Applies to: Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 In a previous article, we demonstrated the steps needed to configure HA for the RD Connection Broker servers in an RDS 2012 farm. If you are using an RD Gateway server for a farm where HA is configured for the brokers, there are a few steps you will need to do in order for users to be able to successfully connect through the RD Gateway server(s). When a user connects through the RD Gateway server, the gateway server will initially connect the user to … [Read more...] about Configuring the RD Gateway Server for a 2012 RDS farm with HA enabled for the RD Connection Brokers
Remote Desktop Services
Configuring HA for the Remote Desktop Connection Broker in a 2012 RDS Farm
Applies to: Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 One of the biggest issues with Remote Desktop Services on Windows 2008 R2 was the limitation of only having a single active RD Connection Broker server per RDS farm. Yes, you still could have multiple broker servers, however they would run in an Active/Passive mode. This was a major problem since it would limit the size of the farm. The more servers, resources, and users added to the farm put a strain on the single active RD broker server. In most … [Read more...] about Configuring HA for the Remote Desktop Connection Broker in a 2012 RDS Farm
Deploying the RD Gateway Service Role in a 2012 / 2012 R2 RDS Farm
Applies to: Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 For any RDS farm, there is a very good chance users will be accessing the farm from a remote location outside of the corporate network. When doing so, it is critical to secure their connection, especially when corporate data is being accessed. In order to secure a user’s connection into a RDS farm, a RD Gateway server will be required. The RD Gateway enables authorized remote users to connect to resources in an internal corporate or private network, … [Read more...] about Deploying the RD Gateway Service Role in a 2012 / 2012 R2 RDS Farm
