RDS 2012 - Changing the Connection Broker DNS Alias

I have had a few questions recently around changing the Connection Broker DNS name (alias).

This is simple to do and can be achieved in two steps.

1. Set the active Connection Broker

In RDMS, open Overview → Deployment Overview → Tasks and select Set active RD Connection Broker.

2. Run the Set-RDClientAccessName cmdlet

Then run the Set-RDClientAccessName PowerShell cmdlet from the active broker:

Set-RDClientAccessName `
    -ConnectionBroker "RDCB.company.com" `
    -ClientAccessName "RemoteResources.Company.com"

The -ConnectionBroker parameter is the FQDN of the active RD Connection Broker. The -ClientAccessName parameter is the new DNS alias clients will use to connect (this is the name your published deployment URL will resolve to).

For more info on changing the RDCB DNS alias, see the TechNet reference.