Citrix XenApp Performance Essentials. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Names: Dentella, Luca
• Contents: Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewer; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Designing a Scalable XenApp Infrastructure; XenApp infrastructure; Virtual versus physical servers; Sizing controllers; Data store; Data collector; XML Broker; License server; Web Interface; Sizing session hosts; Application delivery methods; Applications on servers: siloed versus nonsiloed; Provisioning Services; Provisioning Services infrastructure; Infrastructure hierarchy; Sites; Views; Stores; vDisks; The boot process; Using PVS with XenApp. Performing load tests with EdgeSight for Load TestingSession-host server requirements; Ending sessions automatically; Web Interface server requirements; Installation; License server; Your first script; Connecting to the farm; Managing users; Adding a load; Recording instructions; Running a test; Summary; Chapter 2: Monitoring and Improving Server Performances; Health Monitoring & Recovery; Standard tests; Recovery actions; Configuring Health Monitoring & Recovery; Custom tests; Using Citrix performance monitoring counters; Citrix CPU Utilization Mgmt User; Citrix IMA Networking. Citrix LicensingCitrix MetaFrame Presentation Server; ICA Session; Secure Ticket Authority (STA); XenApp on a virtual infrastructure; PowerShell SDK; CPU Utilization Management; Enabling CPU Utilization Management; Shares and reservations; Windows Dynamic Fair Share Scheduling; High CPU load on datastore; Memory optimization; DLL collisions; DLL rebasing and binding; Configuring Memory optimization; Excluding applications; Troubleshooting; OS optimization; All the servers; Paging system components; Power saving; Worker threads; Page file; Provisioned servers; System restore. Background defragmentation and layout serviceAntivirus; Worker groups; Creating a worker group; Publishing applications; Load-balancing policies; Load evaluators; Load rules; Default load evaluator; Creating and assigning a load evaluator; Analyzing load evaluators; Preferential Load Balancing; Enabling Preferential Load Balancing; Testing load balancing; Summary; Chapter 3: Optimizing Session Startup; The logon process; Resolution; Connection; Remote Desktop Services (RDS) license; AD authentication; Citrix license; Session startup; Analysing the logon process; Citrix EdgeSight. Windows Performance ToolkitCommon causes of logon delays; Authentication issues; Profile issues; Folder redirection; Background upload; Citrix Profile Management; Features; Configuring; Troubleshooting; GPO and logon script issues; Session pre-launch, sharing, and lingering; Session pre-launch; Configuring; Life cycle of a session; Session sharing; Session lingering; Configuring; Summary; Chapter 4: Improving End user Experience; Optimizing Windows GUI; Windows settings; Menu show delay; Internet Explorer offscreen composition; Screensaver; Auto end tasks; Citrix settings. Desktop UI -- user policy.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Packt Publishing
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 005.4476; COMPUTERS -- Desktop Applications -- Databases; Client/server computing; Client/server computing; COMPUTERS -- Desktop Applications -- General; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1299809413; 9781299809413; 9781782170457; 1782170456
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