Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 4.0 installation and the management

Requirements:

- Windows 2000 SP4 or 2003 server must have installed Terminal server in application mode.

1. Install Windows 2003 server with terminal server.
Citix MetaFrame is add-on to Windows terminal server.

Windows 2003 server screen shot. How to add terminal server.

Start | Control Panel | Add or Remove Programs | Add/Remove Windows Components
Windows Components Wizard

Next

Full text goes like this.

Next

Full Security | Next

Wait about 1 minute Terminal Server setup starting.

Close Windows Compo nets Wizard | Finish

Restart Server every time when it asks it.

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Install Internet Information Services (IIS)

Control Panel | Administrative Tools | Manage Your Server | Add or remove a role | Configure Your Server Wizard | Application server (IIS, ASP.NET)
- Select checkbox FrontPage Server Extension and Enable ASP.NET
- Now Summary of Selections tells what options will be install

Install takes about 2 minutes.

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Adjust Performance Options if this server want to maximize performance for Citrix applications, so

Start | Control Panel | System | Advanced | Performance Options

Processor scheduling | Adjust for best performance of:

Background services

Start from CD autorun.exe. Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 4.0 installation.

Product installations and updates

Microsoft Windows Installer 3.0 Install

Yes

Windows Installer 3.0 Starts and end automatically.

Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 4.0 License Agreement

I accept the license agreement | Next

Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server Components Setup. Prerequisites Installation.

Next

Component Selection

Select all features including MetaFrame Access Suite Licensing.

Next

Install starts. Installing automatically Java 2 Runtime Environment 1.4.2_06.

Next

Destination Folder

Accept Defaults | Next

Select Features

Next

License Files Location

Next

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)

Next

Restart Microsoft IIS Server

Next

Next

Finish

Next

Next

Select all Snap-ins

Next

Next

Finish

Visual J#.NET Setup Start and end automatically.

Next

Next

Location of Clients CD-ROM

Don´t install the Clients from the Components CD-ROM

Next

Next to begin installation.

Finish Citrix Web Interface for MetaFrame Presentation Server.

Finish

Next

Product Edition Selection

Enterprice Edition

Next

Components Selection

Select Defaults. Leave unselected Program Neighborhood Agent.

Next

Enable Pass-through authentication for the Pass-through client.

Yes

Next

Create a new farm.

Next

Give farm name.

Next

Assign Farm Administrator Credentials.

Next

MetaFrame Access Suite Licensing Settings.

Next

Next

Open MyCitrix.com

Next

Citrix web site opens.

New users

or

Log in

...

Step 2: Copy license file to your license server.

Click Open License Management Console

Your Local web site opens.

Execute Step 1 and Step 2 or continue product installation without installing licenses.

Next

Select Force a shadow acceptance popup and Log all shadow connections

Next

Share default TCP/IP port with Internet Information Server

Next

Add users to Remote Desktop Users group.

Next

Summary of MetaFrame Server choices.

Finish

Installer Information.

Yes

Wait install starts about 4 minutes.

Close

Next

Begin install press Next

Finish Management Console installation.

Finish

Welcome Document Center Setup.

Next

Next

Finish Document Center Setup

Finish

Installation Summary.

Finish

Restart MetaFrame Presentation Server. | Yes

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After restart log in.

Start Management Console. Start | All Programs | Citrix | MetaFrame Presentation Server | Presentation Server Console

TIP:

Management Console | Resource Manager | Watcher

- Tells a lot information on your server.
- Red - indicates usually error state. Need to do something.
- Yellow - indicates warnings .

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Install applications Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 4.0.

Close all needless programs before you start install more software to Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 4.0.

Start | Control Panel | Add Remove Programs | Add New Programs | CD or Floppy | Next | Open
Select program which you want to install to Citrix MetaFrame server.

(Alternative method install application is use command prompt. From Citrix MainFrame Server Start run cmd change logon /disable [C:\>change logon /disable] Session logins are currently DISABLED. Start run cmd change user /install [C:\>change user /install] Set Citrix Server install mode. Install application. Start Setup from install source. After setup. Start run cmd change user /execute and Start run cmd change logon /enable)

Publish application Desktop

Start run cmd change logon /disable
Start run cmd change user /install

Start Management Console

Right click with mouse Applications, select Publish Application (Ctrl+P)

Display Name: Desktop

Application Description: Desktop

Next

Specify What to Publish

Application Type: Desktop

Next

Keep Defaults

Next

Session Window Size: 800x600, Colors: High Color (16 bit), Application Startup Settings: Unset choices Hide application title bar and Maximize application at startup.

Next

Unset Enable legacy audio and Enable SSL and TSL protocols. Encryption: Basic.

Next

Next

Next

Add Available Servers.

Next

Add users.

Finish

Application Desktop is published.

Important! Remember change user and logon setting back.

Start run cmd change user /execute

Start run cmd change logon /enable

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Share Published Desktop Application to clients.

