CitrixXPerience.com Study Guide

1. Introduction to MetaFrame XP.

(a) Identify the Key Benefits of Deploying MetaFrame

1. Enterprise-class management:

Centralized management from end to end

2. Flexibility:

Applications on variety of devices and operating systems

3. Webability:

Almost any application can be run on any client with a web browser

4. Seamless integration:

Easily integrated into existing hardware, software, and networks

(b) Understanding Digital Independence

Almost any client device, network connection, network protocol

(c) Identify the Benefits of MetaFrame Interoperability

1. MF XP servers with the same farm name as MF1.8 servers send MF 1.8 servers application information, clients see it in Program Neighborhood as the same application set

2. MF XP browser service shares information with MF 1.8 in same subnet

3. plications can be load balanced across MF XP and MF 1.8 servers with the same farm name

5. Licenses can be migrated to MF XP severs
6. License pooling is available between MF XP and MF 1.8 on the same subnet

2. MetaFrame Installation process

(a) Identify the Software and Hardware requirements for MetaFrame XP

1. Windows 2000 Server with 133MHZ Pentium-compatible processor, 256MB RAM, 1GB of hard disk space
2. Windows NT 4.0 Server Terminal Server Edition with a Pentium processor, 64MB RAM, 128MB hard disk space
3. Microsoft Terminal Service’s license, TS in application mode
4. Netbios or IPX/SPX or TCP/IP
5. If using NFUSE, IIS 4.0 or higher and Java Virtual Machine(JVM)
6. If using Netware Client it should be installed prior to MF XP.
7. Decide to use either default Access, or Oracle(7.3.4, 8.0.6, or 8i), or SQL(Server 7 SP2, SQL2000)
8. Hard disk space requirements are 75MB for MF XP files and documentation, 200MB for ICA Client software, 10MB for SNMP agent for HP Openview or Tivoli Netview, 20MB for Nfuse, 64MB for the IMA service and other MF XP services, 1.7MB for each idle session(2 by defaut)

(b) Perform Server Planning and Sizing Issues

1. Number of users and clients
2. Types of applications
3. User location
4. Zones
5. Ports

(c) Installing MetaFrame and various setup options

1. CD ROM autoroot.exe
2. Data Store(DS) Configuration
1. Create a new farm
2. Join an existing farm
3. Use a local database for the DS (if create a new farm)
4. Use a third-party database for the DS (if create a new farm)
5. Direct data store connection (if join an existing farm)
6. Connect to a data store set up locally on another server (if join an existing farm)
7. Use default zone name
8. Zone name
9. Select ODBC driver
3. Network ICA Connections
1. Choose protocol
2. TAPI Modem setup
4. ICA Session Shadowing
1. Allow shadowing of ICA sessions on this server

i. Prohibit remote control of ICA sessions

ii. Prohibit shadow connections without notification

iii. Prohibit shadow connections withour logging

b. Do not allow shadowing of ICA sessions on this server

5. Drive Mapping
1. Remap the server drives
6. Citrix XML Service
1. Share default TCP/IP port with the Internet Information Server
2. Use a separate port for XML support

i. Select TCP/IP port

c. Install Nfuse Technology

7. ICA Client Distribution Wizard
1. Setup from CD-ROM
2. Setup from Network
3. Typical
4. Custom

i. Create/Update Citrix ICA Client Images

1. %systemroot%\system32\Clients\ICA

ii. Create/Update Citrix ICA Client Update Database

1. Windows

2. DOS

3. Windows CE

4. Java

5. Internet

6. UNIX

7. Macintosh

iii. Install/Upgrade Citrix ICA pass-through Client on the server

1. %systemroot%\system32\Ica Pass Through

iv. Install ICA Client Administrator’s Guides in PDF Format

8. MetaFrame XP 1.0 Licensing
1. Serial Number

i. Add License

2. Product Code

i. Use suggested product code

ii. Use specified product code

3. Using Citrix Technologies

(a) Identify the components of the ICA Packet

1. Frame Head
1. Reliable is optional
2. Encryption
3. Compression
4. Command – The only required component
1. Command Data is optional
5. Frame Trail

(b) Virtual Channels

1. Audio

2. Clipboard
3. Drive Mapping
4. Font and Keyboard Layout
5. Parallel Port Mapping
6. Printer Spooling
7. Serial Port Mapping
8. SpeedScreen Control Channel
9. ICA Display

(c) List the benefits of SpeedScreen Technology

1. Bandwidth is reduced

2. Many features
1. Reducer1 and Reducer2
2. Persistent Bitmap Cache
3. Alternate Caching Method
4. Queuing and Discarding
5. SpeedScreen Latency Reduction

i. Mouse Click Feedback

ii. Local Test Echo

iii. Client and Server Components

1. Edit Control

2. Rich Edit Control

3. Generic #1 Control

4. Generic #2 Control

(d) Discuss the features of Independent Management Architecture

1. Citrix Management Console

2. IMA Subsystems
1. Persistent Storage
2. Server Management
3. Runtime
4. Distribution
5. Remote Procedure Call(RPC)
6. User Management
7. Application Management
8. Printer Management
9. Citrix License Management
10. ICA Browser
11. Program Neighborhood
12. Load Management
3. Data Store
1. Published applications
2. Pooled license numbers and counts
3. Server configuration
4. User configuration
5. Printer and print drivers
4. Local Host Cache
1. Program Files\Citrix\Independent Management Architecture\IMALHC.MDB
5. Zones
6. Data Collectors
7. Priority
1. Most Preferred
2. Preferred
3. Default Preference
4. Not Preferred

