Cannot connect to WMI Provider

Question

After setting up Central Management Server (SQL2008) on my local machine (vista 32bit) and registering 2 SQL2005 (32bit) instances on a windows 2003 (32bit) server sp2 standard, I get the following then accessing SQL Server Configuration Manager on both SQL2005 instances. 

"Cannot connect to WMI provider.  You do not have permission or the server is unreachable.... Invalid namespace [0x8004100e]"

I've tried the following with no luck:

- My domain login is in the Administrators group on both local and server
- Set namespace and subnamespace security via the WMI Control
- I can remotely access the WMI Control on the server and set properties and look at the version
- Recompiled on both local and server - mofcomp "%programfiles%\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Shared\sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof"
- Recompiled on both local and server - mofcomp "%programfiles%\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Shared\sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof"

I can't seen to find a solution.  Please help.

Answer 1

Have you installed the service packs for your SQL Server ?

Answer 2

I am not sure if this is a search server 2008 related issue, May be that's why no response.

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Answer 3

After setting up Central Management Server (SQL2008) on my local machine (vista 32bit) and registering 2 SQL2005 (32bit) instances on a windows 2003 (32bit) server sp2 standard, I get the following then accessing SQL Server Configuration Manager on both SQL2005 instances. 

"Cannot connect to WMI provider.  You do not have permission or the server is unreachable.... Invalid namespace [0x8004100e]"

I've tried the following with no luck:

- My domain login is in the Administrators group on both local and server
- Set namespace and subnamespace security via the WMI Control
- I can remotely access the WMI Control on the server and set properties and look at the version
- Recompiled on both local and server - mofcomp "%programfiles%\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Shared\sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof"
- Recompiled on both local and server - mofcomp "%programfiles%\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Shared\sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof"

I can't seen to find a solution.  Please help.

Hi,

I am facing with this similar problem and had tried this solution that I got :

 

The solution is to go to a command prompt and then run mofcomp.

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Shared>mofcomp "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Shared\sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof"

 

But  I'm still failed to run it and the error on the cmd is :

C:\>mofcomp
'mofcomp' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\>

 

Appreciate if someone can help me on this ..

Answer 4

I actually found the mofcomp.exe in C:\Windows\system32\wbem folder.  However, running the above command in my computer didn't help and I still have the same problem.