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Andrew_Smith_16
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Apr 07, 2015

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 RDS

I have a simple scenario which is not working as expected however I've probably made the wrong assumption.   Currently all we want to achieve is load balance RDS sessions (tcp/3389) via the F5 and...
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Apr 09, 2015

I've resolved this by applying a GPO to the RDSH servers with the following: "User RD Connection Broker load balancing" and "Use IP Address Redirection" disabled in - Computer Configuration\Policies\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Remote Desktop Services\Remote Desktop Session Host\RD Connection Broker\

 

A Kemp load balancing guide for RDS 2012 mentions the "User RD Connection Broker load balancing" option. "Use IP Address Redirection" makes sense for when you don't want to allow direct connections to the RDSH servers.