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Working With Terminal Services Remote Applications (Part 5): Date - Jun 23, 2009; Author - Brien M. Posey; How to create traditional Windows Installer packages for remote applications.
Working With Terminal Services Remote Applications (Part 4): Date - May 19, 2009; Author - Brien M. Posey; How to access remote applications over the Internet using TS Web Access.
Working With Terminal Services Remote Applications (Part 3): Date - Apr 21, 2009; Author - Brien M. Posey; Hosting a remote application and generating an RDP file, demonstrating some settings that we did not mention in part 2.
Working With Terminal Services Remote Applications (Part 2): Date - Mar 17, 2009; Author - Brien M. Posey; A walk through the configuration process necessary for application hosting.
Working With Terminal Services Remote Applications (Part 1): Date - Feb 24, 2009; Author - Brien M. Posey; Discussing a Windows Server 2008 feature called Terminal Service RemoteApp, which allows you to host individual applications on a Terminal Server.
Writing Terminal Service Based Scripts (Part 14): Date - Dec 03, 2008; Author - Brien M. Posey; How to add additional terminal service functionality to our existing script framework.
Writing Terminal Service Based Scripts (Part 13): Date - Nov 19, 2008; Author - Brien M. Posey; This article continues the series on terminal service scripting by integrating the Query Session command into our existing script.
Writing Terminal Service Based Scripts (Part 12): Date - Oct 08, 2008; Author - Brien M. Posey; How to configure a script to accept user input.
Writing Terminal Service Based Scripts (Part 11): Date - Sep 10, 2008; Author - Brien M. Posey; This article continues the series on terminal service scripting by beginning the creation of a session management script.
Writing Terminal Service Based Scripts (Part 10): Date - Aug 13, 2008; Author - Brien M. Posey; This article continues my series on terminal server scripting by talking about menus and subroutines.
Writing Terminal Service Based Scripts (Part 9): Date - Jul 09, 2008; Author - Brien M. Posey; This article continues the series on terminal server scripting by talking about menus and subroutines.
Writing Terminal Service Based Scripts (Part 8): Date - Jun 25, 2008; Author - Brien M. Posey; This article continues the Terminal Service Scripting series by explaining how we generated a date based filename.
Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services Web Access (Part 2): Date - Jun 11, 2008; Author - Michael Burke; How to configure TS Web Access and examine other aspects including farm coordination and SharePoint Services integration.
Writing Terminal Service Based Scripts (Part 7): Date - May 14, 2008; Author - Brien M. Posey; This article continues with the series on creating terminal service based scripts by explaining the inner workings of the script that we created previously.
Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services Web Access (Part 1): Date - Apr 16, 2008; Author - Michael Burke; This two-part article series will explore what Terminal Services Web Access means to terminal server deployments as well as how to set up and use it.
How to install and configure Provision Networks Virtual Access Suite (VAS) Enterprise Edition (Part 4): Date - Apr 09, 2008; Author - Patrick Rouse; This article describes the problems inherent to printing on Windows Terminal Services, and how Print-IT, the Universal Printing feature of Virtual Access Suite, addresses each problem. This article also details how to install and configure the different components of Print-IT.
Writing Terminal Service Based Scripts (Part 6): Date - Apr 02, 2008; Author - Brien M. Posey; This article continues with the series on creating terminal service based scripts by beginning to take a look at using a script to create a report.
How to install and configure Provision Networks Virtual Access Suite (VAS) Enterprise Edition (Part 3): Date - Mar 12, 2008; Author - Patrick Rouse; A core component of Virtual Access Suite Enterprise Edition is Desktop Services, a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Connection Broker. This article will describe how to install, configure and administer the Desktop Services features.
Writing Terminal Service Based Scripts (Part 5): Date - Mar 05, 2008; Author - Brien M. Posey; This article continues the series on terminal service based scripts by introducing a couple more commands that you can use in your scripts.
How to install and configure Provision Networks Virtual Access Suite (VAS) Enterprise Edition (Part 2): Date - Feb 20, 2008; Author - Patrick Rouse; How to install VAS Enterprise on a Windows Terminal Server and how to publish applications to Users, Groups, Device Addresses (IP Addresses), Device Names (Client Names) and Active Directory Organizational Units (OUs).
Enable Single Sign-On (SSO) for Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services: Date - Feb 13, 2008; Author - Robert J. Shimonski; How to implement Single Sign-On with the Terminal Services role.
Writing Terminal Service Based Scripts (Part 4): Date - Feb 06, 2008; Author - Brien M. Posey; This article continues the discussion of terminal service related commands by talking about a command that you can use to send messages to terminal service users.
Writing Terminal Service Based Scripts (Part 3): Date - Jan 16, 2008; Author - Brien M. Posey; This article continues the series on writing terminal service based scripts by discussing more of the commands that are available to you.
How to install and configure Provision Networks Virtual Access Suite (VAS) Enterprise Edition (Part 1): Date - Jan 09, 2008; Author - Patrick Rouse; How to install and configure each of the components of VAS Enterprise Edition. These articles will also detail best practices on where each component should be deployed in a typical deployment.
