Client: Win7 using SSMS2008
Server: Windows Server R2 and SQL Server 2008
Login: Domain Account in both client and server's administrator group.
I'm trying to connect to Integration Services via SSMS2008 - getting the error:
"Connect to SSIS Service on machine "{ServerName}" failed: The RPC server is unavailable"
Have tried/ checked:
1) Server firewall is accepting port 135 (Inbound Rules) and client's firewall is turned off. Just in case, added Outbound Rules on client for port 135 as well.
2) Followed http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms141198(v=sql.100).aspx
If I stopped at Step3, I can connect from my client.
The moment I add port 135 to Inbound Rules on Firewall, I cannot connect from my client.
3) From my client, ran MS Port Query and the following at the end of the results:
portqry.exe -n xx.xx.xxx.xx -e 135 -p TCP exits with return code 0x00000000.
4) Verified DCOM, MSDTSServer Properties - Launch and Activation Permissions and Access Permissions does have the domain username with everything checked.
Please help. I'm out of ideas on what else to check.