Error: Unable to Connect to Server Node (Windows XP/ Windows 7 Machine)

This error can occur when remote monitoring is not enabled on the server nodes that are running the Windows XP operating system.

Use the following steps to enable remote monitoring:

WINDOWS XP

• Open Windows Explorer on the target Windows XP computer.

• Select Tools -> Folder Options.

• Click the View tab.

• Clear the Use Simple File Sharing check box, and click OK.

• Verify privileges on the target Windows XP computer as described in Microsoft Knowledge Base.

• If the systemroot is on an NTFS partition, you must have at least READ access to the following two files:

  • %SystemRoot%/System32/Perfc009.dat
  • %SystemRoot%/System32/Perfh009.dat

• You must have at least READ access to the following registry keys on the remote computer:

  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control/SecurePipeServers/winreg
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SOFTWARE/Microsoft/Windows NT/CurrentVersion/Perflib

• Reboot your Windows XP machine.

Note

A user that has administrator rights for the remote computer can also view remote counters.

WINDOWS 7

In windows 7 if you are still unable to view counters of a remote server, then enable File, Folder and network sharing options.

• Go to Control Panel, select Network and Sharing center

• Click Change Advanced Sharing Settings

• Under the Network discovery option select Turn on network discovery

• Under the File and printer sharing option select Turn on file and printer sharing

• Under the Public folder sharing option select Turn on sharing so anyone with network access can read and write files in Public folders

• Click Save changes.