Chapter 6. Terminal Server Hardware Planning

The Assessment Process

Two of the most common questions I receive from people interested in implementing Terminal Server are

  • How many users can I expect to run on a single server?

  • What are the server requirements in order to support x number of users (where x might be 20, 50, 100, 400, or more)?

Unfortunately, there’s no easy answer to either question—for a number of reasons. Some of those reasons are the following:

  • Your server requirements will be influenced heavily by the applications you plan to implement—Server requirements for running Microsoft Word by itself are very different from those required for concurrently running Word, Excel, SAPGui, and a custom-developed client/server application. Different ...

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