D. Terminal Server Tuning and Configuration Checklist
by Todd W. Mathers
Windows® Server™ 2003/2000 Terminal Server Solutions, Third Edition
- Copyright
- Preface
- I. An Overview of Windows Server–Based Computing
- 1. Microsoft Windows Terminal Services
- 2. Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server
- II. Planning Your Terminal Services Implementation
- 3. Project Management Considerations
- 4. Network Planning
- 5. Client Hardware and Software Planning
- Planning for the Proper Thin-Client Configuration
- Client Operating System Selection
- Client Access Licensing
- RDP Client Support
- Windows-Based RDP Client Types
- Supported Windows Operating Systems
- Windows RDP Client Feature Support
- Local/Remote Clipboard Integration
- Local/Remote File Copy and Paste Integration
- Client Printer Redirection
- Session Remote Control
- Persistent Bitmap Caching
- Connection Bar
- Automatic Session Reconnect
- Client Drive Redirection
- Client Port Redirection
- Client Audio Redirection
- Smart Card Sign-On Support
- Windows Shortcut Key Support
- Client Time Zone Support
- Direct Terminal Server Console Access
- Non-Windows RDP Clients
- RDP Deployment Scenarios
- ICA Client Support
- ICA Client Types
- Operating System Support
- Clipboard Integration
- Local and Network Printer Redirection
- Universal Printer Driver Support
- Client Drive Redirection
- Client Audio Redirection
- Client Serial Port Redirection
- Time Zone Support
- Seamless Windows
- Panning and Scaling
- SpeedScreen Latency Reduction
- Multimedia Acceleration
- Web Browser Acceleration
- Macromedia Flash Acceleration
- Automatic Client Reconnect
- Roaming User Reconnect
- Session Reliability
- Workspace Control
- Automatic Client Update
- Content Publishing
- Content Redirection (Server to Client and Client to Server)
- Program Neighborhood Agent
- Smart Card Support
- Novell Directory Services Authentication
- Passthrough Authentication
- MetaFrame Presentation Server Configuration Policies
- ICA Deployment Scenarios
- Thin-Client Terminals
- 6. Terminal Server Hardware Planning
- 7. Server and Application Software Planning
- 8. Server Installation and Management Planning
- Before You Begin
- Microsoft Terminal Server
- Upgrades versus Clean Installations
- Installation Methods
- Service Pack and Patch Management
- License Server Location
- End-User Printing Support and Management
- Printer Driver Selection and Management
- Terminal Server Printer Support
- Terminal Server Load Balancing with Microsoft Network Load Balancing
- Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services Session Directory
- Profile and Home Folder Access
- Home and Profile Mappings with Microsoft’s Distributed File System
- Scheduled Server Reboots
- Server Cloning
- Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server
- General Server Farm and MetaFrame Presentation Server Distribution Planning
- Planning for the Server Farm Data Store
- Zone Data Collector Planning Considerations
- Server Drive Letter Reassignment
- Resource Manager Implementation Considerations
- Planning for the MetaFrame Access Suite License Server
- Upgrading from MetaFrame 1.8 or XP to MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0
- MetaFrame Presentation Server Service Pack and Feature Release Packages
- End-User Printing Support with MetaFrame
- Citrix Load Manager Considerations
- Scheduled MetaFrame Server Reboots
- MetaFrame 1.8 Interoperability with MetaFrame Presentation Server
- 9. Service Pack and Hotfix Management
- Before You Begin
- Service Pack Selection and Installation
- Hotfix Notification
- Hotfix Selection
- Choosing the Hotfixes to Install
- Security Hotfix Selection
- Non-Security Hotfix Selection
- III. Implementing Terminal Services and Citrix MetaFrame
- 10. Installing Windows Terminal Services
- 11. Terminal Services Configuration and Tuning
- Before You Begin
- Windows Service Pack and Hotfix Installation
- Basic Configuration Tasks for Stability and Availability
- Partition and Format Non-System Drives
- Configure the Pagefile
- Verify the Registry Size
- Set Server Startup and Recovery Options
- Add the Recovery Console to the Startup Menu
- Configure the Event Log Sizes
- Modify Printer Event Logging
- Turn Off Network Interface Card Auto-Detect
- Disable Automatic Updates
- Modify the Folder Options View
- Disable the Manage Your Server Wizard
- Disable the Internet Connection Wizard
- Disable Dr Watson
- Suppress Hard Error Messages
- Customizing the My Computer Text
- Schedule Automatic Reboots
- Configure Windows Time Service
- Performance Considerations
- Disable Active Desktop
- Minimize Windows Visual Effects
- Optimize Memory Usage
- Optimize Foreground Thread Timeslices
- Disable Error Reporting
- Stop Unnecessary System Services
- Remove Unnecessary User Startup Applications
- Disable NT Executive Paging
- Disable Last Access Time Update on Directory Listings
- Manage Disk Fragmentation
- Manage Pagefile and Registry Fragmentation
- 12. Licensing Service Installation and Configuration
- Before You Begin
- Windows 2000 Terminal Services Licensing Installation
- Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services Licensing Installation
- Installing Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services Licensing
- Activating a Windows 2003 Terminal Services License Server
- Adding Windows 2003 Terminal Server CAL Packs
- Configuring the Desired Windows 2003 Terminal Services License Type
- Licensing Group Policy Objects
- Transitional CALs for Windows XP Professional Clients
