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Remote Management of Hyper-V Server or Server Core

September 21, 2009 µ Leave a comment

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:
rpcserver

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:configmenu

Select option 1, Allow MMC Remote Management:
remotemanage

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Hyper-V Server or Server Core Command Prompt Window

September 21, 2009 µ 1 comment

Problem:
You’ve closed your command prompt window on Hyper-V Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 Core Installation and need to re-open it:
blankscreen

Solution:
Start Windows Task Manager by pressing Ctrl & Shift & Esc. Click File>New Task:
taskmanager

Type cmd.exe and click ok:
run

You now have a new command prompt window:
cmd

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