Windows Server session host licensing

This section covers installing the Remote Desktop (RD) licensing role and activating the licensing server to use server OSs in AVD. To use a server OS in AVD, you will need to deploy a Windows Server with the RD licensing role installed and configured on the Azure virtual network. The following steps summarize the installation and configuration of the RD licensing role:

1. Sign in to the Windows Server with an administrator account.
2. In the Server Manager console, click Roles Summary, and then click Add Roles. Click Next on the first page of the roles wizard.
3. Select Remote Desktop Services, click Next, and then click Next on the Remote Desktop Services page.
4. Select Remote Desktop Licensing, and then click Next:

Figure 7.1 – The Add Roles and Features Wizard window for the server OS

5. To configure the domain, select Configure a discovery scope for this license server, click This domain...