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Add-ClusterVMMonitoredItem

Configures monitoring for a service or an Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) event so that it is monitored on a virtual machine.

Last verified: 2026-10-26

Microsoft FailoverClusters reference: Configures monitoring for a service or an Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) event so that it is monitored on a virtual machine. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.

Add-ClusterVMMonitoredItem [-Service <StringCollection>] [-EventLog <String>]
 [-EventSource <String>] [-EventId <Int32>] [-OverrideServiceRecoveryActions]
 [[-VirtualMachine] <String>] [-Wait <Int32>] [-Cluster <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Required permissions

Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Add-ClusterVMMonitoredItem. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.

Supported environments

Windows / FailoverClusters · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply

Parameters

-Cluster

Specifies the name of the cluster on which to run this cmdlet. If the input for this parameter is . or it is omitted, then the cmdlet runs on the local cluster.

-EventId

Specifies the event identifier (ID) of the event to be monitored.

-EventLog

Specifies the event log of the event to be monitored.

-EventSource

Specifies the event source of the event to be monitored.

-InputObject

Specifies the cluster on which to run the cmdlet, the clustered virtual machine on which to configure monitoring, and the cluster virtual machine monitored item object to monitor.

-OverrideServiceRecoveryActions

Specifies that the cluster service will fix, by overriding, the service recovery actions in the event that it isn't properly configured for monitoring. To be configured for monitoring the following conditions need to be met: - None of the service recovery actions are set to Restart the computer. AND - At least one of the service recovery actions are set to Take no action.

-Service

Specifies the name of a service to be monitored. This must be the short name, not the long name, of the service. For example, specify clussvc instead of Failover Cluster service.

-VMId

Specifies the virtual machine identifier (ID).

-VirtualMachine

Specifies the name of the clustered virtual machine on which to perform monitoring. When this parameter is specified, the cmdlet must be run on one of the host cluster nodes, or else the Cluster parameter must also be specified.

-Wait

Specifies the time in seconds to wait for the cmdlet. If the Wait parameter isn't specified, then the cmdlet waits for completion. If the value 0 is specified, then the call is initiated and the cmdlet returns without waiting.

Prerequisites

Windows with the FailoverClusters module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.

Security considerations

This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.

Examples

Add-ClusterVMMonitoredItem @parameters

Sources

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-powershell-docs/blob/b7645dd8c687139b28e845119da30ec670526507/docset/winserver2025-ps/FailoverClusters/Add-ClusterVMMonitoredItem.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/failoverclusters/add-clustervmmonitoreditem?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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