XenApp 6.5 will use the "new" drain modes. Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com<http://www.carlwebster.com/>
From: James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 7:12 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Speaking of RDS.......... That's interesting. Disables new logons only, cool. Better than the old "Disable login" available on the Citrix console, as that stops disconnected users getting on also. On 18 August 2011 00:18, Webster <webs...@carlwebster.com<mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com>> wrote: If you are on Server 2008 or Server 2008 R2, you have the new "drain mode". http://blogs.technet.com/b/askperf/archive/2007/08/10/windows-server-2008-terminal-services-server-drain-mode.aspx Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com<http://www.carlwebster.com/> From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:mich...@smithcons.com<mailto:mich...@smithcons.com>] Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 6:11 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Speaking of RDS.......... How many TS/RDS servers do you have? Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Richard Stovall [mailto:rich...@gmail.com]<mailto:[mailto:rich...@gmail.com]> Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 7:07 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Speaking of RDS.......... I'm in the habit of kicking everyone off, disabling the connection, and manually changing to install mode. When I'm finished with whatever it is I'm doing, including updates and patches for software from any vendor, I reboot then back out the config changes. On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 6:55 PM, Webster <webs...@carlwebster.com<mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com>> wrote: Windows updates are TS/RDS aware. Best Practice is NO users, except the admin doing the install, should be logged in OR have ANY sessions (connected or disconnected) on the server having software or updates installed. Why? /install monitor file system and registry activity to see what needs to be placed in either All Users or in the shadow registry keys. If users are logged in (connected with a session ID) and are running software, then the /Install process is monitoring THEIR activity along with what the admin is installing. Bad news. Bad boy. Don't do that or I will send you to the corner with no beer for a month! Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com<http://www.carlwebster.com/> From: Dean Cunningham [mailto:dean.cunning...@gmail.com<mailto:dean.cunning...@gmail.com>] Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 5:49 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Speaking of RDS.......... Ta, The problem is, I am just in the throws of installing IBM client access V7R1 and I installed the MS products (.net framework and C++ 2005 redistributable) without changing the mode.(basically assuming if it is a MSproduct it should know about TS/RDS) I then installed the IBM product (I use the control panel/programs/install application on desktop process) and it just never finishes (the windows installer co-ordinator never completes) and a few errors in the event log Activation context generation failed for "C:\Program Files (x86)\IBM\Client Access\cwbunnav.exe". Dependent Assembly Microsoft.VC80.MFC,processorArchitecture="x86",publicKeyToken="1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b",type="win32",version="8.0.50727.4053" could not be found. Please use sxstrace.exe for detailed diagnosis Uninstalling the MS products and reinstalling them has made the errors go away, but will the co-ordinator wont complete (we are talking waiting an hour or so before cancelling the install) The thing is , the .net product will get its updates via auto update (as may the C++ product) and will windows update install the updates TS/RDS aware??? who knows.... On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 10:29 AM, Webster <webs...@carlwebster.com<mailto:webs...@carlwebster.com>> wrote: If software installers are built to Microsoft programming standards, the installer should detect it is running on a TS/RDS server and automatically switch in and out of install mode (not admin mode). I still prefer to manually do a "change user /install" and then "change user /execute" for most non-Microsoft software. Adobe products (Flash and Reader specifically) do not follow the guidelines. Carl Webster Consultant and Citrix Technology Professional http://www.CarlWebster.com<http://www.carlwebster.com/> From: Dean Cunningham [mailto:dean.cunning...@gmail.com<mailto:dean.cunning...@gmail.com>] Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 4:47 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Speaking of RDS.......... Should every single bit of software be installed in "admin mode". by this I mean things like .net framework and C++ 2008 redistributable. 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