Two-Minute Drill

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Understanding the Citrix Management Console

• The first time you launch the CMC, be sure to log in using the account you used to install MetaFrame.

• Review the Citrix Management Console minimum requirements.

• Data refresh is disabled by default on the CMC. Enabling data refresh can cause increased traffic on your network. Additionally, data refresh settings are set on a per-console basis.

• If you choose to use either SQL or Oracle as your data store, be sure to install the necessary ODBC drivers prior to installing MetaFrame XP.

• Know the difference between direct access and indirect access as used in the data store and each MetaFrame server.

Identifying Published Application, Server, and Citrix Administrator Properties

• By default, any configuration set on the Server Farm level will become the default at both the Application and Server levels. However, any settings changed on the Server or Application levels will take precedence.

• By default, the CMC has only one Citrix Administrator when it is installed. The default account is that which you were logged in as when you installed MetaFrame XP. You can create additional Citrix Admins using the utility in the CMC.

• Each application name must be unique within the farm.

• Within the properties of a server, you have the ability to configure scheduled reboots.

• The Information tab within Server properties offers valuable OS, service pack, and IP addressing information.

Administering Use of the Citrix Management Console

• The CMC can be installed on a variety of platforms outside the XP console.

• During installation, if disabling shadowing on your XP server is configured, it CANNOT be enabled after installation.

• Printer management within the CMC allows the administrator to replicate any local printer or imported network printer across the XP servers in the farm.

• Bandwidth allocated to printing can be limited.

• Useful ICA session management tools include the following: shadowing, disconnect, logoff, send message, reset, and session information.

• The Citrix Installation Manager displays package information and deployment schedules for the servers in the farm.

• Server and Application folders used within the CMC are for administrative organization only, and are not reflected within the ICA client.

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