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The following steps show how to configure IIS Server Core for Remote Management for Windows 2016 server.

REQUIREMENTS

• Windows 2016 Server Core
• Windows VM

INSTALLING IIS ON SERVER CORE

Note: Windows 2016 Datacenter Core Edition is used for illustration

• Windows server core in Hyper-V  has been installed

• Use the following command to install the webserver role.

Install-windows feature web-server   

• Installation takes a few mins to complete.

INSTALLING AND ENABLING WEB MANAGEMENT SERVICE

• Web management service has to be enabled for remote management. Use the following command to install and enable it.

Install-WindowsFeature web-mgmt-service

• Installation takes a few mins to complete.

• Open the Windows PowerShell window and type Regedit command

• Go to
  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WebManagement\Server key and change the EnableRemoteManagement data value to 1.

• To set Web Management Service start type as Auto, use the following command

set-service -Name WMSVC -StartupType Automatic

• To verify the service startup type, Use Get-Service command.

• Next, Start the Web Management Service.

FIREWALL RULE FOR WEB MANAGEMENT SERVICE

• 8172 is the default port for web management. To allow this port in the windows firewalls use the following command.

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name=”IIS Remote Management” dir=in action=allow service=WMSVC

VERIFICATION

• IIS service on the remote Virtual Machine has been installed.

Note: Windows 2012 R2 VM is used for illustration

• To connect to a server, click File on IIS Snap-in and select “Connect to a Server” option.

• Specify the server core IP address along with port number 8172.

• Type in the credentials for the server core and click Next

• A server Certificate Alert will pop up, click Connect to continue.

• To complete Specify a Connection Name and click Finish.

• Select the list of assembly features from the pop-up window and click Ok

• Once the installation is completed, Server core will appear in the connection list.

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