Get-WmiObject : The RPC server is unavailable. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x800706BA)

Question

When I run

Get-WmiObject win32_SystemEnclosure -Computer hostname | select serialnumber

it works for both local and remote hosts.

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Answer 1

Enabling following FW rules on target system resolved the problem on Win2k16:

• Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI-In)
• Distribiuted Transaction Coordinator (RPC)
• Distribiuted Transaction Coordinator (RPC-EPMAP)