Today i got the following error when trying to connect to a SCCM Primary Site

[wmmayms]

Today I was setting up a terminal server for a customer with allot of diffrent domains and trusts.

 

I installed allot of diffrent Tools and they all worked fine execpt the SCCM Administrator Console.

This is the error messages i got (SmsAdminUI.log):

[9][2009-04-01 13:26:15] :System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException\r\nThe RPC server is unavailable. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800706BA)\r\n at System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHRInternal(Int32 errorCode, IntPtr errorInfo)

 

[9][2009-04-01 13:26:15] :Transport error; failed to connect, message: 'The RPC server is unavailable. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800706BA)'\r\nMicrosoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider.SmsConnectionExceptio

n\r\nThe RPC server is unavailable. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800706BA)\r\n at Microsoft.ConfigurationManagement.ManagementProvider.WqlQueryEngine.WqlConnectio

nManager.Connect(String configMgrServerPath)

 

solution:

When i tried pinging the netbios name (server1) of the primary server i dident get any replies...when i added the domain suffix (server1.domain.com) i started getting replies.

 

Since we cannot enter domain suffix when creating a new console and i dident have access to their dns server i instead edited the hostfile located under "C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc"

 

1. Rightclick on "hosts"

2. Choose to open with notepad

3. Add a line for your SCCM server at the bottom

4. Save and close

 

You should now be able to ping the primary server by only using the netbios name. If this works try to open your console again =)

 

Works like a charm for me.

[anyweb]

good tip, thanks½!