[THIN] Re: Installing apps for TS/Citrix via console considered best practises
- From: "Steve Raffensberger" <sraffens1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 14:42:29 -0500
In my experience, it's not destructive to install apps from a client. It's
just intermittent. Some apps will not install, others will install and not
work, others will work okay. It's a crapshoot.
VNC has always worked for me as a way of installing apps, service packs,
etc. NetMeeting works as well. Finally, if you are administering a W2K3 box,
RDP with the /console switch works too.
YMMV
Raff
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Behalf Of Steve Parr
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 2:24 PM
To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [THIN] Installing apps for TS/Citrix via console considered best
practises
I have a few remotely running Citrix boxes which it would be nice to
install apps from remote. I always felt that it was best to install all apps
when logged in right at the console with 'change user /install'. I have
recently tested by installing VNC on the Citrix box and then remotely was
able to install. This works well when Hotfixes need to be installed. My
question really is how much of a best practice is it to install everything
from the console and how destructive may it be to the integrity of the
Citrix installation to install apps from remote provided one is still using
'change user /install' and ensuring no other users are logged on? Also has
anyone used VNC in this fashion as it gives the remote Citrix Admin an 'at
the console' mode to do installs. Perhaps there are issues with running VNC
with Citrix or TS though I see none to date. So 2 questions - how
destructive is it not to install apps from console? And what about the VNC
way of installing apps as it puts you right at the console?
Steve Parr
Systems Analyst, Citrix and Terminal Services
Network Services, Infrastructure Support, IT
Metroland Printing, Publishing and Distributing Ltd.
phone 905-279-0440 ext.383
cell 416-219-3016
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