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Server management reimagined Complements existing management tools in your environment

Drill-down to manage a single server or cluster for troubleshooting, configuration and maintenance

Lighting up the platform Lightweight

Management UI for new Windows Server 2019 features Small (~60MB) download, install in minutes, no agent Azure management services RSAT

are available only through Windows Admin Center. q

installation re uired on target connections. Access
Complements the born-in-the-cloud Continue to use Remote Server Administration
Storage Migration Services, System Insights, from a modern browser.
monitoring and management capabilities Tools for managing server roles and features.
Software-Defined Networking and more.
with per-server/per-cluster granular You can use Windows Admin Center instead of
troubleshooting and configuration. RSAT to manage clusters, Hyper-V, Active
Cloud/hybrid

Directory, DNS, DHCP, IIS and more. 

Environments of any size

Modern. Simple. Integrated

The tools you know from Server Manager and MMC One consistent interface across tools, and different

(Certificate Manager, Task Manager and more) are connection types including Windows Server, Azure System Center
Remote Desktop
refreshed and streamlined for your core tasks. Stack HCI clusters and more.
Complements the large-scale monitoring Instead of remoting into a server via RDP and

and management capabilities of System using traditional in-box tools like Server

Center by providing an easy way to do Manager, you can manage servers remotely

granular troubleshooting and configuration from a browser using Windows Admin Center.

No extra cost Constantly improving

on a per-server or per-cluster basis.
Large deployments
Small deployments

Windows Admin Center comes at no extra cost beyond New features added multiple times a year. Let us know
Enterprises, hosters, and Small-to-medium business,
the Windows license. what you want next: aka.ms/WACfeedback.

service providers remote/branch office

Core functionality Hybrid Azure Stack HCI

Single server or cluster troubleshooting, configuration & maintenance

Ethernet
switches
Optional

Windows Server Azure

Misc

services
appliances

Overview
Processes
Ethernet

switches

Active Directory
Registry
Standard
Hypervisors
x86 servers,

local drivers
Apps + features
Remote Desktop
and the

magic of
software
Certificates
Roles & features
Storage Fabric

Containers
Scheduled tasks

Storage (SAN)

Devices
Security

DHCP
DHCP
Settings

DNS
Storage
Traditional infrastructure Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI)

Events
Storage Migration Service

Files
Storage Replica
Create and manage Storage Spaces Direct and Hyper-V virtual

machines

Firewall
System Insights

Radically simple workflows to create, open, resize, and delete

IIS
Users & groups

volumes; and create, start, connect to, and move virtual machines;
Network
Virtual machines
and much more.

Packet monitoring
Virtual switches

Extend on-premises into Azure

Manage from Azure Powerful cluster-wide monitoring

Performance monitor
Windows Update

The dashboard graphs memory and CPU usage, storage capacity,

PowerShell
Extend on-premises capacity ​ Business continuity + disaster recovery Cloud intelligence to monitor, secure,

IOPS, throughput, and latency in real-time, across every server in

update on-prem servers ​
azure File Sync
azure Backup
the cluster, with clear alerts when something's not right.

Cluster
10

01
Cloud Witness
azure Site Recovery
Azure Arc for Servers

Software Defined Networking (SDN) suppor t

Overview
Servers
replica
Create Azure VM
Storage azure Monitor

Manage and monitor virtual networks, subnets, connect virtual

Cluster-Aware Updates
Storage Spaces Direct

Azure Extended Network

azure Security Center
machines to virtual networks, and monitor SDN infrastructure.

Drives
Virtual machines

Azure Network Adapter

Azure Update Management

Connect to hybrid cloud services

Networks
Virtual network

Storage Migration Service

Streamline access to management and security services in Azure,
Roles
Virtual switches

such as site recovery, and cloud-based monitoring.

SDN monitoring & configuration

Volumes

Security Partner Ecosystem Extensibility with the Windows Admin Center SDK

Leverage existing technologies for multiple layers of security across connection hops to your target.

Get additional capabilities for hardware, application management and Integrate with Windows Admin Center tools

monitoring through 3rd party extensions right from within Windows Easy and seamless in Web UI and using deep links .

Secure access to the Windows Admin Center gateway

Admin Center.
A
- Use Azure Active Directory identities to enforce conditional access policies such
Design an extension with ease

multi-factor authentication
Quickly mockup UI before coding using our PowerPoint
A
- Restrict gateway access and administration with Active Directory and local groups
design toolkit.

- Browser-based UI uses secure HTTPS communication, even in offline environments

Develop with latest web technologies

B Secure access to servers managed with Windows Admin Center

HTM L5, CSS, Angular, TypeScript, Windows Admin Center UI library.

- Connect via WinRM over HTTP or HTTPS

Leverage platform capabilities

B - Configure Role Based Access Control (RBAC) on managed nodes

Azure Active Directory, Multi-factor Authentication, Role-based

- Configure delegation for a single sign-on experience

access control, logging/auditing.

- Leverage the power of Local Administrator Password solution (LAPS) when using

Windows Admin Center in desktop mode

Extend product outreach

Fastest growing server management tool in Microsoft history !

Architecture F lexible deployment options Manage multiple environments

Access from anywhere

Installs on

A B C

Publish to DNS + open firewall

- Windows 10

Internet + Azure
Internet
q
not re uired
- Windows Server
A

(Semi-Annual Channel )
- Windows Server 2019

- Windows Server 2016

Connect via a modern browser

Manages

Client browser
On-premise s

Edge Chrome
- Windows 10

- Windows Server

Windows 10 desktop DED ICATED gateway server (Semi-Annual Channel)

HTTPS
- Windows Server 2019

Lightweight footprint
- Windows Server 2016

Windows

Web server
q
IIS not re uired
- Windows Server 2012 R2

Admin

Gateway SQL not required

- Windows Server 2012

Center
AD not required
- Windows Server 2008 R2

environment a environment b environment c

PowerShell / WMI over WinRM

Hosters + managed Manage Windows Server

No agent installation required

service providers
anywhere

Managed connections
WMF 5.1 required on 
Manage multiple customer Admins can manage

Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2,

environments from a web Windows Server instances

2008 R2 browser. anywhere: on-premises, in

managed node h ighly available gateway service
Azure, or in any cloud.