Introducing the new FCI server farm. Switch the host that RDP or the Wyse box connects to to FCIRDPFARM.FCI.LOCAL
What to expect when first switching.
- You will need to set up your Outlook email account again.
- Your email may be slow to load fully depending on the size of your email box.
- You will need to set up your "pinned" items
- You will need to set your web browser bookmarks/favorites again. If you have many, this article I wrote may be a time saver. https://674dcfa9056f1eb95a20d793.kb.help/exportimport-bookmarks-in-chrome-edge-and-firefox/
What has gotten better
- There is a new way we are handling printer behind the scenes so printers should no longer disappear at random.
- If you set a default printer, it will stick between login sessions and server.
- Accessing email is faster due to using Outlook cache mode.
- You only need to set up your Outlook email account once.
- "Pinned" items to your taskbar should only need to be done once and will stick even when a new server is added.
- Web browser (Chrome, Edge) bookmarks/favorites will carry between servers, including new ones added to the farm.
- When you set an application as default, like Nitro, or Adobe, it will stick between servers so you only need to do this once.
- The latest version of Office 365 (Outlook, Excel, Word, etc) has been installed.
What is the same.
- You must activate Outlook/Office365 the first time you get onto each new server.
- No other applications have been updated. (Nitro, Encore, TMWSuite, Transman, GP, etc)
What has gotten worse.
- Nothing!
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