So now that we have a centralized server to control all the machines and servers in our domain and outside, there will be times when you as a server administrator will have to troubleshoot problems. You can’t go to places to solve simple problems. If it’s a small company, you can do that, but in a MNC or other big industries it is not possible. The whole point of adding computers into Active Directory is to help you watch, control and administer these computers easily. In the last post (refer this post), we saw how to add a new server to an existing server.
But what if another Server is having problems. What if server is not malfunctioning. In times like these, you can use Remote Desktop to go to that server and manually check and solve the problem.
Note: Every server has disabled the option for Remote Desktop for security purposes.. To use it, type ‘Remote Desktop settings’ in Search and enable this feature. Then and only then you can access to it through other server.
So here are the steps to Administer other Servers via Remote Desktop.
- Open Server Manager and click on ‘All Servers’. Since we haven’t added any servers, we will only see our server in Servers.
Select All Servers.
- Click on Manage and select ‘Add Servers‘.
Manage –> Add Servers
- An ‘Add Servers‘ window will pop up. Select location, Operating systems, and enter a name if you want to add a specific server.
Click on Find Now
Else you can just click on ‘Find Now‘. It will find all the servers and computers added in existing Server.
Select the servers and click on the Right arrow to add them to Selected computer’s list.
Select server and add it.
- You’ll now see those computers in Servers.
Right-click –> Remote Desktop Connection
- Right-click on the server you want to administer and select ‘Remote Desktop Connection’.
P.S: Enable Remote Desktop connection in the server you’re trying to connect.
Wait for the connection to start
- You don’t have to enter the IP address because DHCP server has assigned it the IP. It will directly start the connection.
Wait for the connection to start
- Enter the Administrator’s credentials.
Enter your admin credentials
- You now have access to another server. The above bar is the Control bar.
Other server via your server
- Troubleshoot or add features and once you’re done, click on ‘x’ in the Control bar to end it the connection.
You’ll see an information message box. Click on Ok.
Closing the remote connection.
