I disagree. I have one customer that easily gets 80+ users on a Server 2003 Std with 4GB RAM and 2vCPU on ESX 3.5 running PS4.5. It all depends on your apps, users and their usage of the apps. Trying to come up with one set of numbers for all use cases is stupid IMNSHO.
I also have a manufacturing plant customer that can get no more than 9 users for a similarly configured physical server. The very fat client software required for their main app is just a pig. Every situation is different. My $0.02US worth Webster From: Paul Everett [mailto:[email protected]] Subject: RE: Now TS on VM Q's too Chances are you will have issues with your application(s) if you consistently have more than 40 users connecting to your Terminal Server at one time. You will reach limitations in Terminal Server long before you run out of resources on that monster Server. For 100 users you may find you need 3 Virtual Terminal Servers if they all connect at the same time. From: David Lum [mailto:[email protected]] Subject: RE: Terminal Server or VPN? Now TS on VM Q's too Excellent reference point, thanks Carl! From: Webster [mailto:[email protected]] Subject: RE: Terminal Server or VPN? Now TS on VM Q's too I am not a TS person and have only ever setup 1 pure TS in my career. I would advise looking at the recommendation from Project: Virtual Reality Check. They will give you unbiased info/data on what works best for configuration details. Project: VRC has gotten so influential that Microsoft, Citrix, VMware, HP and other vendors now use the VRC scripts for all their testing and design white papers. VMware has gotten burned by VRC in the past and had to fix major bugs in their software. Several VMware public fixes were originally private fixes specifically for TS issues that VRC found. Of course, the two guys heading up VRX are fellow CTPs! J Thanks Carl Webster Citrix Technology Professional http://dabcc.com/Webster ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
