Introduction

Welcome to Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0: Enterprise Edition Administration Exam Cram . In this book, you will find information to help ensure success in your Citrix certification endeavors. Specifically , our goal is to aid you in preparing forand passingthe Citrix certification exam titled Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0: Enterprise Edition Administration (Exam 223). Here, we provide a general overview of Citrix's certification program and discuss how this Exam Cram 2 book can help you to prepare for whatever Citrix certification path you want to travel.

This book, as with other Exam Cram books, is targeted specifically at test preparation and review. It does not attempt to teach you everything there is to know about a topic, but instead looks to present and review the material that you're likely to encounter on the test. As authors, we aim to present to you as much of this relevant information as possible so that you can prepare and take this exam with confidence.

Before you dive head-first into the information provided, we recommend that you begin by taking the self-assessment that immediately follows this introduction. This self-assessment will help you evaluate your knowledge of the Citrix material both in the real world and under ideal exam circumstances.

Based on the results of the self-assessment, you may feel that some additional education is necessary. Numerous resources are available, including

• Official Citrix-authorized classroom training. Exam CTX-1223AI is the official course for exam 223.

• Citrix product documentation and additional technical publications , all of which are available free of charge on the Citrix website (http://www.citrix.com).

• Other study or technical publications available in print or on the Internet.

We also recommend that you visit www.examcram2.com to receive additional practice questions and advice regarding this Citrix exam.

Book learning alone will not guarantee success on the exam. We strongly recommend that you take the time to install, configure, and try out the various MetaFrame Presentation Server components covered on the exam. Even if you have some basic experience with this or previous versions of MetaFrame, hands-on learning, coupled with the right educational material, will go a long way to ensuring not only your practical exam success, but success in real-world environments as well.