Computer Management - Enable Disk Management. On Server Manager Server: netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group="Remote Volume Management" new enable=yes On managed server: Command line: sc config vds start=auto net start vds PowerShell: Set-NetFirewallRule -Name "RVM-VDS-In-TCP" -Enabled True -Profile Any Set-NetFirewallRule -Name "RVM-VDSLDR-In-TCP" -Enabled True -Profile Any Set-NetFirewallRule -Name "RVM-RPCSS-In-TCP" -Enabled True -Profile Any