Click-Click-Click-Done!Windows Server 2012 RDS Farm in 60 MinutesMohnish ChaturvediMarc Jordan

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Session Objectives

Gain a better understanding of Remote Desktop ServicesExperience the Windows Server 2012 RDS WizardSession, RemoteApp or VDI?

Prove that YOU can get it done… in less than 60 minutes!

“The Call…”Ummmm, I’m

gonna need you to come in

tomorrow, maybe Sunday too…

The Scenario

The Facts• Staff at Fourth Coffee have been evacuated from Head Office on

a hectic Friday

• The DR Site is up and running, though the main office and Data Centre are inaccessible

• Countless bean orders sit unattended in the supply chain management system

The Ask• Enable your staff access to ‘Bean and Gone’, your proprietary

ordering system• … or feel the viscous wrath of your un-caffeinated co-workers (and customers )

Your Mission…Save your weekend!

The Hero of the Day!

RDS Jargon…

• RD Connection Broker

• RD Gateway

• RD Web Access

• Session Collection

RemoteApps Vs. Session based desktops

Why RDS?

• Easy deployment

• Unified administration

• User Profile Disk

• Fair Share

• Flexible storage options

• RemoteFX

• Graphics processing unit

• USB redirection

Efficient Management Usability Enhancements

Rich User Experience

Session Hosts

The Goal…

HTTPS

Perimeter Network Corporate Network

RD Web Access

RD Gateway

Session Desktop

RDP over

HTTPSRD Connection

Broker

Remote App

Demo Time!

Deploying Remote Desktop Services:Click-Click-Click-Done!

Session vs. VDI Based Remote Sessions

• Low cost image management

• Easiest to administer• Least resources required

• Medium cost image management

• Easier to administer than personal VM Desktops

• Less Resources than personal

• High cost image management

• Administration akin to user workstations

• High resource cost

Session Virtualization Pooled Virtual Desktop Personal Virtual Desktop

Demo Time!

RDS Deployment in Action

Session Hosts

The Goal…

HTTPS

Perimeter Network Corporate Network

RD Web Access

RD Gateway

Session Desktop

RDP over

HTTPSRD Connection

Broker

Remote App

High availability

Hyper-V cluster

Web farm

Cluster

Remote Desktop

Session Host farm

Web farm

With Windows Server 2012Active/active high availability mode for brokers

Scale-out file server and resiliency

Requires Microsoft SQL Server

Automatic data migration from single instance to high availability

Remote Desktop

Connection Brokers

Remote Desktop Licensing

Remote Desktop Gateway

Remote Desktop Web

Access

Remote Desktop Virtualization

Host

Remote Desktop Licensing

SQL Server Clustering

Remote Desktop

Connection Broker

Database and

What is a rich user experience?

Adaptive graphics based

on contentIntegrate

seamlessly with local desktop

Easily move across devices

Single Sign-On

Full multitouch and gesture

remoting

So what's coming in Windows 2012 R2…

Improved RemoteApp

behaviorDynamically Add/Remove

monitors

Quick Reconnect

DirectX 11.1 Support

Demo Time!

RDS Deployment with Powershell

WeblinksWindows Server 2012 RDS/VDI:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/ee236407.aspx http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/enterprise/products-and-technologies/virtualization/vdi.aspx

RDS FAQhttp://download.microsoft.com/download/9/2/4/92409CFC-1AAB-4330-8B0B-E0CEC90B8295/Windows_Server_2012_R2_Remote_Desktop_Services_FAQ.pdf

RDS Team Bloghttp://blogs.msdn.com/rds

Remote Desktop Services TechNet Wikihttp://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki

Developer Network

Resources for Developers

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-au/

Learning

Virtual Academy

http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/

TechNet

Resources

Sessions on Demand

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/TechEd/Australia/2013

Resources for IT Professionals

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-au/

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