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We currently have a TS box 2003 server users connect to it via windows xp RDP

or the TS web off the box if we add another TS box then box 1 failed can the

connection goes to box 2 sort of like fail over?

Guest Jeff Pitsch
Posted

Re: Adding 2nd TS server scenario?

 

No, Windows does not support hat scenario with terminal services. They can

be load balanced but not failover.

 

--

Jeff Pitsch

Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

 

"2K3" <2K3@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> We currently have a TS box 2003 server users connect to it via windows xp

> RDP

> or the TS web off the box if we add another TS box then box 1 failed can

> the

> connection goes to box 2 sort of like fail over?

>

>

Guest X-Fire
Posted

Re: Adding 2nd TS server scenario?

 

On Aug 13, 9:14 pm, 2K3 <2...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> We currently have a TS box 2003 server users connect to it via windows xp RDP

> or the TS web off the box if we add another TS box then box 1 failed can the

> connection goes to box 2 sort of like fail over?

 

I know two free solutions. One is Balance Project (http://www.inlab.de/

balance.html), that do load balance, failover or both (I use here with

1000 users currently between 10+ servers) or CrossRoads (crossroads.e-

tunity.com);

 

The Most Kind Regards,

 

Germano.

 

Porto Alegre - RS - Brazil.

Guest Vera Noest [MVP]
Posted

Re: Adding 2nd TS server scenario?

 

As Jeff said, you can load-balance Terminal Servers, but you cannot

have a failover solution, in the sense that if one server dies, all

existing user sessions are moved to another server.

That is impossible. When a server dies, existing user sessions die

with it. When those users try to reconnect, they can automatically

be sent to another server and there start a new session, but that

is not failover.

 

Documented here:

 

294926 - Considerations of Terminal Services on a Server Cluster

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=294926

 

_________________________________________________________

Vera Noest

MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

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

*----------- Please reply in newsgroup -------------*

 

X-Fire <saffier@gmail.com> wrote on 15 aug 2008:

> On Aug 13, 9:14 pm, 2K3 <2...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>> We currently have a TS box 2003 server users connect to it via

>> windows xp

> RDP

>> or the TS web off the box if we add another TS box then box 1

>> failed can

> the

>> connection goes to box 2 sort of like fail over?

>

> I know two free solutions. One is Balance Project

> (http://www.inlab.de/ balance.html), that do load balance,

> failover or both (I use here with 1000 users currently between

> 10+ servers) or CrossRoads (crossroads.e- tunity.com);

>

> The Most Kind Regards,

>

> Germano.

>

> Porto Alegre - RS - Brazil.

Guest X-Fire
Posted

Re: Adding 2nd TS server scenario?

 

On Aug 15, 10:28 am, "Vera Noest [MVP]" <Vera.No...@remove-

this.hem.utfors.se> wrote:

> As Jeff said, you can load-balance Terminal Servers, but you cannot

> have a failover solution, in the sense that if one server dies, all

> existing user sessions are moved to another server.

> That is impossible. When a server dies, existing user sessions die

> with it. When those users try to reconnect, they can automatically

> be sent to another server and there start a new session, but that

> is not failover.

>

> Documented here:

>

> 294926 - Considerations of Terminal Services on a Server Clusterhttp://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=294926

>

> _________________________________________________________

> Vera Noest

> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

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

> *----------- Please reply in newsgroup -------------*

 

Exactly. Following the meaning of the word, it´s not Failover, of the

session, but of the server, or group of servers. All depends of the

solution that our friend is looking for.

 

P.S.: Great Site Vera! Your site helped me a lot in my job during the

last 2 years :)

 

The Most Kind Regards,

 

Germano.

 

Porto Alegre - RS - Brazil

>

> X-Fire <saff...@gmail.com> wrote on 15 aug 2008:

>

> > On Aug 13, 9:14 pm, 2K3 <2...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> >> We currently have a TS box 2003 server users connect to it via

> >> windows xp

> >  RDP

> >> or the TS web off the box if we add another TS box then box 1

> >> failed can

> > the

> >> connection goes to box 2 sort of like fail over?

>

> > I know two free solutions. One is Balance Project

> > (http://www.inlab.de/balance.html), that do load balance,

> > failover or both (I use here with 1000 users currently between

> > 10+ servers) or CrossRoads (crossroads.e- tunity.com);

>

> > The Most Kind Regards,

>

> >    Germano.

>

> > Porto Alegre - RS - Brazil.

Posted

Re: Adding 2nd TS server scenario?

