Chapter 13. MetaFrame Presentation Server Installation

Before You Begin

While I do not consider the actual installation steps for MetaFrame Presentation Server (MPS) to be much more complex than with previous versions of MetaFrame, the success of an MPS installation and deployment is much more dependent on the amount of implementation planning and preparation work done prior to actual installation of the first server.

Unlike MetaFrame 1. x, where all core environmental data (load balancing, application publishing, server farm membership, and so on) is maintained within the registry, MetaFrame Presentation Server now manages all this information in an actual database management system (DBMS). As a result, a number of configuration requirements may ...

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