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    MetaFrame Presentation Server Reviewer ’ s Guide Citrix® MetaFrame® Presenta tion Server 3.0 for Windows® Citrix® MetaFrame® Access Suite[...]

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    Copyright and T rademark Notice Information in this document is subject to change witho ut notice. Companies, names, and data used in examples herein are fictitious unl ess otherwise noted. Other than printing one copy for personal use, no part of this document may be reproduced or transm itted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical,[...]

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    3 Contents Chapter 1 Introduction MetaFrame Presentation Server Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Introducing Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 MetaFrame Presentation Server Editions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    4 MetaFrame Presentation Server Revie wer’s Guide Licensing Evaluation Versions of Citrix Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Installing MetaFrame Access Suite License Server and the License Management Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Obtaining and Insta[...]

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    Contents 5 Using the License Management Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Opening the License Management Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Determining License Availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Perusing Historical Usage . . .[...]

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    C HAPTER 1 Introduction This guide is for anyone reviewing or evaluating Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server for W indows, V ersion 3.0. Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server is the easiest way to manage enterprise applications from a centra l location and ac cess them from anywhere. As the foundation of the Citrix MetaFrame Acce ss Suite, Citrix M[...]

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    8 MetaFrame Presentation Server Revie wer’s Guide MetaFrame Presentation Server Benefits MetaFrame Presentation Server soluti ons enable you to provide your users wit h uninterrupted, secure access to your or ganization’ s appli cations and information, from almost any device over any network connection − Internet, LA N, W AN, dialup, or wire[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introduction 9 Introducing Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite MetaFrame Access Suite powers the on-de mand enterprise by giving workers, anywhere, at any time, using any device, over any connection, the ability to easily and securely access whatever resources they need without regard to the underlying computing complexity . The MetaFrame Acces[...]

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    10 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide Products in the MetaFrame Access Suite ar e fully inte grated, making it easy to add and extend the value of your MetaFrame implementation. For the latest product information about MetaFrame Access Suite, see ww .citrix.com/accesssuite. Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server for Windows. Provides [...]

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    Chapter 1 Introducti on 11 MetaFrame Presentation Server Editions T o accommodate a wide spectrum of customer requirements for functionalit y and scale, MetaFrame Presentation Serv er is of fered as three editions: • MetaFrame Presentation Server , S tandard Edition. Delivers the level of control that department s, workgroups, and small or ganiza[...]

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    12 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide Introducing MetaFrame Presen tation Server Components MetaFrame Presentation Server includes the following components and component sets: • MetaFrame Presentation Server • Management Consoles Presentation Server Console Access Suite Console License Management Cons ole Program Neighborhood Ag[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introducti on 13 • Enterprise Edition Management Appli cations Load Manager Resource Manager Installation Manager Network Manager The sections that follow describe each of these components and component sets. MetaFrame Presentation Server MetaFrame Presentation Server allows multi ple users to log on and run ap plications in separate, p[...]

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    14 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide Y ou can use the Presentation Server Consol e to manage a server farm from any location. By default, the Presentation Serv er Console is installed with MetaFrame Presentation Server . License Management Console The License Management Console is a W eb-based application th at lets you track and m[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introducti on 15 Management functionality is provided th rough a number of snap-in management tools (extensions) that you can select when you install the Access Suite Console or at any time later . Extensions are available to help you: • V iew applications, servers, and zones in multiple farms • Manage sessions across multiple farms ?[...]

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    16 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide • Specify a default update database • Configure the properties of th e database • Configure client up date options • Add new Clients to the data base • Remove outdated or unnecessary Clients • Change the properties of a Client in the database Shadow T askbar Y ou can use the Shadow T[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introducti on 17 Citrix SSL Relay Configuration T ool Use the SSL Relay Configuration T ool to configure Citrix SSL Relay , which secures communication between a server running the W eb Interface and your farm. Citrix SSL Relay provides end-to-end Secure Sockets Layer/T ransport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) encryption between specific servers[...]

