Month: October 2008

Upgrading Citrix Presentation Server 3.0 a 4.5 on the server itself

This procedure explains how to upgrade a single Citrix server that is running 3.0 to the version 4.5. Simply what we will have to do is update the entire environment 3.0 to the 4.5, we need this server to already have a database in MSDE 2000 (otherwise, see how to migrate from Access to MSDE – HERE). The steps would be as follows, first, Logically run with the latest versions: do a Windows Update on the server and keep it updated; and logically also with Citrix patches, have the Citrix server updated with the latest Rollups/patches. After that, we'll update all Citrix components as normal, even Presentation Server, We have to migrate everything to the environment 4.5, as if it were a normal installation (HERE) and tell us that we're upgrading, Confirm, and at the end of the entire update we will continue to receive IMA errors that do not start the DB, it's logically because he's running in […]

Connecting to Active Directory with Citrix Access Gateway Using RADIUS

If instead of using local users with Citrix Access Gateway what we want is to take advantage of our Windows Active Directory, our domain users to validate us when connecting from abroad, we must install the IAS service on a server in our network (Internet Authentication Service), configure it and indicate in the CAG that it is so. Be careful, if the CAG is in the DMZ, we need to map the RADIUS ports to the IAS server, What are the 1812 and the 1813, TCP both.

Installing and Configuring the Access Client for CAG Connection – Citrix Access Gateway

This document briefly explains how a user from the Internet would connect to our network or DMZ servers using the CAG Client. First of all, the user needs to connect to the internet, if it is the first time you are going to connect you need to download the VPN client called Citrix Secure Access Client, but if you have already connected more times, you would only have to run the shortcut that you will have on the desktop.

Rename Exchange Mailbox Folders

If we have an MS Exchange installed 2000 or 2003 and we want to rename the language of mailboxes, for example, call the INBOX folder Inbox and so on for all users with their respective folders, We must follow the following procedure.

Veritas BackupExec 9.1

Veritas Backup Exec is one of the most common and perfect software for business backups. Putting data on tapes, Data libraries, on other backup servers. Make copies of all the data we provide, MS SQL, MS Exchange, Lotus, NetWare SMS, of remote servers using the agents, of positions… a schedule is established and it is enough to check if they are carried out through a console that comes with.

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.1 – MBSA 2.1

Es un analizador de seguridad, por Microsoft. Nos sirve para buscar posibles vulnerabilidades en nuestros sistemas de nuestra red, podemos decir que es como un “Escanercillo de vulnerabilidades by MS”. Lo primero descargarlo de la web de Microsoft (HERE) o desde mi servidor la version 2.0 – HERE. Esta diseñado especificamente para buscar que equipos de nuestra red que no se actualizan los parches de Microsoft y tenemos un SUS o un WSUS en nuestra red, expresamente es para ver de vez en cuando si todos están OK, o si hay algun fallo de seguridad en alguno…

Network balancing: Round Robin DNS + NLB

This document explains how to balance an IP address or hostname, It's ideal if we have a web host and we want to have a balance of it, Mirroring the web page on both servers (also serves for OWA), or the profits that can be assigned to it. There are two methods for this, “Round Robin” or NLB (Clúster de equilibrio de red o Network Load Balancing):