Introduction to Citrix Presentation Server

Introduction to Citrix Presentation Server

Citrix Presentation server provides application virtualization and application streaming to the users with any device working over any network. It allows delivery of windows application as a service to the users using any network device. Citrix server can be used to:

- Provide tailored secure access control in any access scenario.

- Deliver continuous access across devices, networks and locations.

- Provide scalability and continuous availability for any business scenario.

- Protect information through a multidimensional secure architecture.

- Observer, monitor and measure access infrastructure resources.

Citrix Presentation server enables multiple users to log on and run applications in separate, protected sessions on a single server or multiple servers across a Farm. Server Farm is a group of Citrix servers that you manage as a single entity. Server Farm provides you with a flexible and robust way of deploying applications and content to the users.

Citrix Web Interface

Citrix Web Interface provides the ability to the users to access the published applications using any Web interface.. The Web Interface dynamically creates an HTML page that shows the allowed published application to the users.

You can use Web Interface with Access Gateway or Secure Gateway to transport data securely over the Internet.

The Platinum edition provides Web Interface integration with the Password Manager self-service features (account unlock and self-service password reset). Users can use Password Manager Agent software and register with security questions. When the security questions are registered, the users can reset or unlock their domain password using Web Interface without the intervention of Account Administrator.

Secure Gateway

The Secure Gateway is a secure Internet Gateway device for ICA data travelling into and out of a server farm. You can secure all traffic travelling across the Internet among computers running Citrix Presentation Server and SSL enabled clients

Citrix EdgeSight for Presentation Server

Citrix EdgeSight can be deployed on Presentation Server Platinum edition. It is an end-to-end performance management solution for computers running Citrix Presentation Server. It monitors user sessions and server performance in real time, allowing you to quickly analyze, resolve and proactively prevent problems. You can use Citrix EdgeSight for endpoints for performance management of end user systems.

Resource Manager for Citrix Presentation Server

Resource Manager can be installed on Presentation Server Enterprise Edition. It enables you to collect, display and analyze data about system performance, application use and user activity.

Resource Manager can track and store information about a wide variety of system and network processes and events. If the value of these metrics falls outside normal limits, Resource Manager can warn you by email and pager alerts.

Installation Manager for Citrix Presentation Server

Installation Manager is installed automatically with Citrix Presentation Server Enterprise Edition. Installation Manager lets you install an application package, such as Microsoft Office 2000, from one server to all the servers in a domain or in a server farm. Use Installation Manager whenever you need to deploy applications, files, service packs, or software patches on the servers in your server farm.

You can automate the application installation process, enabling the replication of published applications to computers running Citrix Presentation Server across the enterprise. Automating the process enables you to save time and reduce errors when installing many applications or applications that are frequently updated.

Network Manager for Citrix Presentation Server

Network Manager allows you to remotely control and monitor the status of computers running Citrix Presentation Server Enterprise Edition, using a third party SNMP management console. Network Manager consists of the SNMP Agent for Citrix Presentation Server, installed automatically as part of Citrix Presentation Server Enterprise Edition, and plug-ins for supported SNMP management console applications. Using a third-party SNMP management console, you can terminate processes, send a message to, log off, or disconnect from an active ICA session on a computer running Citrix Presentation Server Enterprise Edition.

Network Manager also includes the Management Information Base (MIB) definition file for Citrix Presentation Server. You can use any SNMP management console application that supports MIB browsing to monitor and control computers running Citrix Presentation Server. The Network Manager plug-ins interact with the SNMP management consoles through API calls provided by the SNMP management consoles. The Network Manager plug-ins automatically:

- Explore and gather information from servers on which the SNMP Agent is enabled.

- Update the gathered data on the network map.

- Log server traps in the event database

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