[THIN] Re: Mixing TS profile OSes
- From: "Walter, Chris" <christopher.walter@xxxxxxx>
- To: "'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2005 13:49:54 -0500
I wouldn't say it is not an efficient solution. It is efficient time wise,
all I have to do is copy a host file, it is not the best cost efficient
solution having to have more then one profile server. It worked for me
because having NT4 was temporary until my transition from NT4 to 2003 was
complete.
Chris
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Joe Shonk
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 12:49 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Mixing TS profile OSes
Basically, he saying is on different TS servers he has a host file entry
that points to a corresponding files server where the profiles are located.
It will work, but if very inefficient compared to other solutions that can
accomplish this.
Joe
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Matthew Shrewsbury
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 6:26 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Mixing TS profile OSes
Can you explain this a little more? I've never heard of using a host file to
load a local profile.
Matthew Shrewsbury, MCSE+Internet MCSE 2000 CCA Server+
Senior Network Administrator
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Walter, Chris
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 4:55 PM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] Re: Mixing TS profile OSes
If you have a parent company that controls your domain or if it is a lot of
work to change all of your users profile paths you can also use a host file
on the Metaframe servers. The only catch is if your profile server is
Windows 2003 you need to set the registry key DisableStrictNameChecking = 1.
I prefer the hostfile method actually and have a profile server at each
location where I have a Metaframe server farm. This way I am not loading
profiles over the WAN, however I use Mandatory profiles so I don't have to
worry about profiles being different from server to server. I also point my
Terminal server home directory to the same server so it does not have to go
over the WAN as well.
Chris
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Rick Mack
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 4:04 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Mixing TS profile OSes
Hi Matthew,
I've had someinteresting issues with mixed (TSE <> 2003) profiles. They
never caused a problem on the 2003 systems but every now and then a 2003
profile on TSE would just break explorer (100% cpu).
We ended up using a combination of roaming profiles with a variable in the
profile location that kept the profiles separate, and using the flex profile
kit to migrate application settings between the two environments.
Nowadays I'd get the customer to use flex profiles.
regards,
Rick
Ulrich Mack
Volante Systems
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-----Original Message-----
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Matthew Shrewsbury
Sent: Thursday, 3 November 2005 5:06 AM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Mixing TS profile OSes
Interesting, if all the apps are the same on each server you think the OS
can be different and it will still work?
Thanks for the info!
Matthew Shrewsbury, MCSE+Internet MCSE 2000 CCA Server+
Senior Network Administrator
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Jay Moock
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 1:40 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Re: Mixing TS profile OSes
We were roaming between NT4, 2k, and 2k3 at one time with minimal issues.
The biggest issues that we did encounter were mainly application oriented.
For example, if a NT4 user who had an OL 98 config opened OL2k3 on a W2k3
server then if the logged back into a NT4 TS then OL98 wouldn't work right
anymore because of changes that OL2k3 made.
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From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Matthew Shrewsbury
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 1:14 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] Mixing TS profile OSes
I have not been able to find a document explaining if any the problems that
can occur when mixing TS profiles with different OSes. For example if a user
has a TS roaming profile and logs into both a W2K and W2K3 server will the
profile be corrupted or cause problems?
Matthew Shrewsbury, MCSE+Internet MCSE 2000 CCA Server+
Senior Network Administrator
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