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Title
Error: "WMI ConnectServer error: OLE exception from "SWbemLocator":" -
Description
Error when running a Test System on a "Windows" or "Windows Desktop" platform
Gathering the information necessary to perform a check of TestWindows...
Checking the Windows System TestWindows(192.168.2.213) using win...
Starting GetComputerName2
Connecting to IP_ADDRESS as \funcacct...
WMI ConnectServer error: OLE exception from "SWbemLocator":
The RPC server is unavailable.
Win32::OLE(0.1709) error 0x800706ba: "The RPC server is unavailable"
in METHOD/PROPERTYGET "ConnectServer"
Functional account 192.168.2.213\funcacct
Error: (0X80004005) Unspecified error
The test of system [TestWindows] failed!
Processed the system check on TestWindows in 10 seconds -
Cause
If the "Computer Name" field is not filled in on the Details | Information tab, TPAM will attempt to use WMI to lookup the Computer Name. The error indicates the WMI lookup has failed. -
Resolution
Ensure the System Name is filled in with the computer's NETBIOS name.
For more information please see the following Knowledge Article, When testing Windows systems, "high end" ports are in use.