PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION

Performance optimization of terminal servers is quickly evolving from a mystic art to a tested science. There are now many useful resources and tools to aid in performance optimization, and the quest toward more efficient use of hardware and better performance for end users is certainly a noble use of time. One notable Web resource is http://www.dabcc.com.

In addition, there are a variety of add-on tools to Citrix that provide performance enhancement and application control. Four products that we have used and recommend are

  • RES PowerFuse PowerFuse is a software tool that reduces server pauses caused by misbehaving applications by intercepting an application that is using more resources than allowed (for example, if the threshold is set to 90 percent, and any application passes that percentage, it is relegated to a lower priority). PowerFuse also provides user and application lockdown , software metering, printer control and other useful Terminal Services/Presentation Server tools. A demonstration copy can be downloaded at http://www.powerfuse.com.

  • AppSense AppSense has created an all-encompassing suite of tools for on-demand access that does everything from desktop lockdown and GUI policy configuration to Integrated Process Management (IPM) technology, which dynamically manages the level of processor and memory utilization allocated to each user. More information and evaluation software can be downloaded at http://www.appsense.com.

  • triCerat The triCerat company has a similar printer, profile, and lockdown solution set to PowerFuse and AppSense. Although these solutions do not specifically map to performance enhancement, we have found that the user performance perception can be dramatically impacted by efficient profile deployment, application lockdown, and printer control. More information and evaluation software can be found at http://www.tricerat.com.



Citrix Access Suite 4 for Windows Server 2003. The Official Guide
Citrix Access Suite 4 for Windows Server 2003: The Official Guide, Third Edition
ISBN: 0072262893
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 137

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