Been running it for years off all windows, sometimes up to 10 simultaneously with no problem
Tom Hart On Mon, Jun 14, 2021, 1:45 PM 'Karen Tellef' via RBASE-L < [email protected]> wrote: > I have RBase installed on the server of all my applications (except one > -- who is on some weird Novel network and we could never get it to work on > it). Most of my clients I remote in directly to the server and run RBase > on the server. This enables you to do things like clear ghost connections > and reboot the server if needed. And yeah, it's lightning fast (which is > an issue if you're programming and you forget that it probably won't run > as fast on the workstations). But for other clients I remote into a > workstation, RBase is installed on the server but we never activate it > because no one, including me, runs RBase on the server itself. But yeah, > the company has to have trust in you to give you unfettered access to the > server. As for security... I suppose if someone knows your > username/password and what remote software you use, that's marginally worse > than someone getting into a workstation. > > > Karen > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Doug Hamilton <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, Jun 14, 2021 12:02 pm > Subject: Re: [RBASE-L] - RBGX5E Server Requirements > > Bruce - R:Base does not need to be "running" on the server O/S. > It was some time ago, but I think I ran the install on the server O/S as a > "server" install, so the catch is that upgrades have to be run on the > server O/S, they won't run on a workstation. > > To set up R:Base on a workstation, navigate to > [MappedDrive]\RBTI\RBGX5E\RBGX5E.EXE and "Send To" Desktop to create the > shortcut; adjust properties accordingly. I found it's much easier and > saves future headaches to accept the R:Base default install paths. > > Conversely, R:Base can run on the server if an extra client seat is > needed. I'm thinking of doing that for a client. They have a workstation > that I access via Remote Desktop but find that there are often conflicts > with others in the office who need to use that computer - obviously they > have priority. The server would be an ideal seat for me - no conflict with > other users and it is probably faster than greased lightening because the > data is "right there" - no network issues to contend with. > > Has anyone done this? Any considerations (server security, I know)? Any > gotchas? > > Thanks, > Doug > > > On 6/14/2021 11:19 AM, Bruce Chitiea wrote: > > Question: > > Without taking into account the number of users, does a server install of > RBGX5E require installation on a server operating system *e.g.* Microsoft > Windows Server 2019, or will it run usefully on a Windows 10 workstation? > > I'm thinking here of my small-shop environment, where I'd have at most two > workstation installs testing multi-user configuration. > > Wondering if R:BASE concurrency features require server-OS assist. > > Thanks very much, yours: > > Bruce A. 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