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    18 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide Y ou publish any gi ven application or content once on the serv er , but multiple users can simultaneously access the published re sources. Application processing on t he client is kept to a minimum because the application runs entirely on the server . The ICA protocol sends keystrokes, mouse cl[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introducti on 19 • Application and content enumeration. The client presents users with their individual set of published resou rces. • Application launching. The client is the local engine used to launch published applications. • Desktop in tegration . The client integ rates a user ’ s set of published resources with the user ’ [...]

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    20 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide The W eb Interface dynamically creates an HTML page with a depiction of the server farm for each of your users. After loggi ng on, each user sees a W eb page that includes all the applications and resources in the server farm that you configure for that user . Using the W eb Interface, you can c[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introducti on 21 Load Manager T aking server farm load balanci ng to a new level, this component lets administrators customi ze rules to optimi ze server resources in any en vironment. Application scheduling permits administrato rs to schedule application availability to accommodate routine application and database maintenance. (Onl y ava[...]

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    22 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide New Features of MetaFram e Presentation Server The following new features and enhancem ents are included in this release. Simplified Licensing for MetaFrame Access Suite Products New technology in MetaFrame Access Suite software simplifies managi ng your licensed products in the fo llowing ways:[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introducti on 23 Policies Y ou can now create policies to apply connec tion settings based on server groups, IP addresses, and client names—in additio n to users or user groups as in earlier releases. New policy rules give you broader co ntrol over bandwidth limits, zone connection preferences, audio opti ons, and printing. Y ou can use[...]

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    24 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide Enhanced Multimedia Support MetaFrame Presentation Server of fers the following major multimedia enhancements. SpeedScreen Multimedia Acceleration SpeedScreen Multimedia Acceleration optimizes streaming multimedia playback through published in stances of or remote desktop conne ctions to Interne[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introducti on 25 Session Reliability Session Reliability keeps ICA sessions active and on the user ’ s screen when network connectivity is interrupted. Users continue to see the applicat ion they are using until network connect ivity resumes without prompting for users’ credent ials again. This feature is especially useful for mobi l [...]

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    26 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide Other Key Features of MetaFrame Presentation Server The following is a list of features th at can only be found within MetaFrame Presentation Server: Active Dir ectory support. MetaFrame Presentation Serv er supports Microsoft Active Directory , allowing administrators to publish applications to[...]

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    Chapter 1 Introducti on 27 Auto client reconnect. W ith the auto client reconnect feature, the W in32 and Java clients automatically reconnect to a sessio n when they detect a d ropped connection (when network issues occur outsi de of Me taFrame Presentation Server). Users can continue to work without reconnecti ng manually , reentering credentials[...]

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    28 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide ICA session monitoring. Performance counters let you use W indows Performance Monitor to observe ICA communication, incl uding bandwidth and compression for sessions, servers, and individual virtual chan nels, and latency in ICA sessions. Performance monitoring can provide valuable i nformation [...]

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    Chapter 1 Introducti on 29 Getting More Information and Help This section describes how to get more information about MetaFrame Presentation Server and how to contact Citrix. Accessing the Document Center The Document Center provides a single point of access to the documentation and enables you to go straight to the section in th e documentation th[...]

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    30 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide Other Product Documentation The documentation for MetaFrame Presentation Server includes onl ine documentation, known issues information, integrated on-screen assistance, and application help. • Online documentation is provided as Ad obe Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Online guides are [...]

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    Chapter 1 Introducti on 31 Subscription Advantage Subscription Advantage gives you an easy way to stay current with the latest server-based software functionality and in formation. Not only do you get automatic delivery of feature releases, software upgrades, enhancements, and maintenance releases that become available during the term of your su bs[...]

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    C HAPTER 2 Installing and Licensing MetaFrame Presentation Server Components This chapter describes how to install a nd setup MetaFrame Presentation Server for W indows and its clients. Specifically , this chapter addresses: • Requirements for Performing this Review • Licensing Evaluation V ersions of Citrix Products • Installing MetaFrame Pr[...]

