How to resolve errors like "Cannot connect to the RPC service, make sure your RPC service is running" with Hyper-V Server and Hyper-V Manager

re: How to resolve errors like "Cannot connect to the RPC service, make sure your RPC service is running" with Hyper-V Server and Hyper-V Manager

David Overton — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:09:43 GMT

Alex,

you don't need to change the commands at all. Profile=domain is putting the setting in the "when connected to the domain" list. You should be able to copy and paste the commands.

I hope that helps

David

re: How to resolve errors like "Cannot connect to the RPC service, make sure your RPC service is running" with Hyper-V Server and Hyper-V Manager

Alex — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 04:10:02 GMT

Hey David,

What is "domain" in profile=domain ?? Do we copy and paste the commands as they are? or needs any changes ?

ex:

netsh advfirewall firewall set rule name="Remote Administration (RPC-EPMAP)" new enable=yes profile=domain

Thanks

re: How to resolve errors like "Cannot connect to the RPC service, make sure your RPC service is running" with Hyper-V Server and Hyper-V Manager

Jeff Mitchell — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:40:00 GMT

This helps if it is a local (own Network) machine...but what if we are outsourced IT guys and have a plethora of Hyper-V hosts and there are no other 2008 machines or Windows 7 machines other than my laptop?

re: How to resolve errors like "Cannot connect to the RPC service, make sure your RPC service is running" with Hyper-V Server and Hyper-V Manager

David Overton — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:24:19 GMT

OlympicBill,

Hyper-V R2 does most of this for you.

Thanks

David

re: How to resolve errors like "Cannot connect to the RPC service, make sure your RPC service is running" with Hyper-V Server and Hyper-V Manager

OlympicBill — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:23:56 GMT

David, I came across your site as I too have been having trouble getting a Hyper-V Core server managed by my Vista PC. Your post does help but I believe you meant WUDFhost.exe rather than WUDPhost.exe. Probably just a fat finger.

Anyway, your info helped (John Howards too) and I have a fully functional Hyper-V Core server and am Managing it with Hyper-V Manager from a Vista PC.

Everything works but I do understand how some of the others attempting it have been frustrated. It did take a lot of time, work and persistance to get where I am now and it should not be made this difficult my Microsoft. OK, Core is limited by having few GUI tools that work on it. But why can't Microsoft produce a remote GUI tool (similar to Hyper-V Manager) that does all the needed prep stuff: set up roles, open ports, make necessary NIC configurations, etc.)? Not all network engineers are great programmers. Granted, John Howard and others such as yourself made a lot of the tougher stuff palletable but darn it, lets do this thing right!

re: How to resolve errors like "Cannot connect to the RPC service, make sure your RPC service is running" with Hyper-V Server and Hyper-V Manager

Jose — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:31:23 GMT

Check first if the password of the managing account has expired!!!

re: How to resolve errors like "Cannot connect to the RPC service, make sure your RPC service is running" with Hyper-V Server and Hyper-V Manager

Brett — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:17:27 GMT

"with Hyper-V R2 a few days away I would recommend you try that before migrating to Xen. These errors are caused because the Hyper-V system is not part of a domain "

You have to admit, this was pretty poor planning on MS' part. Did you really not think people would be running Core in non-domain settings?!?!?!?!?!

re: How to resolve errors like "Cannot connect to the RPC service, make sure your RPC service is running" with Hyper-V Server and Hyper-V Manager

David Overton — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:13:03 GMT

Obviously, with Hyper-V R2 a few days away I would recommend you try that before migrating to Xen. These errors are caused because the Hyper-V system is not part of a domain and implementing a stardart password renewal policy is good practise IMHO. If you don't have this, then this is the result.

David

re: How to resolve errors like "Cannot connect to the RPC service, make sure your RPC service is running" with Hyper-V Server and Hyper-V Manager

Jose — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:33:40 GMT

Be shure that the server name is the same that the dns name. Ping the Netbios name and check that is the IP of the server. I have the same problem and I solved adding an entry in the host file in the remote PC.

re: How to resolve errors like "Cannot connect to the RPC service, make sure your RPC service is running" with Hyper-V Server and Hyper-V Manager

Jose — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:19:56 GMT

I agree 100% with Brett "the management is a nightmare--typical Microsoft 1.X product!" I will migrate to Xen.

Hyper-V Management console stops working after a month or so with error “Cannot connect to the RPC service on Computer ‘xxx’. Make sure your RPC service is running.

David Overton's Blog — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 01:28:29 GMT

[updated with net accounts command 20/2/2009] This can help diagnose and resolve the issue if like me

Getting up and running with Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, including getting my external SATA drives working, adding network drivers, enabling the remote management tools

David Overton's Blog — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:30:10 GMT

[updated 7th Dec 2008 with links to more answers] It has been a while since I posted on the blog - I've

re: How to resolve errors like "Cannot connect to the RPC service, make sure your RPC service is running" with Hyper-V Server and Hyper-V Manager

David Overton — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:32:35 GMT

Brett,

The Management is GREAT, it is installing the management that is a nightmare, however there is now the great HVREMOTE tool that is amazing - one command line does it all. Not bad for a free product!

ttfn

David

re: How to resolve errors like "Cannot connect to the RPC service, make sure your RPC service is running" with Hyper-V Server and Hyper-V Manager

Brett — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 23:26:37 GMT

You really gotta love HyperV. The concept is great, but so far with my experience, the management is a nightmare--typical Microsoft 1.X product!

Hyper-V Management console stops working after a month or so with error “Cannot connect to the RPC service on Computer ‘xxx’. Make sure your RPC service is running.

David Overton's Blog — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:49:54 GMT

This can help diagnose and resolve the issue if like me, it was running fine and then it suddenly stops