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VCS vSphere Check new notifications stuck on Queued VMware vCenter Update Manager Check Notification. Navigation. Use this post to build a Windows Server Remote Desktop Session Host that will be used as the source image for additional cloned Remote Desktop Session Hosts. Or you can build each Remote Desktop Session Host manually using the steps detailed in this post. Virtual Desktop is detailed in a separate article. This post applies to all VMware Horizon versions 7. Hardware. The session host pools will use the same hardware specs e. CPUs, memory size, network label specified on the master session host. HOL-2017/hol-1710-sdc-3_html_en/images/8ec2c7d3-7b20-41e1-b65e-cce9354c0309.png' alt='Update Service Activation Policy Vmware Tools' title='Update Service Activation Policy Vmware Tools' />Adjust accordingly. As of 7. 0. 3, Windows Server 2. Horizon View Agents. For 2. 01. 2 R2 or newer, set the v. CPUs to 8. For 2. R2, set the v. CPUs to 4. Youre currently subscribed to some eWEEK features and just need to create a username and password. Microsoft. The fiercely competitive software giant is positioning its wares for cloud computing with software and services. The companys two cash cows operating. Two is the minimum. See VMware whitepaper for more information. Typical memory for an 8 v. CPU session host is 2. GB e. g. 3. 2 GB. For New Hard disk, consider setting Thin provision. And increase the size so it can store the locally cached profiles C Users. The session host should be configured with a VMXNET 3 network adapter. When building the master session host, you will probably boot from an ISO. When you are ready to create the pool RDS farm, ensure the CDDVD drive points to Client Device, and is not Connected. The important part is to make sure ISO file is not configured. Theres no need for the Floppy drive so remove it. If you have any Serial ports, remove them. NIC Hotplug Disable. Users could use the systray icon to Eject the Ethernet Controller. Obviously this is bad. To disable this functionality, power off the virtual machine. Once powered off, right click the virtual machine, and click Edit. Settings. On the VM Options tab, expand Advanced, and then click Edit Configuration. Click Add. Row. On the left, enter devices. On the right, enter false. Then click OK a couple times to close the windows. The VM can then be powered on. VMware Tools includes the Shared Folders feature, which prevents roaming profiles from being deleted properly. When installing VMware Tools, make sure you deselect Shared Folders so it is not installed. After installing VMware Tools, open Registry Editor and go to HKLMSYSTEMCurrent. Control. SetControlNetwork. ProviderOrder. Look in the Provider. Order value on the right, and ensure that vmhgfs is not listed. If it is, remove it. Windows. Disable Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Config. In Server Manager, switch to the Local Server page. On the far right, click the link for On next to IE Enhanced Security Configuration. Click Off for both Administrators and Users. Click OK. User Account Control and Smart. Screen. This section is optional. If Windows 2. 01. R2, right click the flag icon by the clock, and click Open Action Center. Or launch it from the Start Menu. Of if Windows Server 2. Security and Maintenance in the Control Panel. On the left, click Change User Account Control settings. To disable UAC, move the slider down to Never Notify, and click OK. Or you can leave it enabled if your security standards require it. Back in Action Center or Security and Maintenance, on the left, click Change Windows Smart. Screen settings. Make your selection regarding Smart. Screen, and click OK. Windows Update. Whenever you deploy a virtual machine from a template and Sys. Prep is executed during the cloning process, all Windows Update settings are reset. You must reconfigure Windows Update on every new virtual machine or use group policy. In Server Manager, click Local Server on the left. Then on the right, click the link for Last checked for updates. In Windows Server 2. R2, on the left, click Change settings. If Windows Server 2. Advanced Options. If Windows Server 2. R2, check the box next to Give me updates for other Microsoft products when I update Windows, and click OK. If Windows Server 2. Give me updates for other Microsoft products when I update Windows, and then click the back button. Then click Check for Updates. Windows Update will automatically start checking for updates. Install any updates it recommends. Product Key Of Microsoft Office 2007 Professional. Windows Server 2. R2 Hotfixes. Local Administrators Group. If the Horizon Administrators and members of the Domain Admins group are the same people, then there is nothing to change. Otherwise, add your Horizon Admins group to the local Administrators group. In Server Manager, open the Tools menu, and click Computer Management. Or launch it by right clicking the Start Button. Add the Horizon Admins group to the local Administrators group. Remote Desktop Session Host. Role and Features Windows Server 2. If this session host is Windows Server 2. R2, then skip to the next section. In Server Manager, open the Manage menu, and click Add Roles and Features. On the Installation Type page, leave it set to Role based or feature based installation. Click Next until you get to the Server Roles page. Check the box next to Remote Desktop Services, and click Next. If Windows Server 2. R2, expand User Interfaces and Infrastructure, and check the box next to Desktop Experience. This adds a bunch of features like Themes, Windows Media Player, Flash, etc. This feature is already installed in Windows Server 2. To verify Remote Desktop Services licensing, expand Remote Server Administration Tools Role Administration Tools , expand Remote Desktop Services. Tools, and check the box next to Remote Desktop Licensing Diagnoser Tool. Click Next when done. In the Select role services page, check the box next to Remote Desktop Session Host, and click Next. Then click Install. Restart is required. Windows Roles Windows Server 2. R2. If this session host is running Windows 2. R2, then the instructions are slightly different. In Server Manager, right click Roles, and click Add. Roles. In the Before You Begin page, click Next. In the Select Server Roles page, check the box next to Remote Desktop Services, and click Next. In the Introduction to Remote Desktop Services page, click Next. In the Select Role Services page, check the box next to Remote Desktop Session Host, and click Next. In the Uninstall and Reinstall Applications for Compatibility page, click Next. In the Specify Authentication Method for Remote Desktop Session Host page, select Do not require Network Level Authentication, and click Next. In the Specify Licensing Mode page, select Per User, and click Next. In the Select User Groups Allowed Access to this RD Session Host Server page, click Add. Browse for Authenticated Users on the local machine, and click Next. In the Configure Client Experience page, check the boxes for Audio and video playback and Desktop composition. This causes Desktop Experience to be installed. Click Next. In the Confirm Installation Selections page, click Install. In the Installation Results page, click Close. Click Yes when you are prompted to restart now. Login to the server. Then click Close. Remote Desktop Licensing Configuration. The only way to configure Remote Desktop Licensing in Windows Server 2. This also works for Windows Server 2. R2. For local group policy, run gpedit. Go to Computer Configuration Administrative Templates Windows Components Remote Desktop Services Remote Desktop Session Host Licensing. Double click Use the specified Remote Desktop license servers. Change it to Enabled, and enter the names of the Remote Desktop Licensing Servers. Click OK. Double click Set the Remote Desktop licensing mode. Change it to Enabled, and select Per User. Click OK. In Server Manager, open the Tools menu, expand Terminal Services or Remote Desktop Services, and click RD Licensing Diagnoser.