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 As described in the Access Management Console under the Alerts sub item…

• A configured server metric has exceeded either the warning or error threshold for a sufficient duration to cause an alert to be generated. You can view and configure the warning and error thresholds for the affected metric, and see the length of time for which they have been exceeded, in the Citrix Access Management Console. Other Information:  For explanations of the various server metrics and advice on customizing them, refer to the Citrix Presentation Server Administrator’s Guide and the Microsoft Windows Help for Performance Monitor.For information on how to configure the server metrics in the Citrix Access Management Console, refer to Monitoring Server Performance with Citrix Presentation Server. Continue reading “xenapp server metric alert” »

The staggered approach to rebooting your citrix xenapp farm:

1. Open your citrix presentation server console ( start > programs > citrix > citrix presentation server > presentation server console
2. Expand Servers by clicking on the +
3. Right click on one of your servers and select properties Continue reading “citrix server reboot procedure” »

Lets say your group policy is not passed down from e hierarchical structure like AD and you have to manage each servers settings either via some scripting process or via manualy adding the settings to the local group policy yourself. Either way, there is chance for security concerns. Here is some decent documentation to follow, and build off of in the event you are looking for something to start from.  Any commentary is greatly appreciated! Commands used to lock down a terminal server or citrix/xenapp server for the standard, non administrative user. Continue reading “group policy” »

User Report: PNAgent is running very slowly. Upon a successful logon, the PNAgent indicates “Refreshing Applications” prompt for an excessive amount of time. While the Refreshing Applications prompt is visible, application icons look less than desirable and not until the refresh is complete do you get to see the more refined or detailed icons.

Server Specifications:

1. XenApp Version 5.0
2. Windows Server 2008 (x64)

Since the report is somewhat vague, lets first think about configuring userenv debug logging for several users in an effort to determine what may be going on with this specific scenario. Note: since this server happens to be Windows Server 2008, we will need to modify a few steps in order to successfully generate logs. Continue reading “Slow PNAgent Response (icons)” »