Recommend Hyper-V Server Specs

Hallo ladies and gentlemen
I am a 2nd year BSC IT and we had an assignment that we need to get a job and ask a few questions about their working environment. The job I got ask me to get information on Hyper-V (Best practices, What to avoid, Configuration Recommendations, etc. ) I
need to get information about if their specs is correct or is their any other recommendations suited better. Their project involves installing 8 servers with 4 VM's on each. Here is the specs of every Server Host
All 8 hosts contain
64 GB Ram
320 GB Disk Space
20 CPU Cores
Every VM will contain
8Gb VM Ram
40 GB Disk space
4 CPU Cores
6 VM's Per Host ( Max )
4 VM's Per Host ( Designed )
Also I am not sure if all servers platforms require the same specs but here is a list of how many and which server platforms their are on each host
Host 1
GR Node
RDS Server
Application Server
Not sure which is the 4th one
Host 2
Historian
RDS Server
RDS Server
Application Server
Host 3 - 8
RDS Server
RDS Server
Application Server
Application Server
The next hosts are redundant
Host 1 and 2
Host 3 and 4
Host 5 and 6
Host 7 and 8
It looks like I have covered everything that I had on paper so is the specification great or what do you recommend if not ?

Hi SandMan,
we cannot give Sizing advice based on Roles, it depends mostly on Performance and SLA Requirements. I personally use the MAP Toolkit (http://technet.microsoft.com/de-de/solutionaccelerators/dd537566.aspx) to gather Performance Requirements.
Regards,
Benedict

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Recommended and supported Hyper-v Server configurations

I am looking for a document that will give me some suggested Hyper-v supported and recommended server configuration. Recently our company rolled out two Hyper-V servers. The host system is configured to be the Domain Controller.
One server was configured to be a Host Server Domain Controller and a virtual server Exchange server. The Exchange server failed three times. The host domain Controller had been put into services and was active. I finally called Microsoft
and was told this would not a supported or recommended configuration and it would continue to fail. The technical help I had was very good and he pointed me in the right direction to building it directly on the domain controller. Since the Exchange
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fail.
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Hi Sir,
>>I would like to add it directly to the DC as I finally did the first time but I'm worried it will make the SQL server fail.
As far as I know , install exchagne on a DC is not recommended (I know it should work).
As to hyper-v serve , it is still not recommended to enable other role on hyper-v host .
I would suggest you to create two VMs , one is DC , other one works as exchange server (If it is possible please build another DC VM for redundant and backup them regularly ) .
Virtualize exchange please refer to following article :
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/virtual_pc_guy/archive/2013/10/07/virtualizing-exchange-on-hyper-v.aspx
Virtualize DC please refer to :
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/d2cae85b-41ac-497f-8cd1-5fbaa6740ffe(v=ws.10)#operational_considerations_for_virtualized_domain_controllers
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831734.aspx
Best Regards,
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Hyper-V Server 2012 Migration Questions

