RE: Integrated xSeries w/Citrix

I'd go to the Citrix web site and check on the latest info there.

Terminal services creates a "virtual PC" session (for lack of better words)
when you connect.  You have access to the applications as though they were
installed in that virtual session so you get a "unique" copy.  You can have
hundreds of Citrix users using the MS Office products, for example, even
though you only installed one copy of Office in "Application Install" mode.
However, even though you install once, our friends in Redmond aren't foolish
enough to let you buy just one copy of office and "share" it through
terminal services.  You still have to have legitimate licenses for each
potential user in terminal services.  There are some applications that
cannot be run in a terminal services session as well.  The MS website has
more on that.

You'll need to configure your xSeries to have enough memory and CPU to
handle the concurrent users and Citrix and MS have tools to help you plan
for the number of users you anticipate.

I don't monitor the PC list but they may have some info on terminal services
and Citrix over there.

The biggest savings in terminal services is administration.  You install one
copy of each application and only have to maintain one copy.  Cost/ benefit
on the costs of licenses and hardware to run terminal services vs individual
PC's will be up to you to decide.

Pete Helgren


> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces+pete=valadd.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces+pete=valadd.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> Jeff Crosby
> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 1:19 PM
> To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
> Subject: RE: Integrated xSeries w/Citrix
>
>
> > Citrix is a great idea and worked well for us on our
> > integrated xSeries.
>
> > Citrix allows non-Windows clients to connect to a terminal
> > server box and has some easier to manage drive and printer
> > mapping services.
>
> Where can I learn more about Citrix and how to set this up?  The attached
> clients can all have access to MS Office concurrently?  How many
> users at a
> time?  Where do I begin?  Talk to a good BP?
>
> --
> Jeff Crosby
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