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Remote Desktop Resources - printer redirection
I have looked around and haven't found much about printer redirection with the F5's Remote Desktop Resource. When you launch one of the resources from the WebTop you can see the printers are redirected, however it does not print properly using the Easy Print driver. I have found a workaround to install the various drivers on the RDS server but this is tedious and not scalable. Another way I tried to do this was to create an App Tunnel resource to the server over 3389 and use the launch application tab to launch the mstsc.exe with the server name, etc. However this does not have the SSO capabilities for the user experience, that I know of, but does use the Easy Print driver very well using this method. I was wondering what everyone else is doing that has the need to present the users with a Remote Desktop Resource or if anyone has a viable workaround to this issue.
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cgallimore_1748
Dec 12, 2017 Place Technical Forum
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Microsoft Remote Desktop Session Host servers iApp template
Problem this snippet solves: f5.microsoft_session_host.v1.0.2 This is the fully supported version of the iApp template, now on downloads.f5.com. It contains the fix described in the release candidate below. For the associated deployment guide, see http://www.f5.com/pdf/deployment-guides/microsoft-rds-session-host-dg.pdf See the Early release page: Previous version You can use this F5-supported iApp template to help you configure the BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) to direct traffic and maintain persistence to Microsoft Remote Desktop Services Session Host servers. You can also use the iApp template for configuring the BIG-IP Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM) to provide a sophisticated layer of security for your Remote Desktop Session Host deployment. Remote Desktop Services enables users to remotely access full Windows desktops, or individual Windows-based applications, on Remote Desktop Session Host computers. In an environment that uses a BIG-IP LTM system, a farm of Remote Desktop Session Host servers has incoming connections distributed in a balanced manner across the members of the farm. For instructions on downloading and installing the template, see SOL16335. For the associated deployment guide, see http://www.f5.com/pdf/deployment-guides/microsoft-rds-session-host-dg.pdf Code : https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/16000/300/sol16335.html
Joe_Jordan
Jul 06, 2015 Place CodeShare
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Why use F5 for MS RDS if I still need connection brokers?
I've read the 2 main guides written for iApps : http://www.f5.com/pdf/deployment-guides/microsoft-rds-session-host-dg.pdf written for manual creation : https://www.f5.com/pdf/deployment-guides/f5-microsoft-remote-desktop-services-dg.pdf But I'm relatively new to configuring our F5 so I don't quite understand a few things. Our plan is to deploy 5ish session host servers, 3ish web access servers, and 1 license server We do not currently have plans for RD Gateway (for external access) Everything I read about the Connection Brokers however basically says that if you have multiple connection brokers and you set up DNS roundrobin they will load balance between all your session host servers and all is well. Then when I read the F5 guides they say that if I want to still be able to direct users to an existing session host where they already have a disconnected session I still need connection brokers. So my question is, if I still need connection brokers anyway, why even do anything with the F5? Why not just use DNS roundrobin, send users directly to the connection broker farm, which then directs them to the appropriate session host. What advantages do I gain by using the F5? (other than health monitoring)
hdkor_198245
Apr 20, 2015 Place Technical Forum
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