ConfigMgr 2007 service running: SMS_SITE_VSS_WRITER

SMSv4_service_running__SMS_SITE_VSS_WRITER_19_Rule.AdvancedAlertCriteriaMonitor (UnitMonitor)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The SMS SITE VSS WRITER service has stopped. Configuration Manager requires this service to record and access necessary data. This condition does not repair itself and must be resolved before Configuration Manager can resume some of its core functions.

Causes

This condition typically occurs when:

The computer is shut down or is restarted.
Configuration Manager 2007 is being upgraded with Configuration Manager hotfixes or with Configuration Manager service packs.
The site server is backed up.
The SMS SITE VSS WRITER service is manually shut down.

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.

Element properties:

Target

Microsoft.SystemCenter.ConfigurationManager.2007.SMS_Server_Class

Parent Monitor

Category

StateCollection

Enabled

True

Alert Generate

True

Alert Severity

MatchMonitorHealth

Alert Priority

Normal

Alert Auto Resolve

True

Monitor Type

System.Mom.BackwardCompatibility.StateAlert.RuleGenerated.AdvancedRuleCriteriaMonitor

Remotable

True

Accessibility

Public

Alert Message

ConfigMgr 2007 service running: SMS_SITE_VSS_WRITER

{1}

RunAs

Default

Comment

Mom2005ID='{AE344DBD-FDAD-4EC2-BBF1-B2686084E25A}'

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="SMSv4_service_running__SMS_SITE_VSS_WRITER_19_Rule.AdvancedAlertCriteriaMonitor" TypeID="MomBackwardCompatibility!System.Mom.BackwardCompatibility.StateAlert.RuleGenerated.AdvancedRuleCriteriaMonitor" Accessibility="Public" Target="Microsoft.SystemCenter.ConfigurationManager.2007.SMS_Server_Class" Enabled="true" ParentMonitorID="SS" Comment="Mom2005ID='{AE344DBD-FDAD-4EC2-BBF1-B2686084E25A}'">

  <Category>StateCollection</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="SMSv4_service_running__SMS_SITE_VSS_WRITER_19_Rule.AdvancedAlertCriteriaMonitor.StringResource">

    <AlertOnState>Warning</AlertOnState>

    <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

    <AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>

    <AlertSeverity>MatchMonitorHealth</AlertSeverity>

    <AlertParameters>

      <AlertParameter1>$Data/Context/Name$</AlertParameter1>

      <AlertParameter2>$Data/Context/Description$</AlertParameter2>

    </AlertParameters>

  </AlertSettings>

  <OperationalStates>

    <OperationalState HealthState="Success" MonitorTypeStateID="Success" ID="AlertLevelSuccess"/>

    <OperationalState HealthState="Warning" MonitorTypeStateID="Warning" ID="AlertLevelWarning"/>

    <OperationalState HealthState="Error" MonitorTypeStateID="Error" ID="AlertLevelError"/>

  </OperationalStates>

  <Configuration>

    <ServerRole>SMS Server</ServerRole>

    <Component>SS</Component>

    <ServerRoleInstance>$Target/Property[Type="Microsoft.SystemCenter.ConfigurationManager.2007.SMS_Server_Class"]/Name_1$</ServerRoleInstance>

    <RuleId>$MPElement[Name="SMSv4_service_running__SMS_SITE_VSS_WRITER_19_Rule"]$</RuleId>

    <ServiceUnavailableExpression>

      <And>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <XPathQuery Type="String">AlertContext/DataItem/Params/Param[10]</XPathQuery>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>Equal</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="Integer">2</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

        <Expression>

          <Or>

            <Expression>

              <SimpleExpression>

                <ValueExpression>

                  <XPathQuery Type="String">AlertContext/DataItem/Params/Param[9]</XPathQuery>

                </ValueExpression>

                <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                <ValueExpression>

                  <Value Type="String">1</Value>

                </ValueExpression>

              </SimpleExpression>

            </Expression>

            <Expression>

              <SimpleExpression>

                <ValueExpression>

                  <XPathQuery Type="String">AlertContext/DataItem/Params/Param[9]</XPathQuery>

                </ValueExpression>

                <Operator>Equal</Operator>

                <ValueExpression>

                  <Value Type="String">3</Value>

                </ValueExpression>

              </SimpleExpression>

            </Expression>

          </Or>

        </Expression>

      </And>

    </ServiceUnavailableExpression>

    <SecurityIssueExpression>

      <Not>

        <Expression/>

      </Not>

    </SecurityIssueExpression>

    <CriticalErrorExpression>

      <Not>

        <Expression/>

      </Not>

    </CriticalErrorExpression>

    <ErrorExpression>

      <Not>

        <Expression/>

      </Not>

    </ErrorExpression>

    <WarningExpression>

      <Not>

        <Expression/>

      </Not>

    </WarningExpression>

    <SuccessExpression>

      <Not>

        <Expression/>

      </Not>

    </SuccessExpression>

    <InformationExpression>

      <Not>

        <Expression/>

      </Not>

    </InformationExpression>

  </Configuration>

</UnitMonitor>