How to manage computers from another AD domain with Windows MMC?

I am currently managing computers distributed across 2 different AD domains. I shall call the 2 domains MEDIA and DATA. My workstation is a member of the MEDIA (192.168.10/24) domain, along with most of my coworkers.

The DATA 10.0.62.0/24) domain is in a remote data center. I have a valid administrator account in both directories.

There is a VPN in place that gives me free access to the remote domain.

I am using Windows management console (MMC) to manage computers in my local domain (MEDIA - 192.168.10.0/24). My question is this:

How is it possible to use the MMC from my workstation (on the MEDIA domain) to manage computers in the DATA domain?


This will open AD Users and Computers as a user on the remote domain.

Requires RSAT be installed.

From elevated CMD:

runas /netonly /user:REMOTEDOMAIN\REMOTEUSER "mmc dsa.msc /server=REMOTEDC"

Shamelessly stolen from: https://blog.ed.gs/2013/09/08/rsat-cross-domain/