[THIN] Re: New Citrix install

  • From: Jeff Pitsch <jepitsch@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 13:06:28 -0400

RAID uses shared spindles so it doesn't really matter in that type of
environment.

Jeff Pitsch

On 6/29/05, Steve Greenberg <steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> A common best practice, when resources allow, is to have the system drive on
> it's own spindles (i.e. mirrored) and then a separate spindle/drive for
> pagefile. When there is a large amount of printing and/or very large spool
> files, it is beneficial to redirect the print spool to it's own spindle as
> well.
> 
> If you don't have such separate drives and no outrageous printing
> requirement, you could just create a C drive partition for system and D for
> pagefile across the disks you have available.
> 
> There are many ways, but there are my favorites this month..........
> 
> Steve Greenberg
> Thin Client Computing
> 34522 N. Scottsdale Rd D8453
> Scottsdale, AZ 85262
> (602) 432-8649
> www.thinclient.net
> steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Evan Mann
> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 9:39 AM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: New Citrix install
> 
> Ok, so it's evident some people think it's a complete waste of money and
> my partner is full of morons, but we tend to lean towards overkill if we
> can.  Another $5k doesn't break the bank, and even if I never grow into
> it, I'm not doing anything bad by having a dedicated data collector,
> just spending some extra cash.
> 
> Now back to my original question, what is the recommendation for
> partitioning.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Steve Greenberg
> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 12:21 PM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: New Citrix install
> 
> 
> Yeah, I think some of you guys must be suffering from resource
> deprivation out their!!  :)
> 
> Not only can it take on these additional roles, but in a pinch it could
> serve apps, then you have N+2 redundancy, how is that bad?
> 
> Steve Greenberg
> Thin Client Computing
> 34522 N. Scottsdale Rd D8453
> Scottsdale, AZ 85262
> (602) 432-8649
> www.thinclient.net
> steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Braebaum, Neil
> Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 8:58 AM
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: New Citrix install
> 
> Harsh.
> 
> There's nothing idiotic about this. Perhaps a little on the generous
> side, but there's mileage in dedicating a machine for non-TS activity
> for a Citrix farm - even if the farm is fairly small in number of
> servers.
> 
> The data-collector could also be a WI server, and perhaps host the
> datastore, too.
> 
> Neil
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of pwalley
> > Sent: 29 June 2005 16:55
> > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [THIN] Re: New Citrix install
> >
> > amen to what bob said.
> >
> > On 6/29/05, Bob <bobmails@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > If I were you... I'd be very nervous about depending on
> > this "partner"
> > > to install/configure Citrix.  If they can recommend something as
> > > idiotic as a dedicated data-collector for a maximum 8 server farm,
> > > they are capable of more dire idiocies.  careful
> 
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