Server could not retrieve its initial configuration for a class from the WMI Provider.

OCS_WMI_Consumer_20482_Proxy (Rule)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

Causes

This can occur if the connection to Active Directory or SQL back-end database is down or if permissions to the service account are altered. Retrieval can also fail if an invalid entry is entered in the class using the UI or WMI or if corruption occurs in local WMI repository.

Resolutions

Make sure the account the service is running under has proper privileges and that connection to Active Directory or SQL back-end database is functional. Verify an identical entry does not exist as a direct federation partner or an IM service provider.

Element properties:

Target

Microsoft_Office_Communications_Server_2007_Proxy_Server

Category

EventCollection

Enabled

False

Event_ID

20482

Event Source

OCS WMI Consumer

Alert Generate

True

Alert Severity

Error

Alert Priority

Normal

Remotable

True

Alert Message

Server could not retrieve its initial configuration for a class from the WMI Provider.

{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_WMI_Consumer_20482_Proxy" Enabled="false" Target="Microsoft_Office_Communications_Server_2007_Proxy_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 WMI Consumer</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

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

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value Type="UnsignedInteger">20482</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>2</Severity>

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