[THIN] Re: FR3 - know issues
- From: "Carlos Sanabria" <csanabria@xxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 15:44:42 -0500
Be careful with the "Small delay in displaying licenses"... It quite =
scared
me the first time I saw the incomplete licenses error... I thought my =
IMA
database was corrupt... Well, that teaches you to read the README.TXT
Carlos Sanabria, MCSA, CCA
IT Consultant =20
-----Original Message-----
From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On =
Behalf
Of John Twilley
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 2:25 PM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
It went smooth as silk....=20
I'm sure none of the Metaframe Admins here would install this on a
production server without testing it first!
Right?=20
-----Original Message-----
From: Minero Hector B DLVA [mailto:MineroHB@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 3:03 PM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
It makes me not want to install it!!
_________________________________
Hector Minero
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-----Original Message-----
From: Anderson, Frank [mailto:Frank.Anderson@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 2:53 PM
To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [THIN] FR3 - know issues
Known issues with FR3 on Windows 2000 and 2003:
=3D20
Changes to a MetaFrame XP server's product code do not take effect =3D
instantaneously.=3D20
When you change a MetaFrame XP server's product code, the change does =
=3D not
take effect until a polling interval passes. When the polling =3D =
interval is
passed, the server attempts to take a new license based on =3D the new =
product
code. The original product code is displayed in the =3D Management =
Console for
MetaFrame XP during the polling interval. =3D [#56603]=3D20
Small delay in displaying licenses=3D20
When you add, activate, or delete licenses in the Management Console, =
=3D you
can experience a delay of a minute before the updated license =3D =
information
is displayed in the Management Console and the licenses are =3D =
available to
the farm. If you try to refresh the licensing information =3D in less =
than a
minute you may see a message that the license list is =3D incomplete.
[#56674]=3D20
ica32_all.msi is not supported for independent installation=3D20
A new file, ica32_all.msi, is used during the regular installation of =
=3D
MetaFrame XP on a server. Using ica32_all.msi for independent =3D =
installation
of the ICA Client outside of the MetaFrame XP installation =3D is not
supported. [#55827]=3D20
=3D20
IMA Service can fail to start when using IPSEC
The Citrix IMA Service can fail to start when IP Security (IPSEC) is =3D
required in communications between MetaFrame XP servers and the server =
=3D
hosting the MetaFrame XP server farm's data store. When the MetaFrame XP =
=3D
server is restarted, the IMA Service must wait for the Microsoft IPSEC =
=3D
services to start. You can fix this problem by manually adding =3D =
PolicyAgent
to the IMAService dependencies list. Add the string =3D "PolicyAgent" to =
the
registry value DependOnService under =3D
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\IMAService. [#54405]=3D20
=3D20
MetaFrame 1.8 installation using the Program Neighborhood Agent=3D20
If you want to use the Program Neighborhood Agent as the pass-through =
=3D
client on the MetaFrame XP Server and you are upgrading from MetaFrame =
=3D
1.8, you must install both the full Program Neighborhood Client and the =
=3D
Program Neighborhood Agent when you run MetaFrame Setup. Installing =3D
Program Neighborhood updates earlier versions of the Program =3D =
Neighborhood
Client. Not updating the client can cause problems. If you =3D want to =
install
only the Program Neighborhood Agent pass-through client, =3D remove =
Program
Neighborhood using Add/Remove Programs for MetaFrame XP =3D Server with
Feature Release 3. Select the Modify option in the =3D installation =
wizard to
remove components. [#58844]=3D20
=3D20
Close the Management Console before running CHFARM=3D20
Be sure that the Management Console for MetaFrame XP is closed before =
=3D you
run the chfarm command. Running chfarm while the console is open can =3D
result in loss of data and functionality. [#42269]=3D20
=3D20
Multiple servers can be set to be most preferred data collectors=3D20
When installing servers into a new zone, multiple servers can be =3D
automatically set to be most preferred data collectors. [#57146]=3D20
Avoid a forward slash (/) in Active Directory Service account names when =
