Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 3'0: Enterprise Edition Administration

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Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0
Enterprise Edition Administration

• Module 12
• Deploying Applications

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Overview

• The topics in the module include
• Installation Manager Communication
• Installing Applications in a Multi-User
  Environment
• Deploying Packages to MetaFrame Presentation
  Servers
• Deploying Applications
• Configuring Installation Manager Properties
• Creating Server Groups
• Adding a Package to the Installation Manager
  Database
• Creating and Scheduling Package Groups
• Scheduling and Installing a Package
• Viewing Package Status
• Publishing a Package
• Uninstalling a Package

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Installing Applications in a Multi-User
Environment

• A system is placed into install mode by
• Using Add/Remove Programs
• Using the CHANGE USER /INSTALL command

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Installation Manager Communication

• Communication occurs among the following
• components
• Packager
• File share
• Installation Manager database
• Installation Manager plug-in
• Network account
• ADF Installer Service

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Packaging Process

• Installation Manager supports three package
  format types
• Application Deployment File (ADF)
• Microsoft Windows Installer Patch (.MSP)
• Microsoft Software Installer (.MSI)

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Rolling Back the Packager

• The rollback function
• Returns the Packager to a clean state
• Must be performed after a package containing a
  recording has been created using the Packager
• Does not have to be performed after creating a
  package that does not contain a recording of an
  application installation

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Packaging a File

• Installation Manager can be used to package
• A file
• A collection of files
• Contents of folders

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Packaging an Unattended Installation

• Installation Manager is used to perform an
  unattended
• installation by
• Creating an unattended installation of the
  application
• Adding the answer text file to the ADF package

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Packaging an Application

• An application is packaged by
• Monitoring the installation of an application and
  recording the changes made to the Packager to
  create an ADF file
• Packaging the ADF file, application files and
  supported files in an ADF package

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Exercises

• Complete the following exercises
• Exercise 12-1 Packaging an Application
• Exercise 12-2 Rolling Back the Citrix Packager
  System

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Deploying Packages to Servers

• When deploying a package, an administrator
• can
• Specify the servers to which the package is
  deployed
• Schedule the package to deploy immediately or at
  a later time

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Application Deployment

• To successfully deploy an application, ensure
  that the
• following components are available
• Presentation Server Console with the Installation
  Manager plug-in installed
• MetaFrame Presentation Server with the Installer
  Service installed
• A file server with a UNC network share
• A network account

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Configuring Installation Manager Properties

• An administrator can configure Installation
• Manager to
• Remove or expire jobs
• Force users to log off
• Restart the server
• Send messages to prompt users to log off
• Send warning message announcing a server restart
• Set up a network account
• Change the default file share location

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Creating Server Groups

• Server Groups
• Simplify package installation
• Are created based on platform, functional group
  or load-managed groups

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Adding a Package to the Installation Manager
Database

• For a package to be deployed, the package must be
  
• added to the Installation Manager database. The
• package can be added
• During the packaging process
• Manually after the packaging process

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Exercise

• Complete Exercise 12-3 Adding an .MSI Package to
  the Database

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Creating and Scheduling Package Groups

• Package groups are
• Logical groupings of applications to be installed
  on target servers
• Useful when an administrator deploys several
  packages to the same servers in a specific order

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Exercise

• Complete Exercise 12-4 Creating a Package Group

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Scheduling and Installing a Package

• After a package is created and added to the
  Installation
• Manager database, the package is
• Scheduled for installation
• Installed on target servers according to the
  package schedule

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Exercise

• Complete Exercise 12-5 Scheduling and Installing
  a Package Group

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Viewing Package Status

• An administrator can view the status of a
• scheduled job. Valid package statuses include
• Pending
• Started
• Paused
• Success
• Failure

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Publishing a Package

• An application can be published
• Automatically when the application is deployed to
  target servers
• Manually after the application is deployed to
  target servers

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Uninstalling a Package

• Installation Manager
• Is used to uninstall a deployed application
• Is not used to uninstall packages that contain
  unattended installations of applications

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Exercises

• Complete the following exercises
• Exercise 12-6 Uninstalling a Package
• Exercise 12-7 Publishing a Package

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Review

• The topics in the module include
• Installation Manager Communication
• Installing Applications in a Multi-User
  Environment
• Deploying Packages to MetaFrame Presentation
  Servers
• Deploying Applications
• Configuring Installation Manager Properties
• Creating Server Groups
• Adding a Package to the Installation Manager
  Database
• Creating and Scheduling Package Groups
• Scheduling and Installing a Package
• Viewing Package Status
• Publishing a Package
• Uninstalling a Package