Hi All, I'm trying to connect one of my site server(nmrfl1sms) into another site server (amrksms1) by using smsadminconsole->Actions->All task->Connect to sitedatabase. while doing this i'm getting below error. The Site Server Cannot be contacted. Please enter a new Site Server name in google, i found below link, i chceked, all my permissions are correct. still i'm getting this error, please help me to resolve this. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/317872

can you check if you are member of smsadmin group on computer(proper rights to connect to SMS provider) to which you are connecting ? can you Try with FQDN name ? what does the smsadminUI.log says (\site server\SMS_sitecode\AdminUI\AdminUILog\SmsAdminUI.log ) ?//Eswar Koneti @ www.eskonr.com

Hi, We are part of SMSAdmins group, thing is that we are able to connect same still day before yesterday, from yesterday onwards we are facing the issue. if i try with FQDN, i'm getting error like please enter a vaild server name. when i saw my log file below two lines are showing redmark. [1E5C][Mon 04/11/2011 09:59:37]:Error(ConnectServer): Possible UI connection error code is -2147023174 [0x800706ba] [1E5C][Mon 04/11/2011 09:59:37]:Failed to set the connection. error code: -2147023174 below are few lines from end of the log file. do u want more entried from log file? [3E10][Mon 04/11/2011 11:14:42]:Setting connection to NameSpace: \\NMRFLISMS1\root\sms\site_OLM [3E10][Mon 04/11/2011 11:14:42]:Info(ConnectServer): Connecting to server : namespace \\NMRFLISMS1\root\sms\site_OLM [3E10][Mon 04/11/2011 11:14:42]:Info(ConnectServer): Connecting to server. Network : \\NMRFLISMS1\root\sms\site_OLM [3E10][Mon 04/11/2011 11:14:43]:SiteCode OLM - SiteServerName NMRFLISMS1, Provider Version : 2.50.4253.3000 [3E10][Mon 04/11/2011 11:14:43]:SiteBuildNumber is 4253 [3E10][Mon 04/11/2011 11:14:43]:set the connection succeeded.

Hi, We are part of SMSAdmins group, thing is that we are able to connect same still day before yesterday, from yesterday onwards we are facing the issue. if i try with FQDN, i'm getting error like please enter a vaild server name. when i saw my log file below two lines are showing redmark. [1E5C][Mon 04/11/2011 09:59:37]:Error(ConnectServer): Possible UI connection error code is -2147023174 [0x800706ba] [1E5C][Mon 04/11/2011 09:59:37]:Failed to set the connection. error code: -2147023174 below are few lines from end of the log file. do u want more entried from log file? [3E10][Mon 04/11/2011 11:14:42]:Setting connection to NameSpace: \\NMRFLISMS1\root\sms\site_OLM [3E10][Mon 04/11/2011 11:14:42]:Info(ConnectServer): Connecting to server : namespace \\NMRFLISMS1\root\sms\site_OLM [3E10][Mon 04/11/2011 11:14:42]:Info(ConnectServer): Connecting to server. Network : \\NMRFLISMS1\root\sms\site_OLM [3E10][Mon 04/11/2011 11:14:43]:SiteCode OLM - SiteServerName NMRFLISMS1, Provider Version : 2.50.4253.3000 [3E10][Mon 04/11/2011 11:14:43]:SiteBuildNumber is 4253 [3E10][Mon 04/11/2011 11:14:43]:set the connection succeeded. You said it worked previously, which negates this suggestion, but it's worth a look: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb633148.aspx

below are few lines from end of the log file. do u want more entried from log file? [3E10][Mon 04/11/2011 11:14:42]:Setting connection to NameSpace: \\NMRFLISMS1\root\sms\site_OLM [3E10][Mon 04/11/2011 11:14:42]:Info(ConnectServer): Connecting to server : namespace \\NMRFLISMS1\root\sms\site_OLM [3E10][Mon 04/11/2011 11:14:42]:Info(ConnectServer): Connecting to server. Network : \\NMRFLISMS1\root\sms\site_OLM [3E10][Mon 04/11/2011 11:14:43]:SiteCode OLM - SiteServerName NMRFLISMS1, Provider Version : 2.50.4253.3000 [3E10][Mon 04/11/2011 11:14:43]:SiteBuildNumber is 4253 [3E10][Mon 04/11/2011 11:14:43]:set the connection succeeded. The above log shows connection is succeded and more over this log file is not todays one (mon 04/11/2011) did you install any patches or serivce pack on the computer ? is it happening only when you connect remotly or even when you login to server physically ?//Eswar Koneti @ www.eskonr.com

in server, i'm able to open SMS admin console and Database. its happening only when i connectiong this site server into another site server. we did not install any patches.

i did the stepes provided for SMS maeshalls. i added SMS Admins into the DCOM. still no luck.

adminUI.log can give have more information why it failed to connect etc... seems to be issue with the computer which you are tying to connect . any chance of WMI or someother permissions ?//Eswar Koneti @ www.eskonr.com

I've checked the WMI and oher permissions too.. everything is ok. still i'm getting error.. is reboot the server will help?

This may sound dumb, but are you trying to connect a console to a Secondary site server?

we don't have secondary site servers. that is primary site server. we use to connect all site servers into single desktop to manage. remaining servers are able to connect. this only one server (which we use to connect previsoly) is not connecting now. please help me to resolve the same.

Check this thread out: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/configmgrosd/thread/7e351396-6d52-4dc2-8a55-8e4d387bf6aa Find out why you are getting RPC Server unavailable ...

I.ve checked above thread, and checked the user permission on SMSAdmins and DCOM users group. it is available. Still no luck. previsloy we are able to access the same. suddenly it is not connecting. other than AdminUI.log is there any log file i can check regardng this error.

Hi, I' opened wbmtest from run and able to connect the site server. while running the query select * from sms_site i'm getting error. is query is correct?

Go to the site you want to run the console on, open WBEMTEST and connect to the SMS namespace on the server you want to connect the console too. Logon and open WBMTEST using the credentials you'd expect to use in the Console ... does it connect to the namespace (\\server\sms\site_<SITECODE>) correctly? Can you run a query like "SELECT * FROM SMS_SITE" for example?

Go to the site you want to run the console on, open WBEMTEST and connect to the SMS namespace on the server you want to connect the console too. Logon and open WBMTEST using the credentials you'd expect to use in the Console ... does it connect to the namespace (\\server\sms\site_<SITECODE>) correctly? Can you run a query like "SELECT * FROM SMS_SITE" for example? Namespace should be \\server\ROOT\sms\site_<sitecode> nick

Is the machine in the same domain? Is this a child-primary? If so, login to the central site server and attempt to connect to the child primary with the central site server's console.nick

Go to the site you want to run the console on, open WBEMTEST and connect to the SMS namespace on the server you want to connect the console too. Logon and open WBMTEST using the credentials you'd expect to use in the Console ... does it connect to the namespace (\\server\sms\site_<SITECODE>) correctly? Can you run a query like "SELECT * FROM SMS_SITE" for example? Namespace should be \\server\ROOT\sms\site_<sitecode> nick Thanks Nick