StateMonitorType
RemotableFalse
AccessibilityPublic
Alert Message
DFS Replication WMI provider registration failed
The DFS Replication WMI provider registration failed. DFS Replication is disabled until the problem is resolved. Error: {0}
RunAsDefault

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Microsoft.Windows.Server.2012.AD.AvailabilityEssentialService.DFSR.WMICheck" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="true" Target="AD2012Core!Microsoft.Windows.Server.2012.AD.DomainController.SYSVOL.DFSR" ParentMonitorID="SystemHealth!System.Health.AvailabilityState" Remotable="false" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.2SingleEventLog2StateMonitorType" ConfirmDelivery="false">

  <Category>Custom</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="Microsoft.Windows.Server.2012.AD.AvailabilityEssentialService.DFSR.WMICheck.AlertMessage">

    <AlertOnState>Error</AlertOnState>

    <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

    <AlertPriority>High</AlertPriority>

    <AlertSeverity>Error</AlertSeverity>

    <AlertParameters>

      <AlertParameter1>$Data[Default='']/Context/EventDescription$</AlertParameter1>

    </AlertParameters>

  </AlertSettings>

  <OperationalStates>

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

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

  </OperationalStates>

  <Configuration>

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

    <FirstLogName>DFS Replication</FirstLogName>

    <FirstExpression>

      <SimpleExpression>

        <ValueExpression>

          <XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

        </ValueExpression>

        <Operator>Equal</Operator>

        <ValueExpression>

          <Value>6104</Value>

        </ValueExpression>

      </SimpleExpression>

    </FirstExpression>

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

    <SecondLogName>DFS Replication</SecondLogName>

    <SecondExpression>

      <SimpleExpression>

        <ValueExpression>

          <XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

        </ValueExpression>

        <Operator>Equal</Operator>

        <ValueExpression>

          <Value>6102</Value>

        </ValueExpression>

      </SimpleExpression>

    </SecondExpression>

  </Configuration>

</UnitMonitor>