Windows 2012 R2 DNS SEC - Zone Replication Failure

Microsoft.Windows.Server.DNS.2012R2.Rules.DNSSEC.ReplicationFailed (Rule)

This rule checks for Replication failure in zone in Windows Server 2012 R2

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The DNS server was unable to sign zone changes replicated from another domain controller node in Zone. The administrator should review the zone configuration. Replication change processing for this zone has been aborted. In the meantime, This operation will be retried on the next DNS server polling cycle.

Element properties:

Target

Microsoft.Windows.Server.DNS.Zone

Category

EventCollection

Enabled

True

Alert Generate

True

Alert Severity

Error

Alert Priority

Normal

Remotable

True

Alert Message

Windows 2012 R2 DNS SEC - Zone Replication Failure

The DNS server encountered Replication failure in the Zone {1} in Server {0}

Event Log

DNS Server

Member Modules:

ID	Module Type	TypeId	RunAs
DS	DataSource	Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider	Default
Alert	WriteAction	System.Health.GenerateAlert	Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="Microsoft.Windows.Server.DNS.2012R2.Rules.DNSSEC.ReplicationFailed" Enabled="true" Target="Microsoft.Windows.Server.DNS.Zone" ConfirmDelivery="true" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" DiscardLevel="100">

  <Category>EventCollection</Category>

  <DataSources>

    <DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider">

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

      <LogName>DNS Server</LogName>

      <Expression>

        <And>

          <Expression>

            <Or>

              <Expression>

                <SimpleExpression>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <XPathQuery>EventSourceName</XPathQuery>

                  </ValueExpression>

                  <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <Value>Microsoft-Windows-DNS-Server-Service</Value>

                  </ValueExpression>

                </SimpleExpression>

              </Expression>

              <Expression>

                <SimpleExpression>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <XPathQuery>EventSourceName</XPathQuery>

                  </ValueExpression>

                  <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <Value>DNS</Value>

                  </ValueExpression>

                </SimpleExpression>

              </Expression>

            </Or>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>7656</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery Type="String">Params/Param[2]</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value Type="String">$Target/Property[Type="Microsoft.Windows.Server.DNS.Zone"]/ZoneName$</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

        </And>

      </Expression>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

    <WriteAction ID="Alert" TypeID="Health!System.Health.GenerateAlert">

      <Priority>1</Priority>

      <Severity>2</Severity>

      <AlertOwner/>

      <AlertMessageId>$MPElement[Name="Microsoft.Windows.Server.DNS.2012R2.Rules.DNSSEC.ReplicationFailed.AlertMessage"]$</AlertMessageId>

      <AlertParameters>

        <AlertParameter1>$Target/Host/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</AlertParameter1>

        <AlertParameter2>$Data/Params/Param[2]$</AlertParameter2>

      </AlertParameters>

    </WriteAction>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>