Open Access Suite Console for Presentation Server

Start | All Programs | Citrix | MetaFrame Presentation Server | Access Suite Console for Presentation Server

Configure and run discovery.

Next

Next

Add your server name.

Next

Press Add Local Computer button.

Next

Preview Discovery.

Next

Discovery process.

Finish

Right Click with mouse Suite Components | Configuration Tools | Web Interface | Create site

Create site

MetaFrame Presentation Server

Next

Set as the default page for the IIS site.

Next

Use local or centralized configuration.

Centralized configuration, press Add and from list select your server.

OK | Next

Next

Summary:

Site type
MetaFrame Presentation Server

IIS site
Default Web Site

Default site
Yes

Example site URL
http://mycitrixsrv8.group.local/Citrix/MetaFrame/

Apply changes URL
http://mycitrixsrv8.group.local/Citrix/MetaFrame/reloadConfiguration.aspx

Configuration source
MYCITRIXSRV8:80

Farm name
MyCitrixFarm

Servers
MYCITRIXSRV8

XML Services port
80

Next

New Site creating starts. Wait about 1 minute.

Finish

Run discovery.

Discovery completed.

OK

Test installed site.

Open Internet Explorer

Open http://localhost

Web interface work okay.

Log in.

Open Desktop

Web interface Desktop is running.

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Publish Isolated Application Google Earth Plus

Open Management Console

Create new isolation environment.

Right click Isolation Environments

Select New isolation environment

Give name

My Isolated Applications

OK

Open command prompt

Start | Run | cmd

aiesetup

aiesetup "My Isolated Applications" C:\temp\Google_Earth_BZXV.exe

Starting isolated install.

Wait Google Earth Plus install starts.

Next

Acree License | I accept | Next | Finish

After the Google Earth Plus installation completes successfully, return to the command window and press ENTER to begin application discovery.

Open Management Console

Select Isolation Environments

Refresh "My Isolated Applications"

Open My Isolated Applications

OK

Publish Isolated Application.

Right Click Applications. Select Publish Application (Ctrl-P)

Display Name:

Google Earth Plus

Application Description:

Google Earth Plus

Next

Browse

"C:\Program Files\Citrix\AIE\My Isolated Applications\Device\C\Program Files\Google\Google Earth\googleearth.exe"

Application Type: Application

Set Isolate Application checkbox

Click Settings

Isolation Settings

Set checkbox Application was installed into environment and select installed application.

OK

Next

Next

Specify Google Earth Plus Application Appearance.

Set Session Window Size: 800x600

Colors: High Color (16 bit)

Unset checkbox Maximize application at startup

Next

Specify Client Requirements.

Unset checkbox Enable legacy audio

Unset checkbox Enable SSL and TSL protocols

Encryption: Basic

Printing: Starts this application without waiting for printers to be created

Next

Specify Application Limits.

Next

Configure Access Control.

Next

Add Available Servers.

Next

Specify Users

Next | Finish

Close Management Console.

Test published isolated Google Earth Plus application.

Open Web browser Internet Explorer.

http://mycitrixsrv8/Citrix/MetaFrame/auth/login.aspx

Log in.

Launch Google Earth Plus via Web Interface.

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Add more availability and reliability to Citrix farm.

Add one more Citrix server to share Google Earth program with same settings as before installed mycitrixsrv8.

This new server name is mycitrixsrv9.

Changes previously installed server installation are.

Join an exiting farm.

Next

Join a Server Farm.

Connect to a database on this server.

Next

Access the Database on a MetaFrame Presentation Server computer.

Next

MetaFrame Access Suite Licensing Settings

Use Defaults.

Next

Continue using the farm settings.

Yes

Configure shadowing.

Next

Share default TCP/IP port with Internet Information Server.

Next

Add users to Remote Desktop Users group.

Next

Server Farm Details and Installation Summary.

Finish

Installer Information.

Yes

Wait about 6 minutes. Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server setup updating system.

Close

Management Console for MetaFrame Presentation Server 4.0 start.

Next

Press Next to begin install.

Management Console for MetaFrame Presentation Server 4.0 has been installed.

Finish.

Document Center Setup start.

Next

Accept Destination Folder.

Next

Document Center Setup.

Finish

Installation Summary.

Wait 1 minute.

Installer Information.

Restart your system.

Yes

After Restart

Log in.

Start Presentation Management Console. Start | All Programs | Citrix | Management Consoles | Presentation Server Console

Enable pass-through authentication.

OK

Make new Load Evaluator.

Open Management Console go Load Evaluators. Mouse right click | Select New Load Evaluators.

Give Name to New Evaluator MyCitrixFarm Load Evaluator | Add
- Application User Load
- CPU Utilization
- Disk Data I/O
- Disk Operations
- Server User Load

OK

MyCitrixFarm Load Evaluator is created.

Select Servers. Mouse right click. Select Load Manage Servers.

