Consider the following scenario. You have two or more StoreFront servers in the Server Group. When you attempt to propagate changes to the StoreFront Server Group, it might fail with the error: "Propagation failed on one or more servers" as shown in the screenshot below:



Additionally, following events are recorded in Windows Event Viewer during the time of the issue:
 

Log Name	Citrix Delivery Services
Source	Citrix Configuration Replication Service
Event ID	31
Description
An error has occurred during the all server configuration update process. Citrix.DeliveryServices.ConfigurationReplication.Exceptions.ServerUpdateConfigurationException, Citrix.DeliveryServices.ConfigurationReplication, Version=3.12.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=e8b77d454fa2a856 Could not connect to net.tcp://mt-storefront2/Citrix/ConfigurationReplication. The connection attempt lasted for a time span of 00:00:01.0312588. TCP error code 10061: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it 10.107.226.9:808. RemoteEndpoint: net.tcp://mt-storefront2/Citrix/ConfigurationReplication

 

Log Name	Citrix Delivery Services
Source	Citrix Delivery Services Admin
Event ID	1
Description
An error occurred running the command: 'Get-DSClusterConfigurationUpdateState' Could not connect to net.tcp://mt-storefront2/Citrix/ConfigurationReplication. The connection attempt lasted for a time span of 00:00:01.0309845. TCP error code 10061: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it 10.107.226.9:808. At C:\Program Files\Citrix\Receiver StoreFront\Management\Cmdlets\ConfigurationReplicationModule.psm1:114 char:14 +     $state = Get-DSConfigurationReplicationState -Hostname $clusterMemberHostnam ... +              ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Could not connect to net.tcp://mt-storefront2/Citrix/ConfigurationReplication. The connection attempt lasted for a time span of 00:00:01.0309845. TCP error code 10061: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it 10.107.226.9:808. Citrix.DeliveryServices.PowerShell.Command.RunnerInterfaces.Exceptions.PowerShellExecutionException, Citrix.DeliveryServices.PowerShell.Command.RunnerInterfaces, Version=3.12.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=e8b77d454fa2a856 An error occurred running the command: 'Get-DSClusterConfigurationUpdateState' Could not connect to net.tcp://mt-storefront2/Citrix/ConfigurationReplication. The connection attempt lasted for a time span of 00:00:01.0309845. TCP error code 10061: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it 10.107.226.9:808. At C:\Program Files\Citrix\Receiver StoreFront\Management\Cmdlets\ConfigurationReplicationModule.psm1:114 char:14 +     $state = Get-DSConfigurationReplicationState -Hostname $clusterMemberHostnam ... +              ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

To resolve this issue, start Net.Tcp Port Sharing Service on the StoreFront server(s).

1.) Open Services.msc console on the StoreFront server.
2.) Search for Net.Tcp Port Sharing Service
3.) Make sure the service Startup Type is set to Automatic and the service Status is Running.


 

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Problem Cause

This issue can occur if Net.Tcp Port Sharing Service is not running on the StoreFront server(s). To learn more about Net.TCP Port Sharing, please see the following Microsoft article:
Net.TCP Port Sharing