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You can run an unattended setup to perform a new installation or an upgrade of a
MetaFrame server without being present. Unattended setup mode uses an optional
answer file to provide answers to the questions asked during Setup. If you do not
use an answer file, or if you use an answer file but do not specify answers to some
questions, default answers are used for those questions.
You can accommodate a variety of server configurations by creating multiple
answer files and tailoring them to the specifics of each type of server you are
deploying. Similar server configurations require only minor changes in the answer
files.
For step-by-step instructions about installing MetaFrame and additional
information about unattended installation, see the MetaFrame Administrator’s
Guide.
Creating Server Farms
Published applications:
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Give ICA Client users easy access to applications running on Citrix servers
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Increase your control over application deployment
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Shield users from the mechanics of the Windows NT server environment
hosting the ICA session
The Citrix utility Published Application Manager, with its support for server farms
and Program Neighborhood, is the main tool for publishing applications.
When you publish applications, user access to those applications is greatly
simplified in three areas:
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Addressing. Instead of connecting to a Citrix server by its IP address or server
name, ICA Client users can connect to a specific application by whatever name
you give it. Connecting to applications by name eliminates the need for users
to remember which servers contain which applications.
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Navigation of the server desktop. Instead of requiring client users to have
knowledge of the Windows NT 4.0 and/or 3.51 desktop (Windows NT
Explorer or Program Manager) to find and start applications after connecting
to Citrix servers, published applications present the ICA Client user with only
the desired application in an ICA session.
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User authentication. Instead of logging on and logging off multiple Citrix
servers to access applications, Program Neighborhood users can authenticate
themselves a single time to all servers and obtain immediate access to all
applications configured for their user group or specific user name. Also,
publishing applications for the special Citrix anonymous user group lets you
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