Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Remote Desktop Services
Remote Desktop Services is a server role in Windows Server 2012 that offers various technologies to allow users to connect to virtual desktops, session-based desktops, and RemoteApp programs. Through Remote Desktop Services, users can access remote connections either from within a corporate network or from the Internet.
Windows Server 2012 Remote Desktop Server CAL – 50 User CALs
The Windows Server 2012 Remote Desktop Server CAL – 50 User CALs allow for secure remote connections for up to 50 users. These users can gain access from both managed and unmanaged devices to session-based or virtual-machine based desktops, and use datacenter applications within corporate networks or from the internet.
License Your Deployments with Device or User Client Access Licenses
To access a licensed Windows Server, each user or device requires a Windows Server CAL or a Windows Server and a Remote Desktop Services (RDS) CAL.
With the User CAL, you purchase a CAL for every user that accesses the server to use services such as file storage or printing, regardless of the number of devices they use for that access.
With the Device CAL, you purchase a CAL for every device that accesses your server, regardless of the number of users who use that device to access the server.
What are the latest features of Windows Server 2012 RDS?
Windows Server 2012 RDS offers the crucial benefit of centralizing and managing the applications and data that employees require to carry out their work on various devices.
Some of the new features include optimized media streaming, adaptive graphics, intelligent transports, adaptive network auto-detect, DirectX11 support with vGPU, single sign-on, multi-touch, and USB redirection.
How has Windows Server 2012 addressed cost and complexity in Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and hosted desktop deployments?
One of the main challenges faced by VDI and hosted desktop deployments of all sizes is the high cost and complexity. Windows Server 2012 offers a range of enhancements to tackle this issue, including a robust pooled virtual desktop collection model, user profile disk, a wide range of cost-effective high-performance storage options, fair sharing of resources in RD Session Host, optional use of physical GPU for VDI, and the removal of a dedicated RD Session Host server running in redirection mode. These improvements have helped to simplify overall infrastructure and reduce costs.
How has management been simplified in Windows Server 2012 RDS?
Windows Server 2012 RDS aims to enhance end-to-end management and facilitate the creation of partner solutions. To achieve this, various improvements have been made, such as a single management interface which enables you to deploy RDS, monitor the deployment, configure options, and manage all your RDS components and servers from a single location. Additionally, the new Server Manager includes a scenario-focused deployment feature, which sets up all the roles needed for an RDS deployment, configures each server role correctly to communicate with the other roles, and guides you through creating your first virtual desktop or session collection. Furthermore, an active/active RD Connection Broker feature allows two RD Connection Brokers to be combined as a farm to provide fault tolerance and load balancing, thus preventing the broker from being a single point of failure and enabling scaling out as load demands. Lastly, PowerShell support has been added, which provides a comprehensive and rich PowerShell layer to control all platform functions and capabilities, allowing IT administrators to build sophisticated automation that helps fit RDS into their IT infrastructure.
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