Changes to Windows Server 2008 Terminal Server Licensing (Part 2): Date - Jan 02, 2008; Author - Michael Burke; Some interesting changes in per-user licensing, CAL reporting, revocation and improvements in the management interface.
Writing Terminal Service Based Scripts (Part 2): Date - Dec 19, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; How you can use a command line environment to create various scripts that assist with tasks encountered during day to day terminal server operations.
Changes to Windows Server 2008 Terminal Server Licensing (Part 1): Date - Dec 12, 2007; Author - Michael Burke; This series will explore the changes in terminal services licensing in Windows Server 2008, including functional changes and management improvements.
What's new with Remote Desktop?: Date - Dec 05, 2007; Author - Robert J. Shimonski; How to use Remote Desktop as well as what new features and updates the Remote Desktop Connection 6.0 client update contains.
How to Configure the Citrix Program Neighborhood Agent: Date - Nov 21, 2007; Author - Patrick Rouse; How to install and configure a Citrix Program Neighborhood Agent Services Site and the Citrix Program Neighborhood Agent Client.
Writing Terminal Service Based Scripts (Part 1): Date - Nov 14, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; How you can use a command line environment to create various scripts that assist with tasks encountered during day to day terminal server operations.
SBC Migration Best Practices: Date - Nov 07, 2007; Author - Wilco van Bragt; How do we migrate users smoothly to a new SBC Infrastructure? In this article several scenarios will be described.
Troubleshooting Terminal Server Licensing Issues (Part 4): Date - Oct 31, 2007; Author - Michael Burke; Taking a look at some common client-related problems and solutions.
Using 2X ApplicationServer to Publish Applications, Part 6: Date - Oct 24, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; This article concludes the series on 2X ApplicationServer by showing you how to configure a published desktop, and how to publish an individual document.
How To: Install and Configure Citrix Web Interface 4.6 and Citrix Secure Gateway on the same server (Part 2): Date - Oct 17, 2007; Author - Patrick Rouse; How to install and configure Citrix Web Interface 4.6 and Citrix Secure Gateway on the same server.
How to: Create a Redundant Citrix License Server: Date - Oct 10, 2007; Author - Wilco van Bragt; Why you need a redundant Citrix License Server and how this can be accomplished.
Using 2X ApplicationServer to Publish Applications, Part 5: Date - Oct 03, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; How to create and configure application groups.
Troubleshooting Terminal Server Licensing Issues (Part 3): Date - Sep 26, 2007; Author - Michael Burke; Some of the more less-common issues with Terminal Server licensing, including: corrupt license databases, activation issues, and problems adding CALs.
Using 2X ApplicationServer to Publish Applications, Part 4: Date - Sep 19, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; How to fine tune published applications.
How To: Install and Configure Citrix Web Interface 4.6 and Citrix Secure Gateway on the same server (Part 1): Date - Sep 13, 2007; Author - Patrick Rouse; Installing and configuring Citrix Web Interface 4.6 and Citrix Secure Gateway on the same server.
Troubleshooting Terminal Server Licensing Issues (Part 2): Date - Sep 11, 2007; Author - Michael Burke; Some additional common server-related issues.
User Desktop Management using the Citrix Content Publishing Feature: Date - Sep 05, 2007; Author - Josef Zeiler; How administrators can provide access to published applications in environments, where published desktops have to be used in order to provide an “enterprise desktop” user environment.
Using 2X ApplicationServer to Publish Applications, Part 3: Date - Aug 29, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; How 2X ApplicationServer can be used to host individual applications in a terminal service environment.
How To Configure Folder Redirection: Date - Aug 22, 2007; Author - Patrick Rouse; How to use Group Policy to redirect the "Desktop", "My Documents", "Start Menu" and "Application Data" folders.
Troubleshooting Terminal Server Licensing Issues (Part 1): Date - Aug 15, 2007; Author - Michael Burke; Looking at the most popular licensing related issues and how to deal with them.
Inside the Web Interface Configuration File: Date - Aug 08, 2007; Author - Duane Bradley; Examples of useful settings in the WebInterface.conf file and a few tips for successfully editing this file.
Using 2X ApplicationServer to Publish Applications, Part 2: Date - Aug 01, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; How 2X ApplicationServer can be used to host individual applications in a Terminal Service environment.
Alternatives to Citrix Presentation Server (Part 3): Date - Jul 25, 2007; Author - Wilco van Bragt; Taking a look at Genuit Thinworx and Provision Networks VAS, and recommendations on where to find more information.
Terminal Services License Server High-Availability and Recovery (Part 2): Date - Jul 18, 2007; Author - Michael Burke; License server recoverability and the role it plays in ensuring that license servers are always available.
How to: Publish Windows Explorer Shell Extensions and Control Panel Applets: Date - Jul 12, 2007; Author - Patrick Rouse; How to publish Windows Explorer shell extensions with Windows Server 2008 Beta 3 TS RemoteApps, Citrix Presentation Server and Provision Networks Virtual Access Suite.
