Setting up WMI access
The
Server Manager
uses WMI access to discover and monitor components on Windows Server 2003 host
systems. The following configuration tasks are required:
- ForServer Managerdeployments on Linux platforms, set up a WMI proxy server, as described in “Configure a WMI proxy (Linux only)” on page 321.When connecting to a target host through a network firewall, be sure that firewall is properly configured to allow the Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) protocol and remote computer management, as described in “Configure WMI access on managed hosts” on page 323.