1. Additional Resources
As I mentioned in the preface, this document is meant to be a starting point and just another resource for your Citrix MetaFrame Access Suite needs so I have listed a few more below.
Citrix Related Web Sites
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CitrixSE - Citrix South East Systems Engineers Yahoo Group – WOW! This is a moderated newsgroup style site visited and managed by some of the top Citrix gurus in the world. I highly recommend joining.
http://tweakcitrix.com – Guys this is going to be the best of the best! Rick is currently working away so stay tuned to the latest from the mind of Ricky D. Currently this is the home for Rick’s Installation and Tuning tips document that we all love so much.
http://www.dabcc.com/MIAB - This is the current home to Methodology in a Box 3.0 and will be until I finish the TweakCitrix style web site. You will also find DABCC.COM to be much more than just the birthplace of this document. I hope!
http://www.cdaexchange.com – This is a killer site for CDA development. There are also a slew of killer free CDAs to be downloaded.
http://servergeek.net/ - This is my favorite Thin Client Computing blog around. I highly recommend it!
http://www.tokeshi.com/ -This is a killer Thin Client related technical site. Check out his Service Pack 4 page.
http://www.printingsupport.com/ - This is a killer resource for all things Printing in a Thin Client environment site. It is also the home of the Printer Driver Mappings Matrix, and Project Compatibility’s databases.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~soundtcr/ - This page is filled with every link you will need to find anything you would want to find, in the Thin Client world.
http://www.thethin.net/ - The oldest and still one of the best Thin Client resources around. Check out the forums, if you have not already done so!!!
http://www.thin-world.com/ - Another killer Thin Client Computing site filled with a slew of resources.
http://www.loginconsultants.nl/ - Check out the utilities sections for some of the best free thin-client utilizes around. This is a must see, must use page.
Citrix Related Whitepapers
Advanced Concepts for MetaFrame XP 1.0
This is a great document with no fluff and everything you would ever want to know about MetaFrame XP v1.0. I highly recommend reading it, printing it and loving it because it is awesome. http://www.dabcc.com/ThinSol/XP/docs/advanced%20concepts.pdf
Citrix Advanced Concepts for MetaFrame XP with Feature Release 1
Advanced Concepts for XP FR1 is a collection of best practices, tips, and suggestions for deploying and configuring Citrix MetaFrame XP for Windows with Feature Release 1 and Service Pack 1. It rocks! http://www.dabcc.com/thinsol/XP/FR1/Docs/Advanced_Concepts_FR1.pdf
Citrix Advanced Concepts for MetaFrame XP with Feature Release 2
Advanced Concepts for XP FR2 is a collection of best practices, tips, and suggestions for deploying and configuring Citrix MetaFrame XP for Windows with Feature Release 2 and Service Pack 2. It only gets better! http://www.dabcc.com/thinsol/xp/fr2/docs/Feature_Release_2_Advanced_Concepts.pdf
Citrix Advanced Concepts for MetaFrame XP with Feature Release 3
Advanced Concepts for XP FR3 is a collection of best practices, tips, and suggestions for deploying and configuring Citrix MetaFrame XP for Windows with Feature Release 3 and Service Pack 3. It only gets better! http://www.dabcc.com/thinsol/xp/fr3/docs/ Feature_Release_3_Advanced_Concepts.pdf
Migrating from MetaFrame 1.8 to MetaFrame XP
This white paper presents sample migration strategies, scenarios, and best practices for transitioning to a native MetaFrame XP architecture comprised of only MetaFrame XP servers. It presents this information in a project-oriented fashion. I highly recommend it to all interested parties. http://www.dabcc.com/ThinSol/XP/docs/18%20to%20XP%20migration.pdf
MetaFrame Secure Access Manager in a Box
MSAM in a Box is the latest version of the award winning, “in the box” series. In MSAM in a Box you will learn all about how to dive deep in to MetaFrame Secure Access Manager! It goes into great detail on how to customize and brand your MetaFrame Secure Access Manager Access Center. I highly recommend it for any MetaFrame Secure Access Manager 2.0 deployment.
Creating Custom Transforms for the Deployment of Feature Release 2
This document will help you create your own transform files (MST) for the MetaFrame XP 1.0, Feature Release 2 and above MSI package. An MST file is essentially an answer file for MSI packages. In this document, you will become familiar with Microsoft’s Orca editor, distribute packages with Msiexec from a command line, and use the Windows Installer Verbose Log Analyzer. You will learn how to modify two of the Citrix-provided transform files to install the first server in a new farm with an Access and SQL data store.
http://support.citrix.com/servlet/KbServlet/download/622-102-8145/custom_transform_files.pdf
MetaFrame XPe Feature Release 2 Novell Integration
This document is a great resource to explain how to integrate MetaFrame XP into a Novell Netware environment. It is a must have for any MetaFrame XP deployment into a NDS environment.
http://support.citrix.com/servlet/KbServlet/download/2474-102-8877/7554.pdf
2. MIAB3.0.ZIP - Files Explained
In keeping with the name and vision of this project, I have created / gathered a slew of document example, templates and utilities. The following is a list and description of the files located in Methodology in a Box 3.0 (MIAB3.0.ZIP).
