Remote stored procedure

I am trying to run a stored procedure on a remote server and insert the
output into a table on the local machine.
The two servers are linked and I am using the code as follows
BEGIN DISTRIBUTED TRAN
insert into ServerA.Database.dbo.drv_total
exec ServerB.master.dbo.xp_fixeddrives
COMMIT TRAN
The MSDTC is started on both machines.
I am getting this error:
Server: Msg 7391, Level 16, State 1, Line 2
The operation could not be performed because the OLE DB provider 'SQLOLEDB'
was unable to begin a distributed transaction.
[OLE/DB provider returned message: New transaction cannot enlist in the
specified transaction coordinator. ]
Any thoughts?
TIA,
nivek
Hi Nivek,
Are you running on Windows 2003? If so, the following link may apply to you:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;329332
"The problem occurs because Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator
(MS DTC) is not configured for network access. By default, the network access
settings of MS DTC are disabled on new installations of SQL Server 2000 on
computers running Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition. "
Best Regards,
Joe Sack
Author of "SQL Server 2000 Fast Answers..."
http://www.JoeSack.com
"nivek" wrote:

> I am trying to run a stored procedure on a remote server and insert the
> output into a table on the local machine.
> The two servers are linked and I am using the code as follows
> BEGIN DISTRIBUTED TRAN
> insert into ServerA.Database.dbo.drv_total
> exec ServerB.master.dbo.xp_fixeddrives
> COMMIT TRAN
> The MSDTC is started on both machines.
> I am getting this error:
> Server: Msg 7391, Level 16, State 1, Line 2
> The operation could not be performed because the OLE DB provider 'SQLOLEDB'
> was unable to begin a distributed transaction.
> [OLE/DB provider returned message: New transaction cannot enlist in the
> specified transaction coordinator. ]
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> TIA,
> nivek
>
>
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