Citrix XP on NT4 box?

[teklow]

Hi, there:

We are using Citrix Metaframe1.8 now. If I want to change them to Citrix XP, can I still use the same licenses? or I need to buy new one? I have 120 concurrent user licenses now. Also I just want my Citrix servers to handle routine applications, which XP version I should use? a, e or s?

Thanks!

 

[CitrixEngineer]

You will need to upgrade your licenses to XP ones, since the whole licensing structure of XP is very different to 1.x.

You no longer pay for the software - Citrix's line is that it is "free", in that you get a single CD of software, and you can install it on as many servers as you like. To connect to a "free" XP server, you need to purchase connection licenses.

Although XP will operate in "mixed" mode, which is a kind of ICA browser model, you will get none of the benefits of the new IMA mode - ie what you are buying XP for in the first place - if you use this mode exclusively. It is intended as an integration tool.

Your VAR may be able to get you a special deal on an upgrade, so my tip here is haggle a bit ;-)

The three licenses are:

XPs = Standard MetaFrame, No Load-Balancing or Tools.
XPa = Advanced MetaFrame, with Load-Balancing.
XPe = Enterprise MetaFrame, with LB, RMS and IMS.

Hope this helps