I'm trying to configure remote access to WMI across a number of servers, however the boxes that are just running Server Core are giving me a headache.
Notionally, in order to do this we need to run dcomcnfg and set permissions through that tool for Remote Activiation etc. Server Core, being GUI-less, doesn't have dcomcnfg let alone MMC more generally.
Running dcomcnfg from a full machine and then adding the server core box for remote administration doesn't give me a "DCOM Config" entry in the tree – I only have "COM+ Applications" and "Distributed Transaction Coordinator" for the remote server.
I've done a few searches, and either can't find the right magical incantation for Google, or what I'm doing is something rarely done.
How are we meant to configure DCOM on a Server Core box?
Best Answer
The WMI service runs automatically by default, so all you need to do is add a firewall exception to allow access:
Or use group policy.