Wow talk about creating a SPF...... On 6/29/05, Steve Greenberg <steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > It is not really overkill because you will also need a license server, Web > interface and possibly a datastore server. It is always best to have a > dedicated data collector, in this case it can also be WI, licensing, metric > server, RM summary, run the consoles from this machine, etc.... > > > 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 8:23 AM > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [THIN] Re: New Citrix install > > Yes, 1 dedicated data collector. The server has already been purchased > for that purpose, so it's going to be used that way, even if it is > overkill. This farm will expand in the near future, adding another 2 > existing terminal servers (once they are converted over) with potential > for another 4 servers by end of year. We'll also end up with a totally > redundant site at a collocation. > > Datastore will sit on one of my SQL servers. > > We are publishing desktops for about a dozen users immediately, and then > it looks like we'll add on another 30-50 users within 2 months. They > use primarily Office 2003 and we have a few very light CPU/memory > intensive business applications. In the future, we'll be publishing > some apps via PNAgent or WI, again, low CPU and memory usage apps, but > this is after the farm expands. None of the applications we will use > require a lot of HDD space as they are all SQL backend based. > > Profiles will sit on a network storage server we already have. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Thin Man > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 11:07 AM > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [THIN] Re: New Citrix install > > Are you saying that you will have a PS4 server dedicated to only being > the data collector with no applications published? In that small of a > farm I doubt the need for a dedicated data collector. What type of > datastore do you intend to deploy? > > The way you partition the drives will depend heavily upon how you intend > to handle user profiles and what applications you are publishing. > > Cheers > > tm > > On 6/29/05, Evan Mann <emann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > I am finally getting the makings of a Citrix farm setup. We contacted > > > a local partner who recommended we have 1 machine dedicated to being > > the data collector and start with 2 application servers. The data > > collector is a Dell PE1850 with 2 HDD's in RAID1. The 2 app servers > > are Dell PE2850's with a 2+4 split backplane that I will run RAID1 for > > > the 2 drives and RAID5 with > > 3+hotspare for the 4 drives. All Drives are 146g. > > > > We are using our partner to actually install and secure Citrix because > > > of time constraints and the last time I used Citrix was MFXP FR2, but > > I have to load the machines with the OS. I'm looking for advice on > > the best way to partition these 3 machines. 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