Planning for User State Management

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

During the planning stage of your implementation of user state management, you need to assess your current environment. Assessment includes determining your users’ business needs and the types of computer roles in your organization; estimating disk storage requirements; and evaluating network bandwidth. Based on this information and the requirements of your organization — security, for example — you can define managed desktop configurations for the various user and computer groups. Figure 7.2 illustrates the planning process.

Figure 7.2   Planning for User State Management