ESP Thin Client Specifications

Hardware-Operating System

The following systems will be able to access the ESP. All systems will need a minimum of 10 MB of free disk space - 1 MB for software and the rest for caching.

System Type	Comments
Windows NT, 98, 95, 3.11 Clients	If the workstation can run any one of these operating systems it can access the ESP.
Windows CE	Windows CE 2.0 or later
DOS 16 bit client "Citrix will apply any potential feature enhancements to the 32-bit DOS ICA client only. Citrix will continue to make the 16-bit DOS client available for users of older 286-based devices. However, support for the older 16-bit version may be limited."	Requires 286 and DOS 3.3 or later. 640 KB of RAM. Note that available conventional memory will be dependent on the TCP stack loaded.
DOS 32 bit client	Requires 386 processor and DOS 4 or later. 2 MB RAM
Macintosh	Motorola 68030/40 processor or Power PC 4 MB RAM or greater Mac OS version 7.1, 7.5.3 or later
Unix Systems	SGI IRIX 6.3 or above IBM AIX 4.1.4 or above Digital UNIX 3.2 or above HP-UX 10.2 or above Linux Red Hat 5.0 or above Linux Caldera 1.3 or above Linux SuSE 5.3 or above Linux Slackware 3.5 or above SCO UnixWare 7 UnixWare 2.1 OpenServer 5 Sun Solaris 1.0* (SunOS 4.1.4) 2.5.1 (SunOS 5.5.1) Intel Platform Edition 2.6 (SunOs 5.6) or above
* Requires Open Windows patch 100444-76.tar.Z, available from SunSolve Online. ** The SCO client requires the Binary Compatibility Module to run under UnixWare 2.1 and OpenServer 5.

Make sure your client workstation is connected to the network that contains the Citrix server before using the ICA UNIX Client. Ask your system administrator if you are not sure how to connect to the network.

Software Licencing

ESP will incur the centralised hardware and software costs of implementing Citrix MetaFrame and Terminal Server, as these components will be managed centrally with the other elements of the infrastructure. There are also licencing costs associated with client access to the ESP. These costs will vary depending on the type of desktop in use. As a Citrix MetaFrame/Terminal Server client, the workstation is effectively emulating Windows NT and Office 97 sessions on the users’ desktop and therefore requires appropriate licencing for these Microsoft products.

Software Installation

Dowload the relevant software from the ESP page. Local IT Support Staff (LITSS) will be able to assist.