We are getting this recurring error in our two node hyper-v cluster:
ID: 6237 Source: FailoverClustering-WMIProvider
Logs anywhere from 1- 15 of these errors every half hour. We are running on Server 2008 R2 SP1 with Hyper-V role and management done by VMM 2012. Hosts are identical hardware (Intel Board, dual quad-core Xeon, 48gb ram) and VMs running on EMC VNXe 3100 shared storage via iSCSI.
Log Name: Microsoft-Windows-FailoverClustering-WMIProvider/Admin
Source: Microsoft-Windows-FailoverClustering-WMIProvider
Date: 5/6/2013 5:02:11 AM
Event ID: 6237
Task Category: Failover Cluster WMI Provider
Level: Error
Keywords:
User: COASCADA\msscvmm
Computer: wwpsvrhypv02.coascada.local
Description:
Failover Cluster WMI Provider detected an invalid character. The private property name 'PreviousOfflineAction' had an invalid character but the provider failed to change it to a valid property name. Property names must start with A-Z or a-z, and valid characters for WMI property names are A-Z, a-z, 0-9, and '_'.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-FailoverClustering-WMIProvider" Guid="{0461BE3C-BC15-4BAD-9A9E-51F3FADFEC75}" />
<EventID>6237</EventID>
<Version>0</Version>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>1</Task>
<Opcode>0</Opcode>
<Keywords>0x8000000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2013-05-06T12:02:11.390560300Z" />
<EventRecordID>8301</EventRecordID>
<Correlation />
<Execution ProcessID="6900" ThreadID="5376" />
<Channel>Microsoft-Windows-FailoverClustering-WMIProvider/Admin</Channel>
<Computer>wwpsvrhypv02.coascada.local</Computer>
<Security UserID="S-1-5-21-3378633525-1537071075-772992230-3177" />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data Name="Parameter1">PreviousOfflineAction</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>