Alternatives to Citrix Presentation Server (Part 2): Date - Jul 10, 2007; Author - Wilco van Bragt; In this part we will discuss the alternatives 2X ApplicationServer, Ericom PowerTerm WebConnect and Jetro COCKPIT.
Customizing Citrix Web Interface 4.x – Beyond the GUI!: Date - Jul 04, 2007; Author - Duane Bradley; This article will delve into customizations outside of the AMC and provide details on how to go above and beyond what the AMC provides.
Alternatives to Citrix Presentation Server (Part 1): Date - Jun 27, 2007; Author - Wilco van Bragt; Taking a look at the SBC market and which products are competing with Citrix.
Using 2X ApplicationServer to Publish Applications, Part 1: Date - Jun 20, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; The benefits of being able to host individual applications in a Terminal Service environment and the basic architecture involved in running 2X Application Server in an organization containing multiple Terminal Servers.
Using Group Policies and Scripting to Ensure a Consistent User Experience: Date - Jun 12, 2007; Author - René Vester; How to maintain a consistent user experience using GPOs and some simple scripting.
Terminal Services License Server High-Availability and Recovery (Part 1): Date - Jun 06, 2007; Author - Michael Burke; How to provide resiliency to your terminal services licensing infrastructure, focusing on high availability.
Locking Down Windows Terminal Services: Date - May 30, 2007; Author - Patrick Rouse; Some of the many methods that can be used to lock down Windows Terminal Services.
Managing Multiple Sites with Citrix Web Interface 4.5: Date - May 23, 2007; Author - Duane Bradley; How to configure and manage multiple sites with Web Interface 4.5 and a few of the best practices involved.
Changes to Terminal Service Security Related Group Policy Settings in Windows Vista and Longhorn Server: Date - May 16, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; The group policy object settings that are related to Terminal Service security in Windows Vista and Longhorn Server.
Differences Between Several Universal Printer Solutions: Date - May 10, 2007; Author - Wilco van Bragt; Differences and key features in several Universal Printer Drivers.
New Terminal Services Features in Longhorn Server (LHS) Beta 3: Date - May 08, 2007; Author - Patrick Rouse; A description of the new features added to Windows Terminal Services in LHS Beta 3.
How To: Simulate WAN Connections in Your Own Test Lab, For Free!: Date - May 02, 2007; Author - Michel Roth; How you can simulate poor WAN connections by using free tools.
Using ThreadMaster to Tame Rogue Applications: Date - Apr 25, 2007; Author - Duane Bradley; ThreadMaster provides a method to control a rogue application that is both easy and free.
Terminal Server License Service Discovery Part 2: Date - Apr 18, 2007; Author - Michael Burke; How to better control the discovery process and how to troubleshoot discovery when it fails.
Windows Terminal Services Printing: Date - Apr 12, 2007; Author - Patrick Rouse; Printing functionality on Windows Terminal Services and best practices for providing a stable environment.
Citrix Web Interface 4.5: Date - Apr 04, 2007; Author - Duane Bradley; An overview of the Citrix Web Interface 4.5.
Terminal Server License Service Discovery – Part 1: This Discovery Process: Date - Mar 28, 2007; Author - Michael Burke; The License Server discovery process used by Terminal Servers to locate license servers on the network.
Migrating User Settings with the Flex Profile Kit: Date - Mar 21, 2007; Author - Wilco van Bragt; How you can use Flex Profile Kit to migrate user settings.
Managing Terminal Services with Group Policy: Date - Mar 15, 2007; Author - Patrick Rouse; How to manage Windows Terminal Servers with Group Policy.
Troubleshooting Common Terminal Service Connection Errors: Date - Mar 13, 2007; Author - Brien M. Posey; Possible reasons why a client’s attempt to establish a connection to a terminal server might be refused.
Terminal Server CAL Allocation Process - Part 2: CAL Allocation Process: Date - Mar 07, 2007; Author - Michael Burke; Step-by-step walkthroughs of various scenarios, including detailed flowcharts of the process.
Delegation of Control within the Citrix Management Console: Date - Feb 28, 2007; Author - Wilco van Bragt; How to control the actions that can be carried out by using the delegation model within the Citrix Management Console.
The Microsoft Application Compatibility Tools (Part 2): Date - Feb 21, 2007; Author - Rick Mack; Taking a look at the Standard User Analyzer and Application Compatibility Administrator.
Managing Printer Drivers: Date - Feb 07, 2007; Author - Wilco van Bragt; How to manage your printer drivers.
Presentation Server 4.5 Preview: Date - Jan 31, 2007; Author - Rich Brumpton; The new management features in the Technical Preview including the migration of many settings from the Presentation Server Console to the Access Management Console.
Product Review: UniPrint Server 6.0: Date - Jan 24, 2007; Author - Patrick Rouse; In this review we’ll be looking at UniPrint 6.0, Ingenica’s latest version of their Universal Printing Solution for Windows Terminal Services and Citrix. Ingenica is a division of Bell Business Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of Bell Canada.
