Windows Server 2019 Failover Cluster Manager how to enable remote administration

Question

hi, I facing issue for Windows Server 2019 Failover Cluster Manager, when I add Validate Configuration and hit error

Failed to access remote registry on 'COMPUTERNAME.AD.local'.
Ensure that the remote registry service is running,
and have remote administration enabled.

I been start the Remote registry service, what kind of the remote administration need enabled?

How I can enable remote administration?

thanks.

Answer 1

Hi,

Thank you for posting the question to Q&A forum.

In order to enable remote administration, you need to enable a firewall rule to allow automatic restarts as well as enable Windows Management Instrumentation.

Please kindly follow the steps in below article for reference.
Configure the nodes for remote management

You can also read below thread mentioning thr similar issue.
Enable the Remote registry service and enabled the remote administration usgin gpedit.msc on Computer Configuration>Administrative Templates>Network>Network Connections>Windows Firewall enabling Domain Profile>Windows Firewall: Allow remote administration exception

Failover Cluster - Failed to access remote regitry on 'SERVERNAME'

Hope above information could help you.

Thanks,

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Answer 2

hi please help, I setup SQL Server Cluster on AWS Cloud EC2, may I know what is the SQL Server Cluster port number that I need allow in security group when windows firewall is enable?

I been allow port
TCP 135,1433,3343
UDP 137,3343

but is still failed to connect cluster?

do any port that I miss setup? thanks.

Answer 3

Below mentioned ports are required to be open in AWS ec2 to setup the WSFC