So, we want to implement a some thin clients on our network to access a remote server to run their applications.
Our network configuration is pretty simply. Single facility and a flat
network. We have about 60 - 70 devices on our network and envision that
we can get about 30 of the workstations to be thin clients over the
next 24 months (or so). We have only one
tech, and limited funds, so we need to look for a solution that is
economical and ease to manage and easy for our users.
Almost all workstations are running Windows 7 at this time. We want to
maintain our user experience at the Windows 7 level for all workstations
and RDP clients until we have appropriate resources to make the leap to
a more recent OS. for the end user devices.
We have a Virtual Host server that we envision creating a new virtual
machine on to support the Remote Server. Because of the reasons
identified above, we are leaning towards using Windows Remote Desktop
Services on the Virtual machine to provide the terminal
server for our users. We are open to suggestions on this, but any
solution needs to meet the needs above.
Assuming that we do deploy a Virtual Machine on the host to support
terminal services and that we use Remote Desktop Services to provide the
terminal server functionality, what operating system should we deploy
on the terminal server. Remember, that the user
experience must stay at Windows 7 for the time being. Ideally, we
would like to have the latest / greatest OS on the terminal server, but
we need to keep the user experience at Windows 7 level.
From my readings, it looks like if we deploy Windows 7 OS on the
terminal server, then the user experience will be Windows 7. If we
deploy Windows Server 2008 or Server 2012, I believe the user experience
will be at that level, so that is not what we want. If we can deploy Server 2012 on the terminal server and keep the user experience at the Windows 7 level, that would be ideal and I could use some documentation on how to do that.
Thanks for any help. Trying to make sure we get off on the right foot on this move.
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