Load Balancing two Terminal Servers

[Guest ChrisRob]

Hello everyone,

 

I currently am load balancing two windows server 2003 enterprise edition

terminal server using DNS round robin. I notice that one of my servers tends

to have more traffic. Probably becuase it's the original TS and people are

still using their old RDP shortcut. We are a small company so free is ideal,

but is there a better way or any other suggestions to help even this out?

Thanks in adance for your expertise.

 

Thank you,

Chris

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Load Balancing two Terminal Servers

 

You can use WLB:

 

243523 - Using Terminal Server with Windows Load Balancing Service

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=243523

 

Since your servers are running Enterprise Edition, you can also use

Session Directory:

 

301926 - Overview of the Session Directory Technology in Terminal

Services

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=301926

 

Session Directory and Load Balancing Using Terminal Server White

Paper

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/sessio

ndirectory.mspx

_________________________________________________________

Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

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=?Utf-8?B?Q2hyaXNSb2I=?= <ChrisRob@discussions.microsoft.com>

wrote on 15 jul 2008 in

microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Hello everyone,

>

> I currently am load balancing two windows server 2003 enterprise

> edition terminal server using DNS round robin. I notice that one

> of my servers tends to have more traffic. Probably becuase it's

> the original TS and people are still using their old RDP

> shortcut. We are a small company so free is ideal, but is there

> a better way or any other suggestions to help even this out?

> Thanks in adance for your expertise.

>

> Thank you,

> Chris

[Guest ChrisRob]

Re: Load Balancing two Terminal Servers

 

Well, i made a mistake, one of my servers is running 2003 standard. Am I able

to upgrade/crossgrade to enterprise?

 

"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> You can use WLB:

>

> 243523 - Using Terminal Server with Windows Load Balancing Service

> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=243523

>

> Since your servers are running Enterprise Edition, you can also use

> Session Directory:

>

> 301926 - Overview of the Session Directory Technology in Terminal

> Services

> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=301926

>

> Session Directory and Load Balancing Using Terminal Server White

> Paper

> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/sessio

> ndirectory.mspx

> _________________________________________________________

> Vera Noest

> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>

> =?Utf-8?B?Q2hyaXNSb2I=?= <ChrisRob@discussions.microsoft.com>

> wrote on 15 jul 2008 in

> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>

> > Hello everyone,

> >

> > I currently am load balancing two windows server 2003 enterprise

> > edition terminal server using DNS round robin. I notice that one

> > of my servers tends to have more traffic. Probably becuase it's

> > the original TS and people are still using their old RDP

> > shortcut. We are a small company so free is ideal, but is there

> > a better way or any other suggestions to help even this out?

> > Thanks in adance for your expertise.

> >

> > Thank you,

> > Chris

>

[Guest Vera Noest [MVP]]

Re: Load Balancing two Terminal Servers

 

I'm not sure, I believe that you would need to install the server

from scratch.

But you can use WLB with any version of the OS.

_________________________________________________________

Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

 

=?Utf-8?B?Q2hyaXNSb2I=?= <ChrisRob@discussions.microsoft.com>

wrote on 17 jul 2008 in

microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> Well, i made a mistake, one of my servers is running 2003

> standard. Am I able to upgrade/crossgrade to enterprise?

>

> "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

>

>> You can use WLB:

>>

>> 243523 - Using Terminal Server with Windows Load Balancing

>> Service http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=243523

>>

>> Since your servers are running Enterprise Edition, you can also

>> use Session Directory:

>>

>> 301926 - Overview of the Session Directory Technology in

>> Terminal Services

>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=301926

>>

>> Session Directory and Load Balancing Using Terminal Server

>> White Paper

>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/ses

>> sio ndirectory.mspx

>> _________________________________________________________

>> Vera Noest

>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

>> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

>> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>>

>> =?Utf-8?B?Q2hyaXNSb2I=?= <ChrisRob@discussions.microsoft.com>

>> wrote on 15 jul 2008 in

>> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>>

>> > Hello everyone,

>> >

>> > I currently am load balancing two windows server 2003

>> > enterprise edition terminal server using DNS round robin. I

>> > notice that one of my servers tends to have more traffic.

>> > Probably becuase it's the original TS and people are still

>> > using their old RDP shortcut. We are a small company so free

>> > is ideal, but is there a better way or any other suggestions

>> > to help even this out? Thanks in adance for your expertise.

>> >

>> > Thank you,

>> > Chris

[Guest ChrisRob]

Re: Load Balancing two Terminal Servers

 

Thanks Vera, I appreciate your help.

 

"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> I'm not sure, I believe that you would need to install the server

> from scratch.

> But you can use WLB with any version of the OS.

> _________________________________________________________

> Vera Noest

> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

>

> =?Utf-8?B?Q2hyaXNSb2I=?= <ChrisRob@discussions.microsoft.com>

> wrote on 17 jul 2008 in

> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

>

> > Well, i made a mistake, one of my servers is running 2003

> > standard. Am I able to upgrade/crossgrade to enterprise?

> >

> > "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> >

> >> You can use WLB:

> >>

> >> 243523 - Using Terminal Server with Windows Load Balancing

> >> Service http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=243523

> >>

> >> Since your servers are running Enterprise Edition, you can also

> >> use Session Directory:

> >>

> >> 301926 - Overview of the Session Directory Technology in

> >> Terminal Services

> >> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=301926

> >>

> >> Session Directory and Load Balancing Using Terminal Server

> >> White Paper

> >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/ses

> >> sio ndirectory.mspx

> >> _________________________________________________________

> >> Vera Noest

> >> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

> >> TS troubleshooting: http://ts.veranoest.net

> >> ___ please respond in newsgroup, NOT by private email ___

> >>

> >> =?Utf-8?B?Q2hyaXNSb2I=?= <ChrisRob@discussions.microsoft.com>

> >> wrote on 15 jul 2008 in

> >> microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services:

> >>

> >> > Hello everyone,

> >> >

> >> > I currently am load balancing two windows server 2003

> >> > enterprise edition terminal server using DNS round robin. I

> >> > notice that one of my servers tends to have more traffic.

> >> > Probably becuase it's the original TS and people are still

> >> > using their old RDP shortcut. We are a small company so free

> >> > is ideal, but is there a better way or any other suggestions

> >> > to help even this out? Thanks in adance for your expertise.

> >> >

> >> > Thank you,

> >> > Chris

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