Prepare the RD Connection Broker VM for Remote Desktop

Applies To: Windows Server 2016

Use the following steps to prepare the virtual machine for the Remote Desktop Connection Broker role:

1. Connect to the virtual machine:
   1. In the Azure portal click Browse > Resource groups and click the resource group for the deployment.
   2. Select the new RD CB virtual machine (for example, Contoso-Cb2).
   3. Click Connect > Open.
   4. Click Connect, and then click Use another user account. Enter the user name and password for the local administrator account.
   5. Click Yes when warned about the certificate.
2. Enable remote management:
   1. In Server Manager, click Local Server > Remote management current setting (disabled).
   2. Select Enable remote management for this server.
   3. Click OK.
3. Optional: You can temporarily set Windows Update to not automatically download and install updates. This helps prevent changes and system restarts while you deploy the RDSH server.
   1. In Server Manager, click Local Server > Windows Update current setting.
   2. Select Advanced options > Defer upgrades.
4. Add the server to the domain:
   1. In Server Manager, click Local Server > Workgroup current setting.
   2. Click Change > Domain, and then enter the domain name (for example, contoso.com).
   3. Enter the domain administrator credentials.