[THIN] Re: Data Collector recommendations
- From: "Ron Oglesby" <roglesby@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 19:51:58 -0500
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Ron Oglesby
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-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Slayden [mailto:rslayden@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 5:49 PM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] Data Collector recommendations
I have yet another design question as I am trying desperately to come up
to speed on MF XP and its unique design elements. I believe I have all
the elements for this small MF XP server farm determined with one
exception: the data collector. I am looking through the Citrix doco and
even Doug Brown's EXCELLENT MIAB 2.1 doco and I see no real
hard-and-fast rules for the data collector. I see the recommendation to
dedicate one DC for every 50 MF servers but at what point should this
server become dedicated?
RON: Way before 50, for sure is you are suing published apps and not
desktops. My general rule of thumb is in the 10-15 range if using all
published apps with a high app turnover. Not needed badly at that point
but at 20 I would for sure have one.
We dedicate a master browser to this function in our 27-server MF 1.8
farm. This is a Compaq 1850 doing nothing but functioning as the Master
Browser. We also have 2 full-on production MF servers assigned to the
Backup Browser funtion. Given that the new farm will be 5 servers
running Windows 2003 and MF XP-FR3 with 300 users and 2 published
applications, can I get away with using one of the production MF servers
as the DC?
Yes, 2 published apps and 5 app hosts. No problem.
Also, what about a backup DC?
This is set by the preference level in the zone tab in the properties of
the farm node. One Most preferred, one preferred, and the rest default
in a zone.
Does it work the same as the old MF 1.8 where you simply click a radio
button and now you have a backup DC?
See answer above
Thanks again for the advice!
Rob Slayden
24 Hour Fitness, Inc.
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