Hello All,
This is my first post here, but I have used these forums many times for information. Sorry in advance for the long post.
I have a few questions regarding migration to Hyper-V server 2012 for my production environment. I have done quite a bit of reading, but I have a few direct questions and I would like to get some direct answers.
My current production environment consists of one PowerEdge 2900 with 2 Xeon X5460 Quad Core 3.16GHz CPUs, 24 GB of RAM and a RAID 10 consisting of 8, 500 GB HDDs for a total of 2TB of storage. I am currently running Server 2008 R2 Enterprise w/ GUI as the
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running IIS with FTP and HTTP.
The network topology is as follows….
Hopefully it is clear from my diagram that the Hyper-V host OS is connected to the same physical network as the domain, but is not a joined to the domain. I set it up this way because I had concerns about connectivity and manageability because the domain
controller is a guest VM. Also, the IIS server is on a completely different physical network independent of the domain.
What I would like to accomplish is the migration of the above environment to Hyper-V Server 2012 as is. I want to keep my existing guest VMs unchanged and running Server 2008 R2 for now as well as keep the existing network topology intact.
I have 3 additional servers in a separate test environment that would be able to serve as temporary storage or whatever is needed for the migration process.
Here are the two main things I would like to accomplish with this migration…
1. Make the transition from Server 2008 R2 to Hyper-V Server 2012 as a host OS.
2. Migrate virtual hard disks from .VHD to the new .VHDX format.
All that being said, I have finally come to my questions regarding this process.
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domain joined client? Is there a better way without using SCVMM or using Server 2012 w/ a GUI as the host OS?
Third, are there any concerns I should have, precautions I should take or procedures I need to do before, during or after the migration regarding the existing VMs and the new virtualized hardware environment on the same physical host?
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the export/import process?
Number six, when is the best time to migrate the VHDs to VHDX format and what would be the best method?
And finally, do I need to worry about USN rollback with a single domain controller? From my reading, this seems to be a point of disagreement. Some people say it could happen while others say it won’t. Is there any point during the migration process where
it could occur either during the copying of VHDs or from the switch to VHDX?
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1) As Jens said below with Windows Server 2012 you can simple copy the configuration files and VHDs from a 2008 R2 server to a 2012 server and import them - they one caveat to this is that any vlan configuration is lost and you have to simply re-create it.
Optionally you can also export the virtual machines from Windows Server 2008 R2 and then import them on Windows Server 2012.
2) Remote management in a workgroup does have some caveat's associated with it - take a look at
http://blogs.technet.com/b/jhoward/archive/2009/08/07/hvremote-refresh.aspx. Generally I would recommend joining the Hyper-V management operating system to the domain - not just because of these issues but for a number of other features to work properly
(see below)
3) I always recommend validating the hardware and environment after the installation before migrating critical workloads to it - testing networking, backup etc... to make sure they function as expected. Also ensure that you upgrade the integration
components in the VM's after the migration.
4) That is an option - though you might find you like SCVMM
5) Recreating VM's using existing VHD's has some issues for example the BIOS GUID changes, all of the NIC's are re-plug and played etc... When possible copying the configuration or using export is much better.
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original and the new VHDx).
7) In the past you could get into trouble if you for example snapshotted an AD virtual machine and than reverted it - taking one offline and then brining it back online was never a problem. In Windows Server 2012 we addressed this with a feature called
generation ID's.
Domain considerations... A few things to keep in mind regarding the choice to not domain join the Hyper-V server.
- You can't live migrate virtual machines
- You can't utilize Hyper-V over SMB
- Management is more difficult and less secure
-Taylor Brown -Program Manager, Hyper-V -http://blogs.msdn.com/taylorb

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Hello,
I am having issues connecting a newly installed Hyper-v server
I have an IBM blade that I have removed VMware off & installed Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 (Not Windows 2012 R2). The server has 4 1gb nics with 4 Vlans presented down them, they are all trunk ports.
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Dear colleges, I seek your help with ExchangeServer 2013 installation on a Hyper-V server issue I've been having.
Getting below errors during prerequisites check of XCHG SVR installation. Installation is done on a Hyper-V server. This server is member of a domain. I have also promoted this server to a Active Directory Domain Controller. In other words there's 2 AD DC
- one is on the main server and the other on this one. The user the installation is run under has ALL required access rights. Please advise as this issue is getting on my nerves. I believe something is wrong setup on a AD DC part. Please suggest what to check
and post on the forum, so somebody can just point out what I am doing wrong.
Error:
The Active Directory schema isn't up-to-date, and this user account isn't a member of the 'Schema Admins' and/or 'Enterprise Admins' groups.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.SchemaUpdateRequired.aspx
Error:
Global updates need to be made to Active Directory, and this user account isn't a member of the 'Enterprise Admins' group.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.GlobalUpdateRequired.aspx
Error:
You must be a member of the 'Organization Management' role group or a member of the 'Enterprise Admins' group to continue.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.GlobalServerInstall.aspx
Error:
You must use an account that's a member of the Organization Management role group to install or upgrade the first Mailbox server role in the topology.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.DelegatedBridgeheadFirstInstall.aspx
Error:
You must use an account that's a member of the Organization Management role group to install or upgrade the first Mailbox server role in the topology.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.DelegatedMailboxFirstInstall.aspx
Error:
You must use an account that's a member of the Organization Management role group to install or upgrade the first Client Access server role in the topology.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.DelegatedClientAccessFirstInstall.aspx
Error:
You must use an account that's a member of the Organization Management role group to install the first Mailbox server role in the topology.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.DelegatedUnifiedMessagingFirstInstall.aspx
Error:
Setup encountered a problem while validating the state of Active Directory: Couldn't find the Enterprise Organization container. See the Exchange setup log for more information on this error.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.AdInitErrorRule.aspx
Error:
The forest functional level of the current Active Directory forest is not Windows Server 2003 native or later. To install Exchange Server 2013, the forest functional level must be at least Windows Server 2003 native.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.ForestLevelNotWin2003Native.aspx
Error:
Either Active Directory doesn't exist, or it can't be contacted.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.CannotAccessAD.aspx
Warning:
Installing Exchange Server on a domain controller will elevate the permissions for Exchange Trusted Subsystem to domain administrators.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.WarningInstallExchangeRolesOnDomainController.aspx
Warning:
Setup will prepare the organization for Exchange 2013 by using 'Setup /PrepareAD'. No Exchange 2007 server roles have been detected in this topology. After this operation, you will not be able to install any Exchange 2007 servers.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.NoE12ServerWarning.aspx
Warning:
Setup will prepare the organization for Exchange 2013 by using 'Setup /PrepareAD'. No Exchange 2010 server roles have been detected in this topology. After this operation, you will not be able to install any Exchange 2010 servers.
For more information, visit:

