Remote Management of Hyper-V Server or Server Core

Problem:
You receive an error Virtual Disk Manager “The RPC server is unavailable” when attempting to remotely manage Hyper-V Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 Core Installation:

Solution:
Run the following command on the client and on the server:

netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="Remote Volume Management" new enable=yes

You have the option of using the Server Configuration menu on the server side if your using Hyper-V Server 2008. Select option 4, Configure Remote Management:

Select option 1, Allow MMC Remote Management:

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