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Veeam VMware: Host Add Failed

Veeam.Virt.Extensions.VMware.vCenterEvents.HostAddFailedEvent.Critical (Rule)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

This rule tracks the event ID 'HostAddFailedEvent' received from the VMware API.

Causes

Cannot add host {hostname} to datacenter {datacenter.name}.

Resolutions

Review status of the host you are attempting to add to vCenter for configuration or availability issues that may prevent vCenter from completing the add process.

Use the Alerts View to see all current open issues for this object. Use the Events View to review any error and warning events for this object. Open a Performance View to see the performance metrics for this object and all contained objects. Open a Diagram View to analyze the relationships of this object to other components.

External

See the Help Center for more information including reference lists of all Rules and Monitors and full set of User Guides for the Veeam MP for VMware.

See the VMware Online Documentation for more information on VMware vSphere, in particular:

Element properties:

TargetVeeam.Virt.Extensions.VMware.vCenterEvents
CategoryEventCollection
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityHigh
RemotableTrue
Alert Message
Veeam VMware: Host Add Failed
{0}
Event LogVeeam VMware

Member Modules:

ID Module Type TypeId RunAs 
DS DataSource Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider Default
Alert WriteAction System.Health.GenerateAlert Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="Veeam.Virt.Extensions.VMware.vCenterEvents.HostAddFailedEvent.Critical" Enabled="onEssentialMonitoring" Target="VeeamVEVMwareLib!Veeam.Virt.Extensions.VMware.vCenterEvents" ConfirmDelivery="true" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" DiscardLevel="100">

  <Category>EventCollection</Category>

  <DataSources>

    <DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider">

      <ComputerName>.</ComputerName>

      <LogName>Veeam VMware</LogName>

      <Expression>

        <And>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

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

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

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

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery Type="String">Params/Param[6]</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value Type="String">$Target/Property[Type="System!System.Entity"]/DisplayName$</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

        </And>

      </Expression>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

    <WriteAction ID="Alert" TypeID="SystemHealth!System.Health.GenerateAlert">

      <Priority>2</Priority>

      <Severity>2</Severity>

      <AlertOwner/>

      <AlertMessageId>$MPElement[Name="Veeam.Virt.Extensions.VMware.vCenterEvents.HostAddFailedEvent.Critical.AlertMessage"]$</AlertMessageId>

      <AlertParameters>

        <AlertParameter1>[$Data/Params/Param[1]$] $Data/Params/Param[11]$</AlertParameter1>

      </AlertParameters>

      <Suppression>

        <SuppressionValue>$Data/Params/Param[11]$</SuppressionValue>

      </Suppression>

    </WriteAction>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>