Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 3'0: Enterprise Edition Administration

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Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0
Enterprise Edition Administration

• Module 11
• Configuring Load Management

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Overview

• Topics in the module include
• Reviewing the Load Management Process
• Configuring Rules
• Using Default or Advanced Load Evaluators
• Attaching Load Evaluators to Servers or
  Applications
• Creating a Custom Load Evaluator
• Viewing Load Evaluators in Use
• Viewing Load Evaluator Rule Activity
• Logging and Monitoring Access Attempts

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Reviewing the Load Management Process
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Data Collector
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Application Request
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Client Device
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Configuring Rules
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Configuring and Managing Load Evaluators

• When configuring load evaluators, a MetaFrame
• Administrator can
• Implement the Citrix provided Default or Advanced
  load evaluators
• Attach load evaluators to servers or applications
• Create custom load evaluators

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Using Default or Advanced Load Evaluators
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Attaching Load Evaluators to Servers or
Applications
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Exercise

• Complete Exercise 11-1 Assigning a Load
  Evaluator to an Application

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Creating a Custom Load Evaluator
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Exercise

• Complete Exercise 11-2 Creating a Custom Load
  Evaluator

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Logging and Monitoring Load Evaluators

• After load evaluators are created and attached to
  
• servers or applications, an administrator can
• View load evaluators in use
• View load evaluator rule activity
• Log and monitor access attempts

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Viewing Load Evaluators in Use
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Viewing Load Evaluator Rule Activity
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Logging and Monitoring Access Attempts
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Exercises

• Complete the following exercises
• Exercise 11-3 View Load Evaluator Usage
• Exercise 11-4 View Load Evaluator Log
  Information

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Review

• Topics in the module include
• Reviewing the Load Management Process
• Configuring Rules
• Using Default or Advanced Load Evaluators
• Attaching Load Evaluators to Servers or
  Applications
• Creating a Custom Load Evaluator
• Viewing Load Evaluators in Use
• Viewing Load Evaluator Rule Activity
• Logging and Monitoring Access Attempts