File Replication Services Service Health

Microsoft.Windows.Server.2012.R2.AD.AvailabilityEssentialService.NTFRS.ServiceCheck (UnitMonitor)

Monitors the health of the Windows Service: File Replication Services

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

DFSR and NTFRS are essential services for a Domain Controller. It is required that one or both of these services be running, depending on the state of file replication migration.

Causes

The NTFRS service is not running.

Resolutions

Go to service manager and start the NTFRS service

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.Windows.Server.2012.R2.AD.DomainController.SYSVOL.NTFRS
Parent MonitorSystem.Health.AvailabilityState
CategoryCustom
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityHigh
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeMicrosoft.Windows.CheckNTServiceStateMonitorType
RemotableFalse
AccessibilityPublic
Alert Message
NTFRS Service Not Running
The NTFRS Service is not running.
RunAsDefault

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Microsoft.Windows.Server.2012.R2.AD.AvailabilityEssentialService.NTFRS.ServiceCheck" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="true" Target="AD2012R2Core!Microsoft.Windows.Server.2012.R2.AD.DomainController.SYSVOL.NTFRS" ParentMonitorID="SystemHealth!System.Health.AvailabilityState" Remotable="false" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.CheckNTServiceStateMonitorType" ConfirmDelivery="false">
<Category>Custom</Category>
<AlertSettings AlertMessage="Microsoft.Windows.Server.2012.R2.AD.AvailabilityEssentialService.NTFRS.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>NtFrs</ServiceName>
<CheckStartupType>true</CheckStartupType>
</Configuration>
</UnitMonitor>