RAS Remote Management Tools

2 users found this article helpful

In Parallels RAS 17, we added a feature that allows admins to manage servers and remote PCs using Windows Remote Management Tools from within Remote Application Server Console. This means that when you need to perform standard Windows computer management tasks, you can do it without leaving the Parallels RAS Console. The tasks include Remote Desktop Connection, Computer Management, Service Management, Even Viewer, PowerShell, Reboot, and others.

To access the Tools menu, select a server in the Parallels RAS Console and then click Tasks (or right-click) > Tools.

​​

The Tools menu is available in the following pages of the Parallels RAS Console:

The table below describes the available tools and their respective execution strings.

Note: All PowerShell related tools require PSRemoting enabled. See KB 124710 for computer management tools requirement.

 

Tool

Execution string

Description

Remote Desktop

mstsc.exe /v:<selectedRDShostName>:<port> /admin

Launch a standard RDP connection to the  selected RDS host.

Computer Management

compmgmt.msc /computer:<selectedRDShostName>

Launch Computer Management locally with connection to the selected host.

Service Management

services.msc /computer:<selectedRDShostName>

Launch Services Management locally with connection to the selected host.

Event Viewer

eventvwr.msc /computer:<selectedRDShostName>

Launch Event Viewer locally with connection to the selected host.

Shared Folders

smgmt.msc /computer:<selectedRDShostName>

Launch Shared Folders locally with connection to the selected host.

Powershell

Enter-PSSession –ComputerName <selectedRDShostName> [-Credential username]

Launch Powershell locally with connection to the selected host.

IPconfig
  • Powershell remote connection to selected host
  • Get-NetIPConfiguration

Provides network configuration for the selected host.

Ping
  • Powershell remote connection to selected host
  • Test-NetConnection -ComputerName www.microsoft.com | Select -ExpandProperty PingReplyDetails | FT Address, Status, RoundTripTime

Provides ICMP reply with status and RTT for the selected host.

Netstat
  • Powershell remote connection to selected host
  • Get-NetTCPConnection

Displays network connections for Transmission Control Protocol on the selected host.

Reboot

shutdown /m \\<selectedRDShostName> /f /r /t 0

Reboot the selected host.

Shutdown

shutdown /m \\<selectedRDShostName> /f /s /t 0

Shutdown the selected host.

 

 

 

Was this article helpful?

Tell us how we can improve it.