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Central Processor Unit (CPU) utilization

This monitors overall processor utilization. This rule by default will report full load when processor utilization is greater than 90 percent and will report no load when processor utilization is less than 10 percent.

Ciphersuites tab

This contains the settings that configure which ciphersuites the SSL relay will accept from the web server. A ciphersuite is an encryption/decryption algorithm. This tab contains a list of all Citrix supported ciphersuites. From the list of available ciphersuites you may select which ciphersuites you wish to use.

Citrix Connection Configuration

The Citrix Connection Configuration utility is a granular tool used to configure and manage server connections. When MetaFrame is installed on a Terminal Server, one ICA connection is created for each network protocol. The Citrix Connection Configuration tool can be used to add more listeners or edit the existing ICA and RDP connections.

Citrix Installation Manager (CIM)

The Citrix Installation Manager (CIM) is used to install applications on multiple XP servers. The three key components of the CIM are the CIM plug-in, which resides in the CMC console, the Installer service which resides on target servers that do not run the CMC, and the Packager, which runs on a Windows NT 4.0 TSE service pack 5 or later or Windows 2000 Server running terminal services in application server mode. When the Citrix Installation Manager is loaded on your server, The Citrix Installation Manager, or CIM, plug-in is displayed in your CMC. Used to manage MSI and ADF packages and install applications on the target servers, the CIM packages are created using the packager component of the CIM on a separate dedicated MetaFrame XP application server. The CIM plug-in in the CMC is used to manage and schedule package installations across a server farm.

Citrix Management Console (CMC)

A comprehensive interface that combines all MetaFrame administrative functions into a single application, ensuring that administrators no longer need switch between several task specific applications to manage a server farm. The CMC provides a single point of contact for the administration of all facets of a MetaFrame XP server farm. CMC is a Java-based console capable of running on any Windows NT or Windows 2000 computer, thus freeing the administrator from having to perform administrative functions on a Citrix server.

Citrix Server Administration

This utility allows Citrix administrators to manage users and sessions across the entire enterprise. There are several ways to manage users with the Citrix Server Administration tool. The way administrators manage users in a Citrix environment depends on the size and architecture of the Citrix environment. Some administrators may have only one or two Citrix servers, in which case finding a particular Citrix user or session may be relatively easy. In large Citrix environments, administrators may have to navigate through the Citrix Server Administration and utilize the sorting features to locate users and sessions.

CitrixTextCredentials

This encapsulates user credentials for transference to the server farm.

Citrix Win32 Program Neighborhood client

This client allows graphical access to applications published on a Citrix server. Users can browse the Program Neighborhood to access application sets that have been configured on the Citrix server. They can then launch the application from the Program Neighborhood window. This client can also be used with NFuse to run applications configured to launch a separate window. Application icons can be pushed to the client desktop or the Start menu, allowing the user to run the application without opening the client program.

CitrixWireGateway

This creates a communication link between the Web page requesting a user's application information and the server farm containing the applications.

Client auto-update

This allows users to connect to the Citrix server and download the latest Citrix client. This frees the administrator from having to touch every machine when a new client becomes available. Clients are stored in the central Client Update Database. New clients can be added to the database using the Client Distribution Wizard on the MetaFrame Toolbar.

Client drive mapping

This allows remote drives to be mapped to local drives on a user's computer. For example, a home directory on a server can be mapped to the user's C: drive. The drive can then be accessed by all standard file tools. The Win32 client supports client device mapping during a Citrix session. This allows local drives, printers, and COM ports to be accessed while running remote applications.

Client printers

Physical print devices connected to an ICA client device using a cable (such as a parallel cable) or a port (e.g., a network port, UNC share, TCP/IP port, and so on).

Client settings

The Client Settings button, which can be located by editing the properties of an ICA listener, provides access to several settings that are used to restrict access to certain client mappings. By default, a Citrix server will map resources from the Citrix server to an ICA client device to provide a seamless user experience.

CMC:

See Citrix Management Console

Component Object Model (COM)

This is a method for different software components to communicate with one another, regardless of hardware, operating system, or language being used.

Component Object Model (COM) port mappings

These permit almost any peripheral that connects through the COM port to be accessed in a Citrix application session. COM ports must be manually mapped to the server.

Context switches

Monitors the number of context switches on the server. By default this will report full load when the number of context switches is greater than 16,000 per second and will report no load when the number of context switches is less than 900 per second.

Control commands

Control commands are a category of ICA command packets that manage the connection to the application server and the relationship to the local client user interface.

Current Process

This produces reports based on the applications and processes running on servers within the farm. You might use this report if a process currently running has entered into an alarm state.

Current Users

This produces reports on user and application activity. A user activity report can be helpful in determining how many sessions a user has open and which applications are being run by the user. The report also provides information on when their session began, how long it's been established, the number of processes running and the number of instances of each.

Custom ICA Connections view

This view allows the user to create direct connections to specific MetaFrame servers or connect directly to a published application. If applications are published to a NT Domain instead of a Farm, custom connections will need to be created for each published application to which the users need to connect.

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