ConfigMgr 2007 service running: SMS_EXECUTIVE

SMSv4_service_running__SMS_EXECUTIVE_3_Rule (Rule)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The SMS_Executive service has stopped. Configuration Manager requires this service to record and access necessary data. This condition might repair itself. It must be resolved before Configuration Manager can resume its core functions.

Causes

This condition could occur because:

The computer is shut down or is restarted.
Configuration Manager is being upgraded with Configuration Manager hotfixes or Configuration Manager service packs.
The site server is backed up.
The SMS_Executive service is manually shut down.

Resolutions

This can be corrected by:

Waiting for Configuration Manager Site Component Manager service to restart the service. This may take up to one hour.
Restarting the Configuration Manager Site Component Manager service. This will force Site Component Manager to immediately check the status of all components and start any components that should be running.
Performing a site reset to force Site Component Manager to reinstall all components.
Restarting the computer.

Additional

The SMS_Executive service is dependent on MSSQLServer.

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.

Element properties:

Target	Microsoft.SystemCenter.ConfigurationManager.2007.Microsoft_SMSv4_Software_Update_Point_Servers_Installation
Category	EventCollection
Enabled	True
Alert Generate	False
Remotable	True
Comment	Mom2005ID='{A268997F-0BF2-491F-A283-BF7E14225B3B}';MOM2005ComputerGroupID={2C48D0EE-B910-4E4F-99E4-5A95F1C1F24E}

Member Modules:

ID	Module Type	TypeId	RunAs
_A82B9550_241C_11D3_B2CF_00A0C92A28B4_	DataSource	System.Mom.BackwardCompatibility.FilteredEvent.DataProvider	Default
GenerateAlert	WriteAction	System.Mom.BackwardCompatibility.AlertResponse.WithServerRole	Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="SMSv4_service_running__SMS_EXECUTIVE_3_Rule" Target="Microsoft.SystemCenter.ConfigurationManager.2007.Microsoft_SMSv4_Software_Update_Point_Servers_Installation" Enabled="true" ConfirmDelivery="false" Comment="Mom2005ID='{A268997F-0BF2-491F-A283-BF7E14225B3B}';MOM2005ComputerGroupID={2C48D0EE-B910-4E4F-99E4-5A95F1C1F24E}">

  <Category>EventCollection</Category>

  <DataSources>

    <DataSource ID="_A82B9550_241C_11D3_B2CF_00A0C92A28B4_" Comment="{A82B9550-241C-11D3-B2CF-00A0C92A28B4}" TypeID="MomBackwardCompatibility!System.Mom.BackwardCompatibility.FilteredEvent.DataProvider">

      <Expression>

        <And>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

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

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>21207</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery Type="String">Params/Param[5]</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>SMS_EXECUTIVE</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

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

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>Microsoft Operations Manager</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

        </And>

      </Expression>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

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

      <GenerateAlert>true</GenerateAlert>

      <Owner/>

      <Description>

            $Data/LoggingComputer$

           - ConfigMgr 2007 service running: SMS_EXECUTIVE.





            $Data/EventDescription$

          </Description>

      <AlertLevel>10</AlertLevel>

      <ResolutionState/>

      <Source>

            $Data/PublisherName$

          </Source>

      <Name>ConfigMgr 2007 service running: SMS_EXECUTIVE</Name>

      <ServerRole>SMS Server</ServerRole>

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

      <Component>SUP</Component>

      <ProblemState>1</ProblemState>

      <InvokerType>0</InvokerType>

    </WriteAction>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>