The Microsoft Application Compatibility Tools (Part 1): Date - Jan 17, 2007; Author - Rick Mack; Introduction to the tools, specifically looking at the Application Verifier.
Terminal Services CAL Allocation Process (Part 1): Date - Jan 10, 2007; Author - Michael Burke; A step-by-step look at the Terminal Services CAL allocation process in a Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server environment.
Citrix Presentation Server Load Management - Part 3: Load Evaluators: Date - Jan 03, 2007; Author - Duane Bradley; Insight into the Citrix supplied load evaluators and the many available load evaluator rules.
An Introduction to Terminal Services Remote Programs (Part 4): Date - Dec 27, 2006; Author - Brien M. Posey; How to create and deploy a Windows Installer package.
Securing Access to your Applications: Date - Dec 13, 2006; Author - Wilco van Bragt; How access to your applications can be secured within a Terminal Server infrastructure.
An Introduction to Terminal Services Remote Programs (Part 3): Date - Dec 06, 2006; Author - Brien M. Posey; How to distribute the remote programs that were authorized in the previous article.
Citrix Presentation Server Load Management - Part 2: Load Biasing: Date - Nov 29, 2006; Author - Duane Bradley; Uncovering hidden secrets related to server load biasing and Intelligent Load Biasing.
Modifying the Citrix Access Gateway: Date - Nov 23, 2006; Author - Rick Mack; How to customise some Citrix Access Gateway settings.
An Introduction to Terminal Services Remote Programs (Part 2): Date - Nov 21, 2006; Author - Brien M. Posey; This article leads through the rest of the configuration process.
Using Windows Performance Monitor to Baseline a Terminal Server (Part 2): Date - Nov 15, 2006; Author - Michael Burke; Part two reviews the data gathered and looks at how to interpret the counters.
Terminal Server Session Sharing Explained: Date - Nov 08, 2006; Author - Patrick Rouse; We would like to welcome Terminal Services MVP Patrick Rouse to our team of authors as he presents his first article to MSTerminalServices.org readers. This article describes what terminal server session sharing is, why one would use it, and how it's configured in Citrix Presentation Server.
Citrix Presentation Server Load Management (Part 1): Date - Oct 25, 2006; Author - Duane Bradley; This three part article will delve into the underlying structure of the complex load management subsystem in Presentation Server and discuss best practices for implementing and monitoring this process.
Tunnel Applications to Remote Desktops Seamlessly: 2X ApplicationServer Review: Date - Oct 24, 2006; Author - Wilco van Bragt; 2X has just launched 2X ApplicationServer version 4, a full SBC product offering Published Application, Seamless Integration, Load Balancing, SSL support and clients for several platforms. Let's take a look at this product and see what it offers.
Using Windows Performance Monitor to Baseline a Terminal Server (Part 1): Date - Oct 18, 2006; Author - Michael Burke; This article discusses Windows Performance Monitor and how to use it to create a baseline Terminal Server in order to analyze any performance issues.
An Introduction to Terminal Services Remote Programs (Part 1): Date - Oct 11, 2006; Author - Brien M. Posey; This article will introduce you to a new type of Terminal Service session called Terminal Services Remote Programs.
Selecting an SBC Product for your Environment: Date - Oct 04, 2006; Author - Wilco van Bragt; This article discusses which components should be considered when building an SBC infrastructure for your environment.
An Overview of Longhorn Server’s Terminal Service Gateway (Part 5): Date - Sep 27, 2006; Author - Brien M. Posey; This article concludes the series by demonstrating how to create resource groups and resource access policies that control user access to resource groups.
How To: Unattended Installation of the Citrix Web Interface: Date - Sep 20, 2006; Author - Wilco van Bragt; This article demonstrates how to perform an unattended installation of the Citrix Web Interface.
An Overview of Longhorn Server’s Terminal Service Gateway (Part 4): Date - Sep 13, 2006; Author - Brien M. Posey; In this article, I will explain how to configure IIS and how to create a Connection Authorization Policy.
Server Based Computing: Goldmine Or Snakepit? (Part 2): Date - Sep 06, 2006; Author - Michel Roth; In the second part of this series, I will discuss some of the disadvantages of Server Based Computing and what the limitations of Windows Server Based Computing are. We’ll also talk about what you need to know about to make your Server Based Computing initiative a success.
An Overview of Longhorn Server’s Terminal Service Gateway (Part 3): Date - Aug 31, 2006; Author - Brien M. Posey; In Part 2 of this article series, I showed you how to create an enterprise certificate authority that could be used to issue SSL certificates to your Terminal Service gateway. In this article, I will continue the discussion by showing you how to configure the Terminal Service gateway to interact with the certificate authority that you created.
The Hunt for the Bad Printer Driver: Date - Aug 29, 2006; Author - Stefan Vermeulen; In this article I will go into the extensive search you need to do to find a culprit printer driver haunting your farm. This article should reduce the wild goose chase back to a 10 minute job.
