Configure MID Server as WinRM trusted host

  • Release version: Zurich
  • Updated July 31, 2025
  • 1 minute to read

    • In environments using Windows Remote Management (WinRM), Discovery or Service Mapping can discover servers using the WinRM protocol. Add servers, which are part of WinRM, as trusted hosts on all MID Servers that Discovery or Service Mapping use for discovery.

    Before you begin

    Role required: mid_admin
    Setup indicator for configuration phaseEnsure that the MID Server can connect to elements inside and outside your networkDownload and install the MID Server on a Linux or Windows hostConfigure your MID ServerConfigure MID Server securityEnsure that the MID Server can connect to elements inside and outside your networkDownload and install the MID Server on a Linux or Windows hostConfigure your MID ServerConfigure MID Server security

    About this task

    MID Server cannot access servers using the WinRM protocol unless these servers are configured as trusted hosts for this MID Server.

    Perform this procedure on each MID Server used by Service Mapping or Discovery.

    Procedure

    1. On the MID Server, open the command-line shell.
    2. To add all servers to the TrustedHosts lists, run the following command:
      winrm s winrm/config/client '@{TrustedHosts="*"}'

      The command requires different syntax depending on the shell: use single quotation marks around @{TrustedHosts="*"} in Windows PowerShell, and do not use quotation marks in Command Prompt.

    3. To add specific servers to the TrustedHosts list, run the command with the comma-separated hosts instead of the asterisk (*), for example:
      winrm s winrm/config/client '@{TrustedHosts="serverA,serverB,serverC"}'