Citrix Systems MetaFrame Presentation Server manual Publishing Applications

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MetaFrame Presentation Server Reviewer’s Guide

Making Published Applications and Content Available to Users

This section describes how to perform the following tasks:

1.Publish Notepad from the primary server of DemoFarm.

2.Publish Calculator from the secondary server of DemoFarm.

3.Publish a link to My Citrix.

4.Make DemoFarm available to users in your domain.

Publishing Applications

When you have installed the applications you want to publish on a server in the farm, you publish them for your end users to access. You can use the Presentation Server Console to publish applications on any server in the server farm; you do not have to run the console from the server on which you installed the applications.

To publish Notepad from your primary server

1.From the console, under DemoFarm, select Applications and from the Actions menu choose New > Published Application.

2.In Publish Application, for Display Name, type Notepad1, then click Next.

3.In Specify What to Publish:

Under Application Type, choose Application.

For Command Line, type C: \WINDOWS \system32\notepad.exe, then click Next.

4.In Program Neighborhood Settings, under Application Shortcut Placement, select Add shortcut to the client’s desktop, then click Next.

5.In Specify Application Appearance, uncheck Maximize application at startup, then click Next.

6.In Specify Client Requirements, click Next.

7.In Specify Application Limits, click Next.

8.In the Specify Servers, select your primary server, click Add, then click Next.

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Contents MetaFrame Presentation Server Reviewer’s Guide Copyright and Trademark Notice Contents Chapter Using MetaFrame Presentation Server for Windows Chapter Using Load Manager Page Introduction MetaFrame Presentation Server Benefits Introducing Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite MetaFrame Presentation Server Reviewer’s Guide MetaFrame Presentation Server Editions Introducing MetaFrame Presentation Server Components MetaFrame Presentation Server Management ConsolesMetaFrame Presentation Server Console Program Neighborhood Agent Console MetaFrame Access Suite ConsoleLicense Management Console Web Interface ConsoleAdministration Tools ICA Administration ToolbarICA Client Update Configuration Tool Citrix Connection Configuration Tool Shadow TaskbarSpeedScreen Latency Reduction Manager Citrix SSL Relay Configuration Tool MetaFrame Presentation Server ClientsProgram Neighborhood Program Neighborhood AgentWeb Client Extensible Solutions for Enterprise Systems Secure Gateway for MetaFrame Presentation ServerLoad Manager Installation ManagerCitrix Document Center Resource ManagerEnhanced Support for Large Farms New Features of MetaFrame Presentation ServerSimplified Licensing for MetaFrame Access Suite Products Zone Preference and FailoverDelegated Administration PoliciesBi-directional Audio Support SpeedScreen Flash Acceleration Enhanced Multimedia SupportSpeedScreen Multimedia Acceleration SpeedScreen Image AccelerationSession Reliability Workspace ControlOther Key Features of MetaFrame Presentation Server Introduction MetaFrame Presentation Server Reviewer’s Guide Accessing the Document Center Getting More Information and HelpTo start the Document Center Getting Service and Support Other Product DocumentationSubscription Advantage Page Chapter Requirements for Performing this Review Suggested Hardware and Operating System CombinationsServers Running MetaFrame Presentation Server for Windows MetaFrame Presentation Server Installation Overview To install the MetaFrame Access Suite License Server Licensing Evaluation Versions of Citrix ProductsObtaining and Installing an Evaluation License Page MetaFrame Presentation Server Reviewer’s Guide Preparation for creating DemoFarm To install the Web Interface To create your server farm To install the MetaFrame Access Suite Console To install the Presentation Server ConsoleTo install the Document Center Adding a MetaFrame Presentation Server to your Server Farm To add a server to your server farm Choose Connect to a database on this serverTo finish your installation Installing MetaFrame Clients To install Program Neighborhood AgentPage MetaFrame Presentation Server Reviewer’s Guide Using MetaFrame Presentation Server for Windows Using the Presentation Server Console To run the Presentation Server ConsoleServer Console Using MetaFrame Presentation Server for Windows Publishing Applications To publish Notepad from your primary serverTo publish Calculator from your secondary server Publishing Web Content To publish the My Citrix WebConfiguring the Web Interface To access the Web Interface ConsoleHttp//servername/Citrix/MetaFrame/WIAdmin Exploring the User Experience Running Published Applications Through a Web BrowserClick Notepad1 Running Published Applications from a Client Desktop Printing to Client PrintersTo show that you can run applications from DemoFarm Monitoring and Managing Client Sessions To test printing from a clientTo view session information for a server Managing Printers for Clients #clientname/printernameConfiguring Auto Creation of Client Printers Auto Creation and Citrix Connection Configuration To change the connection configurationUsing the Universal Printing Capabilities Client Printing with the Universal DriverBenefits of Using the Universal Driver To configure printing options for the server farmTo create a policy for shadowing Using PoliciesCreating a Policy From the Actions menu, choose Policy Create PolicyAssigning a Policy To assign the shadowing policy to connectionsSelect Filter based on users MetaFrame Presentation Server Reviewer’s Guide Using MetaFrame Presentation Server for Windows Page Using MetaFrame Access Suite Components Configuring Access Suite Console for the First Time To run discoveryAdding a Shortcut to Access Suite License Server Accessing Farm InformationAccessing the Access Suite License Server To access information about DemoFarmTo launch the License Management Console Using the License Management ConsoleLaunching License Management Console Click Launch License Management Console on serverOpening the License Management Console Http//servername/lmc/index.jspPerusing Historical Usage Determining License AvailabilityControlling License Management Console Access Page Using Load Manager Introducing Load Manager Rules Working With Load EvaluatorsTo create a load evaluator To assign a load evaluator to an applicationTo view information about the load evaluators in use Viewing Load Evaluator AssignmentsMonitoring Server Loads To view the load for a serverUsing Resource Manager Report Center Report TypesDelegated Administration Real-Time Monitoring CapabilitiesIdentifying Status Icons Following table describes the meaning of each conditionTo view the status display for a server Monitoring ServersCustomizing Real-Time Monitoring To display the Resource Manager Watcher tabClick Properties Monitoring the Status of a Group of ServersTo change the metric properties To monitor a selected group of serversUsing the Summary Database Before you start using a summary databaseCreating Reports Looking Back to a Specific Time To generate a reportTo produce a Server Snapshot report Click Server Snapshot Reporting on the Use of Applications Reporting User ActivityViewing Saved Reports Page Frequently Asked Questions MetaFrame Presentation Server Reviewer’s Guide Appendix B FAQs MetaFrame Presentation Server Reviewer’s Guide