Right, but if you have several remote sites in the US with a total of 150 users connected via site T1's to one Exchange server in Toronto (Canada)? Cached mode is pretty much necessary.
...D On 2/3/06, Navroz Shariff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would highly discourage against using cached mode for roaming > profiles. Just imagine the network resources they would be hogging up > when they log onto a different computer and not to mention HDD space. We > definitely have disable cached mode for roaming profiles. > > -Nav > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Danny > Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 3:43 PM > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] OT: Roaming Profiles > > I agree... but what about OST files - Outlook cached mode. Is anyone > excluding the OST from the roaming profile? If so, a new OST will need > to be downloaded at each computer the user logs into. Most are > 100-300MB. Which is the lesser evil. :) > > ...D > > On 2/3/06, Thommes, Michael M. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > As just another piece of this, users sometimes just throw stuff on > > their "desktop" since they don't know any better or because that might > > > be the first location that shows up during a save operation. The > > desktop is obviously included as part of the profile, leading to > bloated sizes. > > > > > > > > Mike Thommes > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Molkentin, > > Steve > > Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 8:45 AM > > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Roaming Profiles > > > > > > > > I too am a fan of local profile, but I do not think that directly > > addresses Frank's issues... > > > > > > > > A couple of jobs ago at a school we used roaming profiles exclusively > > - made sense in our scenario. There was still at least 3-4 staff on a > > bad day that needed their profile reconfig-ed (all students used a > mandatory profile). > > Bottom line - use GPO's to limit the size of the user "dumping" > > grounds, and/or redirect them. It's amazing how your profile shrink > > dramatically when you don't allow users to store their files as a part > > > of their profile, you don't copy their IE cache, and redirect a couple > of other folders. > > > > > > > > I feel for you Frank, as with users with profiles in excess of, say, > > 20 MB - with your links speeds, I am amazed that you do not experience > > > more problems (but then I am sure it is only the ones that moves sites > > > that cause the issues... give them a laptop and make them have local > > profiles!). ;) > > > > > > > > My $0.02 inc GST... > > > > > > > > themolk. > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Krenceski, > > William > > Sent: Friday, 3 February 2006 10:54 PM > > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] OT: Roaming Profiles > > > > I personally avoid roaming and mandatory roaming like the plague. One > > thing you can do is create a DFS Root for the profiles of the users > > that move around replicate to all of the sites that they visit. I > > would not recommend doing it for everyone else. I would actually stop > > using roaming for everyone else that does not roam. there are many > > alternatives to roaming using Group Policies because no matter how you > > > look at it you are slowing down the user logon and the network > especially with that many users. > > > > > > > > JMTC > > > > > > > > Bill > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Frank > > Abagnale > > Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 4:51 AM > > To: Active > > Subject: [ActiveDir] OT: Roaming Profiles > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I have a question regarding Roaming Profiles. Our environment > > currently have 3500 users which are all roaming profile enabled. Their > > > profiles are stored on the local site server. We have approx 56 sites > > which are all linked by 256-1mb lines. > > > > > > I like the concept of roaming profiles, however some of our users have > > > profiles ranging from 5mb - 200mb, some even with 1GB profiles. > > > > > > Because alot of our users log on to different computers at different > > sites, we are finding issues with corrupted profiles and logon speeds. > > > On a few occasions, where a user has been added to a group, the > > permissions assign to this group are not shown when the users is > > logged back on. Deleting the profile and recreating fixes this issue > > but it's quite a time consuming effort. > > > > > > How does everyone deal with roaming profiles if used? sometimes there > > are instances where users just want to logon to the PC without their > > roaming profile so they can remote desktop to their PC. In this > > situation they have to take their profile across which can take > > forever depending on the size of profile and link. > > > > > > Any creative ideas? how about using DFS to store the profiles? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Frank > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. > > > > Confidentiality Notice: The information contained in this message may > > be legally privileged and confidential information intended only for > > the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this > > > message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent > > responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, you are hereby > > notified that any release, dissemination, distribution, or copying of > > this communication is strictly prohibited. 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