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RDS Host Load Preference
3 HIGH
4 MED
5 BLOCK
6 LOW
2 View sorts the RDS hosts into three buckets according to load preference. View discards RDS host 5
because View Agent reported a load preference of BLOCK.
Bucket Load Preference RDS Host
1 HIGH
HIGH
1
3
2 MED 4
3 LOW
LOW
2
6
3 Because bucket 2 has only one RDS host, View combines bucket 2 and bucket 3
Bucket Load Preference RDS Host
1 HIGH
HIGH
MED
1
3
4
2 LOW
LOW
2
6
4 View randomizes the bucket order.
Bucket Load Preference RDS Host
1 MED
HIGH
MED
4
3
1
2 LOW
LOW
6
2
5 View Connection Server attempts to place a new application session on RDS host 4 first, followed by
RDS host 3, and so on.
RDS Host Session Placement Order
4
3
1
6
2
NOTE Anti-infinity rules can prevent an application from being placed on an RDS host, regardless of
the reported load preference. For more information, see “Configure an Anti-Affinity Rule for an
Application Pool,” on page 170.
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