Windows Server 2016 Essentials- Freezes without Warning. 3 Specific Errors

Question

Hello Everyone:

I am encountering an issue with a server we have in production. Currently, we are running a single Windows Server 2016 Essentials server on premises and for seemingly no reason, the machine locks up. We are able to ping the device, but shares and RDP are unavailable. This is a remote client so we also have a backup remote solution to access the device. Unfortunately, this does not allow us to view the console of the device. From our remote agent, we can trigger an emergency reboot and AFTER, the device is functional.

The issue is that it seems to occur after hours and we keep getting 5am calls from the client saying that they cannot access any of their drives. A reboot always fixes the issue. I assumed I would be able to find a worthwhile error in the event logs, but they only produce more confusion. The following errors are:

• Error 6/25/2018 6:48:03 AM Service Control Manager 7001 None

The Network Store Interface Service service depends on the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service which failed to start because of the following error: 

The operation completed successfully

• Error 6/25/2018 6:48:02 AM Service Control Manager 7024 None

The Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service terminated with the following service-specific error: 

The type universal unique identifier (UUID) has already been registered.

• Error 6/25/2018 6:48:02 AM Service Control Manager 7001 None

The DNS Client service depends on the Network Store Interface Service service which failed to start because of the following error: The dependency service or group failed to start.

Any advice?

Answer 1

Hi Lucas,

We appreciate your post here in the Community forums. However, your concern regarding Windows Server 2016 Essentials will be best handled by our IT Pro Audience in the TechNet forums . You may post your query under the Windows Server > Windows Server 2016 Essentials section.

Kind regards.