Server Based Computing: Goldmine Or Snakepit? (Part 1): Date - Aug 23, 2006; Author - Michel Roth; Server Based Computing is hot these days. Seems like Server based Computing is the way to go. But is it? Is Server Based Computing a goldmine or a snakepit?
Using Citrix Resource Manager: Date - Aug 17, 2006; Author - Wilco van Bragt; In this article I will describe the benefits of Resource Manager, the configuration of Resource Manager, and how to best use Resource Manager during system administration.
An Overview of Longhorn Server’s Terminal Service Gateway (Part 2): Date - Aug 15, 2006; Author - Brien M. Posey; In this article, I will continue the discussion by showing you how to confirm that the necessary services are installed correctly. From there, I will show you how to create a certificate authority that issues the certificates used to encrypt gateway traffic.
Deploying your customized RDP client: Date - Aug 09, 2006; Author - Cláudio Rodrigues; In this article I will explain how you can get your own customized RDP client and create an MSI file so you can deploy it remotely using Group Policies, SMS or any other tool you may have in place.
Using Group Policy To Support Custom Applications In Your Environment: Date - Aug 03, 2006; Author - Michel Roth; In Terminal Server/Citrix environments there are always applications that aren’t exactly mainstream. Usually they do not come with proper management tools. You of course want to manage them in a professional manner, preferably using Group Policy. In this article I’ll show you how to go about this.
Client To Server Content Redirection Explained: Date - Aug 01, 2006; Author - Wilco van Bragt; This article will describe Client to Server content redirection in detail.
Customizing the Microsoft RDP Client (Part 2): Date - Jul 26, 2006; Author - Cláudio Rodrigues; In part two we will cover another great modification to the RDP client you can do that will greatly enhance security on your Terminal Services environment.
Brute Force Hacking In Terminal Server Environments: Date - Jul 20, 2006; Author - Michel Roth; In this article I will discuss how hackers use tools to perform brute force password hacking in Terminal Server environments.
Using a Replicated Data Store for Maximum Connectivity between Remote Sites (Part 1): Date - Jul 18, 2006; Author - Paul Stansel; This two part article will look at data store replication and how you can implement it to achieve maximum connectivity in your environment.
Customizing the Microsoft RDP Client (Part 1): Date - Jul 12, 2006; Author - Cláudio Rodrigues; In this two part article series we will check some useful options available for customizing the Microsoft Remote Desktop client, showing you all the tools to get the job done, in a step-by-step guide!
An Overview of Longhorn Server’s Terminal Service Gateway (Part 1): Date - Jul 06, 2006; Author - Brien M. Posey; In this article I will explain how the Terminal Services Gateway makes it easier for remote users to access a terminal server session.
The benefits of Application Streaming in a TS/Citrix environment: Date - Jul 04, 2006; Author - Cláudio Rodrigues; In this article I will try to explain what application streaming is all about and how it can help you a LOT in a TS/Citrix world.
How To Use ResHacker To Secure Your Terminal Server Environments: Date - Jun 28, 2006; Author - Michel Roth; This article discusses how to use ResHacker to lock down Terminal Server applications.
Freeware Tools for the Terminal Server Infrastructure (Part 2): Date - Jun 23, 2006; Author - Wilco van Bragt; In Part 2 of this article series I continue the discussion on the best freeware tools, focusing on Security, Troubleshooting, Policies, Profiles, and more.
Setting up Citrix shadowing from A to Z: Date - Jun 20, 2006; Author - Stefan Vermeulen; In this article I will describe Citrix shadowing.
Third Party add-ons: Do you really need them?: Date - Jun 14, 2006; Author - Cláudio Rodrigues; I will examine the popular question of the necessity of third party add-ons within an SBC environment and give advice on whether it is a good idea or not.
Freeware Tools for the Terminal Server Infrastructure (Part 1): Date - Jun 08, 2006; Author - Wilco van Bragt; Beside the standard tools provided in the product there are also many wonderful tools available for the Terminal Server field. In this article I will describe the most used favorite tools and software, which are available for free.
Terminal Service Administration and Folder Redirection: Date - Jun 06, 2006; Author - Brien M. Posey; If Remote Desktop for Administration is enabled on a server that’s running Windows Server 2003, then the server can not be configured to use offline files and vice versa. In this article, I will explain why that is and how you can decide which of these two features is more important to you.
Load Balancing Terminal Services: All you wanted to know but were afraid to ask (Part 2): Date - May 31, 2006; Author - Cláudio Rodrigues; Resuming from where we left, in this second part we will finish discussing the software based options, take a quick peek at the hardware options out there and conclude with some useful advice!
Fileserving in Terminal Server Environments (Part 2): Date - May 25, 2006; Author - Michel Roth; In this second part of the series we will talk about how you can determine if you have Fileserving performance issues and how you can prevent this from occurring by adhering to best practises.
