#Requires -Version 5.1 <# JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script Fault : Error 1722 -- the RPC server is unavailable Fix : Open the endpoint mapper and the dynamic range Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/srv-rpc-1722 Run as : Elevated PowerShell Expect : 30 minutes Risk : medium Reversible : yes WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX A firewall sits between the two machines. HOW TO UNDO IT Remove the TCP/IP Port value and restart NTDS to return to the dynamic range. This script walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each one. Steps with no command are things you do yourself -- it prints those and waits. Run with -DryRun to print without executing. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. -------------------------------------------------------------------- #> [CmdletBinding()] param( # Print every step and command without running anything. [switch]$DryRun, # Do not ask before each step. Read the script first if you use this. [switch]$Unattended ) $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop' $script:Failed = 0 function Write-Rule { param([string]$Text) Write-Host '' Write-Host ('-' * 70) -ForegroundColor DarkGray if ($Text) { Write-Host $Text -ForegroundColor Cyan } } function Show-Prose { param([string]$Text, [string]$Colour = "Gray") if (-not $Text) { return } $words = $Text -split "\s+"; $line = " " foreach ($w in $words) { if (($line.Length + $w.Length) -gt 74) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour; $line = " " } $line += "$w " } if ($line.Trim()) { Write-Host $line -ForegroundColor $Colour } } function Invoke-Step { param( [int]$Number, [string]$Do, [string]$Why, [scriptblock]$Command, [switch]$Manual, [string]$Shell = "powershell" ) Write-Rule " Step $Number of 5" Show-Prose $Do "White" if ($Why) { Write-Host ""; Show-Prose $Why "DarkGray" } if ($Manual) { Write-Host '' Write-Host ' -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on.' -ForegroundColor Yellow if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { [void](Read-Host) } return } Write-Host '' foreach ($l in ($Command.ToString().Trim() -split "`n")) { Write-Host (" " + $l.Trim()) -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' if ($DryRun) { Write-Host " (dry run -- not executed)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } if (-not $Unattended) { $a = Read-Host " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit" if ($a -match "^[Qq]") { Write-Host " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 } if ($a -match "^[Ss]") { Write-Host " Skipped." -ForegroundColor DarkGray; return } } try { & $Command } catch { $script:Failed++ Write-Host (" Step $Number failed: " + $_.Exception.Message) -ForegroundColor Red Show-Prose "The rest of the fix may depend on this. Read the write-up before carrying on." "Red" if (-not $Unattended) { $c = Read-Host " Carry on anyway? [y/N]" if ($c -notmatch "^[Yy]") { exit 1 } } } } Write-Rule Write-Host ' Error 1722 -- the RPC server is unavailable' -ForegroundColor White Write-Host ' Open the endpoint mapper and the dynamic range' -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host '' Write-Host ' Risk: medium Reversible 30 minutes' Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' 'DarkYellow' Write-Rule if (-not $Unattended -and -not $DryRun) { $go = Read-Host ' Ready? [y/N]' if ($go -notmatch "^[Yy]") { Write-Host " Nothing was changed."; exit 0 } } Invoke-Step -Number 1 -Do 'Confirm port 135 is reachable.' -Command { Test-NetConnection -ComputerName DC02 -Port 135 } Invoke-Step -Number 2 -Do 'Ask the endpoint mapper what is registered -- this proves RPC itself is answering.' -Command { cmd.exe /c 'portqry -n DC02 -e 135 -p TCP' } Invoke-Step -Number 3 -Do 'Open the dynamic range 49152-65535 TCP between the two hosts, in both directions.' -Why 'The endpoint mapper answers on 135 with a high port for the actual call. Opening only 135 produces exactly this symptom: the connection appears to start and then fails.' -Manual Invoke-Step -Number 4 -Do 'If the firewall cannot take that range, pin AD replication to a single port instead and open just that.' -Why 'Do this on every DC and restart each. Pinning on some but not all produces failures that look random.' -Command { New-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NTDS\Parameters' -Name 'TCP/IP Port' -Value 51000 -PropertyType DWord -Force } Invoke-Step -Number 5 -Do 'Restart Active Directory Domain Services on each DC you changed.' -Command { Restart-Service NTDS -Force } Write-Rule " Confirm it worked" Show-Prose 'Replication succeeds and the port test passes.' 'White' Write-Host '' if (-not $DryRun) { repadmin /replsummary Test-NetConnection -ComputerName DC02 -Port 51000 } Write-Rule if ($script:Failed -gt 0) { Write-Host (" Finished with " + $script:Failed + " failed step(s).") -ForegroundColor Yellow Show-Prose 'Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/srv-rpc-1722' 'Yellow' } else { Write-Host ' Finished.' -ForegroundColor Green } Write-Host '' Show-Prose 'To undo: Remove the TCP/IP Port value and restart NTDS to return to the dynamic range.' 'DarkGray' Write-Rule