enteo Management Suite For Citrix Presentation Server™

Optimal combination of speed, flexibility & reliability, fully automating software & configuration management

enteo v6—The Specialist for Citrix
The use of Citrix Access environments changes requirements in the area of Lifecycle Management. On the one hand, the Citrix-based approach makes conventional requirements irrelevant. On the other hand, it involves new and special requirements. enteo v6 incorporates technologies for Citrix Access environments that solve these challenges and create additional benefits, with enteo V6 being an integral part of the Citrix ecosystem.

24x7 Availability and Identical Release Statuses
A server farm’s servers are subject to a process of constant change affecting three levels: the operating system, the Citrix Access platform, and applications provided by the server. Each intervention has direct consequences for server availability and the integrity of the entire server farm.

enteo v6 provides special functions for controlling maintenance work for these servers, including the definition of maintenance windows, maintenance groups, etc. The entire maintenance process is automatic, so IT administrators need not concern themselves with individual servers, but can instead focus on the server farm as a whole.

The enteo v6 policies automatically provide for identical release statuses for all servers in a farm. These continually updated and secured environments enable load balancing among the servers. Here as well, connecting automation and policies significantly increases efficiency.

Server farm availability is secured, meaning no downtimes result for the users. enteo v6 enables the 24x7 operation of Citrix Access environments, without requiring night shifts for maintenance work.

Dynamic Installation and Expansion of Server Farms
The strategic deployment of Citrix Access platforms demands dynamic solutions for installing and expanding a server farm. Manual installation of new servers is not only slow and laborious, but also entails considerable risks. It cannot be known for sure that the new server has a truly identical installation and will slot into the server farm seamlessly.

enteo v6 provides complete automation of the entire installation process. It performs all steps, from operating system and Access platform up to and including applications, automatically and identically for all servers. It even automatically publishes the applications and adds the server to the existing server farm. Thanks to this high level of automation, installing and expanding a server farm becomes a simple process. The same mechanism can even be used for disaster recovery purposes. This makes enteo v6 an important building block in strategic use of Citrix Access platforms.