Server Manager from Windows 2008 to Hyper-V 2008 R2?

Posted by Roger Lipscombe on Server Fault See other posts from Server Fault or by Roger Lipscombe
Published on 2009-08-05T09:55:50Z Indexed on 2010/05/17 22:02 UTC
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My workstation is running Windows Server 2008. I do not have local admin privileges. I have a Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 (i.e. Core+Hyper-V) box. On that box, I do have local admin privileges.

I can Remote Desktop to the box; Hyper-V Manager works fine (outside of Server Manager). It's just that there are some things that are easier to do in Server Manager (partition disks, etc.) than at the command line.

I'd like to use Server Manager on my workstation to manage the Hyper-V box.

However:

  • When I run Server Manager on my workstation, it prompts for elevation, and won't then let me connect to another server.
  • If I attempt to run MMC and then add "Server Manager" as a Snap-in, it doesn't prompt me for the server name. Then it complains that I'm not an Administrator. It doesn't provide for connecting to another server.
  • The Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) are for Windows Vista and Windows 7 RC. These don't install on Windows 2008.

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