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    34 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide Requirements for Performing this Review T o perform this review , Citr ix suggests that you have access to at least t wo clean, server -class computers that ar e not currently in use and a computer that can serve as a client device. All three co mputers communicate over a network and b elong to [...]

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    Chapter 2 Installi ng and Licens ing MetaFrame Pres entation Se rver Components 35 Important Because the presence of MetaFrame Presentation Servers af fect each other , we recommend that you isolat e to their own subnet the MetaFrame Presentation Servers used in this review . Servers Running MetaFrame Presentation Server for Windows The following a[...]

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    36 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide MetaFrame Presentation Ser ver Installation Overview This section identifies MetaFrame Presentation Server componen ts you are installing on each of you r computers: your primary server , secondary server , and client computer . On your primary server , you install the following: • MetaFrame A[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installi ng and Licens ing MetaFrame Pres entation Se rver Components 37 Licensing Evaluation V e rsions of Citrix Products Because licensing is a crucial part of your product installation, Citrix recommends that you read this entire section before installing Citrix licen sing or any Citrix products. T o license your MetaFrame Presentatio[...]

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    38 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide 6. On the License Agreement dialog box, choose I accept the license agr eement , then click Next . 7. On the following dialog boxes, accept the de faults by clicking Next : • Destination Folder • Select Features • License Files Location 8. On the Restart IIS W eb Server Service dialog box,[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installi ng and Licens ing MetaFrame Pres entation Se rver Components 39 T o use MyCitrix to allocate li censes and download a license file 1. Using a W eb browser and your MyCitrix user ID and password, log on to www .MyCitrix.com. 2. On the My Citrix page, open Li censing > Citrix Activation System > Activate Licenses . 3. On the [...]

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    40 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide T o upload the license file to the license server: 1. Open S tart > All Programs > Citrix > Management Consoles >License Management Console . 2. On the License Manager Console page, click Configur e License Server . 3. On the Configuration tab, click Copy license file to this License[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installi ng and Licens ing MetaFrame Pres entation Se rver Components 41 Installing MetaFrame Presentation Server and Creating a Server Farm This section describes how to install MetaFrame Presentation Server on your primary server , which is how you begi n building a server farm. In this demonstration, you install MetaFrame Presentation [...]

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    42 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide T o begin installing MetaFrame Pr esen tation Server on your primary server 1. Open the Server CD for MetaFrame Presentation Server . If you do not see Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server Setup, use W indows Explorer to open Autorun.exe on the Server CD. 2. Click Product installations , then cl[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installi ng and Licens ing MetaFrame Pres entation Se rver Components 43 T o create your se rver farm 1. On the MetaFrame Presentation Server for W indows Setup dialog box, click Next . On the License Agreemen t dialog box, selec t I accept the license agreement and click Next . On the Product Edition Selection dialog box, verify selectio[...]

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    44 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide T o install the MetaFram e Access Suite Console 1. Bring the MetaFrame Access Suite Console Setup dialog box to the front and click Next . 2. On License Agreement di alog box, select I accept the license agr eement , then click Next . 3. On the Destination Folder , Select Extension, and Ready to[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installi ng and Licens ing MetaFrame Pres entation Se rver Components 45 Adding a MetaFrame Presentation Server to your Server Farm This section provides instruction on how to install MetaFrame Presentation Server on a second comp uter and add it to an existing farm called DemoFarm. Y our secondary server must be a computer other than one[...]

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    46 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide T o add a server to your server farm 1. On the MetaFrame Presentation Server for W indows Setup dialog box, click Next . On the License Agreemen t dialog box, selec t I accept the license agreement and click Next . On the Product Edition Selection dialog box, verify selection of Enterprise Editi[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installi ng and Licens ing MetaFrame Pres entation Se rver Components 47 6. Accept defaults on the following dialog boxes: • On Identify Citrix License Server dialog box, verify selecti on of Use the global farm settings for the license server , then click Next . • On the Citrix MetaFrame Presenta tion Server for W indows warning, con[...]

