RDS - Increase the session host connections limits

Question

Hi,
I have configured RDS with the web client, gateway, connection broker and session host.
I have also created a desktop personal connection through powershell:
New-RDSessionCollection -CollectionName 'NAME' -PersonalUnmanaged -AutoAssignUser -SessionHost @("FQDN")
I have changed the policy: "Limit number of connections" to 100
I have not disabled the: "Restrict Remote Desktop Services users to a single Remote Desktop session" as so many sites advise. From the description, it looks like it applies to a same user, not different users.
Yet, only a single user can open a remote desktop through RDS. If I remove the user assignment to the session host, then another user can connect.

How do I increase the 'size' or the number of connections a session host can handle so that 50 users can RDP to the same server.

In this scenario, I am using the web client.
Thanks

Answer 1

Hi,

From your description, you want a regular session collection, not a Personal Unmanaged.

Delete the collection you created and then create one without -PersonalUnmanaged and -AutoAssignUser switches. You may also use the Server Manager gui if you prefer.

-TP

Answer 2

Hi,
Can't use the server GUI for desktop sessions in 2019.
But thanks for saving my weekend. I really did not correctly understand the documentation and what was meant by a personal session host server. That is like a dedicated host and only a single user can connect to it... wow
Not sure of the use case, but I'll take the non personal session server setting and run with it.
Thanks a bunch