5. RDS Roles and Functions
Role Function
RemoteApp Publishes applications with just the application UI, and not a full
desktop UI
RD Session Host Hosts centralized, session-based applications and remote
desktops
RD Virtualization Host Hosts centralized, virtual-machine-based (virtual) desktops on
top of Hyper-V for VDI environment
RD Connection Broker Creates unified administrator experience for session-based and
virtual-machine based remote desktops
RD Gateway Allows connection from clients outside the firewall, using SSL,
and proxies those to internal resources