Vista WinRM over OpenWSMAN Setup

WinRM Client Configuration

• Install Vista RC1 or higher.
• Activate “Command Prompt” window with “Administrator privilege.”
• Click through to Start/All Programs/Accessories
• Right-click on Command Prompt
• Click on Run as administrator
• Press Continue button.
• Run the following “winrm” commands in the command prompt window to change the default settings:

  winrm set winrm/config/client/auth @{Basic="true"} 
  

  winrm set winrm/config/client  @{AllowUnencrypted="true"}
  

  winrm set winrm/config/client  @{TrustedHosts="192.168.1.100"} 
  

Note: Replace the 192.168.1.100 with the host address of the server hosting the target OpenWSMAN service.

WinRM Service Configuration

• Run the following “winrm” commands in the command prompt window to enable WinRM firewall exception:

  winrm quickconfig
  

• Additionaly, security needs to be untightened bu enabling Basic Authentication and enabling encypred communication (required for testing only):

  winrm set winrm/config/service/auth @{Basic="true"} 
  

  winrm set winrm/config/service  @{AllowUnencrypted="true"}
  

WinRM over Openwsman Test

Verify the OpenWSMAN service is running on the target server. Run the following “winrm command” to test the connection:

winrm enumerate http://schemas.dmtf.org/wbem/wscim/1/cim-schema/2/CIM_ComputerSystem -username:wsman -password:secret -r:143.166.157.213:8889/wsman -auth:basic

Output should look something like:

CIM_ComputerSystem
    Name = ZPB9K34
    CreationClassName = CIM_ComputerSystem
    NameFormat = 'other'
    Dedicated = null
    ResetCapability = 1
    PrimaryOwnerName = null
    PrimaryOwnerContact = null
    EnabledState = 2
    OtherEnabledState = null
    RequestedState = 2
    EnabledDefault = 2
    TimeOfLastStateChange = null
    InstallDate = null
    OperationalStatus = null
    Status = null
    HealthState = 25
    Caption = null
    Description
    ElementName = server1.domain.com