This article describes a hotfix for Remote Desktop Connection Broker (RD Connection Broker) in Windows Server 2012 R2. Before you install this hotfix, check out the Prerequisites section.

About this hotfix

This hotfix contains the following improvements:

  • Improves the number of successful user connections when many user connections are coming in (especially in peak logon periods).

  • Decreases CPU usage on SQL Server that's used in a High Availability-based Connection Broker deployment.

  • Optimizes the number of SQL calls that are invoked by Connection Broker when it processes RD user connections.

This hotfix improves the overall performance of the Connection Broker by being able to scale more user connections that typically occur during peak logon periods.This hotfix applies to both RD Session Host and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)-based deployments.

Issues fixed in this hotfix

If there's a significant high number of remote desktop connections that are made to a High-Availability RD Connection Broker in a short duration of time, you may encounter the following issues:

  • The connections experience long delays, or users are never connected to the system.

  • High CPU usage on SQL Server that's used with High Availability-based Connection Broker.

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that's described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. If the hotfix is available for download, there's a "Hotfix Download Available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section doesn't appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to get the hotfix. Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that don't qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft website:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=supportNote The "Hotfix Download Available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you don't see your language, it's because a hotfix isn't available for that language.

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must have April 2014 update rollup for Windows RT 8.1, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 (2919355) installed in Windows Server 2012 R2.

Registry information

To use the hotfix in this package, you don't have to make any changes to the registry.

Restart requirement

You may have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix doesn't replace a previously released hotfix.

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

References

See the terminology that Microsoft uses to describe software updates.

File Information

The English (United States) version of this software update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Be aware that dates and times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time and with your current daylight saving time bias. The dates and times may also change when you perform certain operations on the files.

Important Windows 8.1 hotfixes and Windows Server 2012 R2 hotfixes are included in the same packages. However, hotfixes on the Hotfix Request page are listed under both operating systems. To request the hotfix package that applies to one or both operating systems, select the hotfix that is listed under "Windows 8.1/Windows Server 2012 R2" on the page. Always refer to the "Applies To" section in articles to determine the actual operating system that each hotfix applies to.Notes

  • The files that apply to a specific product, milestone (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table:

    Version

    Product

    Milestone

    Service branch

    6.3.960 0.18xxx

    Windows Server 2012 R2

    RTM

    GDR

  • The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information" section. MUM, MANIFEST, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are very important to maintain the state of the updated components. The security catalog files, for which the attributes aren't listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.

x64 Windows Server 2012 R2

File name

File version

File size

Date

Time

Platform

Cbclient.dll

6.3.9600.18064

34,304

24-Sep-2015

17:16

x64

Sdclient.dll

6.3.9600.18068

244,224

30-Sep-2015

13:59

x64

Tssdjet.dll

6.3.9600.18068

109,568

30-Sep-2015

13:59

x64

Terminalserversessiondirectoryrole.cmd

Not applicable

243

18-Jun-2013

14:57

Not applicable

Tssdis.exe

6.3.9600.18068

807,424

30-Sep-2015

13:59

x64

Tssdis_migplugin.dll

6.3.9600.18068

154,624

30-Sep-2015

13:59

x64

Tssessiondirectory.events.xml

Not applicable

587

18-Jun-2013

14:57

Not applicable

Rdcentraldbplugin.dll

1.0.0.1

1,552,896

30-Sep-2015

13:49

x64

Rdcmsdbverify.dll

1.0.0.1

92,160

24-Sep-2015

17:58

x64

Rddbobjectfactory.dll

1.0.0.1

90,112

30-Sep-2015

13:59

x64

Rdmanagement.mof

Not applicable

27,003

18-Jun-2013

14:50

Not applicable

Rdmanagementuninstall.mof

Not applicable

560

18-Jun-2013

14:50

Not applicable

Rdms.dll

6.3.9600.18068

700,928

30-Sep-2015

13:59

x64

Cbclient.dll

6.3.9600.18064

24,064

24-Sep-2015

16:48

x86

Sdclient.dll

6.3.9600.18068

204,800

30-Sep-2015

13:57

x86

Tssdjet.dll

6.3.9600.18068

89,088

30-Sep-2015

13:57

x86

x64 Windows Server 2012 R2

File property

Value

File name

Amd64_7c54f977ff43eb2287aea1fad6d9e3cd_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18068_none_757509f6a2e3b0bc.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

713

Date (UTC)

30-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

21:19

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_c0889e59bb6e5ab07d3592a8e1482f3e_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18068_none_f05f3e3e10a5867b.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

732

Date (UTC)

30-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

21:19

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_f8657260058b10c7a8033a881946e68d_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18068_none_e7cc2a897af802dd.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

730

Date (UTC)

30-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

21:19

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_fcedf87dfcbb767e41e2bd22243515f9_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18068_none_98c867d590e3966c.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

732

Date (UTC)

30-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

21:19

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-t..iondirectory-client_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18068_none_f43c6f304d0a8c19.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

39,205

Date (UTC)

30-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

15:43

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-t..iondirectory-server_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18068_none_e4543b9ea707749f.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

85,259

Date (UTC)

30-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

15:43

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Amd64_microsoft-windows-terminalservices-rdms_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18068_none_d6bbf36b5bbae904.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

15,781

Date (UTC)

30-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

15:43

Platform

Not applicable

File name

Update.mum

File version

Not applicable

File size

2,509

Date (UTC)

30-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

21:19

Platform

Not applicable

File name

X86_microsoft-windows-t..iondirectory-client_31bf3856ad364e35_6.3.9600.18068_none_981dd3ac94ad1ae3.manifest

File version

Not applicable

File size

39,163

Date (UTC)

30-Sep-2015

Time (UTC)

15:18

Platform

Not applicable

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