Newbies john53 Posted March 10, 2012 Newbies Share Posted March 10, 2012 Hello all, I have a solution that requires 7 users to access an FM11 Database over a WAN. The problem I have is that the WAN connection is not consistently good enough quality to access the database via FMNET. It basically works, but I see far too much of the coffee cup. The FM clients need to access the computer’s serial ports and has very precise printing requirements, so I don’t think that IWP would be an option. To limits the network traffic to only screen updates, I was thinking of setting up a second server at our head office with 7 virtual machines and then access the 7 virtual machines via remote access. I don’t have any experience with Virtual Machines and was wondering if anyone could offer advice on this topic. TIA John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughan Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 I assume that when you say "virtual machine" you mean remote desktop or terminal services? You don't need 7 machines for this. You'd have one computer hosting the terminal services and 7 licenses of FMP for the users. However I'd first start by hosting the file on an external provider that uses symmetrical network connection and see if that provides sufficient performance. It's never going to be as good as it is on your gigabit LAN so have reasonable expectations. Most internet connections are asymmetrical -- the download bandwidth (going into the house/business) is much faster than the upload bandwidth (data going back out to the internet) because most people browse the web (download) and hardly ever upload. When your database is hosted inside your LAN, the users outside are being throttled by the low upload bandwidth. Secondly, optimise the solution for speed. Remove unnecessary graphics and optimise data and processes. This may require significant re-write. Optimisation for speed usually needs to be considered up-front and baked-in from the start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven H. Blackwell Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Good advice from Vaughan. Steven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbies john53 Posted March 11, 2012 Author Newbies Share Posted March 11, 2012 Vaughan thank you for your advice. Yes, I was talking about terminal services At least at first glance, Terminal services seem to be a good option, what is the downside of using this approach? Thanks Again, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven H. Blackwell Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 FileMaker, Inc. has a White Paper on using FileMaker Server both with Terminal Services and with Citrix. I'd recommend you take a look at that. Steven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wim Decorte Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 You'd have one computer hosting the terminal services and 7 licenses of FMP for the users. Just a clarification: you'd need one 1 volume license key to cover 7 users. If you buy or have 7 individual license keys then it won't work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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