Managing Windows Server 2012 Workgroup Servers Remotely

Everyone loves the new Server Manager dashboard in Windows Server 2012 for managing multiple servers remotely.  However, I frequently get questions at my IT Camp events on managing not only domain-joined servers, but also servers that may be in a workgroup or isolated domain.

One of my friends and colleagues, Tommy Patterson, recently posted a great article on the steps needed to enable remote administration of these servers from a Windows 8 client running the Remote Server Administration Toolkit (RSAT). 

• Check it out! You’ll find Tommy’s article HERE.

Other Great Server Manager Articles …

• A Tour of Windows Server 2012 Server Manager
• Manage Windows Server 2012 Remotely with RSAT Tools for Windows 8
• Managing Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 from Windows Server 2012 Server Manager

What’s Next? Become an Early Expert on Server Manager!

The Windows Server 2012 "Early Experts" Challenge is a FREE online peer study group that is leveraging a set of study resources to prepare for the MCSA on Windows Server 2012 certification exams as an IT Pro community. Each study guide leverages video-based lectures, targeted study materials and hands-on practice exercises.

Below, I’ve provided a link to the study guide on Server Manager so that you can deepen your knowledge in this area …

• Do It: Managing Server Roles and Features

Hope this helps!

Keith

Comments

• Anonymous
  January 01, 2003
  Thanks Sanjay for sharing these resources!

• Anonymous
  February 20, 2013
  Keith, another set of useful resources are posted on my personal blog, www.spinningtek.com. I found a couple of issues in the setup after working with Tommy and posted them over a few posts.