An old article from last year about an initiative to help with graphically intensive
applications. I have seen some forum posts that suggest this may be part of the longhorn-version
release of Citrix.
Excerpt:
As you may have heard, we have a project code-named Pictor. This project is derived
from work done with Boeing to improve the responsiveness [...]
Knowledge Base Article CTX110351 on
Citrix explaining User Profile Best Practices for Presentation Server. Discusses options
like using different roaming profiles for different Presentation Server Silos (for
example you have a group of servers running a LOB app and another running general
apps).
Excerpt:
Introduction
An effective design of user profiles can make a significant
difference in the performance and manageability of a [...]
What exactly is a slow logon? It depends on your environment. Some companies have
logon processes that complete in a few seconds, while others take a few minutes. Unfortunately,
there are some environments in which the logon process takes several minutes; even
20-30 minutes is not unheard of. This article will take you through the steps that
I follow [...]
Citrix support released hotfix PSE400R01W2K3074
for Citrix Presentation Server 4.0
with Hotfix Rollup Pack PSE400W2K3R01, Citrix Presentation Server 3.0 with Service
Pack 2005.4 with Hotfix Rollup Pack PSE400W2K3R01, and Citrix Access Essentials 1.0
with Hotfix Rollup Pack PSE400W2K3R01. It addresses the following issues:
Source: Citrix Support Releases
Hotfix PSE400R01W2K3074 for Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 running on Windows Server
2003 – DABCC
What exactly is a slow logon? It depends on your environment. Some companies
have logon processes that complete in a few seconds, while others take a few minutes.
Unfortunately, there are some environments in which the logon process takes several
minutes; even 20-30 minutes is not unheard of. This article will take you through
the steps that I follow [...]
Ran into a problem with the Citrix Print Manager service the other day where logins
where hanging, and this helped me through it.
The Citrix SMA Service and the Citrix Print Manager service are configured to be started
by a local user created during the install of Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 called
Ctx_SmaUser. If this user account is deleted, [...]
Great article that discusses common slow downs in the terminal server logon process.
This article was the first time I had seen a mention of the Flex
Profile Kit from Login Consultants. This is a free tool that will trim back profile
sizes.
In this article I will try to explain how logon time might increase, and how to [...]
Known issues running Citrix
Presentation Server on Windows 2003 R2
CTX109680
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Known Issues.
Brian Madden and Kevin Goodman have released a chart that shows everything that happens
in a Citrix Presentation Server 4.0 logon. Can’t wait to print it on the plotter and
check it out in more detail.
Citrix Logon Chart
at Brian Madden’s Site
Its amazing what can escape your notice when you have used an app for a
long time and you settle into the same way of doing things. I’m sure some Citrix admins
will laugh about the fact that I am blogging about the Citrix Program Neighborhood
Quick Launch Bar, but I have never used it before today. In fact, I [...]
