Citrix XenApp 6.5 Administration Training Day 5 Notes

Module 11: Configuring Self-Service Applications

• Citrix Receiver
  – For Windows applications, users can only receive self-service applications when the self-service plugin is also deployed.

 

• Citrix Merchandising Server
  – Citrix receiver updater keeps the version updated since the first deployment

 

• Citrix Plug-ins
  – Citrix receiver/ self-service plugin/ offline plugin/ App-V client/ secure access plugin/ profile management plugin/ service monitoring plugin/ acceleration plugin/ single sign on plugin
  – Delivery method
  – Java client requires 32bit JRE

 

Module 12: Configuring Printing

• Printing concepts
  – printer types: local, network and redirected client
  – security

 

• Default printing behavior
  – user local printers are created automatically when session begins > printing jobs queued to locally defined printer –> printing jobs queued to network printers directly –> XenApp server retains user’s printer settings or save it to user’s profile if fails–> XenApp tries native printer driver or universal printer driver if fails.
  – Use policy to alter default printing behavior

 

• Printer provisioning
  – Auto-creation/ Network printer provisioning
  – Synchronous vs. Asynchronous printer creation when publishing an application

 

• Printing Pathways
  – Network printing pathway is ideal for fast local networks (default)/ Client printing pathway is ideal for WAN

 

• Printer Drivers
  – Types: Native/ OEM/ Universal
  – Automatic installation of in-box printer drivers is enabled by default, and can result in the installation of a large number of native drivers in the environment.

 

• Citrix Universal Printing
  – EMF-based/ XPS-based/ Universal printer with universal driver
  – Policy settings

 

• Administrator-Assigned Network Printers
  – Session printer policy

 

• Workspace control and proximity printing
  – Proximity printing is enabled through the session printer policy rule in GPMC or IMA policy

 

• Printing preferences
  – The settings can be saved to XenApp server/ User device/ the document
  – Retention policy

 

• Printing bandwidth

 

Module 13: Securing XenApp

• XenApp Security Solutions
  – SecureICA/ SSL Relay/ Citrix Access Gateway (SSL VPN appliance)

 

• Access Gateway
  – WI generates ICA file that includes STA
  – Access gateway validates the STA (Secure Ticket Authority) ticket
  – If CAG authentication is enabled, both CAG and WI are responsible for authenticating users
  – SSO to WI
  – SmartAccess: EPA scan and SSL certificate check

 

• WI configuration
  – Access method: gateway direct/ gateway alternate (AltAddr must be run on each server)/ gateway translated

 

Module 14: Monitoring

• Health Monitoring and recovery
  – implemented as Citrix policy

 

• Service Monitoring for XenApp
  – EdgeSight monitors license usage, server/ published application performance and availability, end user experience
  – EdgeSight server/agent

 

• Workflow Studio

 

Module 15: Additional Components

• Additional components
  – SmartAuditor
  – Single sign-on
  – Brach optimization
  – Provisioning services
  – Power and capacity management
  – XenServer