In addition to the existing high-level device redirection mechanisms in RDP (printers, USB drives, smart cards, PnP devices, audio, etc.), RemoteFX USB redirection allows devices such as scanners, multifunction printers, webcams, and more to be used on the virtual machine. RemoteFX USB redirection allows many types of USB devices to be used in the remote VDI session. If you need to use Virtual Machine Connection, you must remove the virtual 3D video card from the virtual machine. When you are using the virtual 3D video adapter, you will not be able to use the Virtual Machine Connection. On the RemoteFX 3D Video Adapter page, specify the number of monitors and resolutions, and then click OK. Then, in the navigation pane, click RemoteFX 3D Video Adapter.Ĥ. In the Action pane, under the virtual machine name, click Settings. The virtual machine must be off in order to modify its settings.ģ. In the Results pane, under Virtual Machines, select the virtual machine that you want to configure. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Hyper-V Manager.Ģ. To configure the maximum resolution and number of monitors:ġ. Important: Increasing the maximum number of monitors and maximum resolution decreases the total amount of RemoteFX-enabled virtual machines running on a single Hyper-V server because of the increased video memory requirements. Once you have added additional GPU resources or adjusted the number of monitors and resolutions, you can connect by using RemoteFX. If the virtual machine cannot be supported, additional GPU resources can be added to the server, or the number of monitors and resolutions can be lowered. When the server starts a virtual machine, the server will verify that it can reserve enough GPU memory for the specified number of monitors and resolutions. When connecting by using RDC, the user can select a number of monitors and their resolutions that are less than and up to the maximum values. This configuration determines the amount of GPU memory reserved on the server and allows you to control the scalability of how many users can be supported on a RemoteFX server, balanced with the user requirements. This consideration is important in determining the scale for how many virtual machines a Remote Desktop Virtualization Host server can support.įor each virtual machine, you can configure the RemoteFX 3D video adapter for a maximum number of monitors and resolution. The number of monitors and their maximum resolution determines the amount of GPU memory on the server required by RemoteFX. New virtual machines can be created and configured by using Hyper-V Manager. Once RemoteFX is installed on the RD Virtualization Host server, virtual machines that are already configured for RemoteFX can be hosted and new virtual machines can be created with RemoteFX.
When the installation is finished, click Close.
Note: If Hyper-V or the Remote Desktop Virtualization Host Core Service is not already installed, Server Manager will install it automatically.Ħ. Select the Remote Desktop Virtualization Host check box, and then select the RemoteFX check box. Under Role Services, click Add Role Services.Ĥ. Expand Roles, and then click Remote Desktop Services.ģ. To open Server Manager, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Server Manager.Ģ. Otherwise, the RemoteFX 3D Video Adapter will not be available in Hyper-V Manager.ġ.
Note: You should install drivers for the video card on the virtualization server before you enable the Remote Desktop Services and Hyper-V roles. (WS.10).aspx To install RemoteFX by using Server Manager For such a guide, please reference these links: Guidesĭeploying Microsoft RemoteFX on a Single Remote Desktop Virtualization Host Server Step-by-Step Guideĭeploying Microsoft RemoteFX for Personal Virtual Desktops Step-by-Step Guideĭeploying Microsoft RemoteFX for Virtual Desktop Pools Step-by-Step GuideĬonfiguring USB Device Redirection with Microsoft RemoteFX Step-by-Step Guideĭeploying Microsoft RemoteFX on a Remote Desktop Session Host Server Step-by-Step Guide
This is not meant to be a full how-to article. In this article, I will try to cover some of the basic configuration options for RemoteFX. Read more about RemoteFX in my More information about RemoteFX on Hyper-V R2 SP1 article. These technologies are based on the IP that Microsoft acquired and continued to develop since acquiring Calista Technologies. RemoteFX describes a set of RDP technologies – most prominently graphics virtualization and the use of advanced codes – that are being added to Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1.