Microsoft KB Archive/310831

= PRB: Adding Servers to the COM+ Routing List via the MMC May Fail =

Article ID: 310831

Article Last Modified on 12/4/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Application Center 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q310831



SYMPTOMS
An attempt to add a COM+ server to the routing list on an Application Center cluster through the Application Center Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in fails.



CAUSE
When you are using the user interface that is provided by the Application Center MMC snap-in to add a server to the COM+ routing list, the snap-in attempts to validate the server that is being added to the list by creating a Server Message Block (SMB) connection. If this is not possible, such as if there is a firewall that is blocking the SMB ports, then the connection will not succeed and the server will not be added to the routing list.



RESOLUTION
You can use the Application Center command line to add servers to the COM+ routing list without performing any validation of the server that is being added. You can use the AC CLB command along with the appropriate switches to achieve this.

You can work around this limitation temporarily by allowing SMB connections to occur while the routing list is being modified through the MMC.



STATUS
This behavior is by design.

