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Microsoft Windows Server DNS Configuration Boot File Not Found

Microsoft.Windows.Server.DNS.Configuration.BootFileNotFound (Rule)

Alert generating rule for Configuration.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The DNS server configuration consists of the settings that determine how the DNS server will function on a network and how those settings are stored and retrieved when they are needed.

Causes

The DNS server could not find or open the boot file.

Resolutions

Replace the boot file with a backup copy

The DNS Server service can be configured to read initialization information from a boot file. If this file is missing or corrupt, the DNS Server service cannot start properly.

In the %SystemRoot%\System32\Dns directory, there should be a file called Boot. Copy this version of the Boot file to a safe location, copy the Boot file from %SystemRoot%\System32\Dns\Backup to %SystemRoot%\System32\Dns, and then restart the DNS Server service.

To perform this procedure, you must have membership in Administrators, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority.

To restart the DNS Server service:

1.On the DNS server, start Server Manager. To start Server Manager, click Start, click Administrative Tools, and then click Server Manager.

2.In the console tree, expand Roles, expand DNS Server, and then expand DNS.

3.Right-click the DNS server, click All Tasks, and then click Restart.

If the problem continues, restart the computer, and then use Server Manager to confirm that the DNS Server service has started.

To restart the computer:

Click Start, click the arrow next to the Lock button, and then click Restart.

To confirm that the DNS Server service has started:

1.On the DNS server, start Server Manager.

2.In the console tree, expand Roles, and then click DNS Server.

The System Services list shows the state of the DNS Server service.

External

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd349660(v=ws.10).aspx

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.Windows.Server.DNS.Server
CategoryAlert
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityNormal
RemotableTrue
Alert Message
Windows DNS - Configuration - Boot File Not Found

Event ID: {0}
Event Source: {1}
Event Log: {2}

Event Description: {3}
Event LogDNS Server

Member Modules:

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

Source Code:

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