Creating an instance of the COM component with CLSID error upon launching Ponemah v6.x

Symptom

Upon launching Ponemah v6.x, the user will see the following CLSID error message twice:

Solution

Ensure the Firewall Service is ON, while the Firewall State is disabled. More information can be found here:

https://support.solarwinds.com/Success_Center/Network_Performance_Monitor_(NPM)/Creating_an_instance_of_the_COM_component_with_CLSID_from_the_IClassFactory_failed_due_to_the_following_error%3A_800706d9_There_are_no_endpoints_available_from_the_endpoint_mapper