Content Synchronization

Microsoft.Windows.Server.UpdateServices.2012.R2.Server.ContentSyncState (UnitMonitor)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

WSUS synchronization needs to download update content from the upstream server or Microsoft Update.

Resolutions

Content download has failed. BITS service is not starting or is stopping during downloads.

Open a command window.
Type sc config bits start= auto
Type net stop bits & net start bits
Type net stop wsusservice & net start wsusservice
Start WSUS: In Server Manager, click Tools, and then click Windows Server Update Services
Click Synchronization Results.
In the Action pane, click Synchronize Now.

Additional

Look for the corresponding error event

Open a command window.
Type cd <WSUSInstallDir>\Tools
Type wsusutil checkhealth
Type eventvwr
Review the Application log for the most recent events from source Windows Server Update Services and event ID 10030.

Element properties:

Target

Microsoft.Windows.Server.UpdateServices.2012.R2.Server

Parent Monitor

Microsoft.Windows.Server.UpdateServices.2012.R2.Server.CoreRollup

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

Content Synchronization

Suspicious content synchronization state

RunAs

Default

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Microsoft.Windows.Server.UpdateServices.2012.R2.Server.ContentSyncState" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="true" Target="Microsoft.Windows.Server.UpdateServices.2012.R2.Server" ParentMonitorID="Microsoft.Windows.Server.UpdateServices.2012.R2.Server.CoreRollup" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.2SingleEventLog2StateMonitorType" ConfirmDelivery="false">

  <Category>AvailabilityHealth</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="Microsoft.Windows.Server.UpdateServices.2012.R2.Server.ContentSyncState.AlertMessage">

    <AlertOnState>Error</AlertOnState>

    <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

    <AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>

    <AlertSeverity>Error</AlertSeverity>

  </AlertSettings>

  <OperationalStates>

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

    <OperationalState ID="ContentSyncOK" 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>10032</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>^(10030|501|10000)$</Pattern>

          </RegExExpression>

        </Expression>

      </And>

    </SecondExpression>

  </Configuration>

</UnitMonitor>