Seamless Application explained: Date - May 23, 2006; Author - Stefan Vermeulen; In this article I will describe the technology involved in seamless applications and give you some insight as to why seamless does not always work 100% correctly.
What to Expect From the Windows Terminal Services in a 64-Bit Environment (Part 2): Date - May 17, 2006; Author - Brien M. Posey; In this article, I will continue my discussion by talking about the impact of a move to a 64-bit operating system on your server’s hardware.
How to: Unattended Citrix Presentation Server Installation (Part 2): Date - May 11, 2006; Author - Wilco van Bragt; In this article I will show the different parameters for creating and joining the farm and will also describe how to create a farm with a local database.
Load Balancing Terminal Services: All you wanted to know but were afraid to ask (Part 1): Date - May 09, 2006; Author - Cláudio Rodrigues; This article will give a better idea of what Load Balancing is, the most common features you should look out for and what your options are.
Fileserving in Terminal Server Environments (Part 1): Date - May 03, 2006; Author - Michel Roth; Fileserving very often is a much underestimated part of Terminal Server environments. Improperly configured fileserving components can wreak havoc on your performance. In this two-part article we will explore fileserving in Terminal Server environments and how you can make sure that you get the best performance out if it.
Optimising and Troubleshooting Logon Time to the Server: Date - Apr 27, 2006; Author - Stefan Vermeulen; In this article I will try to explain how logon time might increase, and how to tackle and improve logon time where possible. Users are easily annoyed with long logon/logoff times making it harder to accept an SBC solution.
Designing and Implementing Effective Disaster Recovery Strategies with Citrix Technology Part 3: The Data Store: Date - Apr 25, 2006; Author - Paul Stansel; While we as administrators often spend a considerable amount of time planning our production environment, Disaster Recovery issues with complex Citrix environments remain the weak point of many installations. This three-part article will focus on effective disaster recovery strategies for organizations of any size.
How to: Unattended Citrix Presentation Server Installation (Part 1): Date - Apr 19, 2006; Author - Wilco van Bragt; In this article I will discuss and describe how to perform an unattended installation of Citrix Presentation Server.
What to Expect From the Windows Terminal Services in a 64-Bit Environment (Part 1): Date - Apr 13, 2006; Author - Brien M. Posey; In this article, I will discuss why 64-bit servers may be a worthwhile investment for organizations that are currently using Windows Server 2003 based terminal servers.
Buying Your First Terminal Server: Date - Apr 11, 2006; Author - Stefan Vermeulen; The use of Server Based Computing for home workers or connecting a small branch office is very appealing to small companies. However this often means that most companies buy their first Terminal Server without any prior knowledge of the technology. Here are some useful recommendations to keep in mind when purchasing your first Terminal Server.
To Citrix or Not to Citrix?: Date - Apr 05, 2006; Author - Cláudio Rodrigues; The main question most companies just starting to use SBC technology have is if Citrix is needed or not. This article is for everyone that is now looking at Terminal Services/Citrix as a new technology to be used in-house and are now at a crossroad, having to decide/justify if such an expensive add-on like Citrix is required or not.
How to deploy applications to your Terminal Server: Date - Mar 30, 2006; Author - Wilco van Bragt; In the article Terminal Server Environment Basic Concepts I already described the basic concepts/rules necessary to have a stable and controllable Terminal Server Infrastructure. Two of the described concepts in that article are chronology of the installation order and the 100% “equality” of all the servers in the Farm. To accomplish this you should use silent setups and a deploy mechanism to install applications on your servers. In this article we are going to detail how to install and deploy those applications with the above mentioned concepts in mind.
Bandwidth Management: Part 3 – Guaranteeing and Protecting ICA/RDP on LAN/WAN: Date - Mar 28, 2006; Author - Andy Jones; Bandwidth Management is one of the biggest challenges we face as server based computing engineers. This article is the third and final in a short series about Bandwidth Management. In this article we will look at third-party solutions for protecting and guaranteeing the bandwidth required for session performance as it applies to LAN and WAN traffic.
Creating a Terminal Service Pilot Deployment Program: Date - Mar 22, 2006; Author - Brien M. Posey; If you have spent much time on this Web site, then you probably know that if properly deployed, the Terminal Services can greatly ease a network’s administrative burden, and can be a huge cost saver for a company. In spite of its many benefits, switching all of the users in the company from a client/server deployment to a thin client deployment is a big undertaking. In this article, I will discuss how to go about performing a pilot deployment for your new thin client environment.
Securing Your Terminal/Citrix Servers with The Security Configuration Wizard: Date - Mar 16, 2006; Author - Michel Roth; Terminal/Citrix environments by their very nature allow interactive access to their servers. Interactive access to a server also happens to be the Valhalla in hackerland. Seems like you’re stuck between a rock and a hard place, right? There’s only one thing to do: secure those servers! One of the tools you should use to secure your servers is the Security Configuration Wizard.
