SMS: Remote Administrator Gets a "Connection Failed" Error When Connecting to Site Server (229091)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Systems Management Server 2.0
This article was previously published under Q229091 SYMPTOMS
When trying to remotely connect to a Systems Management Site Server that is fully functional from other machines with equivalent permissions in the same domain, you may immediately receive the following error message:
Connection Failed
CAUSE
Further investigation shows that using the <windir>\system32\wbem\wbemtest.exe utility to connect the Site Server's repository at \\<server>\root\default with correct permissions can give the following error message:
The RPC server is unavailable
This is caused when the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service is not installed and started. Verify this by going to Control Panel, clicking Network and selecting the Services tab. If installed, the RPC Configuration service is listed, otherwise it can be added from the dialog box by the clicking the Add button.
WORKAROUND
Make sure that the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Service is installed and functional. Removing and reinstalling the TCP/IP protocol also reinstalls this service.
If the issue continues to occur, you may be able to resolve the issue by importing the RPC key from a computer on which this problem does not occur. For additional information about how to do this, click the article number below
to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
249828 Unable to Log on to Domain After Applying SP4 or Later
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 4/26/2006 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb KB229091 |
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