How to update Cluster Witness and UPD location for RDS farm

Problem:

How do I update the Cluster Witness and UPD location for an RDS farm?

Solution:

Changing the UPD file location

Open Server Manager> Remote Desktop Services> Collections> Click the drop down where it says Tasks and click edit.

Here you can change the UPD location under User Profile Disks. Ensure users are logged out before changing.

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Windows Cluster Witness Location

1. Open the Failover Cluster Manager> Right click on the cluster and click More Actions> Configure Cluster Quorum Settings

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2. Click Select the quorum witness

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3. Select Do not configure a quorum witness

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4. Click Next

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5. Click Finish.  Its worth mentioning that this has no effect on the cluster.

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6. Again select Configure Cluster Quorum Settings

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7. Click Select the quorum witness

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8. Select Configure a file share witness

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9. Enter the new file share witness path

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10. Click Next

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11. Click Finish

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12. Path is updated

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