Understanding Terminal Server/Citrix Licensing Models: Date - Mar 14, 2006; Author - Stefan Vermeulen; A lot has been said in the past about the licensing models of Terminal Server and Citrix. Interpreting the exact results of certain choices may not always be fully clear beforehand. This article will help you understand and give you some tips along the way.
MUI in a Terminal Services World: Date - Mar 07, 2006; Author - Cláudio Rodrigues; This articles describes what MUI (Multilingual User Interface) is and the main reasons why it is a must on corporate environments dealing with multiple language requirements.
Designing and Implementing Effective Disaster Recovery Strategies with Citrix Technology Part 2: The Strategy: Date - Mar 02, 2006; Author - Paul Stansel; While we as administrators often spend a considerable amount of time planning our production environment, Disaster Recovery issues with complex Citrix environments remain the weak point of many installations. This three-part article will focus on effective disaster recovery strategies for organizations of any size.
Terminal Server Environment Basic Concepts: Date - Feb 28, 2006; Author - Wilco van Bragt; Most IT professionals think that Terminal Servers are complex and difficult to administrate. This feeling is further enforced by stories where users complain about low performance, strange behavior and so on. This article will describe the basic concepts to keep in mind for Terminal Server Environments. Adopting these concepts in your environment will result in an easily manageable terminal server farm.
Bandwidth Management: Part 2 – Leveraging Citrix Policy to Optimize Bandwidth Usage: Date - Feb 23, 2006; Author - Andy Jones; Bandwidth Management is one of the biggest challenges we face as server based computing engineers. This article is the second in a short series about Bandwidth Management, in which we will focus on leveraging the advanced features of Presentation Server 4.0 Policy to control bandwidth consumption.
Load Balance Terminal Services & Citrix Servers: 2X LoadBalancer Software Review: Date - Feb 21, 2006; Author - Michel Roth; In this review I will take a look at 2X LoadBalancer. My review of 2X LoadBalancer was performed with three Windows 2000 Server systems. One server acted as the “gateway” and the two remaining servers acted as the Terminal Servers.
Designing and Implementing Effective Disaster Recovery Strategies with Citrix Technology Part 1: The Plan: Date - Feb 16, 2006; Author - Paul Stansel; While we as administrators often spend a considerable amount of time planning our production environment, Disaster Recovery issues with complex Citrix environments remain the weak point of many installations. This three-part article will focus on effective disaster recovery strategies for organizations of any size.
Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 Printing Changes: Date - Feb 14, 2006; Author - Stefan Vermeulen; With Presentation Server 4.0 Citrix released a version with a major overhaul on functionality. The most drastic one - in my eyes - was the new printing engine. In this article I will talk about it, now that it has been around for quite a while.
Securing the Windows Terminal Services: Date - Feb 08, 2006; Author - Brien M. Posey; Security is important for just about any computer network, but it tends to be especially important in a Terminal Service environment. Think about it for a moment; users are running applications directly on your server. If a vulnerability exists in an application or in the server’s configuration exists, then the vulnerability could potentially be exploited in an effort to gain access to the underlying operating system. That being the case, it’s worth spending some extra time making sure that you have done a good job securing the Terminal Services. In this article, I will share some security techniques with you.
Can Third Party Software Solve your Terminal Server Printing Problems?: Date - Feb 02, 2006; Author - Wilco van Bragt; One of the biggest challenges in Terminal Server environments are printer related topics, where the drivers’ challenge is the main part of it. A lot of third party manufacturers have developed products to beat these challenges. Are these third party products useful in the printer challenge?
Scripting for Server Based Computing: Part 3 – Citrix Presentation Server Scripting: Date - Jan 31, 2006; Author - Andy Jones; VBScript and WMI are very powerful toolsets that allow server based computing administrators to perform some very complex, and sometimes mundane, tasks with consistency and speed. This article series serves as a look into leveraging this toolset to simplify the configuration of server and user settings. Part three of this article series will look at Citrix Presentation Server’s MFCOM Object. We will explore the settings and properties that may be managed via VBScript and WMI.
Do I Really Need Citrix for Effective Application Hosting?: Date - Jan 25, 2006; Author - Paul Stansel; Microsoft has long been making inroads into application hosting with the Terminal Services improvements. Given the added cost Citrix brings, why not just use Terminal Services? We'll take a look at where the gaps remain between the products and why you might be happy with a Terminal Services solution.
Citrix Client Types: Features and Limitations: Date - Jan 18, 2006; Author - Stefan Vermeulen; Citrix has a few client versions available. Choosing a specific type could look good in the beginning, but turn sour at a later stage. This article should help you fully understand the consequences of a client type, the features and the infrastructure needed.
My CPU is at 100%, What Can I Do About It?: Date - Jan 11, 2006; Author - Wilco van Bragt; One of the main challenges in the Terminal Server environment is the high usage of resources like the CPU. In this article we are going to take a look at what causes this high usage and what you can do to control the resource usage.
