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How to increase more than two RDP sessions in Windows Azure Virtual Machines

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Thursday, December 4, 2014 7:22 PM

Hi ,

Please provide me the information and procedure to set up more than two RDP session on Windows Azure Virtual machine.

Do i have to buy the license and how to add to my virtual machine or is there any option available in windows azure 

I would appreciate if i can get the latest update solution for doing this .

Thanks,

Ashish

Ashish Singh

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Thursday, December 4, 2014 7:45 PM ✅Answered

Hi,

To enable more than 2 simultaneous sessions you will need to purchase RDS Subscriber Access Licenses (SALs) through the Microsoft Services Provider Licensing Agreement (SPLA) for each user or device that will access your solution on Windows Azure.

Effective January 1, 2014, Volume Licensing customers who have active Software Assurance on their RDS User CALs are entitled to RDS CAL Extended Rights, which allow use of their RDS User CAL with Software Assurance against a Windows Server running on Azure or other service providers’ shared server environments. Refer : http://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/licensing-faq/

You can also refer : http://blogs.msdn.com/b/luispanzano/archive/2013/07/15/remote-desktop-services-are-now-allowed-on-windows-azure.aspx

Regards,

Bharath

Friday, January 2, 2015 7:20 AM

Hi，

In addition, you can refer to the blog below to set up RDP on Azure VMs:

Step-by-Step: Remote Desktop Services on Windows Azure - A cost-effective alternative to Desktop as a Service ( Part 2 )

Best regards,

Susie

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