[AccessD] Citrix

 >Given that it's IBM, I'd be surprised if it was an actual physical server.

Me too but why Server 2003 as the OS?

John W. Colby

Reality is what refuses to go away
when you do not believe in it

On 1/24/2013 9:39 AM, Jim Dettman wrote:
> <<My question then is what does this really mean, i.e.how does Citrix work?
> It is it an emulation of
> the real machine behind it?  Is the actual server a quad core with 16 gigs
> running Server 2003 R2
> X64? Or is it a virtual machine with N cores and X gigs emulated?>>
>
> "Citrix" covers a wide range of products including server virtualization, so
> whether that's a real physical server or not is hard to say.
>
> For example, if their running XenServer, then it's not a real server.
>
> If their running something like Citrix Access Essentials, then as far as
> Citrix is concerned, all you've got is a view onto a terminal services
> server.  That might be a real physical server or not.
>
> Given that it's IBM, I'd be surprised if it was an actual physical server.
>
> Jim.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John W Colby
> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 08:37 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: [AccessD] Citrix
>
> I got a contract for IBM over in Research Triangle Park Durham NC. They
> assigned me a desktop
> computer for now which I am given admin rights on.  It run Windows XP
> Professional x32 and has 3
> gigs of RAM.
>
> Many of the developers install everything on their desktop and work from
> there however the official
> mantra is that we are supposed to use a Citrix machine provided to us.  I
> have never used Citrix
> before.  Assuming it would also be Windows XP I checked this morning and
> imagine my surprise when it
> claims to be Windows 2003 R2 X64 with 4 cores and 16 gigs RAM.
>
> My question then is what does this really mean, i.e.how does Citrix work?
> It is it an emulation of
> the real machine behind it?  Is the actual server a quad core with 16 gigs
> running Server 2003 R2
> X64? Or is it a virtual machine with N cores and X gigs emulated?
>
> In any case I do not have admin rights on that machine so every time I make
> any change in Access
> which would go to the registry it holds the changes until I log off Citrix
> and then the next time in
> things are back to the original configuration.  Likewise I cannot install
> anything myself, and
> getting anything installed is not a trivial task.  I like to use MZ-Tools
> with Access, and I can
> install it local, but it is not on IBM's "approved vendor list" so it will
> never be used on the
> Citrix machine.
>
> Oh the joy.
>