Hi folks,
I'm assessing RDS on Server 2012 and have come across an issue. For reference, the three roles (session host, broker and web access) are installed on the same virtual machine. I used the explicit setup, not the quick setup wizard and chose the session configuration, not the virtual desktop.
Initially, I was trying to understand why I was unable to publish an application from anywhere that did not make use of the c$ share from the session host, which I eventually got sick of trying to figure out so I:
- Removed the RDS role and its role services.
- Rebooted.
- Installed the RDS role and the same three role services.
The first time around - prior to role removal, I created a collection with the name similar to "Temporary application group".
The second time around, after reinstallation of the role, I created a collection named similar to "Application group". For posterity, I had been trying to publish Internet Explorer 32-bit. I had issues with that as well, but I'll post the details of that in a separate post to avoid discussing multiple issues here.
What I have found is that in the web interface (/rdweb), I am now seeing the Internet Explorer icon from the "Application group" correctly, but I am also seeing an icon for "Temporary application group" that just happens to use the standard RDP icon showing up as well. Obviously this shouldn't be there. It should have been removed with the role removal mentioned above.
From what I can see, it now looks like RDS stores its configuration in a WID (rdcms.mdf) in which case it feels like the role removal process isn't working as it should insofar as it's not cleaning everything out. Obviously I'm speculating, but in any case the problem remains the same: how can I remove this artefact without having to rebuild the virtual machine?
Given this is a test machine only, it's not a real problem to rebuild it, but I'm asking the question because if I run into this on a production server, rebuilding it is not a practical option when the problem shouldn't exist in the first place.
Cheers,
Lain