When multiple users are sharing system hardware such as on a Terminal/Citrix server there is always a potential issue of one user hogging all the CPU resources. If you are looking at task manager and seeing higher than expected CPU usage then you may be experiencing this problem. In this article I describe the CPU optimization option available in Citrix Presentation Server 4 and other options that are available to you.

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The Terminal Services Session Directory service is a database that keeps track of sessions on terminal servers in a cluster and provides the information used at connection time to connect users to existing sessions. In this article I discuss this and also how to create a Terminal Server Cluster.

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The art of using performance monitor is a fairly easy one to acquire but can be one of the most useful skills for troubleshooting all sorts of problems. It’s been included with the Windows operating systems for many years (both server and client versions.) In this article I describe how to use Performance Monitor to create a baseline. This is the place to start so you have something compare any future monitoring sessions with.

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I’ve always found it difficult to get Evaluation versions of Citrix Presentation server. You have to go through a reseller and they aren’t getting anything out of it so aren’t overly keen to help. They have to speak to Citrix and basically put a business case forward of how Citrix are going to make money out of this evaluation version. Finally they have made two free licenses available for development purposes. Simply logon to the new MyCitrix and go to downloads. Great if you’re studying for the Citrix exams.
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Windows Vista will be available as a stand alone product or pre-installed on new PCs from January 30th 2007 according to the official Vista website today. Office 2007 will also be available at the same time. In the meantime if you are thinking of buying a PC or laptop now make sure you get one that offers an express upgrade to windows Vista. You must ensure you buy from a participating computer manufacturer between October 26th - March 15th 2007. The bad news is the qualifying PCs must be running Windows XP Media Centre, Windows XP Tablet PC Edition, or Windows XP Professional. Note the lack of XP Home. The list of participating manufacturers includes the big names as you would expect such as Acer, Asus, Dell, Fujitsu, Gateway, HP, Lenovo, Medion, NEC, Sony and Toshiba.

The Citrix CCA, CCEA and CCIA exams are industry recognised qualifications. I am happy to be able to now offer some practice exams on the site to help aid your study. Just click on the exam link at the top and go through and place your order.  

I received an email the other day from Citrix. They have appointed me as a member to their Citrix Technology Professional (CTP) program. It is similair to the Microsft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) program and something I am quite proud to have acheieved paticularly when I look at the list of names of the other CTP members. Congratulations to the other CTPs who were also appointed. Unfortunately I won’t be able to make it to the CTP summit at IForum as I am just starting a 4 week contract. Note to Citrix - I would like to put a CTP logo on my website but don’t think one exists yet.

…How To…
 
This article is simply advising how to install a license onto your Citrix License Server. If you are looking how to install the License server then see the article below.

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…How To…
 
 This is step 2 of my “How to Install Citrix Presentation Server 4″ guide. This shows you in simple steps how to install the Citrix  Metaframe License Suite which composes of the License Server and Console. Read the rest of this entry »

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 This is a question that has already been asked many times but I would love to know what you guys think? With Longhorn offering many enhancements such as published applications and a web interface to Terminal Services will companies be able to justify the extra cost of Citrix Presentation Server (or whatever they call the next version)? I have included a poll for you to vote on this and the results are available for all to see. You will need to register to vote for the sake of fairness however others will not be able to see what way you voted.