Building a single server RDS environment
If you aren't coming into an environment where RDS is already up and running, it will be helpful to understand where the roles come from and how they are put into place. In this recipe, we are going to combine a number of Remote Desktop roles on a single server so that we can take a look at that installation process. When we are finished, we should have an RDS server that will allow users to connect and utilize a Remote Desktop session.
Getting ready
We will be using a Windows Server 2019 machine to install the RDS roles. This server is already joined to our domain. In our example, our server is called RDS01. You can run these steps from either the RDS server itself or a Windows 10 machines with the RSAT tools installed.
How to do it…
The following steps will direct you through installing the roles necessary for starting your first simple RDS server:
- Open Server Manager and click on the Add roles and features...
