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max connections for a terminal server

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by hcbraj

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Hi,

I would like to know how many computers a windows 2000 terminal server can handle without deteriorating the performance.

The users of this terminal server are "Structured Task Users".

The configuration of the server is
Dell Pentium 3 dual processor
2gb memory
120 Gb Raid Hard disks

Thanx

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by leon_guerrero

Here is an article on Capacity Planning for TS at Microsofts site:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/win2kts/maintain/optimize/w2ktsscl.asp

We have a Dell Poweredge 2600 running Dual Pentium III 1.13GHZ, 4GB RAM, ~180GB Raid 1+5. We have 60 concurrent users on at any one time. A typical users has multiple word and excel files open, Outlook, IE, and our CRM package all running at the same time. Memory usage never goes above 40-50% and Processor is at 40-60%.

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