Remote Desktop Services for students, Auto server load balancing

[jmair]

I have 40 kids logging into a Windows server that is only running RDS and provides the users with a virtual desktop. This has worked great for the last year or so, but I'm running our of CPU usage as the teacher/student demands become greater. Is there a way to add a second/third server that the main RDS server can bounce a connection request to if a server is reaches a certain number of connections? I'm sure there has to be a solution for this built into Windows (in praying position). What would Google for to find a solution?

 

Thanks for the help!

[kmount]

Hi there,

 

Yes, you can expand this using an RD Connection Broker which will help introduce load balancing between your servers.

 

Are you truly providing a virtual desktop (i.e. using Hyper-V) or are you using RDSH (session host, single instance of windows shared by all users).

 

If the latter then yes, just create another server with the same applications etc and create a load balanced farm (with RD Connection Broker) and you should be onto a winner.

[jmair]

It's only a session host. Thanks for the direction, it's much appreciated!