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| I have a colleague who is looking to implement a terminal server solution | to push out a custom database application, open office and email to 300 | remote users. | | He mentioned that his organization was looking at using three W2K3 servers | - dual xeon 2Ghz, 2 GB RAM as the terminal servers. I told him that I was | skeptical that 3 servers would be able to handle the load of 300 users - | with good probability that atleast once a week all 300 users will be | simultaneously using the servers. | | Any advice ... load calculations ... rules of thumb ... etc???
I haven't used much in the way of terminal services, but I have been doing some research lately. Of course, that research was into the Linux Terminal Server Project so it may not apply directly. Take all of this with a heavy grain of salt:
That setup sounds underpowered by at least half, especially on the memory end. Also, what kind of hard drives was he planning on using? I/O access is a major bottleneck.
Hopefully someone with more direct knowledge will chime in, I'd like to know the answer to that one myself.
- -- Chris Berry chris_berry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Systems Administrator JM Associates & Coast Business Service
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