Getting to the point of this article, remotely managing Server Core is not as hard as it seems. You can read more about it on several of my articles, but the point is that most things can be done remotely by using the regular MMC-based snap-in Administration tools, WinRM and WinRS, and even through Remote Desktop.
This article focuses on remote administration via the MMC-based Administration tools. In order to get these to work across the network you will need to run the following command on the server core machine (or on any other Windows Server 2008 server for that matter):
netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group=“remote administration” new enable=yes The above command will allow for most remote management tools to work out-of-the-box. However, in addition to allowing the MMC snap-ins through the firewall, using Device Manager remotely requires additional configuration. If you don't perform the following steps you will end up with this error:
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Running Device Manager remotely
To allow Device Manager to connect to a remote computer, you must first enable the “Allow remote access to the PnP interface” setting on the target computer's Local Group Policy.
1. On a Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 installation, start the Group Policy Object MMC snap-in by typing MMC in the Run box and pressing Enter.
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2. In the Add or Remove Snap-Ins window, scroll to find Group Policy Object Editor, and click Add.
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3. In the Select Group Policy Object window, click Browse.
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4. In the Browse for Group Policy Object window, click Another Computer, and either type or browse for the remote server core machine.
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5. In the Select Group Policy Object window, click Finish.
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6. In the Add or Remove Snap-Ins window click Ok.
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