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Microsoft RDS
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This connector allows you to setup a connection to a Microsoft Remote Desktop Services (RDS) host to consume the applications defined there. There are a few requirements for Single Sign On capabilities, please consult the corresponding documentation.
Only published remote applications are supported by this connector.
To setup a connection to the Microsoft RDS server you need to at least have the following information:
- The hostname of the Microsoft RDS Server.
- An username to connect to the Microsoft RDS Server.
- The password that corresponds with the username.
Alternatively you can use a credential from the “credential store” to setup a connection to the Microsoft RDS server, please consult the corresponding documentation if you are unsure how to do this.
Details
The “details” screen will ask you to fill in basic information for the connector. The fields available are as follows:
| Name | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Name | A friendly name for the connector (e.g. Microsoft RDS), the name will help you identify the connector. | Yes |
| Server | Satellite Server that hosts this connector | No |
| Method | Determines how the connector should be synchronized, the following options are available:
|
No |
| Direction | Determins which direction the connector functions
|
No |
| Publish | Determines the package stage will be used to publish the action sets in, by default the following options are available:
|
No |
| Enabled | Determines whether or not a connector is available | No |
| Package name prefix | The default prefix for package names, this can be helpful to easily identify all packages originating from a certain connector | No |
| Description | A description for the connector | No |
On-demand
This page is only available on “On-demand” connectors.
| Name | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Default package type | This option determines the way a package will be created, the following options are available:
|
No |
Settings
| Name | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Hostname | The hostname on which the Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Broker is available. It is recommended to use the fully qualified domain name. In case a connection broker is not available, a session host could be used (limited support). | Yes |
| Username | The username which will be used to import the applications, the username should have the syntax of "domain\username". | Yes |
| Password | The password that should be used for the identity. | Yes |
| Network credentials | The network credentials that are set on the RDP connection for the users. | No |
| Install dependency | Add a install dependency to the managed packages | No |
The account needed for the connection can be set to the Least Privileges. please consult the Least Privilege - Microsoft RDS Connector documentation
Managed Packages
This page shows a list of packages that are managed by this connector.
Snapshots
This page allows you to define the way snapshots should be created on packages, the following fields are available to define the behavior:
| Name | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Publish | How to publish the packages by default, the following options are available:
|
No |
| Enable snapshot retention | Enables the more advanced options for snapshots creation | No |
Remove snapshots older than
| Name | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Enabled | Enables automatic snapshot removal | No |
| Days | The number of days that should have gone by before automatic removal. |
Keep number of snapshots
| Name | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| Enabled | Enables perseveration of a number of snapshots | No |
| Count | The number snapshots that should be preserved. |
Managed Packages
This page shows a list of packages that are managed by this connector.
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