Category Archives: Citrix XenApp

What is a Data Store and Zone Data Collector?

This is the place where all the static information are stored. The Data Store provides a repository of persistent information about the farm (Farm configuration information, Published Application configurations, Server configurations, Static policy configuration, XenApp administrator accounts, and Printer configurations) … Continue reading

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IMA Startup error due to Data Store

The IMA service running is necessary for the discovery of the XenApp server, XenApp functionality and for normal operability of XenApp. In the registry, you can see the CurrentlyLoadingPlugin string to identify if the issue is related to the datastore. Check if the IMA … Continue reading

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Load Evaluators included in XenApp

Default: After adding license to the server farm, the Default load evaluator is attached to each server in the farm.It contains two rules: Server User, which reports a full load when 100 users log on to the attached server and … Continue reading

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IMA service starting very slow

IMA Service taking 10 to 15 minutes to start on remote servers. Common troubleshooting steps: 1. Ran Dscheck /full (servers, applications, folders, groups) 2. Checked the VPN settings (ping times, and so on)Average Ping time = 68ms latency We checked … Continue reading

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History of Citrix XenApp

Citrix started its life as Citrix MultiUser and then WinView for OS2. Then Microsoft came up in the world and WinFrame was born. Winframe grew until it became Citrix Metaframe 1.8. Metaframe 1.8 became Metaframe XP. One of the big … Continue reading

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