(e) Recognizing Listener Ports, Idle Sessions, ICA Sessions and Client Device Licensing

1. Listener Ports

a. Two idle sessions

3. At least one listener for each transport protocol

2. Idle Sessions

a. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\IdleWinstationPoolCount

3. ICA Sessions

a. Listen

b. ConnQ

c. Conn

d. Active

e. Idle

f. Disc

g. Shadow

h. Down

i. Init

4. Client Device Licensing

a. Number of licenses reduced

b. Multiple ICA sessions use single pooled license

c. Identifier keeps track of the client

4. MetaFrame XP Administration

(a) Administering using the Citrix Management Console

1. Applications

a. Publish applications from any server in the farm

2. Organize published applications in folders
3. Create HTML and ICA files
4. Copy for use as a template
5. Delete
6. Rename
7. Change the published application’s properties
8. Assign load evaluators to published applications

2. Citrix Administrators

a. One created by default

i. At least one with read-write must always exist

b. Read-write or read-only permissions

c. Create new Citrix admin accounts

d. Delete

e. View /change properties

3. Licenses

a. Evaluation

i. Should be removed when no longer in use

b. Product

c. Connection

i. Clients that run multiple sessions from one client only consume a single connection license

d. Add licenses

e. Activate

f. Assign to specific servers

g. Remove

h. Allocate XP license counts across subnets

i. Monitor the use

j. License data refresh rate

k. View license information

4. Load Evaluators

a. Only available in XPa or XPe

b. Default

i. Monitors user load

c. Advanced

i. Monitors server CPU, memory usage, page swaps

d. Recommended that all servers in farm use same load evaluators

e. Load Manager Monitor is accessed from the Server node

f. Configure

g. Add rules

h. Delete rules

i. Attach/detach load evaluators on published applications

j. Rename

k. Duplicate to be used as template

l. Modify

m. View assignments

n. View a log

5. Printers

a. Manages printers and print drivers

b. Map client print drivers

c. Replicate drivers

d. Maintain compatibility

e. Assign printers to users

f. Import network print servers into the farm

g. Remove

h. Autocreate printer for WinCE and DOS ICA clients

i. Limit bandwidth for clients

6. Servers

a. Enable or disable logons to servers in the farm

b. Manage and monitor load

c. Connect to or disconnect from ICA session

d. Send messages

e. Reset session

f. Shadow

g. View status

h. Organize servers into folders

i. Set bandwidth for client printing

j. View and change properties

k. Set or change a MetaFrame XP product code

(b) Identify Published Application, Server and Citrix Administrator Properties

(c) Understanding Citrix Management Console

5. Additional Management Tools

(a) Identify features of Citrix Server Administration

1. MF 1.8 and MF XP servers can interoperate when they are members of server farms with identical names, and the MF XP servers are set to operate in mixed mode.

2. In mixed mode Citrix Server Administrator can monitor and manage the users, sessions, and processes on the 1.8 servers.
1. Display data about domains, servers, sessions, and connections
2. Log off users and disconnect and reconnect sessions
3. Reset sessions, terminate processes
4. Send messages to sessions
5. Configure ICA Browsers and ICA gateways
3. Three tabs at the botton of the left pane
1. Servers Tab

i. Servers

ii. Users

iii. Sessions

iv. Prccesses

v. Licenses

vi. ICA Browser

vii. ICA Gateways

viii. Information

ix. Modules

x. Cache

2. Published Applications Tab

i. Applications

ii. Users

iii. Servers

iv. Information

3. Video Servers Tab

i. Streams

ii. Settings

iii. Information

(b) Shading with the Shadow Taskbar

1. If shadowing notification is enabled, ICA clients can end the shadowing of their session anytime by clicking on the Stop Shadowing dialog.

2. Administrators and Systems groups have permissions by default.
3. Audio cannot be transmitted across shadow sessions
4. Multiple Admins can shadow a single user
5. Multiple users can be shadowed by a single admin simultaneously
6. Shadowing can be across XP and 1.8 servers.
7. Limited only to the server farm in which the admin is logged in
8. Shadower’s session has to be capable of supporting the user’s video that is being shadowed
9. The admin can use CTRL + * to stop the session
10. Can be configured in the Citrix Connection Configuration by editing the ICA connection and clicking Advanced
11. Shadowing policies set during setup cannot be changed.
1. Set per server
12. Each shadowed session = one connection license
13. Can also be performed from the CMC
14. The Shadow icon in Citrix Server Administration can be used to shadow one user while the Shadow Taskbar and CMC can be used to shadow one or more users

(c) Creating connections with the Citrix Connection Configuration

1. Enable, disable,create, view, and change ICA connections for the TCP/IP, IPX, SPX, NetBios and dial-in asynchronous network transports

2. To change an ICA connection’s security permissions, click the ICA connection and click the Security/Permissions menu items
1. Full Control – Complete access to the connection
2. User Access – Log on to a session, query info about the session, send messages, connect to a disconnected session
3. Guest Access – Log on to a session
4. Permission:

i. Query information

ii. Set information

iii. Reset

iv. Shadow

v. Logon

vi. Logoff

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