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Title
How to repair or fully rebuild Windows WMI Repository -
Description
[ KInventory : CWMI :: Init ] KInventory Could not connect . Error code = 0x8004100E -
Cause
The Inventory service required on all KACE Agents collects system information, this is used by the connection broker to determine the machine status. This information is read directly from the host’s WMI, if there is a problem with WMI then the data collection fails and the host will be declared unavailable in the Machine Console.
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Resolution
About WMI:
Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) is the infrastructure for management data and operations on Windows-based operating systems. You can write WMI scripts or applications to automate administrative tasks on remote computers but WMI also supplies management data to other parts of the operating system and products, for example, System Center Operations Manager, formerly Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM), or Windows Remote Management (WinRM).
For more information about WMI, see: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384642(v=vs.85).aspx
Before you begin troubleshooting problems with the WMI service, it is strongly recommended that you run the WMI Diagnosis Utility. You should always run this utility before making any changes to the WMI service.
For more information about Troubleshooting Problems with WMI, see: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff406382.aspx
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Troubleshooting Steps: The WMI Repository must be rebuilt/repaired so that the KACE Agent can successfully report the host status to the connection broker and report the Device Inventory information.
For Windows client and Windows Server, try to run the following:1. Open a CMD prompt as Administrator and run the following command: winmgmt /verifyrepositoryIf the result is shown as inconsistent, go to step 22. winmgmt /salvagerepository3. winmgmt /verifyrepository - to check again wmi repository had been repaired successfullyTo fully rebuild the WMI Repository follow these steps:4. Disable and stop the winmgmt service5. Remove or rename C:\Windows\System32\wbem\repository6. Enable and start the winmgmt service7. Open a CMD prompt as Administrator, in the CMD prompt Navigate to C:\Windows\System32\wbem\8. Run the following command: ‘for /f %s in ('dir /b *.mof') do mofcomp %s’Note: This will take a minute or so to complete.Now run the command: ‘for /f %s in ('dir /b en-us\*.mfl') do mofcomp en-us\%s’Restart the KACE Agent service. Open a CMD prompt as Administrator, in the CMD prompt Navigate to program directory Program Directory# For 32-bit systems, go to C:\Program Files\Quest\KACE\# For 64-bit systems, go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Quest\KACE\Now run the command: ‘AMPTools.exe restart’ after force the inventory, running the command: ‘KInventory.exe autorepair’Waiting to complete the task. Check the KACE Agent logs from the Data Directory, go to: C:\ProgramData\Quest\KACE\user\KAgent.logNOTE: If KACE Agent logs error message: 'KInventory Could not connect. Error code = 0x8004100E', please follow this Microsoft KB to fix it:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/8ed26d46-9994-4052-a307-5b071805aea8/wmi-corrupt-how-to-reinstallrepair?forum=winservergen -
Additional Information
Please follow this Microsoft reference: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff406382.aspx