Enabling the ConfigMgr administration service through the cloud management gateway
This week is all about the administration service in Configuration Manager. More specifically, about enabling the Configuration Manager administration service via the cloud management gateway (CMG) to make it available over the Internet. The administration service provides API interoperability access to WMI over HTTPS via the SMS Provider. This REST API can be used in place of a custom web service to access information of the Configuration Manager site. Some really good information and starting points about this subject can be found at this blog post by Adam Gross. In this post I’ll skip the basics and specifically look at making the administration service available over the Internet. I want to provide in my own style what the configuration requirements are and why they are …