Multiple instances/users of Project client on one machine

[Jeff Schneider]

We have a client who wishes to install the server and database
components on a dedicated machine and access them via the Project
client on a Remote Desktop machine for workplans and via browser for
reporting and timesheet functions.

We would like to determine:


- Can we install one copy of Project Professional on the remote
desktop and use multiple instances for different logged in users like
with Excel, Word, etc.? If it is possible, will the performance be
acceptable in comparison with other client-only applications we
utilize this way?



- If they have one copy of Project Professional 2003 on the remote
desktop (includes 1 CAL) and a 5 CAL license for Project Server, how
many simultaneous connections to Project Server can we legally make
(assumption is that this will allow us to make six connections from
the Project client)?

Thanks for any help.

--Jeff

 

[Brian K - Project MVP]

We have a client who wishes to install the server and database
components on a dedicated machine and access them via the Project
client on a Remote Desktop machine for workplans and via browser for
reporting and timesheet functions.

We would like to determine:


- Can we install one copy of Project Professional on the remote
desktop and use multiple instances for different logged in users like
with Excel, Word, etc.? If it is possible, will the performance be
acceptable in comparison with other client-only applications we
utilize this way?

I know this works if the machine where Project is installed has
Terminal Services running on it but Im not sure how it would work with
Project. Project is a more RAM intensive application. Also, A Terminal
server has featurs that help deal with this kind of thing. Just doing
this on a normal desktop would likely have some performance overhead.

To ask this single machine to be the SQL Server, the WSS Server and the
Project Server while also acting as a Terminal Server you are looking
at needing a pretty HUGE machine even if you will only be supporting a
few users.

- If they have one copy of Project Professional 2003 on the remote
desktop (includes 1 CAL) and a 5 CAL license for Project Server, how
many simultaneous connections to Project Server can we legally make
(assumption is that this will allow us to make six connections from
the Project client)?

Well you can make ONE connection with Project Pro since you only own
one license for it. You could then make 5 PWA connections. This is
assuming yoiu have Machine CALS. You could have 5 different remote
machines connecting to Project Server with Project Pro. They could be
concurrent or not. It would not matter. Your real issue is that you
only have one seat of Project Pro. You would need to have one seat of
Project Pro for each physical machine that would be using it. Since you
would have multiple machines connecting to this box like a terminal
server youwould need to have a seat for each physical machine that
would be connecting to run project Pro.

Also remember that each machine making such a connection would also
need to have a sql CAL.

Thanks for any help.

--Jeff

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Brian K
Project MVP
http://projectified.typepad.com

Project Server Consultant
www.quantumpm.com

 

[Jeff Schneider]

Brian,

Thanks for the response. I think you misinterpreted (or I didn't state
clearly) how the setup would be done.

1) 10 users would Terminal into a machine that has the Project Pro
CLIENT only running on it; this machine would be connected to a
dedicated server with SQL and Project Server on it.

2) I think you answered my licensing questions; basically what you're
saying is even if 10 users are terminaled into one machine, they need
ot have 10 licenses for Project pro to legally use it in this fashion?

I very much appreciate your help.

--Jeff

 

[Brian K - Project MVP]

Brian,

Thanks for the response. I think you misinterpreted (or I didn't state
clearly) how the setup would be done.

1) 10 users would Terminal into a machine that has the Project Pro
CLIENT only running on it; this machine would be connected to a
dedicated server with SQL and Project Server on it.

OK. That would be a better solution. I did misread your intentions.

2) I think you answered my licensing questions; basically what you're
saying is even if 10 users are terminaled into one machine, they need
ot have 10 licenses for Project pro to legally use it in this fashion?

Yes. To support this you would need as many Project Pro seats as you
have machines connecting to use it. The number of users is not
relevent. It is the number of machines since Pro is licensed by the
processor not the user. (Unless you have a different kind of agreement
for user based licensing.)

I very much appreciate your help.

--Jeff

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Brian K
Project MVP
http://projectified.typepad.com

Project Server Consultant
www.quantumpm.com