Overview
VIP-IT enables the assignment
of a distinct IP address from a
pre-defined range to each
Terminal Services session.
VIP-IT also supports client IP
address pass-through for
identification purposes, and
virtual loopback for
applications that require the
use of the loopback address
127.0.0.1 (i.e., ActiveSync).
Virtual Address
Many applications require a
unique IP address per running
instance. This is true of many
client/server applications whose
back-end databases will simply
not allow multiple instances of
the front-end to share the same
IP address (figure 1).
Therefore, running multiple
instances of such front-ends on
the same Terminal Server is not
possible.
VIP-IT assigns each Terminal
Server session its own unique IP
address from a pre-defined range
of valid IP addresses (figure
2). As a result, each Terminal
Server session communicates with
the back-end using its own
unique IP address.
As shown in figures 3 and 4,
applications that require a
unique IP address per running
instance are managed and
configured using the vWorkspace
Management Console.
Session-based IP addresses are
secondary addresses bound to the
Terminal Server’s NIC. These
addresses can be easily observed
by running IPCONFIG from a
command prompt.
Figure 1 – Many client/server
applications will simply not
allow multiple instances of the
front-end to share the same IP
address. Therefore, running
multiple instances of such
front-ends on the same Terminal
Server is not possible.
Figure 2 – Each Terminal
Server session communicates with
the back-end using its own
unique IP address.
Figure 3 – VIP-IT assigns
each Terminal Server session its
own unique IP address from a
pre-defined range of valid IP
addresses.
Figure 4 – Applications that
require a unique IP address per
running instance are managed and
configured using the vWorkspace
Management Console.
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