Chapter 12: Server Configuration: Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server


Chapter 11 covered in depth Terminal Services installation, including server sizing and server imaging, and detailed Terminal Services optimization. The next step in the process of an SBC environment creation is the installation and configuration of MetaFrame XP Presentation Server software (MetaFrame XP) and its components.

Citrix MetaFrame XP Presentation Server Installation and Configuration

Chapter 3 discussed MetaFrame, its functions, and its purposes in detail, but for the purposes of quick review, here are several reasons to add MetaFrame XP to a Terminal Services-based SBC environment:

  • Secure, encrypted access without having to open firewall holes MetaFrame Secure Gateway provides a secure infrastructure by which users can access the SBC environment literally anywhere, anytime, and anyplace, regardless of the firewall configurations, assuming the environment allows SSL (port 443) traffic. Although Terminal Services RDP traffic is encrypted, it requires that port 3389 be open on both the data-center firewall and the user's location. Full installation and configuration details for MetaFrame Secure Gateway will be provided in Chapter 16.

  • True application load management Microsoft's built-in Network Load Balancing can be effective for environments with 100 users or less, but enterprise environments absolutely require a more robust and flexible approach in determining which users and applications are placed on which servers under what circumstances.

  • The Citrix Web Interface wizard-based deployment tool Not only does this tool provide an automated approach to deploying access to the SBC environment, but just as handy, it provides an automated approach to deploying the ICA Client itself. Full installation and configuration details for MetaFrame Web Interface will be provided in Chapter 16.

  • Universal Access to applications from any client device Although Microsoft now supports client access from Macintosh OS X and Windows clients, Citrix not only provides support for Mac and Windows, but also for over 100 client operating systems, including most varieties of UNIX and Linux, DOS, and embedded devices.

  • Enterprise management tools Citrix offers Resource Manager, Installation Manager, and Network Manager, as well as a host of embedded management tools that provide administrators with critical information and the automation of enterprise SBC server environments.

  • Citrix Password Manager and Conferencing Manager Password Manager and Conferencing Manager are the newest brothers to MetaFrame XP in the Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite family. Password Manager provides a simple and elegant single sign-on solution for MetaFrame XP environments (although it also works in non-Metaframe environments), and Conferencing Manager provides an all-inclusive collaborative conference interface that leverages the shadow features of MetaFrame XP. These two products further enhance the user experience of the server-based computing environment.




Citrix Metaframe Access Suite for Windows Server 2003(c) The Official Guide
Citrix Access Suite 4 for Windows Server 2003: The Official Guide, Third Edition
ISBN: 0072262893
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 158

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