a while ago I asked a question about adding RDSH to an existing FARM. I cannot find the post. So, will ask again...

RDS2012 R2:  2 brokers, 2 RDSHs, SQL

I have two Servers 2012 that I want to add to the Farm with RDSH role.

Please correct the steps that I am planning to do :

1. add Servers 2012 to Server Manager\Servers on Broker server

2. install RDSH role on added servers from Server Manager

3. install the apps that are running on existing RDSHs

4. Add new RDSHs to LOCAL GROUP on Broker servers. Here I have a BIG question: to what LOCAL GROUP?

I have 3 local Groups on my RDS Deployment Servers (Brokers and RDSHs :

a) RDS Endpoint Servers

b) RDS Management Servers

c) RDS Remote Access Servers

d) Remote Desktop Users

Can somebody tell necessary Group membership. I found an article related to 2008 Farm and it says:

"Add Each RD Session Host Server in the Farm to the Session Broker Computers Local Group"

There is no Session Broker Computers group in RDS2012. If I check my existing RDS local groups on deployment servers there are different entries... So nee exact required group membership.

5. Add new RDSHs to the deployment.

Thanks.

i believe it will be C

but step #4 should be done automatically after you install RDS on both servers and add them to your collection, you shouldn't have to perform this step manually

• Marked as answer by pob579 5 hours 41 minutes ago

I believe you  are right.

So, did steps 1-3. Before adding new RDSHs to collection I want to double check Remote Desktop Users membership. I have User Groups for each App so I have to add those groups to Rem Desktop Users and then I want to check c) RDS Remote Access Servers group on Brokers servers.

I think one of them has 2 RDSHs and another just one. Everything works.

BTW, could you please check if on your Brokers you have all RDSHs listed in RDS Remote Access Servers group.

Thanks!.

I'm not in the office at the moment, but I believe RDS Endpoint Servers is the group for RDSH servers. It was first added in 2012. RDS Remote Access Servers would be for roles like RD Gateway IIRC.

From TechNet:

Servers that are members in the RDS Endpoint Servers group can run virtual machines and host sessions where user RemoteApp programs and personal virtual desktops run. This group needs to be populated on servers running RD Connection Broker. Session Host servers and RD Virtualization Host servers used in the deployment need to be in this group.

See link: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Dn579255.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396#BKMK_RDSEndpointServers