Terminal Server Session Broker

[bobej]

I installed the session broker on my gateway server (wrongly I now know) if I configure this on a terminal server and remove it from the gateway server none of the servers recognise the change and still look for the old gateway

Help please

 

[w33mhz]

You need to define on in the Terminal server Configuration snap in to look at the new gateway server (or in group policy if you configured that way). Also you will need to add the TS to the Session Directory Computers group locally on the session broker.

Server Manager > Roles > Terminal Services Configuration on this page at the bottom where it says Member of farm in TS Session Broker right click and select properties. This will bring up the session broker configuration Tab. This will let you change the session broker server to use and the farm name the server is apart of on the session broker.

 

[bobej]

I un installed session broker completly from all the farm including the gateway then installed it on th terminal server and added the servers to the session directory then loaded session broker on the next TS but it came up with the old settings and the option to choose which server are greyed out
it seems rgardless of the removal that this info is kept somewhere and isimported back on r installation

 

[w33mhz]

oh, well you have a group policy applying that to the machine. To check the local do a start > run > gpedit.msc this will bring up the local group policy editor. From there browse to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Terminal Services > Terminal Server > TS Session Broker . You should see 5 settings there
Join TS Session Broker
Configure TS Session Broker
Use IP Address Redirection
Configure TS Session Broker server name
Use TS Session Broker load balancing

Now if all of these are set to Not Configured then you have a GPO at a higher level appling to it, you will have use the Group Policy Manager snap in to find and edit the group policy being applied. Will be the same path in that group policy as well.

 

[bobej]

Well you were spot on, although I did not configure it in the group policy the settings were there

Many thanks