One or more pre-defined server folders are missing

Microsoft.Windows.Server.Essentials.DefaultShareFolderMissing (UnitMonitor)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

This monitor detects the following critical alert on the server that is monitored: One or more pre-defined server folders are missing

Causes

The server that is monitored raised an critical alert.

Resolutions

Certain Server Folders related tasks may fail until the pre-defined folders are restored.

Restore the pre-defined folders from a server backup or recreate the missing folders.

To restore Server Folders from a server backup

1. Open the Dashboard.

2. Click Devices.

3. Select the server, and then click Restore files or folders for the server.

To recreate the missing Server Folders

1. Open the Dashboard.

2. Click Storage, and then click Server Folders.

3. Select a folder which is missing, and then click Recreate the folder.

Element properties:

Target

Microsoft.Windows.Server.Essentials.ComputerTHClass

Parent Monitor

System.Health.AvailabilityState

Category

AvailabilityHealth

Enabled

True

Alert Generate

True

Alert Severity

Error

Alert Priority

Normal

Alert Auto Resolve

True

Monitor Type

Microsoft.Windows.2SingleEventLog2StateMonitorType

Remotable

True

Accessibility

Public

Alert Message

One or more pre-defined server folders are missing

Certain Server Folders related tasks may fail until the pre-defined folders are restored.

Restore the pre-defined folders from a server backup or recreate the missing folders.

To restore Server Folders from a server backup

1. Open the Dashboard.
2. Click Devices.
3. Select the server, and then click Restore files or folders for the server.

To recreate the missing Server Folders

1. Open the Dashboard.
2. Click Storage, and then click Server Folders.
3. Select a folder which is missing, and then click Recreate the folder.

RunAs

Default

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Microsoft.Windows.Server.Essentials.DefaultShareFolderMissing" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="true" Target="Microsoft.Windows.Server.Essentials.ComputerTHClass" ParentMonitorID="Health!System.Health.AvailabilityState" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.2SingleEventLog2StateMonitorType" ConfirmDelivery="true">

  <Category>AvailabilityHealth</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="Microsoft.Windows.Server.Essentials.DefaultShareFolderMissing_AlertMessageResourceID">

    <AlertOnState>Error</AlertOnState>

    <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

    <AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>

    <AlertSeverity>Error</AlertSeverity>

    <AlertParameters>

      <AlertParameter1>$Data/Context/EventDescription$</AlertParameter1>

    </AlertParameters>

  </AlertSettings>

  <OperationalStates>

    <OperationalState ID="FirstEventRaised" MonitorTypeStateID="FirstEventRaised" HealthState="Error"/>

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

  </OperationalStates>

  <Configuration>

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

    <FirstLogName>Microsoft-Windows-ServerEssentials/Admin</FirstLogName>

    <FirstExpression>

      <And>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <XPathQuery Type="UnsignedInteger">EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="UnsignedInteger">1280</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <XPathQuery Type="String">PublisherName</XPathQuery>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String">Microsoft-Windows-Windows Server</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <XPathQuery Type="String">Params/Param[1]</XPathQuery>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String">DefaultShareFolderMissing</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

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

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String">$Target/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetbiosComputerName$</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

      </And>

    </FirstExpression>

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

    <SecondLogName>Microsoft-Windows-ServerEssentials/Admin</SecondLogName>

    <SecondExpression>

      <And>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <XPathQuery Type="UnsignedInteger">EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="UnsignedInteger">1283</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <XPathQuery Type="String">PublisherName</XPathQuery>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String">Microsoft-Windows-Windows Server</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <XPathQuery Type="String">Params/Param[1]</XPathQuery>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String">DefaultShareFolderMissing</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

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

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="String">$Target/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetbiosComputerName$</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

      </And>

    </SecondExpression>

  </Configuration>

</UnitMonitor>