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    Installing MetaFrame Clients This section describes how to install Prog ram Neighborhood Agent on y our client computer . Before starting this installation, using a domain user name that is a member of the local Administrators group, log on to the client computer on which you are installing Program Neig hborhood Agent. T o install Program Neighborh[...]

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    Chapter 2 Installi ng and Licens ing MetaFrame Pres entation Se rver Components 49 The next chapter describes how to: • Use the MetaFrame Presentation Server Manage ment Console to publish applications • Use the W eb Interface and Program Neighborho od Agent to access published applications • Use the Managemen t Console to manage your servers[...]

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    C HAPTER 3 Using MetaFrame Presentation Server for W indows This section describes how to demons trate the feature s and capabilities of MetaFrame Presentation Server. It contains the following informat ion: • Using the management console • Publishing applications an d content • Creating application Web sites with the Web Interface • Runnin[...]

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    52 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide Using the Presentation Server Console The Presentation Server Console is a co mprehensive, graphical interface that centralizes the management of you r enti re server farm, inclu ding servers, applications, licenses, printers, and users. The console is a Java-based, extensible program. T o run t[...]

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    Chapter 3 Usi ng MetaFrame Prese ntation Serv er for Windows 53 This screen capture shows the Present ation Server Console for DemoFarm. The console window is split into two panes: 1. The left pane shows the comp onents of a server farm. The object at the top of the tree represents the serv er farm. The next level of objec ts under the server farm [...]

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    54 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide Making Published Applications and Content A vailable to Users This section describes how to perform the followin g tasks: 1. Publish Notepad from the primary server of DemoFarm. 2. Publish Calculator from the secondary server of DemoFarm. 3. Publish a link to My Citrix. 4. Make DemoFarm availabl[...]

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    Chapter 3 Usi ng MetaFrame Prese ntation Serv er for Windows 55 9. In Specify Users: • Double-click the domain in which your server resides. Note Please do not choose your computer name. Choose th e domain of the user name you used to log in. • Choose Domain User s and click Add . • Click Next . 10. In Specify File T ype Associations, click F[...]

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    56 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide Y ou have now published C alculator from the secondary server of DemoFarm. Domain users who connect to DemoFarm can transparently run Calculator on your secondary server . Publishing W eb Content Y ou can give users access to information, such as documents, W eb sites, and video presentations, b[...]

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    Chapter 3 Usi ng MetaFrame Prese ntation Serv er for Windows 57 Configuring the W eb Interface T o manage the W eb Interface, using the correct credentials and a device that supports a W eb browser , acces s the W eb Interface Console. T o access the W eb Interface Console 1. On your client computer , open a W eb browser and in the Address field , [...]

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    58 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide Exploring the User Experience This demonstration shows how to access a pplications and content published in the previous sections. This section de scribes: • Using a W eb browser to access applications on a client • Accessing published applications and content from the desktop of your client[...]

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    Chapter 3 Usi ng MetaFrame Prese ntation Serv er for Windows 59 Running Published Applicatio ns from a Client Desktop After rebooting your client computer , you can access published applications fro m the desktop. After logging into your cli ent computer note that you have three icons on your desktop: Calculator2, which runs calculator on the secon[...]

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    60 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide For the clients for 32-bit W indows, any printer that is set up in W indows on the client device is a client printer . Locally connected printers, printers that are connected on a network, and virt ual printers are all client printers. T o test printing from a client 1. Return to your clien t co[...]

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    Chapter 3 Usi ng MetaFrame Prese ntation Serv er for Windows 61 Managing Printers for Clients The Presentation Server Console provides access to all printer management features. Below are some key points fo r managing printers in a farm: • Y ou can make printers that are already installed on client computers available in ICA sessions. T o do so, [...]

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    62 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide Configuring Auto Creation of Client Printers Y ou configure auto creation settings dif feren tly for client printers that are not on DOS and W inCE platforms using the management console for MetaFrame Presentation Server . Select Printers in the left pane of Printer Management Properties and cho[...]

