Deploying roles
The deployment of an RDS infrastructure is facilitated by the tool built into the server managers, in a single manipulation the following roles will be installed:
- Remote Desktop Session Host
- Broker
- Remote Desktop Access via the Web
1. From the Server Manager, click Manage 1 / Add Roles and Features 2 .
![Add roles](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/kb/windows-ferme-rds-rev1/016-ajout-role.png)
2. When launching the wizard, click Next 1 .
![Add Role Wizard](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/kb/windows-ferme-rds-rev1/017-assitant-01-565x400.png)
3. Installation Type: Select Remote Desktop Services Installation 1 and click Next 2 .
![Installation type](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/kb/windows-ferme-rds-rev1/018-assistant-type-installation-565x400.png)
4. Deployment Type: select Standard Deployment 1 and click Next 2 .
![Type of deployment](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/kb/windows-ferme-rds-rev1/019-assistant-type-deploiement-571x400.png)
5. Deployment Scenario: Select Office Deployment Based on Session 1 and click Next 2 .
![Choice of desk-to-session scenario](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/kb/windows-ferme-rds-rev1/020-assitant-scenario-567x400.png)
6. The wizard summarizes the roles that will be deployed. Click Next 1 .
![Summarize roles that will be installed](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/kb/windows-ferme-rds-rev1/021-assistant-resume-role-deploiement-568x400.png)
7. Service broker: select the server that will have the role 1 , click on the arrow 2 to add it to the selection and click Next 3 .
![Choice of broker server](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/kb/windows-ferme-rds-rev1/022-assitant-broker-566x400.png)
8. Remote Desktop Web Access: Select the server that will have role 1 , click the arrow 2 to add it to the selection and click Next 3 .
![Choice of web access server](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/kb/windows-ferme-rds-rev1/023-assistant-acces-wen-567x400.png)
9. Remote Desktop Session Hosts: Select the servers that will have role 1 , click on the arrow 2 to add them to the selection and click Next 3 .
![Choosing Remote Desktop Session Hosts](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/kb/windows-ferme-rds-rev1/024-assistant-hsrd-569x400.png)
10. Check the box Automatically restart the destination server if necessary 1 then click on the button Deploy 2 .
![Start deployment](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/kb/windows-ferme-rds-rev1/025-assistant-resume-avt-deploiement-570x400.png)
11. Wait during deployment, this step takes more or less time depending on the number of servers and the hardware infrastructure.
![En cours d’installation 1/3](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/kb/windows-ferme-rds-rev1/026-assistant-install-wait-400x284.png)
![En cours d’installation 2/3](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/kb/windows-ferme-rds-rev1/027-assistant-install-wait-400x282.png)
![En cours d’installation 3/3](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/kb/windows-ferme-rds-rev1/028-assistant-install-wait-400x281.png)
12. The installation is complete, click Close 1.
![Installation complete](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/kb/windows-ferme-rds-rev1/029-assistant-install-terminee-567x400.png)
13. From the server manager, go to Remote Desktop Services 1 . From this view, an overview of the deployment is visible. The administration of the RDS infrastructure is also done from here.
![Overview of the RDS farm](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/kb/windows-ferme-rds-rev1/030-gestionnaire-serveur-service-bureau-vue-ensemble-600x286.png)
14. On Servers 1 , we find the same information as the All Servers side by limiting the result to the machines that make up the RDS environment.
![Servers that make up the RDS farm](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/kb/windows-ferme-rds-rev1/031-gestionnaire-serveur-service-bureau-serveurs-600x286.png)
15. The Collections tab 1 allows the administration of this one and also to see the connected users. This part is for the moment empty.
![Collection overview](https://rdr-it.io/wp-content/uploads/kb/windows-ferme-rds-rev1/032-gestionnaire-serveur-service-bureau-collections-600x286.png)
Great resources here. I am designing almost the same setup for a 500 users base.