Windows Remote Management (WinRM)?
WinRM is based on the Web Services for Management (WS-Management) standards. What that means is that WinRM uses the HTTP protocol (port 80). The good thing about that is that HTTP request are easy to send and receive through a firewall. The other benefit to WinRM using HTTP is that no additional ports would have to be opened up on server & client firewalls if HTTP inbound was already permitted.
WinRM has a command line interface with a lot of options. This help information for WinRM will show up even if WinRM isn’t “enabled” or “listening” on your system.
Configuring WinRM :
To set the default configuration type:
winrm quickconfig (or the abbreviated version, winrm qc)
‘winrm qc’ performs the following operations:
- Starts the WinRM service and sets the service startup type to auto-start.
- Configures a listener for the ports that send and receive WS-Management protocol messages using either HTTP or HTTPS on any IP address.
If ‘winrm qc’ throws an error:
If the firewall is disabled the quick config command will fail. The firewall can either be started in Services long enough to run ‘winrm qc’ or the commands below can be run:
sc config “WinRM” start= auto
net start WinRM
winrm create winrm/config/listener?Address=*+Transport=HTTP
netsh firewall add portopening TCP 80 “Windows Remote Management”
Group Policy configuration:
WinRM can be configured by group policies.
- Type gpedit at a command prompt. The Group Policy Object Editor window opens.
Local Computer Policy -> Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows component -> Window Remote Management (WinRM).
How do I use WinRM?
Open Command Prompt -> Run as Administrator
Type Winrm help -> enter
C:\Windows\system32>winrm help
Windows Remote Management Command Line Tool
Windows Remote Management (WinRM) is the Microsoft implementation of
the WS-Management protocol which provides a secure way to communicate
with local and remote computers using web services.
Usage:
winrm OPERATION RESOURCE_URI [-SWITCH:VALUE [-SWITCH:VALUE] …]
[@{KEY=VALUE[;KEY=VALUE]…}]
For help on a specific operation:
winrm g[et] -? Retrieving management information.
winrm s[et] -? Modifying management information.
winrm c[reate] -? Creating new instances of management resources.
winrm d[elete] -? Remove an instance of a management resource.
winrm e[numerate] -? List all instances of a management resource.
winrm i[nvoke] -? Executes a method on a management resource.
winrm id[entify] -? Determines if a WS-Management implementation is
running on the remote machine.
winrm quickconfig -? Configures this machine to accept WS-Management
requests from other machines.
winrm configSDDL -? Modify an existing security descriptor for a URI.
winrm helpmsg -? Displays error message for the error code.
For help on related topics:
winrm help uris How to construct resource URIs.
winrm help aliases Abbreviations for URIs.
winrm help config Configuring WinRM client and service settings.
winrm help certmapping Configuring client certificate access.
winrm help remoting How to access remote machines.
winrm help auth Providing credentials for remote access.
winrm help input Providing input to create, set, and invoke.
winrm help switches Other switches such as formatting, options, etc.
winrm help proxy Providing proxy information.
Note : The following procedure or tips are requested to perform at your own risk, and it is recommended to perform on the Lab machines rather than directly performing on Production Servers. Use at your own Risk.
For More info :
WinRM (Windows Remote Management) Troubleshooting
Installation and Configuration for Windows Remote Management
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384372(VS.85).aspx
Windows Remote Management Command-Line Tool (Winrm.cmd)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc781778.aspx
How can Windows Server 2008 WinRM & WinRS help you
http://windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/How-Windows-Server-2008-WinRM-WinRS.html
Praveen Kumar
MCTS | Exchange Server
Praveen Kumar
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