Got the same errors when ran on the main AD DC server:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.2.9200]
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C:\Windows\system32>setup /ps /iacceptexchangeserverlicenseterms
'setup' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
C:\Windows\system32>h:
H:\>setup /ps /iacceptexchangeserverlicenseterms
Welcome to Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Service Pack 1 Unattended Setup
Copying Files...
File copy complete. Setup will now collect additional information needed for
installation.
Performing Microsoft Exchange Server Prerequisite Check
Prerequisite Analysis FAILED
The Active Directory schema isn't up-to-date, and this user account isn't a
member of the 'Schema Admins' and/or 'Enterprise Admins' groups.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150
)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.SchemaUpdateRequired.aspx
Setup encountered a problem while validating the state of Active Directory:
Couldn't find the Enterprise Organization container. See the Exchange setup lo
g for more information on this error.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150
)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.AdInitErrorRule.aspx
The forest functional level of the current Active Directory forest is not W
indows Server 2003 native or later. To install Exchange Server 2013, the forest
functional level must be at least Windows Server 2003 native.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150
)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.ForestLevelNotWin2003Native.aspx
Either Active Directory doesn't exist, or it can't be contacted.
For more information, visit: http://technet.microsoft.com/library(EXCHG.150
)/ms.exch.setupreadiness.CannotAccessAD.aspx
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H:\>

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HI im wanting to setup a study lab containing several windows 2012 r2 servers (mixture of core and full installs) to allow me to study towards my MCSA in server 2012 r2 and then for MCSE.
Physical equpiment,
1 pc   which is has window 8.1 pro installed from this machine. This machine i would like to remote manage and connect through to my Hyper-v server and then into any of the virtual machines. (this machine is more of a gaming pc so not
able to run to many vm's from it)
2 pc bought Just for study 8 core processor 1 tb of hhd space 16 gb of ram.
This machine i would like to setup using hyper-v server 2012 r2, which then i would create a test domain within it also with some clients allowing me to play and undstand the principles im learning.
now im getting conflictiong information regarding the Hyper-v server 2012.
If i set the hyper-v server up as a standalone in a work group. Would i be able to manage ther VM's within the hyperv server from my external windows 8 pro machine using the remote server management tools or would i need to connect that pc
to the domain.
Things I think i can do but not sure.   as im still learning
Could I setup a server 2012 r2 running AD dns and add the hyper-v role then wihtin that create the rest of the domain inside, allowing me from my other phyical machine log on to domain and manage all servers and machines.
Could I set up as i originally suggested, set up hyper-v 2012 server in a workgroup, then create the domain within the hyper-v server but still connect from my external pc to manage the hyper-v and all the internal VM's within the domain.
I could run a Domain controller on a VM from my other windows 8 machine (within hyper-v or wmware), then on the 2nd machine install the hyper-v server connect it to the domain running from the other machine from what i can see, many people say this is the
better option, BEST Practice, but this is only a lab and i dont require resilience. and i would prefer to have my  as a sever manager via the remote tools.
So what i like to know if you can point me in the right direction either by a guide for someone who has setup a similar to me.
or tell which of the above options is possible or not so i dont waste anytime.
Network, i know i can do this virtually but i already have cisco routers and layer 2 swicthes so i may make the network lab via them.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give me

