Monitor Event 3014 : Fatal Initialization Error

TeamFoundationServer2008.MonitorForTFSEvent3014 (UnitMonitor)

The service experienced a Fatal error while initializing that prevented it from starting

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

A Fatal service initialization error occurred

Causes

The service experienced a fatal error while iinitialization that prevented it from starting

Resolutions

Action: Inspect the event logs for other entries that correlate to this one on a time basis. Note that you might have to inspect the System and/or Security Logs also for resolving this.

Element properties:

TargetTeamFoundationServer2008.TFSApplicationTier
Parent MonitorSystem.Health.ConfigurationState
CategoryConfigurationHealth
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateFalse
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeMicrosoft.Windows.SingleEventLogManualReset2StateMonitorType
RemotableTrue
AccessibilityInternal
RunAsDefault

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="TeamFoundationServer2008.MonitorForTFSEvent3014" Accessibility="Internal" Enabled="onEssentialMonitoring" Target="TeamFoundationServer2008.TFSApplicationTier" ParentMonitorID="Health!System.Health.ConfigurationState" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.SingleEventLogManualReset2StateMonitorType" ConfirmDelivery="true">
<Category>ConfigurationHealth</Category>
<OperationalStates>
<OperationalState ID="EventRaised" MonitorTypeStateID="EventRaised" HealthState="Warning"/>
<OperationalState ID="ManualResetEventRaised" MonitorTypeStateID="ManualResetEventRaised" HealthState="Success"/>
</OperationalStates>
<Configuration>
<ComputerName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</ComputerName>
<LogName>Application</LogName>
<Expression>
<And>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery Type="UnsignedInteger">EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value Type="UnsignedInteger">3014</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery Type="String">PublisherName</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value Type="String">TFS Services</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
</And>
</Expression>
</Configuration>
</UnitMonitor>