Citrix Management Console Enhancements License Management Enhancements Citrix Web Console Universal Print Driver Content Publishing Parameter Parsing Performance Improvements

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MetaFrame XP

Feature Release 1 for Windows

“Technically Speaking”

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What’s New in Feature Release 1?

Management

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NDS Support

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CA Unicenter TNG

Integration

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Citrix Management Console Enhancements

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License Management Enhancements

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Citrix Web Console

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Universal Print Driver

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Content Publishing

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Parameter Parsing

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Performance Improvements

Client Enhancements

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SSL Support for ICA

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Program Neighborhood Agent

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Management

Enhancements

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MetaFrame XP Management

Enhanced CMC

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Detailed Server Information

 _{View Feature Release, Service Pack, and OS level of all servers}

 _{Better organized and more detailed server information under server}

properties

New details for all servers at-a-glance

New Default for this Dialog

Citrix-specific Information

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MetaFrame XP Management

License Summary Tab

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Addition to CMC

 Summarizes server and connection licenses into a split interface

that lists out number of server and connection licenses for Platform and Feature Release products. Allows for easier tracking of

available user licenses

Number of Servers with this type of License

Number of Feature Release Connection Licenses

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MetaFrame XP Management

ICA Session Monitoring (XPe Only)

 Citrix administrators can now monitor ICA network traffic, even down

to the virtual channel. Administrators can monitor how ICA affects network bandwidth utilization

 _{Exposed via NT Performance Monitor counters}

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Log over-the-limit denials to Event Viewer Max number of connections per user

Enforce limit on Administrators

MetaFrame XP Management

Connection Control & CPU Prioritization (XPa, XPe)

Max instances of this App for the Farm

Limit to once instance per user

Control CPU Priority for this App

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CPU Prioritization

 _{Applications vary in strategic importance.}

Administrators can now provide CPU priority to more strategic applications.

 _{Available for Windows 2000 only}

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Connection Control

 Limit the number of concurrent user and/or application connections.

 _{Farm-wide and Application specific connection Limits}

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MetaFrame XP Management

Universal Print Driver

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Description

 Consolidates print driver requirements into one universal driver.

PCL 4 print driver is used to provide functionality.

 _{Initial Support is for Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000 only}

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Print Data Flow

 _{PCL job rendered on server and sent to client}

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MetaFrame XP Management

Citrix Web Console

 _{Native Web interface for performing common administrative tasks}

 _{Allows monitoring of Sessions, Applications, Servers, Licenses}

 Allows Logoff, Disconnection, Messaging, and Shadowing control

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MetaFrame XP Integration

Content Publishing

 Application Publishing model extended to support published content (I.e., video, audio, files, web pages, etc.) and locally-installed

applications.

 Content executed on client device (uses local player)—not on MetaFrame server

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MetaFrame XP Management

Parameter Parsing

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ICA Clients can configure file types to pass parameters to

applications

 _{When a user at an ICA client opens a file configured to pass}

parameters, the path to the file opened in the selected application.

 _{Refer to page 230 of the MetaFrame XP Feature Release 1}

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MetaFrame XP Management

Performance Improvements

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Printing Performance

 _{Printing performance via ICA has been improved to reduce print}

time by up to 50% over low bandwidth connections

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ThinWire Performance

 _{Advances in ThinWire ICA technology have reduced per-connection}

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Integration

Enhancements

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CMC

NDS

Enumerate Accounts from Novell Directory Publish Application

for NDS Users from the CMC

MetaFrame XP Integration

NDS Support

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Account Authority Access

 _{MetaFrame XP integrates and fully supports Application Publishing with}

NDS.

 _{Utilizes Standard Novell API’s to access NDS. All Published Application}

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MetaFrame XP Integration

NDS Support (Cont’d)

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Program Neighborhood and PN

Agent

 Client will Browse Tree for User’s contexts

 NetWare Client needs to be on machine for this to Work

 Client will remember the User’s previous context

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NFuse

 Will browse the Tree for user contexts

 _{Novell Client must be installed on the}

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Application Packaging and Delivery (XPe Only)

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Better Organization

 _{Create and modify folders to contain packages}

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Scheduled and Auto Server Reboot Support

 Support applications that require server rebooting upon completion

of installation. Administrators can also schedule server reboots to occur at a specified time after installation.

 _{Users connected to the application server will automatically be}

notified with customizable messages prior to server rebooting

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Inventory

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Network Management (XPe Only)

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Integration with Enterprise SNMP Management Tools

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Client Enhancements

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ICA Client Enhancements

ICA-SSL

Port 443 (HTTPS)

 Provides Internet-standard 128-bit SSL encryption and firewall traversal using the HTTPS port of the firewall.

 Customers can now encrypt both ICA and XML traffic

 SSL Relay is configured on MetaFrame XP Server

 Requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher and High Encryption Pack on Win32

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ICA Client Enhancements

Program Neighborhood Agent

 Push native Windows icons down to Win32 Start button, desktop or to SysTray

 Eliminates opportunities for user configuration errors

 Leverages NFuse infrastructure without requiring a browser

 Centralized Administrative control over Client UI

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ICA Client Enhancements

NFuse Web Server

NFuse Web Server

Can also use Pass-through authentication

Apps show up in Programs/ Published Applications

Apps show up Systray menu

Program Neighborhood Agent UI

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Client Configuration Control

 Only parameter needed is the name of the NFuse Web server

 Items in Client Properties can be disabled by Administrator •Controlled via config.xml file on Web server

•Located at c:\Inetpub\wwwroot\Citrix\PNAgent\config.xml

Set Window Size, Color Depth, and Audio Quality

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ICA Client Enhancements

Auto-Client Reconnect

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Description

 _{Automatically reconnects users to their disconnected sessions when}

a connection is temporarily interrupted.

 _{Auto-triggered when client detects a network drop}

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For More Info…

Citrix Web Site

 Connect to www.citrix.com/4ofakind for information regarding the

October 1st product announcements

 Connect to www.citrix.com/products for additional product details

and printable collateral

Citrix Solutions Network™

 Connect to www.citrix.com/csn to contact a local member of the

Citrix Solutions Network

Subscription Advantage Fulfillment

 Subscription Advantage customers will be contacted via e-mail

 Software and licenses may be requested via the Citrix Secure Portal

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For More Info…

Western Region Tech Users Group:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CitrixWest

On the web:

www.citrix.com/support

Upcoming Events:

Citrix iForum – 10/29/01 – 11/1/01 Orlando, FL

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