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    Chapter 3 Usi ng MetaFrame Prese ntation Serv er for Windows 63 All client pr inters. Select this option to auto create all of the client printers on a user ’ s client device. Use connection settings for e ach server . Select this option to accept the settings specified for the ICA connection in the Citrix Connect ion Configuration utility . This[...]

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    64 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide Using the Universal Printing Capabilities As described previously in this ch apter , MetaFrame Presentation Server automatically creates client printers wh en users log on to Me taFrame Presentation Server . W ith auto creation of client printers , users print to their regular printers from appl[...]

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    Chapter 3 Usi ng MetaFrame Prese ntation Serv er for Windows 65 By default, the auto creation process uses the native printer driver for a specific printer on the client device to create the client printer . If the correct native printer driver is not available on th e application server , the client printer is automatically created using a compati[...]

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    66 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide Using Policies T o apply selected MetaFrame Presentatio n Server set tings to specific W indows domain users or user groups, you creat e and apply user-based policies. For example, by creating and applying user -based policies you can: • Allow users to shadow other users’ client sessions •[...]

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    Chapter 3 Usi ng MetaFrame Prese ntation Serv er for Windows 67 9. In Assign Shadowing Permissions, double-click your domain, ch oose Domain Users , click Add , then click OK . 10. In Shadow Properties, click OK . After you have created the Shadow policy and configured its rules, assign the po licy to connections that you want to b e able to shadow[...]

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    C HAPTER 4 Using MetaFrame Access Suite Components This chapter introduces the MetaFrame Access Suite Console and describes: • Configuring Acce ss Suite Console for the First T ime • Accessing Farm Information • Accessing Access Suite License Server • Using the License Management Co nsole[...]

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    72 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide This screen capture shows the Access Suite Console before running discovery and with the MetaFrame Access Suite node exp anded. Configuring Access Suite Console for the First T i me In order to connect Access Su ite Cons ole to installed MetaFrame Access Suite products, run the discovery proc es[...]

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    Chapter 4 Using Met aFrame Access Suite Componen ts 73 Accessing Farm Information Y ou can use the Access Suite Management Console to access information concerning DemoFarm. T o access information about DemoFarm 1. In the left pane of MetaFrame Access Suit e Console, expand DemoFarm and note folders for Applications , Servers , and Zones . 2. Expan[...]

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    74 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide Launching License Management Console After adding a shortcut to the License Management Console, you can open it and manage licenses. T o launch the License Management Console 1. In Shortcuts to license servers, select the license server in the list. 2. Click Launch License Management Console on [...]

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    Chapter 4 Using Met aFrame Access Suite Componen ts 75 Y ou can manage only the license server on which the License Management Console is running. The four functions you can ma nage with the console are • Displaying your licen se inventory • Running reports that detail past license use • Configuring the license server and the License Manageme[...]

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    76 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide Determining License A vailability The Current Usage page lets you see the nu mber of l icenses you have installed, th e number of licenses that are in use, and th e number of licenses that are available for use and their availability as a percentage of the total number of l icenses. The Current [...]

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    Chapter 4 Using Met aFrame Access Suite Componen ts 77 Controlling License Management Console Access For administrators to have access to th e License Management Console, you must create user accounts for them. When you install th e console, a user account with full permissions is created for you automatically base d on the credentials you used to [...]

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    C HAPTER 5 Using Load Manager W ith Load Manager , an administrator can set up, monitor , and adjust server and published application loa ds in a server farm so that users can run the applications they need quickly and ef ficiently . When a user connects to a published appli cation that is load balanced with Load Manager , Load Manager identifies t[...]

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    80 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide Introducing Load Manager Rules Administrator -defined rules provide the framework to determine server load. For example, you can se t the rule called server user load to be considered full at 100 users. When this limit is reached, the server is not available for additional connections. The rules[...]

