Deploying Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0 with Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services

Deploying Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0 with Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services

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Book Description
PLAN, INSTALL, CONFIGURE, SECURE, OPTIMIZE AND TROUBLESHOOT! Citrix MetaFrame is the de facto standard for hosting and delivering applications from Windows-based servers. Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0 is optimized for performance under Windows Server 2003, particularly Terminal Services. This book covers all the topics needed to plan, design, and implement a reliable, scalable server-based computing solution in a Citrix/Windows 2003 environment. Whether you are building thin client environments for disaster recovery purposes or rolling Citrix MetaFrame out as the network model for the day-to-day activities of the company, you will find this book to be a great resource. It offers advice and direction on optimization, redundancy, troubleshooting, and scalability together with disaster recovery and business continuity planning and implementation.

Incorporate Terminal Services' New Features Improvements to RDP, RDC, and Microsoft's Security Initiative will have a positive impact on your Citrix deployment.
Determine Whether to Scale Up or Scale Out On paper, vertical scaling seems the way to go. Why does horizontal scaling usually win the day?
Map an Upgrade Strategy Create a Quality Assurance environment, a plan for user downtime, and a rollback path if things go wrong.
Troubleshoot Installation Problems Understand how media, drives, network connectivity, system BIOS, and answer files can hang your install.
Understand Your Device and Client Options Citrix provides ICA clients for virtually every platform and device on the market; which should you use?
Secure Communications between Presentation Server and Clients Secure remote access methods include Secure ICA, SSL Relay, VPN, and Citrix Secure Gateway.
Deploy Password Manager Account for system requirements, GINA chaining, and .Net Framework considerations.
Secure the Presentation Server Farm Integrate virus protection, IDS, IPS, and firewall solutions with MetaFrame's built-in security features.
Configure the GPMC Microsoft's new unified Group Policy Model makes it possible to view and manage all GPOs across a domain, organizational unit, or site.

Contents Include:

Introduction to Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Terminal Services
Introduction to Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0
Installation Planning and Requirements
Upgrade and Migration Strategies for Citrix MetaFrame
Installing and Configuring Your Windows 2003 Server
Installing and Configuring MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0
Client Configuration
Printing
Network and Firewall Configuration
Citrix MetaFrame Password Manager
Security and Load Management
Configuring Policies (Group Policy and Citrix Policies)
Server Cloning and Other Disaster Recovery Techniques
Day-to-Day Administration
Troubleshooting and Helpdesk
Network Management and Resource Monitoring
MetaFrame Access Suite Licensing

Deploying Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0 with Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services,Melissa Craft (Editor),Connie S. Wilson,Chris Broomes,Syngress,193226650X,Computer Bks - Operating Systems,Computer Books: General,Computers,Data Processing - General,Operating Systems - Windows,Computers / General

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