"If i set the hyper-v server up as a standalone in a work group. Would i be able to manage ther VM's within the hyperv server from my external windows 8 pro machine using the remote server management tools or would i need to
connect that pc to the domain."
It makes it easier to set up if everything is in the same domain, but it is quite possible to manage the VMs without being part of the domain. A very useful tool that I use for my lab all the time (my lab is in a lab domain and my laptop is in the
corporate domain with absolutely no trusts between them) is RDCMAN.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=21101 I all my machines, physical and virtual, defined within RDCMAN and can easily connect to any one of them from my laptop. But to understand how to manage everything remotely, I create
one virtual workstation within the domain and load all the management tools on it. I RDP to the management workstation and perform most management functions, but I can get to any machine directly if I need to.
"Could I setup a server 2012 r2 running AD dns and add the hyper-v role then wihtin that create the rest of the domain inside, allowing me from my other phyical machine log on to domain and manage all servers and machines."
Yes, but you could also build the AD as a VM, too.
. : | : . : | : . tim

Why do I need to install RSAT on Windows 8.1 for accessing Hyper-V Server 2012 R2?

Since Windows 8.1 has Hyper-V Platform and Hyper-V Manager built in to it, if I just enable the Hyper-V Manager on my Windows 8.1 client machine I should be able to access the standalone Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 (which I'm planning to install on my 2nd machine)
right?
Then why every article I found on this suggests to install RSAT on my client machine?

Hi Nero,
RSAT is used for these server/client can not enable hyper-v role to manage the corresponding hyper-v server .
Please refer to following supported OS list of
client hyper-v :
Windows 8 Pro 64-bit Edition
Windows 8 Enterprise 64-bit Edition
Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit Edition
Windows 8.1 Enterprise 64-bit Edition
Best Regards
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How to go back to Win 8.1 after installing Hyper-V server 2012 r2

Hi. I installed Hyper-v server 2012 R2 on a Toshiba running windows 8.1 64bit and now I can not go back to windows 8.1. Every time i start the computer it asks for my password and opens system32/cmd.exe and sconfig.cmd consoles

Did the Toshiba come with Windows 8.1 preinstalled? If yes it possibly has the recovery partition in place that you would use for recovery. I'm assuming if it was an accident then you did the in-place upgrade procedure.
Look at your Toshiba documentation for the procedure to restore.
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Why Win2k8 R2 VM on Hyper-V Server 2012 behaves erratically?

Hello,
I realized this strange problem with Windows 2008 R2 VMs running on Hyper-V Server 2012. My Hyper-V Server 2012 host has been running mix of VMs just fine. I've a Linux VM running, a couple of Windows 2012 R2 VMs, a Windows 8.
I created three new VMs, gave them decent hardware. 4 GB of RAM each. A fixed VHDX file of 40 GB. I left processor allocation to Hyper-V. Windows 2008 R2 ISO was mounted to all three. Installation started. The VMs were plugged into an external network to
access internet for Windows activation and software updates.
Installation went smooth. I could log on and kick off windows updates installation. it took a reboot but when it came back, strange things started happening.
First, after VM won't respond to CTRL+ALT+DEL command from the VM console; saying 'VM doesn't did not respond to command'. I inserted integration start up disk from Media Menu on VM's console window. It allowed me to log on this time. I continued
to download/install windows updates to update and complete that. All important updates were selected (even in first step above) and none of optional update was selected.
This round of updates download/install updates finished and VM rebooted. Again, when it became available it stopped responding to any of commands sent to VM, Reset, Stop,Shut down, Turn off and won't allow CTRL+ALT+DEL. Strangely this time it didn't
like accepting mounting integration services start up disk. The message displayed; when any of these actions were performed, is "RPC service not available".
What could go wrong with Windows 2008 R2 VM created just now behaving like this?
Did someone experience issues like this with just built Windows 2008 R2 VMs? Please share and advise.
Thanks.
Regards,
Shahzad.

Hi Adam,
Indeed it is odd. The flow has been following, and I doubt any of these steps had caused any issue.
Step 1. VM started, booted from ISO, installed OS, Reboot. (usual)
Step 2. VM became available, password configured, logged on, checked DHCP assigned TCP/IP Settings.
Step 3. WUAPP invoked to download install updates, updates required reboot, VM rebooted.
Step 4. VM became available, won't respond to CTRL+ALT+DEL (In hyper-V VM console DEL is replaced by End).
Step 5. Integration startup disk inserted, waited couple of seconds, VM allowed CTRL+ALT+DEL.
Step 6. WUAPP invoked again to continue download/install of updates, it finished, VM rebooted.
Step 7. VM became available, won't respond to any command sent to VM from console, just complains (RCP Service not available). Won't accept integration startup disk even.
BTW, the ISO used is trial edition of Win2k8 R2; popularly available for download, the
180 days trial edition.
I couldn't get to stage to assign IP to VM, because I wanted to install all important updtes before I do any thing else.
Regards,
Shahzad.