Running Legacy 16-Bit Applications in a Terminal Service Environment: Date - Jan 04, 2006; Author - Brien M. Posey; It may seem strange to talk about applications written for an operating system that has been obsolete for at least ten years, but believe it or not, there are a huge number of companies that still depend on legacy DOS applications for mission critical tasks. Unfortunately, DOS applications do not tend to work well with the Windows Terminal Services. In this article, I will discuss some of the underlying reasons for this incompatibility. After doing so, I will then go on to discuss some possible resolutions for the various compatibility issues.
Inside Citrix Presentation Server's Application Isolation Environments: Date - Dec 28, 2005; Author - Paul Stansel; With the release of Presentation Server 4.0, Citrix has finally given administrators a method for isolating applications on the same server. Understanding the nuts and bolts of Isolation will make your Presentation Server 4.0 farm an even more effective tool for application deployment.
Bandwidth Management: Part 1 – The Old Fashioned Way: Date - Dec 21, 2005; Author - Andy Jones; Bandwidth Management is one of the biggest challenges we face as server based computing engineers. Presentation Layer protocols like ICA and RDP are very sensitive to latency and link stability. This article is the first in a short series about Bandwidth Management.
Managing User Specific Application Configuration Data in a Terminal Service Environment: Date - Dec 14, 2005; Author - Brien M. Posey; Today almost every Windows application writes data to the Windows registry during the installation process. Although the way that the application uses the registry isn’t usually a pressing issue on a standard PC, registry key placement becomes crucially important when the application is run in a Terminal Service environment. In this article, I will explain why this is the case and how the Terminal Services manages application related registry entries for multiple users.
Dealing with Poor Bandwidth and Latency: Date - Dec 07, 2005; Author - Stefan Vermeulen; Poor bandwidth and latency can have a huge impact on the use of Server Based Computing and can lead to an unworkable environment for the end users. This article will help you understand and fight these issues where possible.
Terminal Server and the Profile Challenge: Date - Nov 30, 2005; Author - Wilco van Bragt; Profile problems? "No, we never have problems with our profiles." This is almost the standard answer I get when asking, “Do you have problems with your profiles?” when administrators tell me about some strange problems. This article will discuss the potential profile challenges which need to be tackled in a Terminal Server environment.
Terminal Services Features in Longhorn: Date - Nov 23, 2005; Author - Paul Stansel; Microsoft has finally released some concrete information about the Terminal Services features in their next server OS platform release, still titled “Longhorn”. We'll take a look at what they plan to provide and how it can impact your installation.
Juggling Terminal Service Resources: Date - Nov 17, 2005; Author - Brien M. Posey; Thin client computing has been around for many decades. Although the basic underlying principles are the same for terminal sessions today as they were thirty years ago, the demands made against the servers that host terminal sessions have increased exponentially. Bloated applications and resource hungry operating systems place huge demands on terminal servers. In this article, I will discuss how you can plan your terminal server hardware so that your terminal service environment will run efficiently.
Scripting for Server Based Computing: Part 2 – Terminal Services Server and Connection Settings: Date - Nov 09, 2005; Author - Andy Jones; VBScript and WMI are very powerful toolsets that allow server based computing administrators to perform some very complex, and sometimes mundane, tasks with consistency and speed. This article series serves as a look into leveraging this toolset to simplify the configuration of server and user settings. Part 2 of this article series will look at terminal services server and connection settings (Winstation settings for the really old school crowd). We will explore the settings and properties that may be managed via VBScript and WMI.
Surviving Printing on Citrix: Date - Nov 02, 2005; Author - Stefan Vermeulen; Printing with Citrix has always been a major problem, causing headaches all around. This article will help you stabilize your printing environment.
What RDP GPO Settings can do to your Citrix Servers: Date - Oct 26, 2005; Author - Wilco van Bragt; Within Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft has added several new Group Policy Objects (GPO) settings to their product. The Terminal Server object is one which got a lot of new settings. Wonderful settings if you are using Terminal Server, but what happens if you are using these settings on a Terminal Server where Citrix Presentation Server is installed?
Using the Terminal Services through Internet Information Server: Date - Oct 21, 2005; Author - Brien M. Posey; Although the Terminal Services can be used as a management tool, sometimes firewall port issues or the unavailability of a Terminal Service client can make using the Terminal Services impractical. However, there is a Web based Terminal Service client included with Windows Server 2003. This client allows you to remotely access a Windows 2003 Server through a Web browser.
Citrix Access Suite 4.0 – It’s Not Your Daddy’s MetaFrame: Date - Oct 19, 2005; Author - Paul Stansel; Citrix has released their newest product line, Access Suite 4.0. Find out what`s different and why you want it in your environment.
Scripting for Server Based Computing: Part 1 – Terminal Services Attributes for Active Directory User Objects: Date - Oct 17, 2005; Author - Andy Jones; VBScript and WMI are very powerful toolsets that allow server based computing administrators to perform some very complex, and sometimes mundane, tasks with consistency and speed. This article series serves as a look into leveraging this toolset to simplify the configuration of server and user settings. Part 1 will look at terminal services specific settings for Active Directory User Objects.