Skip to main content
Delphix

SQL Server Hostchecker Fails with Error "Exception calling OpenRemoteBaseKey" (KBA1334)

 

 

KBA

KBA#1334

Troubleshooting Error: Exception Calling OpenRemoteBaseKey 

Receive the following error while using hostchecker to validate a new MSSQL Server Environment, "Exception calling OpenRemoteBaseKey" 

PS>TerminatingError(dlpx-host-checker.ps1): "Exception calling "OpenRemoteBaseKey" with "2" argument(s): "The network path was not found.
""
C:\Program Files\Delphix\DelphixConnector\etc\dlpx-host-checker.ps1 : Exception calling "OpenRemoteBaseKey" with "2"
argument(s): "The network path was not found.
"
At line:1 char:91
+ ... cess Bypass }; & 'C:\Program Files\Delphix\DelphixConnector\etc\dlpx-host-checke ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [dlpx-host-checker.ps1], MethodInvocationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : IOException,dlpx-host-checker.ps1

PS>$global:?
False
**********************
Windows PowerShell transcript end
End time: 20150730205948
**********************

This fault indicates that the Windows Remote Registry service is not running on the Source host.

Resolution

To resolve this error, start and enable the service.