Install Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration Server 2016

1. How to configure Remote Desktop environment¶

1.1. Environment¶

1.1.1. Precondition¶

  • Each server need to belong to domain environment, and the domain environment need to be created beforehand.


1.1.2. Configuration information.¶

Each server need to be installed following Roles in order to build environment where server can use Remote Desktop to rd-sh01.

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host nameRoles
rds-ad01Domain controller
rds-sh01Remote Desktop Session Host / Connection Broker / Remote Web Access
rds-license01Remote desktop license (Automatically installed when creating virtual server from official image)


1.2. Pre-work¶

Add rds-sh01 and rds-license01 from [Server Manager]-[Dashboard]-[Add Server to Manage] of [rds-ad01].Perform this operation from rds-ad01 to rds-sh01 and rds-license01.

1.2.1. Click on [Server Manager], then [Add other servers to manage].¶

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1.2.2. Select host name of the server you want to add, then register rds-sh01 and rds-license01 from Active Directory; to Selected on [Add Servers].¶

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1.2.3. Verify Remote Desktop Session Host and Remote desktop license are Listed on [All Servers].¶

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1.3. How to configure Remote Desktop environment¶

1.3.1. Install Session Host, Connection Broker, and Remote WebApp as the role of Remote Desktop.¶

Perform this operation from rds-ad01 to rds-sh01.

1.3.2. Click on [Server Manager], [All Servers], [Manage], then [Add Roles and Features].¶

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1.3.3. Click [Next] on Before you begin screen.¶

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1.3.4. Select [Remote Desktop Services Installation] on [Select installation type].¶

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1.3.5. Select [Standard deployment] on [Select deployment type].¶

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1.3.6. Select Session-based desktop deployment on [Select deployment scenario] screen.¶

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1.3.7. Click [Next] on Review role services screen.¶

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1.3.8. Select rds-sh01 you want to install, then register it from Server Pool; to Selected on [Specify RD connection Broker server].¶

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1.3.9. Select rds-sh01 you want to install, then register it from Server Pool; to Selected on [Specify RD Web Access server].¶

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1.3.10. Select rds-sh01 you want to install, then register it from Server Pool; to Selected on [RD Session host].¶

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1.3.11. Check on [Restart the destination server automatically if required] on [Confirm selection] screen, then click [Deploy].¶

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1.3.12. Click [Exit] after you make sure installation of each Roles succeeded on [View Progress] screen.¶

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1.4. Add Virtual Server created from Official Image as License server on Remote Desktop environment.¶

Perform this operation from rds-ad01 to rds-license01.



1.4.1. Click rds-license01 on [Remote Desktop Service] screen.¶

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1.4.2. Select rds-license01, then register it from Server Pool; to Selected on [Server selection].¶

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1.4.3. The selected license server name will be displayed. Then click on [Add].¶

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1.4.4. Verify installation status becomes [Succeeded].¶

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1.4.5. Click on [Edit Deployment Properties].¶

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1.4.6. Click on [RD License Server], then select [Per User].¶

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Work on rds-license01.

1.4.7. Right-click on rds-license01 displayed on [Remote Desktop Services], then click on [RD Licensing Manager].¶

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1.4.8. Right-click on rds-license01 on [RD Licensing Manager], then click [Review Configuration].¶

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1.4.9. After pop-up screen shows up, click on [Add to Group].¶

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1.4.10. After pop-up screen shows up, click on [Continue].¶

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1.4.11. Click on [OK].¶

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1.4.12. Verify all of status turn to be normal.¶

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1.5. Create Session Collection on remote desktop environment.¶

Work on rds-ad01.

1.5.1. Right-click [RD session] on [Remote Desktop Services] screen, then click on [Create Session Collection].¶

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1.5.2. Create [Next] on [Before you begin] screen.¶

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1.5.3. Input name on [Session Collection] screen, then click on [Next].¶

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1.5.4. Select rds-sh01 on [RD Session Host] screen, then register to [Selected].¶

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1.5.5. Select the usergroup you want to use Remote Desktop, then click [Next].¶

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1.5.6. Click [Next] on [User Profile Disks] screen without checking [Enable user profile disks].¶

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1.5.7. Click [Create] after verifying configuration.¶

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1.5.8. Click [Exit] after you make sure adding session host and creating session collection succeeded on [View Progress] screen.¶

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Work on rds-sh01.

1.5.9. Right-click on License Server name displayed on [Remote Desktop Services], then click on [RD Licensing Diagnoser].¶

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1.5.10. Verify Number of licensing available for clients, and Credentials and Connectivity are Available on [RD Licensing Diagnoser].¶

Install Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration Server 2016
Install Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration Server 2016

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