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ShadowCopy Creation Failure Detection

Summary

This is a remote monitor that determines, by querying the event log, if event ID 12298 has occurred within the last 12 hours and returns the count.

Details

Suggested "Limit to": Windows Server, Workstations (Optional).
Suggested Alert Style: Once
Suggested Alert Template: Default - Create Ticket

Insert the details of the monitor in the table below.

Check ActionServer AddressCheck TypeCheck ValueComparatorIntervalResult
System127.0.0.1Run FileSee BelowEquals432000

Check Value:

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe "(Get-EventLog -LogName Application | Where-Object {$_.TimeGenerated -gt (Get-Date).AddHours(-13) -and $_.EventID -eq '12298'}).count"

Dependencies

None.

Target

The suggested target for the monitor is Service Plan(s) for Servers and Workstations.

Examples:

  • Windows Servers: Should be run on all Windows-based servers.
  • Windows Workstations: Should be run on all Windows workstations (Optional).