Planning for RD Session Host Requirements

Deploying RD Session Host servers can require a lot of planning. Because the goal is to make applications and entire desktops available to end users, server hardware specification and application compatibility are key components to test before a production rollout.

User Requirements

It is important to determine user requirements based on typical usage patterns, the number of users accessing the system, and the number of applications that are required to run. For instance, the more applications that a user will run in a session, the more processing power and memory will be required to optimize session performance. On average, a Remote Desktop user who runs one application might take 256MB of RAM and use ...

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