Windows 2012 R2 DNS SEC - Zone Update Failure

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

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

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The zone reports update failure while Updating the Zone. The administrator should review the zone configuration. In the meantime, the zone will continue to return the DNSSEC records for the portion of zone that was successfully signed. However such a state can cause blackouts for the portions of zone which could not be signed.

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 Update Failure

The DNS server encountered update 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.UpdateFailed" 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>

            <Or>

              <Expression>

                <SimpleExpression>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

                  </ValueExpression>

                  <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <Value>7654</Value>

                  </ValueExpression>

                </SimpleExpression>

              </Expression>

              <Expression>

                <SimpleExpression>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

                  </ValueExpression>

                  <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <Value>7655</Value>

                  </ValueExpression>

                </SimpleExpression>

              </Expression>

              <Expression>

                <SimpleExpression>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

                  </ValueExpression>

                  <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                  <ValueExpression>

                    <Value>7661</Value>

                  </ValueExpression>

                </SimpleExpression>

              </Expression>

            </Or>

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

      <AlertParameters>

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

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

      </AlertParameters>

    </WriteAction>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>