Charlie and Steve:
I am with you on the size and resources of the new box, but not sure I understand
the logic of the licenses.
Does the SBS benefit of covering Server CALS for additional servers not apply
to Server 2008x in an SBS 2003 network?
Since there are 10 (or however many) new users connecting to the SBS domain,
will it not require 10 (or however many) new SBS licenses (again assuming
user CALs)
And, yes on the 35 TS CALs if all 25 original users and 10 new users are
going to use this app on the TS.
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issue so others may benefit
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> First question: Are you running Server 2k8 as a 32-bit or 64-bit
> version? If 64-bit, I'd recommend going to 2k8 R2 directly, since
> there are some enhancements in Terminal Services / Remote Desktop
> Services in R2. But R2 is 64-bit only - no 32-bit version.
>
> It's difficult to spec a server without knowing the size and resource
> requirements of the application itself. And it will also depend on
> whether you're running the application as a RemoteApp, or running a
> full desktop session.
>
> That being said, 10 concurrent TS RemoteApp users running 2-3 MS
> Office applications on Server 2k8 R2 should do fine on a quad-core,
> single CPU, server with 4-6GB of RAM. IOW, a pretty low end server
> these days. I would expect even running full desktop sessions that
> you'd be fine with that.
>
> Connectivity: If you're running full desktop sessions, I'd use Remote
> Web Workplace (RWW) rather than VPN. If you're running RemoteApp
> sessions, your options are a bit more limited in SBS 2003, but I'd
> probably set the new server up to also do TS Gateway (RD Gateway in
> R2). This would require forwarding 443 to the new server, or having it
> sit at a separate public IP address. Or use a VPN, but that adds its
> own overhead.
>
> Licenses: yes, you'll need 35 Server CALs for the new server. Plus 25
> TS CALs (assuming Per User).
>
> "Steve Schwab" <> wrote in
> message news:358412B0-AF58-4227-BA03-...
>
>> I have a SBS2003 network with 25 users. We have acquired a new
>> company and
>> want to allow about 10 remote users access to our mrp software. The
>> software
>> supports terminal services but all users (local and remote) must use
>> terminal
>> services if we switch to that.
>> I understand that I can join a Server 2008 member server to SBS2003
>> and
>> use
>> it as a terminal server. Since I haven't used terminal server before
>> I
>> have a
>> couple questions:
>> What kind of hardware is required for the terminal server? There will
>> be about 25 users sharing the application but only about 10 max
>> concurrently. Will that require a lot of horsepower?
>>
>> I have a Watchguard UTM with VPN capability. Should that be used to
>> connect
>> the remote user?
>> If we use Comcast as ISP with 6 megs down and 2 megs up on both ends,
>> will the remote user experience be OK with this bandwidth?
>>
>> I assume that I will need 10 more Cals for SBS2003 so the new remote
>> users
>> can log into the network. I also assume that I will need to buy 25 TS
>> Cals
>> for all users on the terminal server. Will I need Cals for the basic
>> server
>> 2008?
>> Thanks in advance for the help.
>> Stev
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