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Printing with CITRIX

• Contents
• Printing in Windows 2000
• Different print enviroments with MetaFrame XP
• Considerations and Methodical approach
• Project Compatibility 2.0

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Printing WINDOWS 2000

• Standard Funtion
• Print job creation
• Print Spooling
• Printing to a device

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Printing WINDOWS 2000

• Standard Funtion
• Print job creation
• Print Spooling
• Printing to a device

Aplicación
GDI
Driver
Spooler
Network Print Monitor (tcpmon.dll)
Local Print monitor (localmon.dll)
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Printing with METAFRAME XP

• Typically 4 different enviroments
• Printing directly from the servidor
• Directly conected
• Network shared
• Printing via the client device - Directly
  conected
• - Network shared

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Priniting with METAFRAME XP

• Printing DIRECTLY from the servidor
• Identical to Standard MS print enviroment
• ADVANTAGES
• Simple and efficient
• DISADVANTAGES
• No always aplicable- Additional load to
  MetaFrame Server
• Print traffice is outside of ICA traffic
• - Administration
• - No UPD

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Printing with METAFRAME XP

• Printing DIRECTLY from the servidor
• (networked printers)
• Can use the Import print servers option in the
  CMC
• Asign users to autocreate the printers or
  through scripting or profiles

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Printing with METAFRAME XP
Printing via the client device
Aplicación
GDI
Driver
Spooler
Local Print Monitor (localmon.dll)
Citrix Print Monitor (cpmon.dll)
Network Print Monitor (tcpmon.dll)
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Printing with METAFRAME XP

• Printing via the client device
• ADVANTAGES
• Easy for the users and the adminsitrators
• Performance
• Bandwith
• DISADVANTAGES
• Drivers maintenance and know-how
• Performance
• Bandwith

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Printing with METAFRAME XP

• Printing via the client device (Universal Printer
  Driver)
• ADVANTAGES
• - Reduce compatability issues for local printing
• DISADVANTAGES
• UPD 1 300dpi / blanco y negro
• UPD 2 (FR3) 600 dpi / color
• NOTE Only avaliable for ICA traffic and Win32
  ICA client

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Printing with METAFRAME XP

• Printing via the client device
• Autocreation process

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Printing with METAFRAME XP

• Printing via print servers
• Print traffic depends on where the print servers
  are

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Considerations and Methodical approach

• Riguros planning and testing required
• Critical element for the users
• Source of problems fo rhte adminsitrator
• Should be integrated as a key compent in a
  MetaFrame project
• Requires specific skills and know-how for SBC
  enviroments

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Considerations and Methodical approach

• Methodology in a Box (WWW.DABCC.COM)
• MIAB is a good STARTING point
• The printing chapter is not overly complete
• MiaB 3.0
• Avaliable EOF Aprill
• More project orientated
• New contents
• New colaborations

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Considerations and Methodical approach

• The project should include a specific printing
  phase
• Identify existing print enviroment and audit
  printers
• Analysis of bandwidth, current and via ICA
• - Implement optimizations
• Study option of 3rd party tools
• Plan and provision for maintenance and
  adminsitration
• - Document procedures

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Considerations and Methodical approach

• Configure print enviroment (at the Farm level)
• Citrix Policies / tools
• Logon scripts
• Profiles, polices
• In MetaFrame XP FR2
• - Import print servers
• - Map print drivers
• - List of allowed/unallowed drivers
• - Universal Printer Driver
• - Printer driver replication

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Considerations and Methodical approach

• No fixed rules but
• Limit autocreation to local client device
  printers- Use print servers if required for
  server load
• Use UPD for unkown printer- Use UPD if cannot
  use Native print driver
• Use trusted shares
• Eliminate autoinstalation
• Import print servers
• Define printers for users through scripts
  profiles/directives

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Considerations and Methodical approach

• Measure bandwidth
• ICA 20 Kbits7-12
• Printing can produce peaks of 150 Kbits
• Analyse between ICA and win32 SMB traffice
• Meassure print time (required for future
  comparision)
• QoS
• By Published aplications
• By localization
• Priorization

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Considerations and Methodical approach

• http//www.tweakcitrix.com
• Optimizing
• Modifications in the Registry
• Group policies
• XML tuning tips
• Sources
• http//www.tweakcitrix.com
• Documentatión Microsoft y Citrix
• Experience

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Considerations and Methodical approach

• Optimizing printing enviroment via XML Tunning
  Tips
• Beta avaliable in http//www.csnSPAIN.com
• Final version for MiaB 3.0

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PROJECT COMPATIBILITY 2.0

• Project initiated by Douglas Brown (Citrix
  Northern California)
• Identify failure of autocreation of printeres in
  the Farm
• Permit asignment of drivers to the detected
  failures
• Genera informes XML

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PROJECT COMPATIBILITY 2.0

• RoadMap of Project Compatibility v2.0
• Made avaliable for Citrix Solutions Summit 2002
• For project Amazon (FR3)
• Avaliableeof april 2003
• Versión for FR3 y .NET
• For project Hudson (FR4?)
• EOF 2003 or 1Q 2004
• Integration in MF?

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PROJECT COMPATIBILITY 2.0
More info in http//www.csnSPAIN.com http//www.
citrix.es
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Thanks and Questions?