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WAC opens but will not connect to any servers
I installed WAC into a Win2k19 server, with all the defaults except WinRM was set up as https, not the default. I can add servers, but not connect to any of them. All the servers I put in have PS 5.x...
I discovered the problem. It is a design flaw in Windows Admin Center. Here is a User Voice ticket that describes the problem and work-around.
Simply put, I'm giving FQDN server identifiers to WAC on my domain-joined laptop. It confirms that the server exists and that I've provided the correct credentials. Then it stores the server connection using the hostname of the server instead of the FQDN. Unfortunately, the cloud-based servers I'm targeting are not on my own domain - or any domain at all. So the hostname does not resolve.
The solution is for me to put the hostname into my HOSTS file with explicit IP addresses. Very obnoxious, since the cloud-servers have dynamic IP's!