Thursday, January 10, 2013




Error: SQL Server Configuration Manager 2008 R2 (SSCM)
The Remote Procedure call failed. [0x800706be]

Environment: Windows 7 (x64), SQL Server 2008 R2, SQL Server 2012

I have installed SQL Server 2012(DENALI) alongside SQL Server 2008 R2 on my system.

While attempting to stop SQL Server 2008 R2 services using SQL Server Configuration Manager, I got the following error (refer screen shot)

Figure 1: Error in SQL Server Configuration Manager 2008 R2

To make it sure, please check the version of Configuration Manager (refer below screenshot)
Figure 2: Version of SQL Server Configuration Manager
  
However, SQL 2012 Configuration Manager lists all running services of 2008 R2 and 2012.
(Note the highlighted areas, you can find both versions of SQL Services listed)

Figure 3: SQL Server 2012 Configuration Manager lists all versions of SQL services, version of ConfigMgr
 (As a fact, Microsoft Office 2013 cannot be installed along side Office 2010, it upgrades 2010 to 2013). Likewise, IS this will be an initiation of depreciating use of older versions & tools? As many of them say  Yep, the answer is Nope!

Real Cause:
SQLs WMI provider DLLs (which are shared resources) likely gets corrupted after installation of newer version (SQL 2012).

Known solutions such as command line recompilation of MOF files and re-registration of DLL’s won’t work against this.
  • mofcomp.exe~\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Shared\sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof” 
  • regsvr32~\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Shared\sqlmgmprovider.dll”


Solution:
Installing service pack 2 for SQL Server 2008 R2 has resolved this error. (Download SP2)
However, it is always good ;-) to install the latest service pack i.e. SP3 is available (Download SP3)

EnJoY!!!!...
CoOoOlLlL.....