Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media are disclosed for configuring and managing a remote presentation session server farm. In an example embodiment, a central management server (CMS) receives a task to be carried out on a server farm (e.g. make an otherwise unused server operate as a remote presentation session server). The CMS then validates this request against a model of allowed tasks, and the current configuration of the server farm. Once validated, the CMS converts the task into operations to be carried out by one or more servers of the server farm. The CMS then sends these operations to the respective servers, where the operations are received by an agent process executing on the server. Each agent performs the received operations on the server upon which it executes, and sends an indication of whether the operations were completed successfully to the CMS. The CMS may then update its model and current configuration to reflect the current configuration of the server farm.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media are disclosed for configuring and managing a remote presentation session server farm. In an example embodiment, a central management server (CMS) receives a task to be carried out on a server farm (e.g. make an otherwise unused server operate as a remote presentation session server). The CMS then validates this request against a model of allowed tasks, and the current configuration of the server farm. Once validated, the CMS converts the task into operations to be carried out by one or more servers of the server farm. The CMS then sends these operations to the respective servers, where the operations are received by an agent process executing on the server. Each agent performs the received operations on the server upon which it executes, and sends an indication of whether the operations were completed successfully to the CMS. The CMS may then update its model and current configuration to reflect the current configuration of the server farm.