<< We keep the database on a separate 2008 server and all local traffic uses shortcuts to the multiple apps in the same directory as the database. Citrix users are not allowed a shortcut to an exe in the DB directory.
>> Meaning that they have to use the exe from the terminal server and not from the file server? Correct! Do they "address" the database using a mapped drive, or using UNC notation? Mapped by their AD login. << My main DB reports 180 connections during peak usage (many users use up to 5 different exes at once), but during load balancing there are about 20-30 users on each Citrix box. When we shut down one of the servers, I have seen as many as 42 users on one box. Performance was a little slower but no problems were reported. >> We are experiencing problems in the 12 to 18 session range on an RDP server (no Citrix). If we can support 15 simultaneous sessions, the client will be happy to add additional RDP boxes if the number of users exceeds that. I am not surprised by 12 to 18. We did everything we could think of to optimize the remote users experience, including additional bandwidth and programming aimed specifically to deal with a large number of simultaneous users writing to the DB, to very strong servers with very fast SAS drives on the DB server. One thing Citrix has is a "session reliability feature " that helps keep from dropping a user during a short drop in the connection. I couldn't find that feature in RDP. I enjoy the Citrix experience better than RDP from my little place out in the sticks where I don't have great internet connectivity. Kenny -- Larry
