WMI Monitoring Prerequisites

To enable WMI-based monitoring of Windows devices using Cloudmon, ensure the following prerequisites are met:

📍 Probe Requirements

The Cloudmon Probe must be installed on a Windows Server running version 2016 or later.
Ensure the following services are running on the Probe:
- Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
- Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
- Windows Remote Management (WinRM)
✅ Allow inbound firewall access for port 135 and ports 49152–65535 (required for WMI communication over RPC/DCOM).

Create a dedicated domain (e.g., cloudmon.local) and join all devices to this domain.
Use a common domain credential with administrative privileges for monitoring.

🔹 Benefits: Centralized access, no per-device credential setup, easy onboarding of new devices.

Ensure the following services are running on all target devices:
- Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
- Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
- Windows Remote Management (WinRM)
✅ Allow inbound firewall access on each device for port 135 and ports 49152–65535 (required for WMI communication over RPC/DCOM).

WMI-based monitoring requires appropriate administrative or delegated permissions on target Windows systems.
It is recommended to use a Domain Administrator account, or a dedicated domain service account added to the Local Administrators group on monitored machines.
For limited (non-administrative) access, ensure the account has:
- WMI/DCOM permissions
- Membership in Performance Log Users
- Membership in Distributed COM Users
- Membership in Event Log Readers (required only if event log monitoring is enabled)

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