This ARM Template sample code will deploy a **Remote Desktop Services 2019 Session Collection** lab with high availability. The goal is to deploy a fully redundant, highly available solution for Remote Desktop Services, using Windows Server 2019.
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Parameters
| Parameter Name | Description |
|---|---|
| projectName | Define the project name or prefix for all objects. |
| adminUser | What is the username for the admin on VMs and SQL Server? |
| adminPasswd | What is the password for the admin on VMs and SQL Server? |
| location | The location for resources on template. By default, the same as resource group location |
| timeZoneID | TimeZone ID to be used on VMs. Get available timezones with powershell Get-TimeZone command. |
| externalDnsZone | External public DNS domain zone. NOT AD domain. This the external domain your certs will point to. |
| deployHA | This will trigger certificate request and HA deployment. If set to false, will not create HA deployment nor request certificates. |
| dcCount | How many Domain Controllers would you like to deploy? |
| rdcbCount | How many RD Connection Brokers would you like to deploy? |
| rdwgCount | How many RD Web Access/Gateways would you like to deploy? |
| rdshCount | How many RD Session Hosts would you like to deploy? |
| lsfsCount | How many License/File Servers would you like to deploy? |
| vmSize | What is the VM size for all VMs? |
| vmSpot | Create Azure Spot VMs? |
| vmStorageSkuType | What is the SKU for the storage to VM managed disks? |
| adDomainName | What is the new forest/root Active Directory domain name? |
| vNetPrefix | What is the prefix for the vnet and first subnet? |
| vNetAddressSpace | What is the vnet address space? |
| vNetSubnetAddress | What is the subnet address prefix? |
| _artifactsLocation | Location of all scripts and DSC resources for RDS deployment. |
| _artifactsLocationSasToken | SAS storage token to access _artifactsLocation. No need to change unless you copy or fork this template. |
Use the template
PowerShell
New-AzResourceGroup -Name <resource-group-name> -Location <resource-group-location> #use this command when you need to create a new resource group for your deploymentInstall and configure Azure PowerShell
New-AzResourceGroupDeployment -ResourceGroupName <resource-group-name> -TemplateUri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates/master/demos/rds-deployment-full-ha/azuredeploy.json
Command line
az group create --name <resource-group-name> --location <resource-group-location> #use this command when you need to create a new resource group for your deploymentInstall and Configure the Azure Cross-Platform Command-Line Interface
az group deployment create --resource-group <my-resource-group> --template-uri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates/master/demos/rds-deployment-full-ha/azuredeploy.json