Part 3 in our series on VDI in Windows Server 2012 now online on Microsoft TechNet Magazine

Part 3 of the series of articles I’m co-authoring on VDI in Windows Server 2012 together with Kristin Griffin (also RDS MVP) is now online on Microsoft TechNet Magazine. Read it here: Windows Server 2012: Manage your RDS with RDMS

In this part we’ll describe the main sections of Remote Desktop Management Services (RDMS) and explore how RDMS categorizes server properties. Then we’ll walk through several examples of how to use RDMS to manage your VDI session-based deployment

Part 2 in our series on VDI in Windows Server 2012 now online on Microsoft TechNet Magazine

Part 2 of the series of articles I’m co-authoring on VDI in Windows Server 2012 together with Kristin Griffin (also RDS MVP) is now online on Microsoft TechNet Magazine. Read it here: Virtualization: VDI session-based deployment

TechNet: RemoteFX vGPU Setup and Configuration Guide for Windows Server 2012

A new TechNet Wiki was started by Jeroen van Eesteren (MSFT) recently related to setting up and configuring RemoteFX vGPU in Windows Server 2012. A very detailed wiki worthwhile checking out: RemoteFX vGPU Setup and Configuration Guide for Windows Server 2012

The contents of the Wiki:

1. What is RemoteFX?

2. Requirements for RemoteFX vGPU

3. Checking the requirements

4. Installation and configuration of RemoteFX vGPU

5. Frequently Asked Questions.

5.1 What are the requirements to use RemoteFX graphics acceleration by using the vGPU?.

5.2 How can I determine if my system has a SLAT supported processor?.

5.3 What types of vGPU are supported with RemoteFX?.

5.4 Can I use multiple types of GPUs?.

5.5 What versions of Windows are supported inside a virtual machine to use the vGPU?.

5.6 How can I determine the RemoteFX vGPU is utilized in a RemoteFX/RDP session?.

5.7 Are there any performance tests I can run to show the benefit of vGPU?.

5.8 I don’t see a difference between the vGPU and non-vGPU virtual machine?.

5.9 What performance counters are available to determine RemoteFX performance issues?.

5.10 I am seeing a blank screen when connecting to a Windows 8 Enterprise virtual machine with vGPU enabled?

5.11 What monitor configurations are supported when connecting to a Windows 8 Enterprise virtual machine with vGPU enabled?

Microsoft TechNet Magazine article series on VDI in Windows Server 2012, now online!

As announced earlier on this blog I’m co-authoring a series of articles on VDI in Windows Server 2012 together with Kristin Griffin (also RDS MVP).

The series will start by covering an introduction to VDI, how to set up the basic deployment and will later on go into great detail on many post-deployment configurations to make the VDI deployment enterprise ready.

The articles will be published monthly on TechNet Magazine, and the first edition, called “Virtualization, VDI made easy” is now online at: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/jj992579.aspx

Test lab guides for RDS in Windows Server 8 Beta

Microsoft released several test lab guides to get you started with setting up Remote Desktop Services on Windows Server 8 Beta in a lab environment. If you used the labs you can give feedback on the lab pages by rating it and adding a comment.

Test Lab Guide: Remote Desktop Services Session Virtualization Quick Start
This topic contains instructions for setting up a test lab based on the Test Lab Guide: Base Configuration and deploying Remote Desktop Services Session Virtualization Quick Start deployment using two server computers and one client computers. The resulting Session Virtualization Quick Start deployment test lab demonstrates how to successfully deploy a Session Virtualization Quick Start deployment.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831754.aspx

Test Lab Guide: Remote Desktop Services Session Virtualization standard deployment
This paper contains instructions for setting up a test lab based on the Test Lab Guide: Base Configuration and deploying Session Virtualization using two server computers and one client computer. The resulting Session Virtualization standard deployment test lab demonstrates how to successfully install and configure a Session Virtualization standard deployment.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831610.aspx

Test Lab Guide: Remote Desktop Services Publishing
This paper contains instructions for setting up a test lab based on the Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate Remote Desktop Services Session Virtualization Standard Deployment and publishing and managing resources using four server computers and one client computer. The resulting centralized resource publishing test lab demonstrates how to successfully install and configure resource publishing.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831442.aspx

Init (be-init.nl) is live! (Dutch)

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