where will their documents be stored, on the TS or on a File Server ... if on a File Server, you may want to ensure multiple NICs, and use Gigabit to backplane the servers, that way the TS will get speed to the file server and not have to compete with other workstation traffic. You'll probably notice TS CPU utilization go up on file open and file save actions, this will help that out a bit. Also, I've seen at a client's site, where Adobe Acrobat Reader was installed on the TS, it initialized upon login for each TS User and was a memory and cpu hog ( especially when 20 copies are running ) ... you might want to investigate FoxIt or other pdf reader alternatives
Erik Goldoff IT Consultant Systems, Networks, & Security _____ From: Neil Standley [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 1:15 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: TS server recommendations Hello I've been tasked with putting a quote together for a customer and need some assistance. They require a Term server that'll support 20 users with Office 2007 Small business, the customers primary need is for Word and Excel. Do you think this is sufficient to support 20 concurrent users? I'm trying to compete against Dell for the customer's bid so I need to keep it as low as possible. Dual Quad-core Xeons (2.33Ghz) 8GB RAM 3 disk Raid 5 (plus spare) (7200 Rpm drives) w 15 or 32MB cache + Hardware raid controller cache has (512MB) Win2K3 Thanks for your input. Neil ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
