In this chapter, you were introduced to the Horizon Microsoft RDS application and desktop pools. You learned what versions of Windows server are supported, basic sizing information, and what is required to configure a Microsoft RDS server master image for use with Horizon, including the configuration of Windows and the installation of the Horizon Agent software.

We then discussed how to create a linked clone RDS farm, which functions like a linked clone desktop pool, in that each RDS server on a given datastore shares the same replica image.

Next, we discussed how to create and test Horizon RDS application pools, which enable Horizon clients to stream applications instead of full desktop sessions. Then, we discussed how to create Horizon RDS desktop pools, which enable Horizon clients to stream desktop sessions. We also reviewed how to monitor RDS servers, as well as Horizon application pool client sessions.

Finally, we learned how to manage existing RDS farms, application pools, and desktop pools once they have been deployed.

In the next chapter, we will discuss how to perform maintenance on Horizon pools.