Citrix: Logon Optimization

Citrix released another good read on how the logon process in Citrix XenApp and/or XenDesktop works and how to optimize this:

How the Logon Process Works
In order to better understand where time can be shaved from the user logon, we will first review the logon process as shown below: Please note that this diagram focuses on internal users accessing either a XenApp or XenDesktop resource. Additional steps are required based on external access via Access Gateway.

After this the document gives an explanation of the most common causes of logon delays:

• Logon & Authentication
• Profile Access Issues
• GPOs and Startup Procedures
• Networking Issues
• Hardware Overutilization
• Application and Desktop Startup

And it ends with an example of how to monitor this process using Edgesight.

The PDF can be found here