On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 2:46 AM, James Hill <[email protected]> wrote: > You can install a Remote Desktop Session Host on a VM (whether it is Hyper > V, or Vmware etc), that is supported. > > You can't (well it isn't supported though there are hack methods) install > VDI on a VM which is what you have attempted to do.
I see ... (well, sorta ...) > When you run the Add Roles and Features Wizard select the first option "Role > based or feature-based installation". In the next step select the server > and then in the next step (Roles) select the Remote Desktop Services (and > whichever components you wish to use). This will give you the Remote > Desktop Session Host etc which is what you after. It should install just > fine then. It did! Excellent! Thanks so much for the hint ... > The guide you have followed is for a VDI installation and hence it uses the > second option in the Add Roles and Features Wizard. I see I will need to read more. Years ago (like 5-6), I used to run a Win2003 Terminal Server, and we used to set up a full desktop of apps for our users (at my old company). Here, we want to publish just the one app, apparently - we do not want a full desktop for the users. At least now I have something more to play around with. This is all a proof-of-concept - if we can get it to work, we will replace our Citrix Presentation Managers VMs with 2012 and RDS. Total user base for this app is *maybe* 100 users total; the most I've ever seen on Citrix simultaneously is like 50 or so. Guess I should dig more into RemoteApp, as well ... Thanks so much, you've really helped me! > > James. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Leone [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, 4 January 2013 1:52 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Trying to install RDS on Server 2012, as a VM under VMware ESX 5.0 > .. > > So I seem to be stumped. We have some old Citrix Presentation Manager > servers running on Win 2003 that my boss would like to retire, and replace > with Remote Desktop Services under Server 2012. The catch is that these > servers would VMs, running under VMware ESXi 5.0 (that's what the current > Citirix servers are). If you install all the latest ESXi 5.0 patches, then > you can run Server 2012 VMs. That part is running fine. > > But I can't seem to install RDS. (the last time I used even Terminal > Services was on Win 2003, over 5 years back). Following this blog post > > <http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/jj554307.aspx> > > I am trying to install RDS. But it keeps failing on RD Virtualization Host > step - all it says is that it failed. The other 2 steps (Connection Broker > and Web Services) installed fine. > > I don't see anything in the Event log that is telling me WHY it failed. I am > seeing Event 9645 from source MSSQL$MICROSOFT##WID. > Message is "An error occurred in the service broker manager, Error 3602, > State: 145". > > And I can't seem to track down what this means. The online Event log help is > no help (it never seems to be, for me). I haven't found it in eventid.net, > and Google isn't showing me anything close to my situation. > > So let's start at the beginning: > > 1. Is this even possible - can you run RDS on Server 2012 as a VM under ESXi > 5.0? Or is that trying to run one virtualization technology > (Hyper-V) under a different virtualization technology (ESXi)? > (eventually we want to publish an application or two, not a lot, and no need > of a full desktop, as I understand it). I know MS says you shouldn't (or > can't) run Hyper-V inside of Hyper-V, but it doesn't seem to say anything > about Hyper-V inside any other virtualization - ESXi, XenApp, etc. > > 2. If it is possible, what am I missing? The article didn't mention any > pre-requisites I don't have. I have Server 2012 as a domain member in my Win > 2008 R2 AD domain. > > So far, I am not liking Server 2012. :-) (and I haven't started in on that > Metro interface ...) > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
