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Microsoft Windows Server DNS WMI Validation

Microsoft.Windows.Server.DNS.WMI.Validation (AggregateMonitor)

Alerts if the DNS WMI provider has failed multiple times in a row.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The DNS management pack very heavily depends on WMI to discover and monitor a DNS server. This monitor ensures that the DNS WMI provider itself is healthy.

Causes

The WQL query "SELECT EventLogLevel FROM MicrosoftDNS_Server" from the namespace “root\MicrosoftDNS” has failed multiple times in a row.

Resolutions

Ensure that the Windows Management Instrumentation service is started.

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.Windows.Server.DNS.Server
Parent MonitorSystem.Health.AvailabilityState
AlgorithmBestOf
CategoryAvailabilityHealth
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityNormal
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
RemotableTrue
AccessibilityPublic
Alert Message
Windows DNS - WMI Validation Failed

Testing the WMI namespace root\MicrosoftDNS has failed twice in a row.

Please see Health Explorer for details.

Source Code:

<AggregateMonitor ID="Microsoft.Windows.Server.DNS.WMI.Validation" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="true" Target="Microsoft.Windows.Server.DNS.Server" ParentMonitorID="Health!System.Health.AvailabilityState" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal">

  <Category>AvailabilityHealth</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="Microsoft.Windows.Server.DNS.WMI.Validation_AlertMessageResourceID">

    <AlertOnState>Error</AlertOnState>

    <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

    <AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>

    <AlertSeverity>Error</AlertSeverity>

  </AlertSettings>

  <Algorithm>BestOf</Algorithm>

</AggregateMonitor>