=3D
using MFCOM=3D20
The MFCOM service incorrectly interprets an Active Directory Service =3D =
user
name that contains forward slashes. The "/" in an account name =3D =
string is
interpreted as a folder delimiter. For example, account name =3D
"account/01_A" is interpreted as two separate entities, the string =3D
"account" is interpreted as a MFCOM folder, and "01_A" is treated as a =
=3D
user name. The most common exception caused is "the parameter is =3D
incorrect" but other exceptions can also occur. Either do not use MFCOM =
=3D to
access Active Directory Service account names that contain a "/" or =3D =
avoid
using a "/" in the account names. [#56361]=3D20
Setting CTX_MF_ENABLE_VIRTUAL_SCRIPTS for a silent installation=3D20
Running a silent installation of MetaFrame XP without setting the =3D
MetaFrame XP Setup property CTX_MF_ENABLE_VIRTUAL_SCRIPTS to "Yes" or 1" =
=3D
can cause Setup to abort. A "Yes" or "1" setting prevents a prompt for =
=3D
creating a virtual scripts directory during silent installation. For =3D =
more
information on customizing MetaFrame XP Setup, see the MetaFrame XP =3D =
Server
Administrator's Guide. CTX_MF_ENABLE_VIRTUAL_SCRIPTS is used when =3D =
the XML
port on the MetaFrame XP server is shared with Internet =3D Information
Services (IIS) and one of the following is true: * The =3D server is =
running
Windows Server 2003 with IIS installed * The server is =3D running =
Windows
2000 Server with IIS installed and the IIS Lockdown Tool =3D applied
[#62080]=3D20
Input from Extended UNICODE Keyboard Support-enabled clients fails in =
=3D four
cases
When you use Windows XP Tablet PC Edition Service Pack 1 with Speech to =
=3D
Text or handwriting recognition invoked (utilizing the writing pad): * =
=3D If
the ICA published application or desktop is configured for the =3D =
floating
bubble option in SpeedsScreen Latency Reduction, the floating =3D bubble =
will
not display text written from within the writing pad panel. =3D [#59204] =
*
Text cannot be entered into a shadowed ICA session. [#59424] =3D
* Text cannot be entered into the Windows Logon dialog box for an ICA =
=3D
session. [#59425] * Text cannot be entered into an embedded Web session. =
=3D
[#60599]=3D20
Text entered using the keyboard panel is handled correctly.
=3D20
Known issue with FR3 on Windows 2000:
Downgrading to Feature Release 2 resets the XML port=3D20
The XML port is reset to port 80 when you downgrade from MetaFrame XP =
=3D
Server Feature Release 3 to Feature Release 2 on a server on which =3D
Internet Information Services (IIS) is not installed. [#58002]=3D20
Uninstalled servers continue to be displayed in the Management =
Console=3D20
When you uninstall MetaFrame XP from several servers, the servers that =
=3D are
no longer in the MetaFrame XP farm may continue to be displayed in =3D =
the
Management Console (in the Zones pane of the farm's Properties =3D =
page).
Uninstall MetaFrame XP from only ten servers at a time to avoid =3D this
issue. [#58288]=3D20
Known issue with FR3 on Windows 2003:
Published application limits=3D20
Changes that you make to the application instance limits setting for a =
=3D
published application are effective only for ICA connections established =
=3D
after you change the setting. This means that if users disconnect before =
=3D
or after you change the setting, they can always reconnect to the =3D
disconnected session. You can either kill disconnected sessions or =3D =
restart
the machines in the farm after you change the setting for it to =3D be =
totally
effective.=3D20
MetaFrame XP server farm-wide logon limits=3D20
Changes that you make to the server farm-wide logon limits affect only =
=3D ICA
connections established after you change the setting. This means =3D =
that if
users disconnect before or after you change the setting, they =3D can =
always
reconnect to the disconnected session. You can either kill =3D =
disconnected
sessions or restart the machines in the farm after you =3D change the =
setting
for it to be totally effective.=3D20
User access to published applications=3D20
Changes that you make to the users or user groups who have access to a =
=3D
published application affect only ICA connections established after you =
=3D
change the setting. This means that if users disconnect before or after =
=3D
you change the setting, they can always reconnect to the disconnected =
=3D
session. You can either kill disconnected sessions or restart the =3D =
machines
in the farm after you change the setting for it to be totally =3D =
effective.
