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3 Create an application pool or an RDS desktop pool. See Chapter 9, “Creating Application Pools,” on
page 93 or Chapter 10, “Creating RDS Desktop Pools,” on page 95.
4 Entitle users and groups. See Chapter 12, “Entitling Users and Groups,” on page 123.
5 (Optional) Enable time zone redirection for RDS desktop and application sessions. See “Enable Time
Zone Redirection for RDS Desktop and Application Sessions,” on page 85.
CAUTION When a user launches an application, for example, a Web browser, it is possible for a user to gain
access to the local drives on the RDS host that is hosting the application. This can happen if the application
provides functions that cause Windows Explorer to run. To prevent this type of access to the RDS host,
follow the procedure that is described in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/179221 to prevent an application
from running Windows Explorer.
Because the procedure described in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/179221 affects both desktop and
application sessions, it is recommended that you do not create RDS desktop pools and application pools on
the same farm if you plan to follow the procedure in the Microsoft KB article, so that desktop sessions are
not affected.
Installing Applications
If you plan to create application pools, you must install the applications on the RDS hosts. If you want View
to automatically display the list of installed applications, you must install the applications so that they are
available to all users from the Start menu. You can install an application at any time before you create the
application pool. If you plan to manually specify an application, you can install the application at any time,
either before or after creating an application pool.
IMPORTANT When you install an application, you must install it on all the RDS hosts in a farm and in the
same location on each RDS host. If you do not, a health warning will appear on the View Administrator
dashboard. In such a situation, if you create an application pool, users might encounter an error when they
try to run the application.
When you create an application pool, View automatically displays the applications that are available to all
users rather than individual users from the Start menu on all of the RDS hosts in a farm. You can choose any
applications from that list. In addition, you can manually specify an application that is not available to all
users from the Start menu. There is no limit on the number of applications that you can install on an RDS
host.
Install Remote Desktop Services on Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Remote Desktop Services (RDS) is one of the roles that a Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) can
have. You must install this role to set up an RDS host.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the RDS host is running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.
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Verify that the RDS host is part of the Active Directory domain for the View deployment.
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Install the Microsoft hotfix rollup that is documented in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2775511.
Procedure
1 Log in to the RDS host as an administrator.
2 Start Server Manager.
3 Select Roles in the navigation tree.
4 Click Add Roles to start the Add Role wizard.
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