Remote Procedure call failed with sql server 2008 R2

I am working with SQL Server 2008 R2. I am unable to connect to my database remotely. I got the following error.

A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections.
(provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server)

I have checked the SQL Server properties and I enable the Allow remote connections.

I have checked the Service manager and SQL Server service are running.

I have checked the configuration manager, I can't see any services under SQL Server Services and it shows Remote Procedure call failed

So please guide me.

Open Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services > Select Standard services tab (under the bottom) > Find start SQL Server Agent

Right Click and select properties,

Startup Type : Automatic,

Apply, Ok.

Done.

I just had the same issue and was able to solve it by installing Service Pack 1.

This error occurs only after I have installed the Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 setup in my work machine.

Since it is being a WMI error, I recompiled the MOF file –> mofcomp.exe "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Shared\sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof"

I also un-registered and re-registered the sql provider DLL –> regsvr32 "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Shared\sqlmgmprovider.dll" but issue not resolved.

Solution:

I have applied SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 on my SQL 2008 R2 instance and that fixed the issue with Sql Server Configuration Manager. You can download setup from here... http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30437 .

After trying everything between Stackoverflow and Google, I finally found a solution : http://blogs.lessthandot.com/index.php/datamgmt/dbadmin/remote-procedure-call-failed/

TL;DR :

If you are (or were) running multiple versions of SQL Server on your machine, that Configuration Manager shortcut on your start menu might be pointing to an older version, which it shouldn't be. It was pointing to an old Sql Server 2008 instance in my case.

The solution was to :

1. Go to either C:\Windows\SysWOW64 or C:\Windows\System32, depending on your system.
2. Look for an executable called SQLServerManagerXX.msc, and run the latest version if you have multiple ones. In my case, I had both SQLServerManager11.msc and SQLServerManager10.msc, where the 10th gave the error, and the 11th worked perfectly.