Windows 2008 Session Broker Load Balancing

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This Advisory Services scenario is designed to assist customers who are in the proactive planning stages of a Windows 2008 Session Broker Load Balancing deployment and would like to work through their plans with our team and address questions they have encountered in the planning process, as well as assistance in implementation of the solution.Scenario:Customer is either planning or working on a POC (Proof of Concept) for an Terminal Server deployment that will use the Windows 2008 Session Broker Load Balancing mentioned here:

Overview of TS Session Broker

Included in scope

• Assist with Install the TS Session Broker role service
• Assist with� adding �each terminal server in the farm to the Session Directory Computers local group
• Assist with configuring TS Session Broker settings for terminal servers in the farm
• Assist with configuring TS Session Broker settings by using Group Policy
• Assist with configuring TS Session Broker settings by using Terminal Services ConfigurationAssist with� configuring DNS for TS Session Broker Load Balancing

Scoping questions

Statement of Work for this Scenario

Out of Scope

• TS Web Access: Terminal Services Web Access (TS Web Access) enables users to access RemoteApp� programs and a remote desktop connection to the terminal server through a Web site.
• TS Licensing: Terminal Services Licensing (TS Licensing) manages the Terminal Services client access licenses (TS CALs) that are required for each device or user to connect to a terminal server. You use TS Licensing to install, issue, and monitor the availability of TS CALs on a Terminal Services license server.
• TS Gateway: Terminal Services Gateway (TS Gateway) enables authorized remote users to connect to resources on an internal corporate network, from any Internet-connected device.
• Network Load Balancing with Terminal Services

Scoping Questions

• Is the server where TS�Session Broker is to be installed a member of a domain?
  
  Yes: Continue with assessment.
  No: Do not proceed. The server hosting TS�Session Broker must be a member of a domain.
  
• Does the customer have an administrative account on the server where TS Session Broker is to be installed?
  
  Yes: Continue with assessment.
  No: Do not proceed. Membership in the local Administrators group is the minimum required to complete this procedure.
  
• Will the customer be Configuring DNS for TS Session Broker Load Balancing? If so does the customer have an account hat is a member of the Domain Admins, Enterprise Admins, or the DnsAdmins group
  
  Yes: Continue with assessment.
  No: Do not proceed. The customer must have an account hat is a member of the Domain Admins, Enterprise Admins, or the DnsAdmins group
  
  ��������� Note: Networking support may need to be engaged for assistance with configuring DNS for TS Session Broker Load Balancing