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Microsoft.Windows.Server.UpdateServices.10.0.Server.DssAuthWebServiceState (UnitMonitor)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The Downstream Server Authentication Web service provides authentication of downstream servers.

Resolutions

Downstream server authentication service is not working end-to-end. This might be because of configuration issues.

Possible resolutions include:

First troubleshoot any issues with SQL Server before proceeding

Troubleshoot any general issues with IIS.

Check permissions.

Check the IIS configuration of the reporting Web service using the IIS script adsutil.vbs (or use the IIS Administration UI Tool).

Additional

Look for the corresponding error event:

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.Windows.Server.UpdateServices.10.0.Server
Parent MonitorMicrosoft.Windows.Server.UpdateServices.10.0.Server.WebServicesRollup
CategoryAvailabilityHealth
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityNormal
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeMicrosoft.Windows.2SingleEventLog2StateMonitorType
RemotableTrue
AccessibilityPublic
Alert Message
Dss Auth Web Service
Suspicious dss auth web service state
RunAsDefault

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Microsoft.Windows.Server.UpdateServices.10.0.Server.DssAuthWebServiceState" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="true" Target="Microsoft.Windows.Server.UpdateServices.10.0.Server" ParentMonitorID="Microsoft.Windows.Server.UpdateServices.10.0.Server.WebServicesRollup" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.2SingleEventLog2StateMonitorType" ConfirmDelivery="false">

  <Category>AvailabilityHealth</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="Microsoft.Windows.Server.UpdateServices.10.0.Server.DssAuthWebServiceState.AlertMessage">

    <AlertOnState>Error</AlertOnState>

    <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

    <AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>

    <AlertSeverity>Error</AlertSeverity>

  </AlertSettings>

  <OperationalStates>

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

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

  </OperationalStates>

  <Configuration>

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

    <FirstLogName>Application</FirstLogName>

    <FirstExpression>

      <And>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <XPathQuery>PublisherName</XPathQuery>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value>Windows Server Update Services</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value>12052</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

      </And>

    </FirstExpression>

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

    <SecondLogName>Application</SecondLogName>

    <SecondExpression>

      <And>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <XPathQuery>PublisherName</XPathQuery>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value>Windows Server Update Services</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <RegExExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>MatchesRegularExpression</Operator>

            <Pattern>^(12050|501|10000)$</Pattern>

          </RegExExpression>

        </Expression>

      </And>

    </SecondExpression>

  </Configuration>

</UnitMonitor>