Re: Terminal Services member server??
From: David Copeland [MSFT] (davidcop_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/01/04
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Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 14:37:22 -0500
Isaac,
You might also want to take a look at the following whitepapers..
Deploying Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server to Host User Desktops in a
Windows Small Business Server 2003 Environment
http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/5/2/75219da3-8c11-496c-978f-e6892762e874/ADS_TermServ.doc
Licensing Terminal Server in Windows Server 2003
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/howtobuy/licensing/ts2003.mspx
-- Hope that helps, David Copeland Microsoft Small Business Server Support This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. Newsgroups: SBS v4.x : microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz SBS 2000: microsoft.public.backoffice.smallbiz2000 SBS 2003: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com> wrote in message news:e09dkx9pEHA.1152@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... > Ralph Andersen wrote: >> I have an install of SBS2K3 STD,1 Nic, Cisco Firewall, >> with a SQL member server (WS2K3). The Cisco firewall also >> provides a full time AES-128 VPN (T1 line) to a second >> location with 5 users. Two of these users actually travel >> site to site so really only 3 full time users. >> This works well except for our inventory program that >> connects via ODBC to the SQL database. It work fine, just >> the response time leaves a little to be desired (at least >> when my boss compares it to the speed of Solatire cards >> shuffling or EBay.) >> Rather than tackle SQL replication to put a SQL box at >> the second location, I'm looking at adding a member >> server for Terminal Services APP mode. >> My questions are: >> Do I just need to buy W2K3 Server /5 user and install it >> on a new machine to get TS? > > Yes, with Terminal Server licenses also. > >> I'm also curious, if my VPN were to go down, can multiple >> users use RWW to connect to the TS box and would this be >> in app mode? > > Yes, it should be. > >> How much horsepower should I be looking at for the TS >> box? I'm sure at lease 2 gig of ram but not sure if a >> typical single 2.6 Ghz P4 would be enough. The only >> program being ran would be the inventory software, it has >> a 43 Mb exe and honestly needs at least a good 2.0 Ghz >> workstation for it to not seem like you're waiting on it. >> This is for an aviation parts database so it's moving a >> ton of data for each record. > > How many users do you expect to connect at once? Dual processor would be > nice, but may not be needed....memory is the biggie. > >> I use SBS TS in Admin mode all the time, what important >> things do I need to know about TS APP mode??? > > Licensing is the main thing - and printing. See > http://www.workthin.com/tsp.htm for help with that. Also note that there's > a > good TS newsgroup at m.p.windows.terminal_services. > >> I have good infrastructure with dell 3324 switches with >> the 2 Gig ports to the servers with 1K nics, SQL box is >> more than enough machine for 5 concurrent users, all XP >> clients with good Ram/CPU. I welcome suggestions on how >> to impliment and optimize this, I have a fairly open >> checkbook on this as long as the performance at the >> remote site improves. TIA, >> >> -Ralph > >
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