Session Broker - Moving the install directory:

[Guest Kristin L. Griffin]

In this Microsoft article I found directions to move the Session Broker

installation folder by using the LINKD.exe tool from the 2003 resource kit.

 

http://blogs.technet.com/askperf/archive/2008/02/24/ws2008-terminal-server-session-broker-overview.aspx?CommentPosted=true#commentmessage

 

I tried this, but got negative results.

I stopped the SB service, then moved the tssesdir folder to a mapped drive Z.

Then ran this command:

linkd %systemroot%\system32\tssesdir z:\tssesdir

 

The command completed successfully. But now Session Broker service fails to

start. Putting the folder back and removing the LINKD command:

linkd %systemroot%\system32\tssesdir /D

 

This has no affect. I have to reinstall Session Broker.

 

Any advice?

 

Thanks,

 

Kristin

[Guest Ratnesh Yadav [MSFT]]

Re: Session Broker - Moving the install directory:

 

Blog contains old information from Windows Server 2003.

Please check following links

Step-By-Step guide for Session Broker (Windows Server 2008)

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/61d24255-dad1-4fd2-b4a3-a91a22973def1033.mspx?mfr=true

 

Whats new in Session Broker (Windows Server 2008)

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/902a6081-9ecd-45ec-96ee-f51097d71c8c1033.mspx?mfr=true

 

Ratesh

 

"Kristin L. Griffin" <KristinLGriffin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message news:1460B999-38B1-42A2-A2FD-D42440D17C08@microsoft.com...

> In this Microsoft article I found directions to move the Session Broker

> installation folder by using the LINKD.exe tool from the 2003 resource

> kit.

>

> http://blogs.technet.com/askperf/archive/2008/02/24/ws2008-terminal-server-session-broker-overview.aspx?CommentPosted=true#commentmessage

>

> I tried this, but got negative results.

> I stopped the SB service, then moved the tssesdir folder to a mapped drive

> Z.

> Then ran this command:

> linkd %systemroot%\system32\tssesdir z:\tssesdir

>

> The command completed successfully. But now Session Broker service fails

> to

> start. Putting the folder back and removing the LINKD command:

> linkd %systemroot%\system32\tssesdir /D

>

> This has no affect. I have to reinstall Session Broker.

>

> Any advice?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Kristin

[Guest Kristin L. Griffin]

Re: Session Broker - Moving the install directory:

 

Ratnesh,

 

The article I gave actually says its pertinent to 2008, hence the title:

WS2008: Terminal Server Session Broker Overview.

Plus, the articles you gave say nothing to address the issue I originally

brought up. Are you saying that moving the directory is no longer an option,

shown by the missing documentation? Was the performance team wrong in their

article?

 

Thanks,

 

Kristin

 

"Ratnesh Yadav [MSFT]" wrote:

> Blog contains old information from Windows Server 2003.

> Please check following links

> Step-By-Step guide for Session Broker (Windows Server 2008)

> http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/61d24255-dad1-4fd2-b4a3-a91a22973def1033.mspx?mfr=true

>

> Whats new in Session Broker (Windows Server 2008)

> http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/library/902a6081-9ecd-45ec-96ee-f51097d71c8c1033.mspx?mfr=true

>

> Ratesh

>

> "Kristin L. Griffin" <KristinLGriffin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

> message news:1460B999-38B1-42A2-A2FD-D42440D17C08@microsoft.com...

> > In this Microsoft article I found directions to move the Session Broker

> > installation folder by using the LINKD.exe tool from the 2003 resource

> > kit.

> >

> > http://blogs.technet.com/askperf/archive/2008/02/24/ws2008-terminal-server-session-broker-overview.aspx?CommentPosted=true#commentmessage

> >

> > I tried this, but got negative results.

> > I stopped the SB service, then moved the tssesdir folder to a mapped drive

> > Z.

> > Then ran this command:

> > linkd %systemroot%\system32\tssesdir z:\tssesdir

> >

> > The command completed successfully. But now Session Broker service fails

> > to

> > start. Putting the folder back and removing the LINKD command:

> > linkd %systemroot%\system32\tssesdir /D

> >

> > This has no affect. I have to reinstall Session Broker.

> >

> > Any advice?

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > Kristin

>