I’ve still seen lots of engineers struggle to properly configure a single server deployment so lets get stuck in because actually is really easy!įirst install Server 2016 with GUI and get all the updates installed.Īdd the server to the domain as a member server, in this lab I call mine RDS2016.
Specialist software which doesn’t run over a VPN or is not cloud based is ideally suited to RDS deployments. We’re seeing less and less RDS deployments but some situations still require some lite RDS access.
Welcome to my guide on how to configure a single server Remote Desktop Services (RDS) deployment using server 2016. Posted By in Windows Server | 29 comments Windows Server and Remote Desktop Services licenses can be purchased from the Software Order Form.How to Setup a Single Server RDS Deployment Using Server 2016.
One user CAL is required for each unique, named user accessing the server, not for the total number of users at a given time.One device CAL is required for each unique device accessing the server, not for the total number of devices at a given time.CALs are required for any device or user accessing any Remote Desktop Service, including but not limited to Remote Desktop Gateway, Remote Desktop Web Access, Remote Desktop Connection Broker, Remote Desktop Session Host, and/or Remote Desktop Virtualization Host.They are required regardless of the technology used to remotely access the server. CALs are required for each device or user.If you want to license access by users unaffiliated with UW-Madison, you would buy an External Connector license to license one server for an unlimited number of external users. Since UW-Madison is already licensed for Windows Server CALs, you generally don't need to purchase CALs.However, if you can limit Windows Server VMs to specific hosts (using VMWare's VM-Host Affinity Rule or similar techology), you would only have to license the cores in the hosts to which the servers are restricted.If you have Windows Server VMs running on multiple physical hosts, all of the cores in all of the physical hosts must be licensed.More cores would require additional purchases. Microsoft enforces a minimum purchase of eight of the license SKUs per server, which licenses up to 16 cores in one machine.Each of the Windows Server license SKUs available for purchase in the catalog licenses two cores in one physical server.Windows Server licensing always references the physical cores (not processors, not CPUs, not virtual cores) of the machines being licensed.Use each Standard license on premises or in Azure.Use each Datacenter license on-premises and in Azure.Azure Hybrid Benefit for Windows Server.Access to the Semi-Annual Channel without software assurance, you're restricted to the Long-term Service Channel.Additional Windows Server software assurance benefits include:.
The primary benefit of SA is to give you the right to upgrade to any version of the software released during the term of the SA (term as specified in the item description).Storage features including Storage Spaces Direct and Storage Replica.In addition, these technologies are available in Datacenter but not in Standard:.
Datacenter allows for unlimited virtualization, while Standard has a limit of two VMs (you can license an additional two VMs in Standard edition by re-licensing the server if you have more than a dozen or so VMs, licensing with Datacenter costs less). The main difference between the Standard and Datacenter editions of Windows Server is virtualization rights.RDS clients are not licensed, so if you want to use RDS, you have to purchase RDS user or device client access licenses (CALs) or external connector licenses.RDS servers are licensed with Windows Server if you own a Windows Server license you're licensed to use an RDS server on the same machine.Windows Remote Desktop Services (RDS) also uses the server/client licensing model.All UW System faculty, staff, and students are licensed for client access to Windows Server under the terms of our Microsoft campus agreement, so in most cases you only have to purchase Windows Server licenses.In the server/client licensing model, both servers and clients connecting to the servers must be licensed. Windows Server uses the server/client licensing model.This doc lists the most important aspects of licensing on-premise installations of Windows Server at UW-Madison. The best sources of Windows Server licensing info are Microsoft's licensing datasheets and Product Terms.