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I have recently created a Windows RDS Farm, when I view the farm through server manager I am able to see all the options that are available, specifically the Windows RDS Farm option, see attached screen shot.<br />
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However, when I launch Server Manager as another user account that has the same permissions that option is missing and I am unable to connect to the broker servers to administer the farm. &nbsp;This is obviously a single point of failure, if I am the only one who can manage the farm.<br />
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How are these options in Server Manager modified?<br />
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Cheers<br />
V.<br />
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I have recently created a Windows RDS Farm, when I view the farm through server manager I am able to see all the options that are available, specifically the Windows RDS Farm option, see attached screen shot.

However, when I launch Server Manager as another user account that has the same permissions that option is missing and I am unable to connect to the broker servers to administer the farm.  This is obviously a single point of failure, if I am the only one who can manage the farm.

How are these options in Server Manager modified?

Cheers
V.

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