You are likely to see this issue if you move users from group =3D to =
group or
if you completely remove groups from the list of those =3D having access =
to
the application.=3D20
Audio as a minimum requirement=3D20
Audio as a minimum requirement cannot be enforced on Windows Server 2003 =
=3D
when users are reconnecting to disconnected sessions. This limitation =
=3D will
be fixed in a future release of Windows Server 2003.=3D20
Issues using smart cards on Windows Server 2003=3D20
Contact your smart card vendor for specific smart card software that is =
=3D
validated by the vendor for use with Windows Server 2003. Citrix =3D
recommends that you contact your smart card vendor for advice and =3D =
support
before deploying MetaFrame XP running on Windows Server 2003 =3D with =
your
smart card system.=3D20
The minimum encryption level set in a MetaFrame XP policy is not =3D
enforced=3D20
The minimum encryption level, set in a MetaFrame XP policy using the =3D
Management Console, is ignored when Citrix ICA Clients connect to a =3D =
server
running Windows Server 2003. Citrix will be working with =3D Microsoft =
to
resolve this issue. You can use Microsoft Terminal Server =3D Group =
Policies
to enforce minimum encryption level on a Windows Server =3D
2003 server. See "ICA session encryption level can be controlled with =
=3D
Microsoft Group Policies" later in this readme. [#62013]=3D20
ICA session encryption level can be controlled with Microsoft Group =3D
Policies=3D20
You can use the Microsoft Terminal Services Group Policy option, Set =3D
client connection encryption level, to set the minimum encryption level =
=3D
for an ICA Session. There are three encryption levels: High Level (128 =
=3D
bit), Low Level, and Client Compatible. When High Level is used, ICA =3D
Clients must be configured for 128 bit encryption to access the =3D =
MetaFrame
XP server. When Low Level is used, data is encrypted at the =3D maximum =
level
supported by the ICA Client. A client can be configured at =3D any ICA
encryption level to access the server including Basic. When =3D Client
Compatible is used Basic is excluded, otherwise data is encrypted =3D at =
the
maximum level supported by the ICA Client. [#28454]=3D20
Limiting connections for anonymous users may be enforced erratically in =
=3D
one case=3D20
When you set the registry key =3D
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Citrix\MaxAnonymousUsers to limit =
=3D
connections for anonymous users and the Terminal Services Configuration =
=3D
setting Restrict each user to one session to Yes, the result is erratic =
=3D
enforcement of the limit. Sometimes the connection limit is exceeded =3D
without errors and sometimes fewer connections are permitted than the =
=3D
allowed limit. If you want to use the MaxAnonymousUsers registry key to =
=3D
limit the number of anonymous user connections, ensure that Restrict =3D =
each
user to one session is set to No. [#56127]=3D20
Installation of Citrix Web Console on a non-MetaFrame XP server=3D20
To install the Citrix Web Console on a server that is running Windows =
=3D
Server 2003 but is not running MetaFrame XP, you must turn on Active =3D
Server Pages scripting support in Internet Information Services. Follow =
=3D
these steps: Start the Internet Information Services Manager from within =
=3D
Administrative Tools. Click the local computer. Double-click Web Service =
=3D
Extensions. In the right pane, right-click Active Server Pages and =3D =
select
Allowed. [#60081]=3D20
Client time zone settings no longer override Windows group policy =3D
settings=3D20
Help in the Management Console for MetaFrame XP states that client time =
=3D
zone settings override similar settings configured in Microsoft Windows =
=3D
Group Policies. This statement is not true for MetaFrame XP servers =3D
running Windows Server 2003. On a server running Windows Server 2003, =
=3D the
Microsoft Terminal Services Group Policy option, "Allow time zone =3D
redirection", overrides the Management Console setting, "Use local time =
=3D of
ICA Clients". An ICA session on a client connected to that type of =3D =
server
reflects the server's time zone when "Allow time zone =3D redirection" =
is
disabled. The setting "Use local time of ICA Clients" is =3D ignored.
[#62388]=3D20
Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration can restrict Internet =
=3D
browsing
Users can be restricted in browsing the internet from an ICA session if =
=3D
the Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration is enabled. This =
=3D
feature is enabled by default when Windows Server 2003 is installed. To =
=3D
allow users to browse the Internet easily follow these steps: 1. Open =
=3D Add
or Remove Programs in the Control Panel. 2. Click Add/Remove Windows =3D
Components. 3. Click Internet Explorer Enhanced Security Configuration =
=3D and
click Details. 4. Make sure the setting "For all other user groups" =3D =
is not
selected. Click OK. For security, you may want to leave Internet =3D =
browsing
restricted for the administrator group. [#62591]=3D20
Anonymous users must be in the Remote Desktop Users group in order to =
=3D
connect=3D20
To allow anonymous users to connect to a MetaFrame XP server, add the =
=3D
anonymous user accounts to the Remote Desktop Users group. Anonymous =3D =
user
accounts are created during MetaFrame XP installation. To =3D administer =
group
access choose Start > Administrative Tools > Computer =3D Management > =
Local
Groups and Users > Groups. [#62483]=3D20
After installing MSDE start the MSDE service prior to installing =3D =
MetaFrame
XP=3D20
When you install an instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine =
=3D
(MSDE) for use as a data store, start the MSDE service by restarting the =
=3D
server prior to installing MetaFrame XP. The MSDE Service should be =3D
running when MetaFrame XP accesses the data store during installation. =
=3D For
more information about installing MSDE from the MetaFrame XP Server =3D =
CD,
see the MetaFrame XP Server Administrator's Guide. [#62944]=3D20
=3D20
Citrix WMI Provider for MetaFrame XP=3D20
Using the WMI Provider with servers running Windows Server 2003=3D20
Citrix recommends that you do not use a WMI consumer (for example, =3D
Microsoft MOM) to manage a server running Windows Server 2003 if you =3D =
have
more than 10 servers in your server farm.=3D20
=3D20
=3D20
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