The performance counter publisher encountered an unexpected error when trying to update performance

OCS_QoE_Monitoring_Server_19121_QMS (Rule)

The performance counter publisher encountered an unexpected error when trying to update performance counters.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The performance counter publisher encountered an unexpected error when trying to update performance counters.

Causes

This error occurred when attempting to query the QMS database. One or more performance counters will not be updated.

Resolutions

Check the SQL error number to find the source of the problem.

Element properties:

Target

Microsoft_Office_Communications_Server_2007_QoE_Monitoring_Server

Category

EventCollection

Enabled

True

Event_ID

19121

Event Source

OCS QoE Monitoring Server

Alert Generate

True

Alert Severity

Warning

Alert Priority

Normal

Remotable

True

Alert Message

The performance counter publisher encountered an unexpected error when trying to update performance counters.

{0}

Event Log

Office Communications Server

Member Modules:

ID	Module Type	TypeId	RunAs
CollectEvent	DataSource	Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider	Default
WriteAlert	WriteAction	System.Health.GenerateAlert	Default
WriteToDB	WriteAction	Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectEvent	Default
WriteToDW	WriteAction	Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.PublishEventData	Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="OCS_QoE_Monitoring_Server_19121_QMS" Enabled="true" Target="Microsoft_Office_Communications_Server_2007_QoE_Monitoring_Server" ConfirmDelivery="false" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" DiscardLevel="100">

  <Category>EventCollection</Category>

  <DataSources>

    <DataSource ID="CollectEvent" TypeID="SCWindowsLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider">

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

      <LogName>Office Communications Server</LogName>

      <Expression>

        <And>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

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

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value Type="String">OCS QoE Monitoring Server</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

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

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value Type="UnsignedInteger">19121</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

        </And>

      </Expression>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

    <WriteAction ID="WriteToDB" TypeID="SCSystemLibrary!Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectEvent"/>

    <WriteAction ID="WriteAlert" TypeID="SCHealth!System.Health.GenerateAlert">

      <Priority>1</Priority>

      <Severity>1</Severity>

      <AlertMessageId>$MPElement[Name="The_performance_counter_publisher_encountered_an_unexpected_error_when_trying_to_update_performance_counters_"]$</AlertMessageId>

      <AlertParameters>

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

      </AlertParameters>

      <Suppression>

        <SuppressionValue>$Data/EventDisplayNumber$</SuppressionValue>

        <SuppressionValue>$Data/PublisherName$</SuppressionValue>

      </Suppression>

    </WriteAction>

    <WriteAction ID="WriteToDW" TypeID="SCDataWarehouseLibrary!Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.PublishEventData"/>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>