DEPLOYMENT GUIDE Load Balancing Remote Desktop Services v2.1.1 Deployment Guide Contents 1. About this Guide................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4 2. Loadbalancer.org Appliances Supported................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 . Loadbalancer.org So!t"are #ersions Supported................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 4. $icroso!t %indo"s #ersions Supported................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 5. Remote Desktop Services 'RDS(...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... & Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 Role Services...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 Role Service ) Server Location * +ollocation............................................................................................................................................................................... , RDS Installation – Windows 2008 R2....................................................................................................................................................................................................................6 RDS Installation – Windows 20 2 & 20 6.........................................................................................................................................................................................................." +hoosing Bet"een #$-Based . Session-Based Desktop Deplo/ments.......................................................................................................0 1he Standard Deplo/ment ) Recommended b/ $icroso!t............................................................................................................................................0 RDS Con$%uration – Deployment Properties.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2igh Availabilit/ Settings................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 +erti3cates................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11 ,. Load Balancing RDS ) +oncepts.................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 W'at ()out t'e )uilt*in +oad ,alancin% mec'anism-.......................................................................................................................................................................... W'ic' Role Services S'ould I +oad ,alance-................................................................................................................................................................................................ +oad ,alanced &orts & Services................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ &ersistence /Server (0$nity1 Re2uirements & 3ptions......................................................................................................................................................................... $S Session Broker 4ersistence............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 14 Source IP 4ersistence.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1& RDP +lient +ookie 4ersistence............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1& +oad ,alancer Deployment Mode............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Deployin% t'e +oad ,alancer – 5IP +ocation.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 6. Remote Desktop Services ) Load Balancing Scenarios............................................................................................................................................................. 10 Scenario * +oad ,alancin% We) (ccess Servers.................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Scenario 2a * +oad ,alancin% Connection ,ro6ers wit' Session 7osts.............................................................................................................................. 8 Scenario 2) * +oad ,alancin% Connection ,ro6ers wit' 5irtuali9ation 7osts...............................................................................................................20 Scenario . * +oad ,alancin% Gateways...............................................................................................................................................................................................................2 Scenario : * +oad ,alancin% Stand alone Session 7osts..................................................................................................................................................................22 Scenario 5 * +oad ,alancin% Session 7osts w'en Deployed wit' Connection ,ro6er.........................................................................................23 0. Loadbalancer.org Appliance ) the Basics.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 26 5irtual Appliance Download & Deployment....................................................................................................................................................................................................26 Initial ;etwor6 Con$%uration........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................26 (ccessin% t'e We) User Inter0ace /We)UI1..................................................................................................................................................................................................2" 7A Clustered Pair Con$%uration...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................28 7. Load Balancing %eb Access Servers (Scenario 1(........................................................................................................................................................................ 29 RDS Installation & Con$%uration..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................29 (ppliance Con$%uration....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................29 Setting up the #irtual Service '#54(.................................................................................................................................................................................................