Hey guys
I need some assistance with preparing a proposal for a client that wants to deploy a new RDS server for their company.
They have around 41 users that would be using the system, there’s roughly 30 users that will be using applications like Revit AEC, Prokon and a few other design applications, the rest, including the design staff would then use basic applications like office.
I guess where I’m struggling at this point is that I’m unsure what hardware would be required, CPU, GPU, memory. I was thinking maybe AMD EPYC but then again the Threadripper seems like a better option due to the better performance, but then again how much support is there on a Threadripper platform for Windows Server 2022.
Another thing I’m wondering about is if RDS manages resource usage per user; if one user starts rendering a design would said user hog all system resources or would RDS manage this?
Your input would be greatly appreciated.
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I am going to follow this thread because I struggled some getting an RDS server set up correctly.
I am currently running a design program called MBS that about 10 users use. I am using Vendors > Scale Computing and their Hypervisor and these are my specs:
In your case you may need a GPU but double check on that.
Licensing can be a headache and to this day, I still don’t 100% understand it. I would for sure get with a solutions provider on that licenses if you haven’t already. It helps a lot.
I will keep following this thread and chime in when I can.
phildrew
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What are they using now? What are the bottlenecks in that system?
General guidance to get you started:
Does your client have an existing Windows Active Directory server in-place? If not, you’ll have to setup the Remote Desktop Server to use Per Device licensing if it’s only a Workgroup.
You want to install it on supported hardware like a Dell or HP server. Do not use gaming CPU’s. I recommend you set this up as a virtual machine. You can assign the VM multiple CPU cores and RAM, depending on the specs of the physical server. It sounds like you’re not very familiar with how RDS works. You may want to setup a test lab before taking on this task. You can download Windows Server trial version and install Remote Desktop Services for I think 90 days without licensing it.
Microsoft is also very picky on which version of Office you can install on a RDS server. It’s basically enterprise licensing.
And you mentioned Windows Server 2022 - which will be EOL in October, 2026. Why not Windows Server 2025?
Remote Desktop is a great product - If you know how to set it up properly
end of mainstream support which would be new features? doesn’t it still get security updates until end of extended support in 2031?
EDIT: my RDS servers are 2016 and I wasn’t planning on replacing them with later versions until the end of 2026.
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