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Question about connecting to a server in a workgroup using server tools

Hello. I have a Server 2008 R2 enterprise core server that is in a workgroup. On the server, I have the Hyper-V role installed. I configured the firewall on the server and I can RDP into the server from my workstation. Since it is Server 2008 Core, I cannot use any of the mmc tools on the server so I cannot create virtual machine unless I do it through the command-line.

I installed the Hyper-V tools on my Windows 7 workstation. I am trying to figure out a way to connect to the server using the hyper-v tools without joining both machines to a domain. My assumption is not possible since there is not a trust relationship between the two machines. However, I feel like I am missing something simple and this is either really easy to do or not possible at all.

Does anyone know a way to use the hyper-v tools on the Windows 7 workstation and connect to the Server 2008 Enterprise Core hyper-v?

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Mohamed ElManakhly

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Jeffrey Renfroe

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So if I create a user on the server called admintest and another on the workstation with the same name. Set the passwords to the same on both accounts, it will let me connect?

Mohamed ElManakhly

i believe so .. give it a try

Jeffrey Renfroe

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I feel a bit foolish. I thought I was missing something simple and I did. Thank for the help. I can connect now and create VMs.

Jeffrey Renfroe

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Thank you for the quick help. It is appreciated.

Mohamed ElManakhly

you r most welcomed :) .. good luck !