WinRM Services Configuration

Use Domain Group Policy to apply these settings to multiple windows machines.

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If configuring manually run the following commands on each monitored machine:

1. Make sure WinRM is enabled

   Run the following command:

   winrm quickconfig

    

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2. Enable "AllowUnencrypted"

   Run the following command:

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

    

3. Add Gateway host to WinRM trusted hosts

   Run the following command:

   winrm set winrm/config/client @{TrustedHosts="<Gateway Host 1>,<Gateway Host 2>,..."}

    

   Please make sure the failover Gateway Host (when configured) is included

4. Enable Basic Authentication (Optional) 

   If the monitored Windows host is a standlone computer (not part of a Domain) the Basic authentication needs to be enabled. Run the following command:

    

 5. Verify if WinRM is running by opening Services.msc

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