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To setup the Summary Database I followed the steps below;
In SQL Server Management Studio I created a new database (e.g citrix_summary) and configured/created a new SQL account (e.g. CitrixSummary) and mapped the account to the citrix_summary database as the db_owner. Note: You might want to set a default database as well.
I also found that I had to remove the ‘user must change password at next login’ check.
On the PS4.0 server, select data sources ODBC in admin tools. Create a new System Data Source using SQL server driver called rmsummarydatabase (make sure to have it in lower case – RMSummaryDatabase did not work for me). Check connections.
In the Pres Server Console, configure the summary database in resource manager. Enter the server you configured the ODBC setting on, and enter in the SQL user and password created on the SQL server (in my case CitrixSummary). Run a test to see if the configuration works.
I had 2 AAC servers connected with the farm information on a SQL 2000 server. Due to end of life I had to migrate the database to a new SQL 2005 server. This is how I did it;
1. I backed up the database (usually called by default the name of your AAC farm) on the SQL 2000 server and restored it onto SQL 2005.
2. Open the AAC Server configuration utility. Go to ‘Services’ and stop all services.
3. Go to ‘Server Farm Information’ and change the name of the SQL server.
4. Restart the services.
5. Check the log/event logs for any unusual behaviour.
6. I bounced the server(s) to be sure.
I had a Presentation 4.0 farm using an old SQL 7 server for it’s datastore which I wanted to migrate onto a new SQL 2005 server. This is how I did it beating in mind the article found here;
1. Backed up the datastore database on SQL 7 and restored it directly on the SQL 2005 server.
2. Shutdown all Citrix Pres servers apart from licence/data collector server.
3. Stopped the IMA service on this server
4. Copied the MF20.dns file located by default in c:\Program Files\Citrix\Independent Management Architecture
5. Edited the original MF20.dns and changed the SERVER= setting to the new server.
6. Shutdown the old SLQ 7 server.
7. Re-started the IMS service.
8. Check logs for any sign of datastore errors.
9. Repeated steps 3 – 8 on all other Citrix servers.
10. Set up maintenance task on SQL 2005 to backup the datastore DB. You might have to make the DB version 80 or upwards compatible (options setting on the properties of the DB) for it to appear in the list of Db’s available.
I’ve been doing quite a bit of work recently on testing streaming media to our remote users via Citrix Pres 4 and trying to get an idea on how each of the technologies work. This is a good article on the difference when employing Speedscreen Acceleration and how it works.
This article also shows the difference (apparently *15 reduction in bandwidth consumption) between Presentation Server 4.0 & 4.5.
