Windows Server 2012 Remote Desktop Services: Performance and Tuning
Remote Desktop Services provides both Session and VM-based Windows Desktops and Applications.
Decisions on the configuration of both the operating system and specific applications can drastically change both the end user experience and density per host (which translates to cost) so should be carefully considered.
There are some general guidelines for planning and verifying Windows 2012 servers, including all RDS roles: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/hardware/jj248719.aspx
Performance measurements and tuning per role service:
RD Client
RD Session Host
- <TBD>
RD Virtualization Host
- HP Client Virtualization SMB Reference Architecture for Windows Server 2012
- Dell DVS reference architecture for Windows Server 2012
RD Connection Broker
- Article which includes scale testing up to 5k desktops
- RD Connection Broker Performance and Scalability white paper
RD Gateway
- Tuning for idle settings: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771956(v=ws.10).aspx
- One fix for slow access thru gateway http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc772479.aspx
- RD Gateway Capacity Planning in Windows Server 2012: http://www.microsoft.com/en-ie/download/details.aspx?id=38798