RDS Deployment for Windows Server 2016

Briefly

RDS is the abbreviation for Remote Desktop Services, which accelerates and expands desktop and application deployment to any device, helping to secure critical intellectual property while increasing worker productivity and simplifying compliance. Remote Desktop Services enables virtual machine infrastructure (VDI), session-based desktops, and applications that allow users to work wherever they want. Below we describe how to deploy RDS, based on virtual machine desktop deployment?

RDS has 6 role services:

• Remote Desktop Web Access: RD Web Access
  Remote Desktop Web Access (RD Web Access) allows users to access RemoteApp and desktop Connections from the Start menu on a computer running Windows or through a Web browser. RemoteApp and Desktop Connection provide custom views of RemoteApp Programs and session-based computers in the session collection, as well as custom views of RemoteApp programs and virtual machines in a collection of virtual machines.
• Remote Desktop Gateway: RD Gateway
  Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) enables authorized users to connect to virtual machines, REMOTEAPP programs, and session-based computers in the enterprise internal network from any device connected to the Internet.
• Remote Desktop Licensing: RD Licensing
  Remote Desktop Licensing (RD licensing) manages the licenses that are required to connect to a Remote Desktop Session Host server or virtual machine. You can use RD licensing to install, issue, and track the availability of licenses.
• Remote Desktop Connection Broker: RD Connection broker
  Remote Desktop Connection Broker (RD connection Broker):
  Allows users to reconnect to their existing virtual machines, REMOTEAPP programs, and session-based computers.
  Allows you to distribute the load evenly between the RD session host servers in the session collection or the pooled virtual machines in a pooled virtual machine collection.
  Provides access to virtual machines in a virtual machine collection.
• Remote Desktop Virtualization hosts: RD Virtualization Host
  The Remote Desktop Virtualization Host (RD Virtualization host) integrates with Hyper-V and can be set up within the organization of a virtual machine collection pool or a personal virtual desktop collection.
• Remote Desktop Session Host: RD sessions host
  Remote Desktop Session Host (RD Session Host) enables a server to host REMOTEAPP programs or session-based computers. Users can connect to the RD session host servers in the session collection to run programs, save files, and use resources on those servers.

Theme

• Deployment environment
• Prerequisite
• Deploying Remote Desktop Services

Deployment environment

numbering	Server name	IP Address	Operating System
001	AD1	192.168.100.250	Windows Server Datacenter Evaluation
002	RDCB1	192.168.100.240	Windows Server Datacenter Evaluation
003	RDWA1	192.168.100.237	Windows Server Datacenter Evaluation
004	RDVH1	192.168.100.238	Windows Server Datacenter Evaluation
10T	RDGW1	192.168.100.239	Windows Server Datacenter Evaluation

Prerequisite

1. Configure the ad domain controller, how to configure the ad domain controller, see Create AD Domain
2, set the RDCB1, RDWA1, RDVH1 and RDGW1 static IP, and add domain.
3. Install the Hyper-V role for RDVH1. For installation, refer to Windows Server 2016 deployment Hyper-V

Deploying Remote Desktop Services

add a server to all servers

Log on to the RDCB1 server, open Server Manager, right-click on the left "all Servers"-"Add Server"

Pop up the "Add Server" dialog box, enter "RD" in the name, because I am here the RDS server is beginning with Rd, point "Find Now", you can see the 4 servers found, select the 4 servers, click the right arrow, and then click "OK"

Deploying Remote Desktop Services

In Server Manager-dashboards, click Add Roles and Features

Run the Add roles and Features Wizard and click Next

Installation Type Select "Remote Desktop Services Installation" and click "Next"

Deployment type Select "Standard Deployment" and click "Next"

Deployment Scenario Select Virtual machine-based desktop deployment, click Next

Role services, click "Next"

RD Connection Broker Select "RDCB1.contoso.com", click the right arrow, then click "Next"

RD Web Access Select "RDWA1.contoso.com", click the right arrow, then click "Next"

RD Virtualization Host Select "RDVH1.contoso.com", click the right arrow, then click "Next"

Confirm configuration, tick "Automatically restart target server when required", click "Deploy"

Deployment Progress

Deployment complete, click "Close"

When the deployment is complete, open Server Manager-Remote Desktop Services-Overview

RDS Deployment for Windows Server 2016