Basics of an RDS environment
I would like to take a minute and describe the different parts that could potentially make up your RDS environment. We won't be covering the installation or use of all components that might be involved with a full RDS deployment, but you should at least be aware of the components and their intended functions:
- Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP): This is the name of the protocol given to Remote Access. In the same way you use HTTP to access websites, you use RDP to access remote desktops.
- RDSH: This is the most common type of RDS server as it is the one hosting the programs and sessions that users connect to. Depending on the size of your environment, there may be many of these servers running concurrently. In the past, this was called a Windows Terminal Server. If you see the phrase Terminal Server in use, this is what they're referring it.
- Remote Desktop Connection Broker: This is like the load balancer for RDS servers. It distributes...