 

I currently have one TS server on 2k3 standard if I cluster I need to have to

built 2 new servers with 2k3 enterprise?

 

"Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

> As Jeff said, you can load-balance Terminal Servers, but you cannot

> have a failover solution, in the sense that if one server dies, all

> existing user sessions are moved to another server.

> That is impossible. When a server dies, existing user sessions die

> with it. When those users try to reconnect, they can automatically

> be sent to another server and there start a new session, but that

> is not failover.

>

> Documented here:

>

> 294926 - Considerations of Terminal Services on a Server Cluster

> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=294926

>

> _________________________________________________________

> Vera Noest

> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

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

> *----------- Please reply in newsgroup -------------*

>

> X-Fire <saffier@gmail.com> wrote on 15 aug 2008:

>

> > On Aug 13, 9:14 pm, 2K3 <2...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> >> We currently have a TS box 2003 server users connect to it via

> >> windows xp

> > RDP

> >> or the TS web off the box if we add another TS box then box 1

> >> failed can

> > the

> >> connection goes to box 2 sort of like fail over?

> >

> > I know two free solutions. One is Balance Project

> > (http://www.inlab.de/ balance.html), that do load balance,

> > failover or both (I use here with 1000 users currently between

> > 10+ servers) or CrossRoads (crossroads.e- tunity.com);

> >

> > The Most Kind Regards,

> >

> > Germano.

> >

> > Porto Alegre - RS - Brazil.

>

Posted

Re: Adding 2nd TS server scenario?

 

I have TS on 2k3 standard will this work if I add another sk3 standard?

 

 

 

 

"X-Fire" wrote:

> On Aug 13, 9:14 pm, 2K3 <2...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> > We currently have a TS box 2003 server users connect to it via windows xp RDP

> > or the TS web off the box if we add another TS box then box 1 failed can the

> > connection goes to box 2 sort of like fail over?

>

> I know two free solutions. One is Balance Project (http://www.inlab.de/

> balance.html), that do load balance, failover or both (I use here with

> 1000 users currently between 10+ servers) or CrossRoads (crossroads.e-

> tunity.com);

>

> The Most Kind Regards,

>

> Germano.

>

> Porto Alegre - RS - Brazil.

>

Guest Jeff Pitsch
Posted

Re: Adding 2nd TS server scenario?

 

You cannot cluster terminal servers.

 

--

Jeff Pitsch

Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

 

"2K3" <2K3@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:1D9D3F11-3C76-4854-BF99-01FF96FFD30D@microsoft.com...

>I currently have one TS server on 2k3 standard if I cluster I need to have

>to

> built 2 new servers with 2k3 enterprise?

>

> "Vera Noest [MVP]" wrote:

>

>> As Jeff said, you can load-balance Terminal Servers, but you cannot

>> have a failover solution, in the sense that if one server dies, all

>> existing user sessions are moved to another server.

>> That is impossible. When a server dies, existing user sessions die

>> with it. When those users try to reconnect, they can automatically

>> be sent to another server and there start a new session, but that

>> is not failover.

>>

>> Documented here:

>>

>> 294926 - Considerations of Terminal Services on a Server Cluster

>> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=294926

>>

>> _________________________________________________________

>> Vera Noest

>> MCSE, CCEA, Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server

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

>> *----------- Please reply in newsgroup -------------*

>>

>> X-Fire <saffier@gmail.com> wrote on 15 aug 2008:

>>

>> > On Aug 13, 9:14 pm, 2K3 <2...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>> >> We currently have a TS box 2003 server users connect to it via

>> >> windows xp

>> > RDP

>> >> or the TS web off the box if we add another TS box then box 1

>> >> failed can

>> > the

>> >> connection goes to box 2 sort of like fail over?

>> >

>> > I know two free solutions. One is Balance Project

>> > (http://www.inlab.de/ balance.html), that do load balance,

>> > failover or both (I use here with 1000 users currently between

>> > 10+ servers) or CrossRoads (crossroads.e- tunity.com);

>> >

>> > The Most Kind Regards,

>> >

>> > Germano.

>> >

>> > Porto Alegre - RS - Brazil.

>>

Guest X-Fire
Posted

Re: Adding 2nd TS server scenario?

 

On Aug 16, 1:11 am, 2K3 <2...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I have TS on 2k3 standard will this work if I add another sk3 standard?

>

> "X-Fire" wrote:

> > On Aug 13, 9:14 pm, 2K3 <2...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> > > We currently have a TS box 2003 server users connect to it via windows xp RDP

> > > or the TS web off the box if we add another TS box then box 1 failed can the

> > > connection goes to box 2 sort of like fail over?

