Workflow Manager 1.0 Register-SPWorkflowService Error

Question

I have successfully installed Workflow Manager (and latest updates) and all required components on the same dev server as sharepoint 2013 sp1 on a server 2008 r2. SharePoint is functioning properly with no errors, When I run get-wffarmstatus everything
shows as running with no errors in the logs. I can browse to both workflow management sites (http://localhost:12991 and
https://localhost:12990 and receive the expected xml, however, when I run the cmd in the sharepoint shell  
Register-SPWorkflowService -spsite http://devsites01 -workflowhosturi
http://spdevserver01:12991 -allowoauthhttp
I get the following error:
Register-SPWorkflowService -spsite http://devsites01 -
workflowhosturi http://spdevserver01:12991 -allowoauthhttp
Register-SPWorkflowService : Unable to connect to the remote service at
http://spdevserver01:12991/SharePoint/. See InnerException for more details.
Client ActivityId : eaedfcf9-9172-4756-a285-22dbaf929ab9.
At line:1 char:1
+ Register-SPWorkflowService -spsite http://devsites01 -workflowhosturi
http:/ ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (Microsoft.Share...WorkflowService:
   RegisterSPWorkflowService) [Register-SPWorkflowService], WorkflowEndpointN
  otFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.SharePoint.WorkflowServices.PowerShell
   .RegisterSPWorkflowService 
Here is the error from the ULS log:
Microsoft.Workflow.Client.WorkflowEndpointNotFoundException: Unable to connect to the remote service
at http://spdevserver01:12991/SharePoint/. See InnerException for more details. Client ActivityId : eaedfcf9-9172-4756-a285-22dbaf929ab9. ---> System.Net.WebException: Unable to connect to the remote
server ---> System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it [::1]:12991   
at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.EndConnect(IAsyncResult asyncResult)   
at System.Net.ServicePoint.ConnectSocketInternal(Boolean connectFailure, Socket s4, Socket s6, Socket& socket, IPAddress& address, ConnectSocketState state, IAsyncResult asyncResult, Exception& exception)     -
-- End of inner exception stack trace ---   
at Microsoft.Workflow.Common.AsyncResult.End[TAsyncResult](IAsyncResult result)   
at Microsoft.Workflow.Client.HttpGetResponseAsyncResult`1.End(IAsyncResult result)   
at Microsoft.Workflow.Client.ClientHelpers.SendRequest[T](HttpWebRequest request, T content)     -
-- End of inner exception stack trace ---   
at Microsoft.Workflow.Client.ClientHelpers.SendRequest[T](HttpWebRequest request, T content)   
at Microsoft.Workflow.Client.WorkflowManagementClient.SendRequest[T](HttpWebRequest request, T content)   
at Microsoft.Workflow.Client.ScopeManager.Get()   
at Microsoft.SharePoint.WorkflowServices.WorkflowServerPairingContext.RegisterFarm()   
at Microsoft.SharePoint.WorkflowServices.PowerShell.RegisterSPWorkflowService.InternalProcessRecord()   
at Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPCmdlet.ProcessRecord()
 If browse to http://localhost:12291/sharepoint I get a 404 page not found error. I have compared the configuration with this dev server vs my functioning lab server and can't seem to determine what the
difference is that is causing this error, nor have I found much in bing/google searches for this specific error. Has anyone encountered this or have any suggestions on resolving this issue?

Answer 1

http://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/90933/no-connection-between-sp2013-and-workflow-manger
do you have SharePoint Developer tools Preview for VS 12 installed on the server, if yes? you have to uninstall it, reboot it and run the register command again.
SharePoint 2013 Workflow Manager error when I register workflow service
Also make sure ports are not blocked by firewall. and try to browse the endpoint URI url in the browser.
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