Configuring RDS 2012 on Windows Azure


This post shows you how to setup RDS 2012 on Windows Azure: please see previous posts for guides on configuring RDS.

Deploy RDS VM

Ensure  you setup the Virtual Network and Domain controller before deploying the RDS VM. You can ether create a site to site VPN to a on-premise Domain Controller or create a new domain on Azure.

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To create the RDS Virtual machine, navigate to the Virtual Machines tab and select New at the bottom left of the screen.

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Create a VM from the from gallery and follow the instructions.

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Once the VM is provisioned, you will need to remote to the server, configure basic settings, join the domain and deploy the services.

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Configuring Endpoints for Web Access

To enable web services on the public domain you would need to create a endpoint allowing TCP 443.

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Select the Virtual Machines tab and then select the RDS server. You will then be presented with a Dashboard screen, select Endpoints.

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Add the port TCP 443 for web access.

Once configured you will be able to access the RDS Web page and access resources using https://Servername.cloudapp.net/rdweb . You can configure DNS servers with a CNAME to point the server to a domain of your choice. 

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  1. Interesting post, but… there is currently no licensing model that allows RDS on Azure or any other public cloud. So RDS can not be run on Azure.

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