Author Archives: Murugan B Iyyappan

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About Murugan B Iyyappan

Working as a Senior Consultant - Citrix solutions architect with 20+ years of experience in the IT industry. Expertise in Citrix products and Cloud VDI platform.

Explain Citrix License and how it works?

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Murugan B Iyyappan

The startup license is a Citrix system file that enables Citrix products to maintain a continuous connection to the license server. The Citrix product makes a continuous connection to the license server. The license server can support up to 4000 … Continue reading →

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What are the commonly used Citrix commands?

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Murugan B Iyyappan

dsmaint dsmaint config [/user:username] [/pwd:password] [/dsn:filename] dsmaint backup destination_path dsmaint failover direct_server dsmaint compactdb [/ds] [/lhc] dsmaint migrate [{ /srcdsn:dsn1 /srcuser:user1 /srcpwd:pwd1}] [{/dstdsn:dsn2 /dstuser:user2 /dstpwd:pwd2}] dsmaint publishsqlds {/user:username /pwd:password} dsmaint recover dsmaint recreatelhc dsmaint verifylhc driveremap driveremap /drive:M driveremap /u … Continue reading →

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What is Citrix Resource Manager and Installation Manager?

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Murugan B Iyyappan

Citrix Resource Manager (RM) is a tool that is used to manage resources on single or multiple MetaFrame servers. RM enables the ability to collect, display, store, and analyze data about system performance, application or process use, and user activity. … Continue reading →

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Explain Independent Management Architecture (IMA)?

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Murugan B Iyyappan

Independent Management Architecture (IMA) provides the framework for server communications and is the management foundation for MetaFrame Presentation Server. IMA is a centralized management service comprised of a collection of core subsystems that define and control the execution of products … Continue reading →

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What are the different types of Citrix Load Evaluators and how it works?

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Murugan B Iyyappan

1. CPU Utilization2. Memory Utilization3. Page Swap4. Application User Load5. Context Switches6. Disk Data I/O7. Disk Operations8. IP Range9. Page Faults10. Scheduling11. Server User Load QFARM /LOAD command executed in a Presentation Server farm will display all servers in the … Continue reading →

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