ConfigMgr 2007 service failure: SMS_SITE_VSS_WRITER hung on starting

SMSv4_service_failure__SMS_SITE_VSS_WRITER_hung_on_starting_19_Rule (Rule)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

This alert is triggered when the Windows Service Control Manager generates event ID 7022. The service failed to indicate that it is making progress within the time period indicated in its last status message. This message is not specific to Configuration Manager. This condition does not repair itself and must be resolved before Configuration Manager can resume some of its core functions.

Causes

This is due to a critical problem with the service or one of its dependent components or services.

Additional

This alert is best handled by Configuration Manager administrators.

External

For more assistance, see a list of additional support options in the support section of the Configuration Manager Web site at Support for Configuration Manager.

Sample Events:

The %1 service stopped responding after starting.

Element properties:

Target	Microsoft.SystemCenter.ConfigurationManager.2007.Microsoft_SMSv4_Site_Servers_Installation
Category	EventCollection
Enabled	True
Alert Generate	False
Remotable	True
Event Log	System
Comment	Mom2005ID='{0D2309BB-1CF1-4D22-84B6-6649C7478880}';MOM2005ComputerGroupID={D0741372-F3F6-43EB-8B8B-965F937BCC65}

Member Modules:

ID	Module Type	TypeId	RunAs
_907D4578_146C_11D3_AB21_00A0C98620CE_	DataSource	Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider	Default
CollectEventData	WriteAction	Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectEvent	Default
CollectEventDataWarehouse	WriteAction	Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.PublishEventData	Default
GenerateAlert	WriteAction	System.Mom.BackwardCompatibility.AlertResponse	Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="SMSv4_service_failure__SMS_SITE_VSS_WRITER_hung_on_starting_19_Rule" Target="Microsoft.SystemCenter.ConfigurationManager.2007.Microsoft_SMSv4_Site_Servers_Installation" Enabled="true" ConfirmDelivery="true" Comment="Mom2005ID='{0D2309BB-1CF1-4D22-84B6-6649C7478880}';MOM2005ComputerGroupID={D0741372-F3F6-43EB-8B8B-965F937BCC65}">

  <Category>EventCollection</Category>

  <DataSources>

    <DataSource ID="_907D4578_146C_11D3_AB21_00A0C98620CE_" Comment="{907D4578-146C-11D3-AB21-00A0C98620CE}" TypeID="WindowsLibrary!Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider">

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

      <LogName>System</LogName>

      <Expression>

        <And>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

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

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>Service Control Manager</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery Type="String">Params/Param[1]</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>SMS_SITE_VSS_WRITER</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

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

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>7022</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

        </And>

      </Expression>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

    <WriteAction ID="GenerateAlert" TypeID="System.Mom.BackwardCompatibility.AlertResponse">

      <GenerateAlert>true</GenerateAlert>

      <Owner/>

      <Description>

            $Data/LoggingComputer$

           - ConfigMgr 2007 service failure: SMS_SITE_VSS_WRITER hung on starting.



The SMS_SITE_VSS_WRITER service running on 

            $Data/LoggingComputer$

           was detected as stopped at 

            $Data/@time$

          .</Description>

      <AlertLevel>70</AlertLevel>

      <ResolutionState/>

      <Source>

            $Data/PublisherName$

          </Source>

      <Name>ConfigMgr 2007 service failure: SMS_SITE_VSS_WRITER hung on starting</Name>

      <InvokerType>0</InvokerType>

    </WriteAction>

    <WriteAction ID="CollectEventData" TypeID="SystemCenterLibrary!Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectEvent"/>

    <WriteAction ID="CollectEventDataWarehouse" TypeID="DataWarehouseLibrary!Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.PublishEventData"/>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>