H CJ,
SRWC started supporting USB-R with terminal server in SRS 5.1. All the
versions of windows that SRWC supports, now supports USB-R.
http://wikis.sun.com/display/SRWC2dot3/About+USB+Device+Redirection
Note that USB-R under WTS is shared mode. Due to the USB subsystem of
windows, all devices can be seen by all users on the server.
Does XA really have USB-R for WTS? Pretty sure it is still ICA mapping
with a "plug and play" feature on the client that allows devices to be
connected post ICA-connection. But these devices are still limited to
what ICA mapping supports. AFAIK, only XD has true USB-R.
On 3/21/11 7:13 AM, CJ Keist wrote:
Aaron,
We used to use Citrix XenApp server to deliver whole Windows desktop to
the Sun Rays. We dropped that last year in favor of Sun Ray connector.
In our testing the Sun Ray connector performed better graphic and
multi-media wise. Plus it's a big saving not having to purchase all
those Citrix licenses. Now there are couple of big loses in dropping
Citrix. Cirtrix load balancing is better, but so far the Microsoft load
balancing is working for us. Next big lose was USB redirection. The Sun
Ray connect doesn't suport USB redirection in Window 2008 or up. That is
of SRSS 4.2 which we are running. Maybe some can comment whether USB
redirection is working in the latest release of SRSS?
The other fact with Citrix, is that it has to run a whole bunch of other
crap processes with takes away resources from each of your terminal
servers, and ultimately the number of users you can put on each server.
With Sun Ray connector there are no other extra processes running on
your terminal servers.
On 3/20/11 6:07 AM, Aaron Browne wrote:
Hi,
We are running our SunRay 2 and SunRay 3 units in kiosk mode which in
turn runs a Citrix ICA Client for our users.
I would like to know if anyone else is running in this type of
configuration and if they can share any experience regarding video and
audio performance.
Also, I am unsure if the SunRay multimedia redirection works with
Citrix or if it is exclusive to the RDP client?
++
On our setup, video performance is limited to smaller resolution
videos and the audio can be choppy.
YouTube is reasonable sometimes and occasionally audio doesn't work at
all.
I have found that Windows Media Player destroys audio playback making
it crackly and annoying. Using a web Flash audio player results in
quite a good audio experience.
Also, some tweaks to the ICA NumDataBuffers and NumCommandBuffers
options resulted in smoother video and audio for our users.
Cheers,
Aaron
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