When trying to configure WINRM on a target machine you get the error :there are no endpoints available from the endpoint mapper error -2147023143 0x800706D9

Products

• Security Information Manager

Issue/Introduction

You are trying to configure Winrm on the target machine for log collection with Vista collector.

You are unable to run the following command successfully :

winrm set winrm/config/service @{AllowUnencrypted="true"}

there are no endpoints available from the endpoint mapper error -2147023143 0x800706D9

Cause

The windows firewall service is stopped or disabled

Resolution

In order to execute the winrm command successfully you would need to temporary start the windows firewall service

Once the command has been executed successfully the Windows firewall service can be stopped\disabled again.

Applies To

Windows server 2008 R2