Can I use ESXi as RDS Virtualization Host?

Spies, Alexander 0

I'm trying to set up a RDS VDI environment on-premise to host Windows 10 LTSC virtual desktops. I want to use the RDS Broker and Web Access role to make the virtual desktops available towards on-premise user.

Is it possible to use an existing ESXi Server / VMware vSphere farm as the virtualization Host for the desktops or is using a Windows Server with "Remote Desktop Virtualization Host"-role (e.g. Hyper-V) the only way?

Any help would be highly appreciated.

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Karlie Weng 18,111 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-03-12T03:15:11.5866667+00:00

Hello,

Yes sure, it is recommended to use MS product because it is more stable. But you can use 3rd party VM product for deployment.

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Spies, Alexander 0 Reputation points

2024-03-19T11:27:03.93+00:00

But how can I use 3rd party VM products for the deployment, when the Server Manager based setup of RDS VDI is always asking for a server name for the RDS Virtualization Host and you can't skip this?

How can I tell the RDS Broker, where the Windows VMs on VMware ESXi are hosted?

Gary 1 Reputation point

2024-09-18T10:09:03.0766667+00:00

I have the same question at the moment and Ive looked through a lot of documentation but not been able to find the answer. I suspect the original answer above is wrong and you do need hyper-v for the RDVH probably the only way. Unless you found out differently?
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