Question(s) - TS Application installation & licensing

[compsosinc@gmail.com]

We currently have a Windows 2003 Server Std Edition as our DC that has
our Pervasive-SQL -based accounting application (Server/Client-based)
installed on it and is the data store for it. Current, 15 local XP
clients with the application locally installed on them, login to the
DC.

We are setting up a remote location for WYSE thin-clients (app cannot
be installed locally) to access this application and use the Internet.
We have (2) options presented to us for making this happen and I am
making sure we understand what will need to happen in either case with
regards to the use/installation of the accounting app & TS client
licensing.

First Option:

1. Install TS on our DC (I know, not recommended) and have the (10)
remotes login to the TS.
2. Purchase (10) TS Per-Device CALs
3. Local clients continue to login to the DC as they have been. The
Thin-clients (app not installed locally) would access the application
on the TS.

Second Option:

1. Purchase a second server to be used as the TS.
2. Same as above
3. Same as above

Question(s):

With Option 1, will the accounting application have to be uninstalled
from the DC and reinstalled in "install mode" on the TS? Or do we
just install the application in "install mode" on the TS as if we were
setting up Option2? I assume we do the latter.

 

[Bart Van Vugt]

RE: Question(s) - TS Application installation & licensing

Probably with option 1 you'll have to reinstall the application in install
mode. If using option 2, just an install (in install mode) has to be done on
the TS. I prefer to go for option2 because TS on DC is unsupported and also a
security risk.

"compsosinc@gmail.com" wrote:

> We currently have a Windows 2003 Server Std Edition as our DC that has
> our Pervasive-SQL -based accounting application (Server/Client-based)
> installed on it and is the data store for it. Current, 15 local XP
> clients with the application locally installed on them, login to the
> DC.
>
> We are setting up a remote location for WYSE thin-clients (app cannot
> be installed locally) to access this application and use the Internet.
> We have (2) options presented to us for making this happen and I am
> making sure we understand what will need to happen in either case with
> regards to the use/installation of the accounting app & TS client
> licensing.
>
> First Option:
>
> 1. Install TS on our DC (I know, not recommended) and have the (10)
> remotes login to the TS.
> 2. Purchase (10) TS Per-Device CALs
> 3. Local clients continue to login to the DC as they have been. The
> Thin-clients (app not installed locally) would access the application
> on the TS.
>
> Second Option:
>
> 1. Purchase a second server to be used as the TS.
> 2. Same as above
> 3. Same as above
>
> Question(s):
>
> With Option 1, will the accounting application have to be uninstalled
> from the DC and reinstalled in "install mode" on the TS? Or do we
> just install the application in "install mode" on the TS as if we were
> setting up Option2? I assume we do the latter.
>
>