Root Folder
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\MIAB3.0.pdf - (900 plus pages) - master document explaining a total project lifespan |
Master document explaining a total project lifespan |
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\Readme.htm |
This file and a little more |
Examples Folder
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Path \ Filename |
Description |
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\Examples\EXAMPLE – Statement of Work.doc |
Example of a Statement of Work.
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\Examples\EXAMPLE - Infrastructure Assessment.doc
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Example of a basic Infrastructure Assessment
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\Examples\EXAMPLE – Analysis Phase Deliverable.doc |
Example of an Analysis Phase Deliverable.
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\Examples\EXAMPLE – Design Phase Deliverable.doc |
Example of a Design Phase Deliverable.
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\Examples\EXAMPLE - Pilot User Welcome Letter.doc
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Example of a Pilot User Welcome Letter
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\Examples\EXAMPLE – End-user Welcome Letter.doc |
Example of a End-user Welcome Letter
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Examples\EXAMPLE – End-user Log In Document.doc |
Example of a End-user Log In Document
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Templates Folder
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Path \ Filename |
Description |
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\Templates\TEMPLATE – Statement of Work.dot |
Microsoft Word Template file for a Statement of Work deliverable.
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\Templates\EXAMPLE - Infrastructure Assessment.dot |
Microsoft Word template file for an Infrastructure Assessment deliverable.
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\Templates\TEMPLATE – Analysis Phase Deliverable.dot |
Microsoft Word template file for an Analysis Phase deliverable.
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\Templates\TEMPLATE – Design Phase Deliverable.dot |
Microsoft Word template file for a Design Phase deliverable.
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\Templates\TEMPLATE - Pilot Application Test Sheet.dot |
Microsoft Word template file for a Pilot Application Test Sheet |
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\Templates\TEMPLATE – Test User Feedback Form.dot
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Microsoft Word template file for a Test User Feedback Form
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Templates\TEMPLATE – Help Desk Feedback Form.dot
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Microsoft Word template file for a Help Desk Feedback Form
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Presentations Folder
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Path \ Filename |
Description |
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Presentations\ Methodology in a Box 3.0 – The Presentation.ppt
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Microsoft PowerPoint presentation on MetaFrame Access Suite Project Oriented Deployment
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Utilities Folder
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Path \ Filename |
Description |
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\Utilities\Policies and Scripts\GPO Documentation.xls |
Group Policy Object (GPO) documentation template for documenting the GPO’s that will be used in the MetaFrame XP environment
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\Utilities\Policies and Scripts\GPO Template.xls |
Group Policy Object (GPO) documentation template for documenting the GPO’s that will be used in the MetaFrame XP environment
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\Utilities\Policies and Scripts\MIAB.adm |
Methodology in a Box - Administrative Template
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\Utilities\Policies and Scripts\MIAB2.adm |
Methodology in a Box - Administrative Template – v2.0
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\Utilities\Policies and Scripts\Policy to Hide Administrative Tools from Start Programs system_addon.adm |
Policy to hide the administrative tools folder an end-users view
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\Utilities\Policies and Scripts\Reboot Script.zip |
Example reboot script and the smart reboot executable.
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\Utilities\Printer Mappings Databases\pctsedb.inf |
Example Printer Compatibility Mapping file for Microsoft Windows NT Terminal Server edition
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\Utilities\Printer Mappings Databases\pc2kdb.inf |
Example Printer Compatibility Mapping file for Microsoft Windows 2000
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\Utilities\Printer Mappings Databases\pc2k3db.inf |
Example Printer Compatibility Mapping file for Microsoft Windows Server 2003
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\Utilities\Registry Tips\RegistryChanger1.0.zip |
Utility to automate the process of viewing and or editing suggested registry tweaks
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\Utilities\Registry Tips\Win2K3 Reg Files.zip |
All the registry files documented in the tweak MetaFrame XP on a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Server section of this document
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\Utilities\Registry Tips\Win2K Reg Files.zip |
All the registry files documented in the tweak MetaFrame XP on a Microsoft Windows 2000 Server section of this document
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\Utilities\Security\ iislockd 2.1 for IIS5.0.exe |
Microsoft IIS Lockdown Utility version 2.1
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\Utilities\Tools\hidecalc.zip |
Awesome Utility that create administrative templates, .reg files and or Kixtart script files to hide drives
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\Utilities\Tools\Sysprep for Win2k3.zip |
Microsoft Sysprep for Windows Server 2003
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\Utilities\Tools\Sysprep for Windows 2000 Server.zip |
Microsoft Sysprep for Windows 2000
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\Utilities\WI Add-Ins\AuthorizedUsers.zip |
Web Interface Add-on to enable only authorized users can access Web Interface
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\Utilities\WI Add-Ins\HiddenFolders.zip |
Web Interface Add-on to enable the ability to hide folders in the Web Interface application list
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\Utilities\WI Add-Ins\JavaClientFallBack.zip |
Web Interface Add-on to enable the use of the Java Client in case their in not a local ICA client installed
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\Utilities\WI Add-Ins\ConnSpeed2.02.zip |
Web Interface Add-on to enable a connection speed drop-down box to enable different ICA features for high, medium or low connections
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\Utilities\WI Add-Ins\ConnSpeed2.02 with Java Fall Back 1.0.zip |
A combination of the above two Web Interface add-ons. |