>

> > I know two free solutions. One is Balance Project (http://www.inlab.de/

> > balance.html), that do load balance, failover or both (I use here with

> > 1000 users currently between 10+ servers) or CrossRoads (crossroads.e-

> > tunity.com);

>

> > The Most Kind Regards,

>

> >    Germano.

>

> > Porto Alegre - RS - Brazil.

 

 

Hello 2K3.

 

I think that´s best you describe exactly what you´d like to do, to

allow us to help you better. Some things you can do, other cannot. It

depends of what you need to do. The 2 solutions i passed to you are

independent of what you use, because they only do round robin load

balance or failover servers... if that´s what you need, you may

configure any type of OS behind this solution, because it redirect the

connection between the ip address/port that you configure.

 

The Most Kind Regards,

 

Germano

 

Porto Alegre - RS - Brazil.

Posted

Re: Adding 2nd TS server scenario?

 

I see i can't do a failover... well if a TS1 box broke then can the user type

TS2 then get same settings... on the backup box? that will do it

 

Thanks

 

 

 

"X-Fire" wrote:

> On Aug 16, 1:11 am, 2K3 <2...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> > I have TS on 2k3 standard will this work if I add another sk3 standard?

> >

> > "X-Fire" wrote:

> > > On Aug 13, 9:14 pm, 2K3 <2...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> > > > We currently have a TS box 2003 server users connect to it via windows xp RDP

> > > > or the TS web off the box if we add another TS box then box 1 failed can the

> > > > connection goes to box 2 sort of like fail over?

> >

> > > I know two free solutions. One is Balance Project (http://www.inlab.de/

> > > balance.html), that do load balance, failover or both (I use here with

> > > 1000 users currently between 10+ servers) or CrossRoads (crossroads.e-

> > > tunity.com);

> >

> > > The Most Kind Regards,

> >

> > > Germano.

> >

> > > Porto Alegre - RS - Brazil.

>

>

> Hello 2K3.

>

> I think that´s best you describe exactly what you´d like to do, to

> allow us to help you better. Some things you can do, other cannot. It

> depends of what you need to do. The 2 solutions i passed to you are

> independent of what you use, because they only do round robin load

> balance or failover servers... if that´s what you need, you may

> configure any type of OS behind this solution, because it redirect the

> connection between the ip address/port that you configure.

>

> The Most Kind Regards,

>

> Germano

>

> Porto Alegre - RS - Brazil.

>

Guest Jeff Pitsch
Posted

Re: Adding 2nd TS server scenario?

 

If you are using roaming profiles then yes. Otherwise they get a new

profile and they start over with default settings. Depending on the

application this may or may not matter.

 

--

Jeff Pitsch

Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

 

"2K3" <2K3@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:601FE1A8-5241-4906-A10D-3719E880DC74@microsoft.com...

>I see i can't do a failover... well if a TS1 box broke then can the user

>type

> TS2 then get same settings... on the backup box? that will do it

>

> Thanks

>

>

>

> "X-Fire" wrote:

>

>> On Aug 16, 1:11 am, 2K3 <2...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>> > I have TS on 2k3 standard will this work if I add another sk3 standard?

>> >

>> > "X-Fire" wrote:

>> > > On Aug 13, 9:14 pm, 2K3 <2...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>> > > > We currently have a TS box 2003 server users connect to it via

>> > > > windows xp RDP

>> > > > or the TS web off the box if we add another TS box then box 1

>> > > > failed can the

>> > > > connection goes to box 2 sort of like fail over?

>> >

>> > > I know two free solutions. One is Balance Project

>> > > (http://www.inlab.de/

>> > > balance.html), that do load balance, failover or both (I use here

>> > > with

>> > > 1000 users currently between 10+ servers) or CrossRoads

>> > > (crossroads.e-

>> > > tunity.com);

>> >

>> > > The Most Kind Regards,

>> >

>> > > Germano.

>> >

>> > > Porto Alegre - RS - Brazil.

>>

>>

>> Hello 2K3.

>>

>> I think that´s best you describe exactly what you´d like to do, to

>> allow us to help you better. Some things you can do, other cannot. It

>> depends of what you need to do. The 2 solutions i passed to you are

>> independent of what you use, because they only do round robin load

>> balance or failover servers... if that´s what you need, you may

>> configure any type of OS behind this solution, because it redirect the

>> connection between the ip address/port that you configure.

>>

>> The Most Kind Regards,

>>

>> Germano

>>

>> Porto Alegre - RS - Brazil.

>>

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