Remote Desktop Services Requirements
The following requirements are needed on the remote desktop server:
| Recommended Specification | Optimal Specification |
|---|---|
| Sixteen (16) Processor Cores, Intel Xeon Processor E5 v3 (Haswell) Family or newer, 2.1 GHz or greater base frequency | Sixteen (16) Processor Cores, Intel Xeon Processor E5 v3 (Haswell) Family or newer, 2.1 GHz or greater base frequency |
| 16 GB memory (6 GB for O/S, 512 MB per user connection, per server) Note: 20 user connections per server maximum recommended
|
24 GB memory (8 GB for O/S, 768 MB per user connection, per
server) Note: 20 user connections per server maximum
recommended |
| Recommended Specification | Optimal Specification |
|---|---|
| 32 Kbps per concurrent Citrix user | 64 Kbps per concurrent Citrix user |
| (2) 300 GB SCSI/SAS Hard Drives (RAID 1) | (2) 300 GB SCSI/SAS Hard Drives (RAID 1) |
| SAS disk controller (RAID 0/1/5/10 compliant, 1 GB battery backed cache) | SAS disk controller (RAID 0/1/5/10 compliant, 1 GB battery backed cache) |
| Monitor (17” LCD/LED or larger) | Monitor (19” LCD/LED or larger) |
| 1 Gbps Ethernet interface | 1 Gbps Ethernet interface |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, 2016 | Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |
| Microsoft Windows 2012, 2012 R2, or 2016 Remote Desktop Services Client Access Licenses | Microsoft Windows 2016 Remote Desktop Services Client Access Licenses |