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    Chapter 5 Using Load Manager 81 T o create a load evaluator 1. In the in the left-hand pane of the Presentatio n Server console, select Load Evaluators . 2. In the right pane, rig ht-click Advanced and choose Dupl icate Load Evaluator . 3. In Duplicate Load Evaluator , for Name type Demo Evaluator . 4. In A vailable Rules, choose Appl ication User [...]

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    82 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide V iewing Load Evaluator Assignments Load Manager gives you th ree ways to view your load-balancing framework. T o view information about the load ev aluators in use 1. In the management console, select the Load Evaluators node in the left-hand pane. 2. Click the Usage Reports tab in the right-ha[...]

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    C HAPTER 6 Using Resource Manager Resource Manager enables administrators to ef ficiently manage and monitor MetaFrame Presentation Server farm res ources to ensure opt imum application availability and performance for users. This section contains the following information about Resource Manager: • Understanding the Report Center • Delegated ad[...]

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    84 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide Report Center The Report Center is one of the system management too ls provided throu gh the Access Suite Console. The Access Suite Console snaps into the Microsoft Management Console to provide a central loc ation for system management tools. Y ou can also use it to launch other con sol es such[...]

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    Chapter 6 Using Resour ce Manager 85 Real-T ime Monitoring Capabilities The Dashboard on the Access Su ite Console allows you to display performance metrics for the servers in a farm in a highly visual way . Y ou can create custom views of farms, zone s, servers, an d applications by using th e My V iews feature. My V iews allows you to create and [...]

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    86 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide • Determine which custom a dministrators can generate current reports, su mmary reports, or Billing reports • Ensure that administrators receive alerts only for those servers for which they have responsibility Identifying Status Icons For each server in your system, colored stat us icons (vi[...]

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    Chapter 6 Using Resour ce Manager 87 Monitoring Servers There are a number of ways in which Re source Manager enables you to monitor the status of servers in your server farm. Y ou can monitor the status of individual servers, of all selected servers, or display a window that enab les you to watch for alarms when the status displays are not visible[...]

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    88 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide • Object . The category that you want to monitor . It is a physical or logical system resource; for example, a computer's hard disk. • Counter . The counter to be monitored. This is the specific aspect of the object that you want to monitor; fo r example, disk free space. • Instance .[...]

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    Chapter 6 Using Resour ce Manager 89 Using the Summary Database Resource Manager can now store pro cess, event, and any Resource Manager metric information you select in an external Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle Database DBMS. Y ou can use a summary database to retrieve historical records or generate reports. Y ou can also generate reports from a [...]

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    90 MetaFram e Presentation Server Reviewe r’s Guide Y ou can use the informa tion from Resource Manager reports to inform others about the MetaFrame Presentation Server environm ent and to establish future resource requirements. Y ou can identify why problems occur , and reduce the likelihoo d of these occurrences in the future. Y ou can also exa[...]

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    Chapter 6 Using Resour ce Manager 91 Reporting on the Use of Applications Y ou can produce a report that displays in formation about the processes that are being monitored in the server farm, and in particular , processes that are running on a specific server . T o produce a r ecent process r eport 1. On the Reports tab, click Current Pr ocess . 2.[...]

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    A P P E N D I X Frequently Asked Questions The online Knowledge Base contains an extensive co llection of application notes, technical articles, troubleshooting tips, and white papers. The Knowledge Base is available in the Support area of the Citrix W eb site: http://www .citrix.com. Why did Citrix create different editions of MetaFrame Presentati[...]

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    94 MetaFrame Pres entation Serve r Reviewer’s Guid e What Microsoft Windows server platforms support MetaFrame Presentation Server for Windows, version 3.0? MetaFrame Presentation Server is optimized for Microsoft’ s advanced W indows platform and operates on the following platforms: • Microsoft Windows 2 000 Server • W indows 2000 Advanced[...]

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    Appendix B FAQs 95 If I am using MetaFrame XP , will I have to reinstall the entire product in order to get the functionality in MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0? No. Only the components needed to update your MetaFrame Presentation Server to 3.0 will be installed. There is no need to reinstall Me taFrame Presentation Server or any applications on [...]

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