Hyper-V Server 2012, CAU, Unable to drain roles

Hi,
I have a 2 node failover cluster running Hyper-V Server 2012. Draining one of the nodes for CAU fails without any obvious errors logged. All of the VMs live migrate successfully, after three re-tries node drain fails, the node leaves maintenance
mode, and VMs live migrate back to their original locations. I've reviewed all the event logs on each server and I'm stumped.
All of the networks and disks are in an UP status. CSVs are not redirected and they are all owned by the host having difficulty draining roles.
It seems the best thing to do is to run the cluster validation tests, specifically the storage tests. I won't have a maintenance window to bring
everything down for quite a while however and some of the storage tests are known to be disruptive.
Does anyone have a suggestion?
Thank you

Hi ,
Not sure if the link below is helpful :
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E Business Suite 11i Server Spec for Linux?

Does anyone know, or can suggest possibilities, of a server spec for 11i on Linux. This is for a small company installation of 11i.
Where can I go to ansewer questions like this?
What Linux distributions are supported for 11i?
I was thinking of multiple CPU's, highpoint raid controllers to give RAID 0+1, and 1 or 2 Gb of memory.
thanks
Dave Darrall.

Jimmy,
Our E-business suite 11i has been running on the application tiers RHEL 4, due to the requirement to support large memory configurations on a 32-bit system. Is it true that from RHEL 5, the “hugemem” kernel which achieves this 32-bit memory scalability has been deprecated in favour of the use of 64-bit kernels?
Your 11i application tier will be limited to 32-bit even if you install 32-bit OS on x86-64 hardware.
Our Oracle 11g database is running on RedHat Linux 5.8. Is E-Business suite 11i (application tiers) certified to run on RHEL 5.8?
Yes.
Also for future planning, is E-Business suite 12 (application tiers) certified to run on which versions of RedHat?
Please see:
Oracle E-Business Suite Installation and Upgrade Notes Release 12 (12.1.1) for Linux x86-64 (Doc ID 761566.1)
Oracle E-Business Suite Installation and Upgrade Notes Release 12 (12.2) for Linux x86-64 (Doc ID 1330701.1)
Thanks,
Hussein

2012 R2 hyper-V Server - How to use it

I have just installed Hyper-V Server 2012 R2.
I thought I could work my way through using this product, but I can't figure it out.
There is no GUI on the server, which is good, but for the life of me I can't firgure out how to remotely administer this thing.
I have followed instructions to install the Hyper-V management tools on Windows 7 and 8, but they will not connect.
I get a long laboriuos messages about permissions and HTTPS etc.
Can anyone who understands this system please point me to a guide that explains how to start and access a fresh copy of this product, Hyper-V Server 2012 R2.
I am not intending to connect to a domain at this point. I just want to install this stand alone Hyper-V sever and start setting VM's that I can access via RDP.

Yay, all working now. Can't miss a single step with this, or no go.
Thanks for all the help and comments.
Using the following links (from posts above), and my summary listed below got me going:
http://www.msserverpro.com/installing-and-configuring-microsoft-hyper-v-server-2012-for-remote-management-using-the-hvremote-tool-in-workgroup-scenarios/
http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/Hyper-V-Remote-Management-26d127c6
On Server:
1) Installed Hyper-V 2012 R2
2) Got HVREMOTE.WSF - Copy to C:\HVREMOTE
3) netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="File and Printer Sharing" new enable=Yes
4) Enable Remote Management
5) Enable Ping
6) Added local admin - used exactly same Username and Password to log into remote Workgroup PC.
7) Run: cscript hvremote.wsf /add:Username
Client PC:
1) Add Windows Features - Hyper-V Management Tools
2) Run: cscript hvremote.wsf /anondcom:grant
To Remote Powershell to Server:
ref: http://www.howtogeek.com/117192/how-to-run-powershell-commands-on-remote-computers/
Did all the below in In Powershell on both server and client PC:
1) Enable-PSRemoting -Force
2) Set-Item wsman:\localhost\client\trustedhosts Remote_PC_Name (or * for any PC)
3) Restart-Service WinRM
4) Test-WsMan COMPUTER
To remote from client PC to Server, in Powershell: Enter-PSSession -ComputerName COMPUTER -Credential USER

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