[THIN] Re: Thin clients for multiple customers on one physical server?
- From: Greg Reese <gareese@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 08:21:56 +1200
This cold be done. I wouldn't call it easy but it's possible. There is also
some risk because if you don't set it up right, then yes, they will see the
other people's files and things. If you are not good/comfortable at setting
up GPO restrictions and managing profiles etc, then don't try this.
You are essentially setting yourself up as an ASP. I would make a domain
just for this purpose that is yours not theirs. Mail will be the tricky part
if you are using exchange. I don't think you need the entire citrix access
suite either. Presentation Server will give them a better experience and you
better control but plain terminal services would work. Almost all of the
challenge in this is going to be setting up the Windows domain and Active
Directory.
I would use load balancing and more than one server though. If you put them
all on one box and it goes down, you wil be pissing off both customers at
once.
Greg
On 10/23/05, Jay Banks <ccna@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> [I've already received a couple of answers to this -- thanks guys! -- but
> I was asked to resend it to this list instead of topica, where I joined
> that Thin list not knowing about this one at the time. So here it goes
> again, and thanks again for any help. -- Jay]
> My company has tasked me with coming up with a solution to host
> applications to multiple companies, using either MS Terminal Services
> (Remote Desktop) or Citrix, using one physical server.
>
> I have searched until I'm blue in the face, but the one thing I
> haven't been able to find out is this. If we had Citrix or MS Terminal
> Services with 10 CALs, could we host applications for company A (w/ 5
> CALs) and Company B (w/ 5 CALs) off of the same physical
> server...securely and without companies being able to view things they
> shouldn't be able to view, open each other's applications, or even see
> names in the Documents and Settings folder?
>
> Also, if it is possible, is it easy to deploy, offer a good user
> experience, and/or is the solution so difficult as to make it
> impractical for a company with a light IT department to deploy.
>
> I've been told multiple thing from a different Citrix salesmen, from
> no, to yes, to yes but only with the Citrix Access Suite ($20,000.00)
> and its included Citrix Access Gateway device. The other solutions I
> have been given is using one server with vmware virtual systems. But
> before I look into those, I would like a straight answer from someone
> about if a budget setup of Win Server 2003 or Win Server 2003 with
> Citrix will actually let multiple companies access one server in an
> application hosting environment.
>
> Personally, I have gone out of my way to plug Citrix, but I think my
> company is wanting to go with Terminal Services because it is cheaper.
> So an answer geared toward Terminal Services would be much
> appreciated, but if it is only possible by adding Citrix into the mix,
> then let me here comments on that as well.
>
> Any reply would be so greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jay Banks
>
>
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