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Part 4:- Building VDI using Remote Desktop Services (RDS)


Task 1: Enable Remote Desktop and Add VDIGroup to the local Remote Desktop Users group

1. Log on to RDSRedirect VM with administrative rights.
2. Click Start, right-click Computer, and then click Properties.
3. Click Remote settings.
4. Under Remote Desktop, click Allow connections only from computers using Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication (more secure), and then click Apply
5. Click on select Users button
6. On the Remote Desktop Users, click Add
7. Enter VDIGroup and click Check name
8. Click OK button to close the Remote Desktop Users
9. Click OK button to close the System Properties

Task 2: Add RDSBroker to the TS Web Access Computer group

1. Log on to RDSRedirect VM with administrative rights.
2. Open Computer Management. Click on Start > Administrative Tools > Computer Management.
3. Expand Local Users and Group and Groups
4. Double click TS Web Access Computer and Click Add button
5. Click on Object Types and Tick Computers and click OK
6. Enter RDSBroker and Click Check name
7. Click OK to close the select Users, Service Account and Group
8. Click Ok to close the TS Web Access computer properties





Task 3: Add RDSRedirect to the Session Brokers Session

1. Log on to RDSBroker VM with administrative rights.
2. Open Computer Management. Click on Start > Administrative Tools > Computer Management.
3. Expand Local Users and Group and Groups
4. Double click Session Brokers Computers and click Add button
5. Click on Object Types and Tick Computers and click OK
6. Enter RDSRedirect and Click Check name
7. Click OK button
8. Click OK to close the Session brokers Computers





Task 4: Configure RDSRedirect for virtual machine redirection mode.

1. Log on to RDSRedirect VM with administrative rights.
2. Open Remote Desktop Session Host Configuration snap in. Click Start > Administrative Tools > Remote Desktop Services > Remote Desktop Session Host configuration
3. Scroll down to RD Connection Broker , Right click Member of farm in RD connection broker and select Properties



4. On the RD Connection Broker tab and click change setting.



5. Select option Virtual machine redirection6. Enter the RD Connection Broker server name: RDSBroker.ms4u.info and click OK



7. Click Yes





8.Click OK
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