- Common Terminal Services Licensing Configuration Tasks
- MetaFrame Access Suite Licensing Server
- 13. MetaFrame Presentation Server Installation
- Before You Begin
- Remapping Server Drive Letters
- IMA Data Store Installation Prerequisites
- Java Runtime Environment Installation
- MetaFrame Presentation Server Installation Walkthrough
- 14. MetaFrame Presentation Server Configuration
- Before You Begin
- MetaFrame Service Packs and Hotfixes
- Configuring the ICA Toolbar
- Connection Configuration Settings
- Using the MetaFrame Access Suite Console
- Configuring and Using the Management Console for MetaFrame Presentation Server
- The Web Interface for MetaFrame Presentation Server
- Basic Web Interface Components
- Deploying the Web Interface for MPS on Microsoft Internet Information Services
- Configuring the Web Interface for MPS
- Configuring Client Settings
- Server Settings
- Manage MetaFrame Server Farms
- MetaFrame Servers
- DMZ Settings
- General Settings
- Authentication
- Workspace Control
- 15. Group Policy Configuration
- Introduction to Group Policies
- Environment Preparation
- Creating and Managing Group Policies
- 16. Terminal Server Security
- 17. Terminal Server and MetaFrame Printer Management
- 18. User Profile and Account Configuration
- Before You Begin
- Environment Preparation
- Creating and Managing User Profiles
- Roaming Profile Maintenance
- 19. RDP Client Installation and Configuration
- 20. ICA Client Installation and Configuration
- Before You Begin
- Installing the ICA Client
- ICA Client Server Location Configuration
- Configuring the Program Neighborhood Client
- Configuring the Program Neighborhood Agent
- Configuring the Citrix ICA Client for Linux
- Citrix ICA Web Clients
- Citrix ICA Client Implementation Scenario Considerations
- 21. Application Integration
- The Challenge of Application Integration
- Terminal Server Application Support Features
- The Application Integrator Toolbox
- Application Installation Examples
- Application Publishing with MetaFrame Presentation Server
- 22. Server Operations and Support
- Preparing for Terminal Server Operations and Support
- Load-Balancing Configuration
- Server Cloning
- MetaFrame Cloning Considerations
- Cloning the Access/MSDE Data Store Server
- Cloning the Direct or Indirect MetaFrame Server
- IV. Appendixes
- A. Terminal Services Command Reference
- Command Summary List
- CHANGE LOGON
- CHANGE PORT
- CHANGE USER
- CPROFILE
- FLATTEMP
- LOGOFF
- MSG
- MSTSC
- QUERY PROCESS
- QUERY SESSION
- QUERY TERMSERVER
- QUERY USER
- QUERY WINSTA
- REGISTER
- RESET SESSION
- RESET WINSTA
- SHADOW
- TASKKILL (Windows Server 2003 Only)
- TSADMIN
- TSCC.MSC
- TSCON
- TSDISCON
- TSKILL
- TSMMC.MSC
- TSPROF
- TSSHUTDN
- B. MetaFrame Presentation Server Command Reference
- Command Summary List
- ACRCFG
- ALTADDR
- APP
- AUDITLOG
- CHANGE CLIENT
- CHFARM
- CHGCDM
- CLTPRINT
- CTXXMLSS
- DSCheck
- DSMAINT RECOVER
- DSMAINT Backup
- DSMAINT COMPACTDB
- DSMAINT CONFIG
- DSMAINT FAILOVER
- DSMAINT MIGRATE
- DSMAINT PUBLISHSQLDS
- DSMAINT RECREATELHC
- DSMAINT VERIFYLHC
- ICAPORT
- IMAPORT
- QUERY FARM
- QUERY SERVER
- TWCONFIG
- C. Network Primer
- D. Terminal Server Tuning and Configuration Checklist
- E. File System and Registry Security Primer
- A. Terminal Services Command Reference
- MetaFrame Cloning Considerations
- Choosing the Hotfixes to Install
In response to feedback from readers of the previous edition of this book, I’ve included this summary checklist of all the changes discussed in Chapter 11, “Terminal Services Configuration and Tuning.” In this list, you will find not only all options discussed but also a flag showing whether the change is recommended or optional and if it is specific to only Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 Server. Complete details on the listed change can be found in Chapter 11. Please review Chapter 11 completely before implementing any of the listed changes. An electronic version of this checklist is available on the Web site for this book at http://www.awprofessional.com/title/1578702763.
The abbreviations used in this checklist are as follows:
R/O | OS | Implemented | |
|---|---|---|---|
Restrict Terminal Server connections | R | B | |
Partition/format non-system drives | R | B | |
Configure the pagefile | R | B | |
Verify registry size | R | W2K | |
Set server startup and recovery options | O | B | |
Add recovery console to the startup menu | R | B | |
Configure the event log size | R | B | |
Modify printer event logging | O | B | |
Disable NIC auto-detection | R | B | |
Disable automatic updates | R | B | |
Modify the folder options’ view | O | B | |
Disable the Configure Your Server wizard | O | B | |
Disable the Internet Connection wizard | O | W2K | |
Disable Dr. Watson | R | B | |
Suppress hard-error messages | O | B | |
Customize the My Computer text | O | B | |
Initialize the root drive | O | B | |
Schedule automatic reboots | R | B |
R/O | OS | Implemented | |
|---|---|---|---|
Disable Active Desktop | R | B | |
Minimize Windows visual effects | R | B | |
Optimize memory usage | R | B | |
Optimize foreground thread timeslicing | R | B | |
Disable error reporting | O | W2K3 | |
Stop unnecessary system services | R | B | |
Remove unnecessary user startup applications | O | B | |
Disable NT Executive paging | O | B | |
Disable last access time update time on folder listings | O | B | |
Adjust TCP/IP retransmission behavior | O | B | |
Manage disk fragmentation | O | B | |
Manage pagefile and registry fragmentation | O | B |
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