Connection Broker/RDWeb Single Server Setup.

Hello, I have a quick question for understanding how this configuration works that we just setup and I want to understand if I am driving this the right way and if we configured this in the
proper setup.
So..
Server 1 - RDWeb / Connection Broker
Server 2 - RDWeb / Connection Broker
Server 3 - Terminal Server 1
Server 4 - Terminal Server 2
Server 4 - Terminal Server 3
This was setup and I am asking the team to build these server to make a highly available environment so that we can grow and move applications here in the future. I would like the team to configure
the CB for High Availability then use our F5 to balance the Web Services. This should yield a very fault tolerant model for us, as I see it laid out and if you have suggestions or faults don’t hesitate to voice them.
However I am getting resistance and I am unable to understand where my logic is flawed. Does the High Availability on the broker balance the web services, I am being told that they do however
I don’t know how and I want to ensure I am operating off the correct information.
Thank you for any insight that you can provide for me on this.

Hi Jessica,
Thank you for your posting in Windows Server Forum.
As you want to configure RDCB high availability, I can say that you must have SQL server setup that can be used by RDCB server to store data. You also need to create a folder to store SQL database files. Also SQL Server Native Client is installed on all RD
Connection Broker servers. Static IP addresses have been assigned to all RD Connection Broker servers. DNS resource records with a single DNS name have been created for all RD Connection Broker servers that will be part of the deployment.
Please refer beneath article for more information:
1. RD Connection Broker High Availability in Windows Server 2012
2. Deploying RD Connection Broker High Availability in Windows Server 2012
3. Step by Step Windows 2012 R2 Remote Desktop Services – Part 2
Hope it helps!
Thanks,
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As I know from server 2012\R2 the best deployment skill is to perform via “Remote Desktop Services” installation mode with Standard deployment and don’t let single role to install. Because when we install through RDS mode, there are specific extra tools and
services activated along with that deployment which you can’t find with single role installation. And that is for sure, when we install RDS role as of this, by default we will get install RDCB, RDSH and RDWA role installed.
Sorry don’t have any option to try to remove that role as that role basically needed for RemoteApp and Desktop purpose. But if you want then you can try it with help of “Remove-RDServer”Powershell command.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj215506.aspx
Hope it helps!
Thanks.
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In regard to the VM's:
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Windows 2008 R2 with Connection Broker

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Ive been trying to add windows 2008 r2 farm to vdi.
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The name defaults to the hostname. it doesnt pull the farm name from the winrm if you mean that.
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Connection Broker (Server 2012) what server to connect to ?

I have setup 3 Windows Server 2012 servers.
Server A running:
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Remote Desktop Web Access
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Server B running:
Remote Desktop Services Session Host
Server C running:
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In old days you had to connect (with your RDP client) to the server running Session Directory, then you was redirected to one of the Terminal Service servers.
What about now ?
Does clients have to connect to the Connection Broker server to be directed to right session host ?
Should I create a DNS record that points to the Connection Broker and let RDP clients connect to that DNS address ?
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Hi,
In Server 2012/2012 R2 the initial connection goes to the RD Connection Broker. Yes, if necessary you would create a DNS record that points to the broker.
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If you want users to manually launch a connection (without RDWeb, RADC, etc.) then you can use a non-IE web browser to download the .rdp files from RDWeb and give them to your users. Another alternative is to set the default collection in the broker's
registry so that if someone connects to the broker without specifying the target collection it will know to automatically send them to the default collection.
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Server 2012 RTM Remote Desktop Connection Broker Role Won't Install

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Sincerely,
Dominick

Also Found this:
1. You try to install the Remote Desktop Connection Broker (RDCB) on a server that also has the Active Directory Domain Server (domain
controller) role installed. This configuration is not supported by Microsoft. You need to install the RDCB on a server that does not have this role installed. See: Remote Desktop Services role cannot co-exist with AD DS role on Windows Server 2012 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2799605
2. If you don’t have the Active Directory Domain Service install, this issue might be caused by the Windows internal database (WID) that
the connection broker installs and the Windows Update KB2821895. If you have KB2821895 installed, unfortunately you can not uninstall this KB. Try to install the Remote Desktop Connection Broker (RDBC) role on a server that does not have this Windows update.
Note: There is currently no official communication from Microsoft that here is an issue with RDBC and KB2821895. However, try the RDBC installation
without this KB and see what happens.
For more information, Refer below link...
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Windows Server 2012 R2 Connection Broker migration

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You can try to enable SSO for terminal server and then check whether there is any difference. For this you can enable the GPO setting “Allow Delegating Default Credentials” and add the server name under it under following path, so that it will not
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I keep getting same error....
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Hi,
Thank you for posting in Windows Server Forum.
Firstly please let us know by which method you have setup RDS role. You can have more advantage and feature when you will install with Standard deployment instead of Quick start deployment. So if you have setup with quick start option then you can try installing
with standard type and check the result.
In addition, please check SQL server database is properly configured for RDS server. Also check that domain controller properly communicates. Kindly go through below thread for more information.
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Thanks.
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Regards
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Hi Ruth,
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When i tetsed this connection it gives me error as follow.
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