Updates Install

Microsoft.Windows.Server.UpdateServices.2012.Server.InstallUpdatesState (UnitMonitor)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

Updates need to be installed properly on client computers.

Resolutions

See How to troubleshoot Windows Update, Microsoft Update, and Windows Server Update Services installation issues

Additional

You are offered an update for a product, but the update is not installed on your computer.

You are repeatedly offered an update, even if you have already installed it.

Installation fails for a particular update.

To verify the actual error:

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 13000

Element properties:

Target

Microsoft.Windows.Server.UpdateServices.2012.Server

Parent Monitor

Microsoft.Windows.Server.UpdateServices.2012.Server.ClientRollup

Category

AvailabilityHealth

Enabled

True

Alert Generate

True

Alert Severity

Error

Alert Priority

Normal

Alert Auto Resolve

True

Monitor Type

Microsoft.Windows.3SingleEventLog3StateUnitMonitorType

Remotable

True

Accessibility

Public

Alert Message

Updates Install

Suspicious updates install state

RunAs

Default

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Microsoft.Windows.Server.UpdateServices.2012.Server.InstallUpdatesState" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="true" Target="Microsoft.Windows.Server.UpdateServices.2012.Server" ParentMonitorID="Microsoft.Windows.Server.UpdateServices.2012.Server.ClientRollup" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.3SingleEventLog3StateUnitMonitorType" ConfirmDelivery="false">

  <Category>AvailabilityHealth</Category>

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

    <AlertOnState>Warning</AlertOnState>

    <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

    <AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>

    <AlertSeverity>Error</AlertSeverity>

  </AlertSettings>

  <OperationalStates>

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

    <OperationalState ID="InstallUpdatesWarn" MonitorTypeStateID="SecondEventRaised" HealthState="Warning"/>

    <OperationalState ID="InstallUpdatesOK" MonitorTypeStateID="ThirdEventRaised" 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>13002</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>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value>13001</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

      </And>

    </SecondExpression>

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

    <ThirdLogName>Application</ThirdLogName>

    <ThirdExpression>

      <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>^(13000|501|10000)$</Pattern>

          </RegExExpression>

        </Expression>

      </And>

    </ThirdExpression>

  </Configuration>

</UnitMonitor>