Good question, I'm just asking the question. -----Original Message----- From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Braebaum, Neil Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 10:58 AM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: Load balancing and such Thing is, though, it's (CPS) perception of least utilised is based on the load evaluators and the machine being contactable. It (a server) having some (perhaps slightly unusual) problem or issue with being partially available, is a tad tricky to detect. Given how this sort of thing is currently evaluated, how would you propose that such issues could be detected in software? Neil > -----Original Message----- > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Beckett, William > (Bill) > Sent: 06 December 2007 15:52 > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [THIN] Re: Load balancing and such > > Right, I get that. I guess I'm saying/asking that Citrix is smart but > not THAT smart right? I mean it's going to load balance to least > utilized even if that server is one having issues. I realize that the > server in question needs to be tended to. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Braebaum, Neil > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 10:44 AM > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [THIN] Re: Load balancing and such > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > > bbeckett2000@xxxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: 06 December 2007 15:40 > > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [THIN] Load balancing and such > > > > Ok this is really a newbie-ish type of question so I apologize up > > front. > > > > We are running PS 4.0 on Windows 2003 servers. Published apps, > > published desktops and other desktops connections are all > used. With > > published apps, load balancing is of course used. What if a > particular > > > server in a group of say 6 is having some type of connection issue. > > Regardless of the actual issue, be it hardware, network, memory, > > really anything that prevents a client from establishing a session > > with a particular server, we'll call it Server A. > > > > Server A is having some type of problem so it has the least > number of > > users on it. So I launch a published app and the load balancing is > > going to try to connect me to Server A as it is being used > the least, > > correct or incorrect? > > Well you certainly can have issues with servers that show low loading > by merit of the load evaluators used, but are actually suffering from > some technical issue. Such that sessions may not start, users may get > connection errors, blank screen, or such. > > In the absence of this not being detected by whatever monitoring in > place, it's good hints that there is a server that requires your > attention! ;-) > > Neil ************************************************************************ ***** This email and its attachments are confidential and are intended for the above named recipient only. If this has come to you in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this email from your system. You must take no action based on this, nor must you copy or disclose it or any part of its contents to any person or organisation. Statements and opinions contained in this email may not necessarily represent those of Littlewoods Shop Direct Group Limited or its subsidiaries. Please note that email communications may be monitored. The registered office of Littlewoods Shop Direct Group Limited is 1st Floor, Skyways House, Speke Road, Speke, Liverpool, L70 1AB, registered number 5059352 ************************************************************************ ***** This message has been scanned for viruses by BlackSpider MailControl - www.blackspider.com ************************************************ For Archives, RSS, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: //www.freelists.org/list/thin ************************************************ ************************************************ For Archives, RSS, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: //www.freelists.org/list/thin ************************************************