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Unable to remotely manage a Server Core machine (MMC, WMI, Device Manager)
BooRadely 22 Oct 2007 5:56 PM
I've been seeing a lot of churn internally and externally about installing a role on a server core machine and then trying to connect to it remotely only to find that the remote server core machine won't allow you to connect.
Remote Management:
To allow remote management of a server core machine run this locally on the box:
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After which point the firewall should allow all your remote admin tools to connect (computer management and DNS snap-in for example).
WMI:
If you're looking for WMI to be open on your servers:
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C:\>netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="windows management instrumentation (wmi)" new enable=yes Updated 4 rule(s). Ok. |
Device Manager:
You can enable a read-only view of device manager remotely by doing the following:
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