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Getting Started with Citrix XenApp 6.5

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Getting Started with Citrix XenApp 6.5

Overview of this book

XenApp is the leader in application hosting and virtualization delivery, allowing users from different platforms such Windows, Mac, Linux, and mobile devices to connect to their business applications. Using XenApp, you can deploy secure applications quickly to thousands of users.XenApp 6.5 brings with it exciting new features such as a brand new management console, Instant App access, Multi-stream ICA, Single Sign-on and SmartAuditor enhancements, and more.Getting Started with Citrix XenApp 6.5 provides comprehensive details on how to design, implement, and maintain Citrix farms based on XenApp 6.5. Additionally, you will learn to use management tools and scripts for daily tasks such as managing servers, published resources, printers, and connections.Getting Started with Citrix XenApp 6.5 starts by introducing the basics and new features of the brand new version such as installing servers and configuring components, and then teaches you how to publish applications and resources on the client device before moving on to configuring content redirection. Author Guillermo Musumeci includes a use case throughout the book to explain advanced topics like creating management scripts and deploying and optimizing XenApp for Citrix XenServer, VMware ESX, and Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines. It will guide you through an unattended installation of XenApp and components on physical servers. By the end of this book you will have enough knowledge to successfully design and manage your own XenApp 6.5 Farms.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
Getting Started with Citrix XenApp 6.5
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
Acknowledgement
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Using HDX Broadcast Display settings


HDX Broadcast Display settings are used to improve the response when graphics are sent to the client machine. William can configure HDX Broadcast Display settings using the Citrix Computer | ICA | Graphics policy. This policy manages how images are handled in user sessions.

William can use the Display Memory Limit setting to change the maximum video buffer size for the session. By default, the display memory limit is 32768 KB. He can specify an amount between 128 and 65536 KB. If the memory limit is reached, the display degrades according to the Display Mode Degrade Preference setting, described here. If Brick Unit has several users using large resolutions or dual monitor on the client, William needs to create a policy with an increase value and assign it to these users.

The Display Mode Degrade Preference setting specifies color depth or resolution degrades first when the session display memory limits are reached. By default, color depth is degraded first...