Adding an RD Session Host

RD Session Host requirements

An RD Session Host must have the Remote Desktop Services (RDS) role installed. You can install RDS right from the RAS Console, as described later in this section.

To push install the RAS RD Session Host Agent on a server, the following requirements must be met:

• The firewall must be configured on the server to allow push installation. Standard SMB ports (139 and 445) need to be open. See also Port Reference for the list of ports used by Parallels RAS.
• SMB access. The administrative share (\\server\c$) must be accessible. Simple file sharing must be enabled.
• Your Parallels RAS administrator account must have permissions to perform a remote installation on the server. If it doesn't, you'll be asked to enter credentials of an account that does.
• The RD Session Host should be joined to an AD domain. If it's not, the push installation may not work and you will have to install the Agent on the server manually. See Installing the Agent manually section.

Note: The rest of this section applies to regular RD Session Hosts only. If you are looking for the information on how to add an RD Session Host based on a template, see Grouping and Cloning RD Session Hosts.

Adding an RD Session Host

To add an RD Session Host to a Site:

1. In the RAS Console, navigate to Farm / Site / RD Session Hosts.
2. Click Tasks > Add. This opens the Add RD Session Hosts wizard, which is described in the Add an RD Session Host section.
3. Follow the instructions and add a host.