Select under Available Load Evaluators MyCitrixFarm Load Evaluator

Press Add All

OK

Select Servers. Mouse right click. Select Load Manage Servers.

Make new Server Group.

Open Management Console go Installation Manager. Select Server Group. Mouse right click | Create Server Group

Add All Servers. Give Name MyCitrixSrvGroup and press OK

Publish all same applications to mycitrixsrv9 server as mycitrixsrv8.

Add more MetaFrame Administrators.

Select mouse right click MetaFrame Administrator

Add MetaFrame Administrator

Welcome to the Add MetaFrame Administrator wizard

Add Domain Admin group to MetaFrame Administrators

Double click Domain

Double click Users

Select Domain Admins

Add

Next

Alert Contact Details.

I leave all blank.

Next

Privileges.

Full Administration.

Finish

Add same way another Administrators.

Added Administrators.

Select Applications. Select Published Application Desktop. Mouse right click. Select Properties

Select Users

Add Domain Users to list Configured Accounts.

Double click Domain | Double click Users

Select Domain Users

Press Add button.

OK

Select Applications. Select Published Application Desktop. Mouse right click. Select Properties

Select Servers

Add All

OK

Set Citrix MetaFrame server Reboot Schedule.

Management Console | Servers | Select Server mouse right click | Properties

Select Reboot Schedule

Click checkbox under Status Reboot server at these times and set Reboot Time

Press Apply to Other Servers button.

Select All Servers. OK and OK

Monitor disconnected users.

Management Console | Servers | Users

There is one user who is disconnected.

Change settings, so that everyone who has been disconnected more than 120 minutes. Terminate session.

Start | All Programs | Citrix | Administration Tools | Citrix Connection Configuration Tool

Select ica-tcp and from menu Connection | Edit

Press button Advanced.

Select Disconnection checkbox under Timeout setting (in minutes). Set value 120 and press OK button.

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Deploying Applications with Installation Manager

Open Management Console for MetaFrame Presentation Server 4.0

Select Add Package with mouse right click Packages under Installation Manager.

Create and specify a Network Account in order to:

- Browse for files on the network
- Apply transforms to MSI packages
- Access packages on the network file share

OK

Create and Share network Default File Share Location (\\mycitrixsrv9\citrix_packages$)

OK

Open Installation Manager Packager

Start | All Programs | Citrix | MetaFrame Presentation Server | Installation Manager Packager

Project wizard starts.

Close Installation Manager project wizard. Click button cancel.

Cancel

No Project - Packager

Select Tool | Build Options

Change Folder Location same as Default file share location \\mycitrixsrv9\citrix_packages$

and set Installation Manager Options | Add packages to the Installation Manager database mycitrixsrv8

OK

Start new project. Select File Project Wizard

Because Notepad++ installer is single file executable. (npp.4.1.Installer.exe) The selection is Package an Installation Recording.

Next

Project Name Notepad++

Project Location C:\Program Files\Citrix\IM\Packager\Projects\Notepad++

Next

Installation Program:

npp.4.1.Installer.exe

Next

No Compatibility Script

Next

Root Build Location

Next

Summary of choices.

Finish

Start Record Notepad++ Installation.

Do no press Stop Recording. Wait until Notepad++ installer starts.

Install Notepad++ normally, with default options.

After Notepad++ is installed.

Finish

Recording completed.

Now when installation and all customizing is done, if needed. Is time to press Done

Analyzing starts.

Wait ... usually under minute.

Select a Citrix Server

OK

Packager2

OK

View project details. See Project Entries, Applications, Symbols, File System Changes, Registry Changes, History Log

Close Notepad++ Packager. File | Exit

Open Management Console.

Notepad++ Package is installed.

Right click Notepad++

Select Install Package

Add Assigned servers.

Next

Schedule Install Job | Schedule Targets

Finish

OK

Publish installed package.

Open Applications

Right click with mouse applications. Select Publish Application.

Welcome to the Application Publishing Wizard.

Display Name Notepad++ Application Description Notepad++

Next

Publish Application Notepad++

Application Type Application

Command Line "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe"

Working Directory C:\Program Files\Notepad++

Next

Program Neighborhood Settings.

Next

Specify Application Appearance.

Next

Specify Client Requirements.

Next

Specify Application Limits.

Next

Configure Access Control.

Next

Specify Server | Add All

Next

Specify Users

Add Domain Users

Next

Specify File Type Associations.

Finish

Test installed application Notepad++

Open Internet Explorer web browser.

http://mycitrixsrv8

CitrixProgramUser is Domain User

Log In

Start Notepad++

Client File Security

Default Options are No Access and Always ask me.

If want to Save some Notepad++ files to your local hard disk, then choose Full Access.

OK

Mapping client drives.

Notepad++ is running via web interface.

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For more information all settings and tips. See Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 4.0 help files and Adobe PDF files on installation CD.

Open Documentation