I've configured my Windows Server 2008 to allow the remote management (using sconfig).
I am connecting (with IP addres) using Windows Server 2008 (full version, where I've configured RSAT) and Server Manager (.
I am using administrator account with the password on both systems. Firewalls are off.
When I try to use hyper-v role on server i got error:
Cannot connect to the RPC service on computer 'xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx'. Make sure your RPC service is running.
I chcecked – RPC service is working.
Does anybody know where is the problem?
Best Answer
Believe it or not this is a hostname resolution issue. In a workgroup Hyper-V manager's "Connect to Server..." will NOT take a FQDN (and won't take an IP address) it must be a hostname only.
On the 2008 RSAT server in the hosts file (C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc) add the IP and hostname of the hyper-v core server and it will work.
Microsoft really should document some of this stuff better.