Category: Citrix

The following tables present settings you can configure within a policy. Find the task you want to perform in the left column, then locate its corresponding setting in the right column. Graphics & Multimedia Task: Use this policy setting: Control the amount of memory allocated for displaying graphics in a session Display memory limit Control how a user’s display degrades in response to memory limits and whether or not to notify the user Display mode degrade preference Notify user when display mode is degraded Control compression of images for use in sessions of limited bandwidth Lossy compression level Lossy compression […]

Citrix XenApp commands provide an alternative method to using the console for maintaining and configuring servers and farms. Citrix XenApp commands must be run from a command prompt on a server running Citrix XenApp. Command Description acrcfg Configure auto-reconnect settings. altaddr Specify server alternate IP address. app Run application execution shell. auditlog Generate server logon/logoff reports. change client Change client device mapping. chfarm Change the server farm membership of the server, create an additional farm, and configure a replacement data store. ctxkeytool Generate farm key for IMA encryption. ctxxmlss Change the Citrix XML Service port number. dscheck Validate the integrity […]

XenApp Servers Explained Proper farm design is the most important aspect to having a well performing, scalable farm. This post examines the architecture and design of the Citrix XenApp solution as the number of users/servers requiring applications or desktop access scales. XenApp Server Roles XenApp farms have two types of servers: infrastructure servers and worker servers. Worker servers are dedicated to the role of hosting published applications and desktop. Infrastructure servers perform specific functions and do not typically host published applications, except in small farms. Infrastructure servers host functionality that supports the farm, such as the data store, data collector, […]