Combining MF for UNIX and MF for Windows 2k in a 2k domain

[chjinmind]

Hi!
We might try to join a UNIX machine with MF to a MF XPa farm. The existing machines w2k adv server boxes are members of a 2k domain.

Some questions pops up...

1. User accounts and rights.
If I put UNIX box in the domain can the UNIX box utilize the AD in any way?
Accounts for app publishing etc.

2. Licensing.
Can these two platforms use the same ICA MF licenses, in a XP farm the amount of servers are unlimited, does that go for UNIX servers as well, and can the ICA connections be pooled over the platforms?

3. NFuse and Secure Gateway.
Can the applications be reached through NFuse and Secure Gateway, is there a XML service/daemon on the UNIX machine.


ANY input to this subject is welcome.

Thanx in advance!

//Chris

 

[CitrixEngineer]

1) It is possible to have UNIX users utilise AD resources - but I am not familiar with this; All my MFU servers are in their own NIS+ domain, and my UNIX users actually prefer to have a separate login and password for MFW apps, because it keeps the UNIX servers separate from Windows.

There are also 3rd-party apps which claim to enhance UNIX AD support, but again, I haven't tried them.

2) I think License pooling only works between MF 1.x/Winframe and MFU, not XP and MFU. I know that MFU still uses ICA browsing, and does not use IMA.

3) Yes, yes and yes. The MFU XML service is called ctxxmld. You can locate it simply by using ps -ef | grep ctxx. If it's not running, then you're probably not using MFU FR1.

Hope this helps

CitrixEngineer@yahoo.co.uk