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Group Policy Update Monitor

Microsoft.Windows.Server.2016.AD.Configuration.GroupPolicy.Monitor (UnitMonitor)

Monitor that group policy is able to be applied successfully.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

This monitor verifies that Group Policy is successfully being applied to the domain controller.

It will perform a 'gpupdate' operation per the specified configuration interval.

Configuration

IntervalSeconds: How frequently the monitor is run (seconds)

Causes

Possible causes include the following:

Resolutions

Ensure that the domain controller is online and functioning correctly.

Check that dcdiag is not returning any problems.

Check the External links to troubleshoot the specific Group Policy failure that is in the alert.

External

For more information, see:

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.Windows.Server.2016.AD.DomainControllerRole
Parent MonitorSystem.Health.ConfigurationState
CategoryCustom
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityMatchMonitorHealth
Alert PriorityNormal
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeMicrosoft.Windows.Server.2016.AD.Configuration.GroupPolicy.Monitortype
RemotableFalse
AccessibilityPublic
Alert Message
The Group Policy Update health monitor has failed.
{0}
RunAsDefault

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Microsoft.Windows.Server.2016.AD.Configuration.GroupPolicy.Monitor" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="true" Target="AD2016Core!Microsoft.Windows.Server.2016.AD.DomainControllerRole" ParentMonitorID="SystemHealth!System.Health.ConfigurationState" Remotable="false" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Microsoft.Windows.Server.2016.AD.Configuration.GroupPolicy.Monitortype" ConfirmDelivery="false">

  <Category>Custom</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="Microsoft.Windows.Server.2016.AD.Configuration.GroupPolicy.Monitor.AlertMessage">

    <AlertOnState>Warning</AlertOnState>

    <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

    <AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>

    <AlertSeverity>MatchMonitorHealth</AlertSeverity>

    <AlertParameters>

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

    </AlertParameters>

  </AlertSettings>

  <OperationalStates>

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

    <OperationalState ID="GroupPolicyWarn" MonitorTypeStateID="GroupPolicyWarn" HealthState="Warning"/>

  </OperationalStates>

  <Configuration>

    <IntervalSeconds>900</IntervalSeconds>

    <TimeoutSeconds>300</TimeoutSeconds>

  </Configuration>

</UnitMonitor>