Introduction | Citrix Systems MetaFrame Presentation Server specification

Chapter 1 Introduction

Auto client reconnect. With the auto client reconnect feature, the Win32 and Java clients automatically reconnect to a session when they detect a dropped connection (when network issues occur outside of MetaFrame Presentation Server). Users can continue to work without reconnecting manually, reentering credentials, and restarting applications.

Content publishing. This feature lets you publish document files, media files, URLs, and any other type of file from any network location. Icons for published content appear in Program Neighborhood, on the desktop, and in the Web Interface. Users can double-click published content icons to access content in the same way they access published applications.

Connection control. This feature lets you set a limit on the number of connections that each user can have simultaneously in the server farm. You can also limit the number of concurrent connections to specified published applications, and you can prevent users from launching more than one instance of the same published application. (Available in Advanced and Enterprise editions.)

CPU prioritization. You can use the CPU prioritization feature to assign each published application in the server farm a priority level for CPU access. This feature can ensure that CPU-intensive applications in the server farm do not degrade performance of other applications. You can give a higher CPU priority to mission-critical published applications and a lower CPU priority to less-important applications. (Available in Advanced and Enterprise editions.)

Universal printing. Provides a single universal print driver for all printing needs. Universal printing eliminates the need to manage and maintain a large number of print divers while improving server stability and print quality. With universal printing, you can:

•Set printing preferences for autocreated printers, including paper size and copy count

•Refresh users’ printer settings each time they log on to an ICA session

•Choose to save or purge the print queue when users log out

•Configure published applications to launch without waiting for all printers to be created

NDS support. Support for Novell Directory Services allows users in Novell network environments using their NDS credentials to access published applications and content.

SSL/TLS support for ICA. This feature enables use of the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocols to secure communication between ICA clients that support SSL/TLS and MetaFrame Presentation Servers. SSL/TLS provides server authentication, encryption of the data stream, and message integrity checks. After configuring the Citrix SSL Relay, you can specify the use of SSL or TLS when publishing applications.