[AccessD] Virtualization

Hi Rocky,

Though not Citrix, I have a FE/BE database (mdb, not mde) installed on a
Windows Terminal Server environment with around 25 concurrent users.  I keep
a separate FE for each user.  The one problem we ran across early on was
that unless the BE and FE were on the same physical device we had BE
corruption issues.  TS seemed to have file locking trouble between physical
devices.  Once we put both on the same physical drive we have run smoothly
for several years.  

My client is considering a move to Citrix, so I too would be interested in
the experience of others.

Jennifer

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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at
Beach Access Software
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 9:42 AM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: [AccessD] Virtualization

 D ear List:

 
I had a dealer in Belgium note that virtualization is a big buzz word now
and wondered how E-Z-MRP would do in that environment.  I wrote back that I
didn't know what aspect of virtualization he was thinking of in regard to
E-Z-MRP.  So he wrote back:
 
"Re per virtualization... I'm just wondering, as I read E-Z-MRP can be setup
as 'client-server', if the program is installed on a server, if there is a
possibility to use thin clients to act as 'clients' and further, if the
application can be installed on a Citrix server and be distributed and
accessed as a 'published application'."
 
E-Z-MRP is a straightforward FE/BE app with an mde on the front end and an
mdb on the back end.
 
How does this fare under Citrix?  It would seem to be OK under a thin client
setup except that it seems to me that would mean a lot more traffic over the
wire.  
 
What should I tell him?
 
MTIA
 
Rocky
 



	
	
 

Rocky Smolin

Beach Access Software

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