Deploying Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server 3.0 with Windows Terminal Server 2003 Terminal Services

Deciding whether to scale up or out is the first step and usually scaling out wins the day.
Determining what redundancies to build in.
Consideration for applications to be deployed.
Options around Server Virtualization.
Manual Installation good for one off servers or test labs.
Unattended or Scripted Installs good for dissimilar hardware or pre-existing process.
Server Cloning Excellent for large deployment with identical hardware.
Server Provisioning the most flexible single method but involves additional complexities and costs.
Hybrid Approach the most flexible method of all, but requires the greatest level of technical expertise as it encompasses techniques from all platform deployment options.
Dual Processor Pentium 4 Xeon (fastest available with most L1 and L2 cache).
256-512 MB for the Operating System then plan for 64MB to 128MB per session (depending on applications).
SCSI RAID 1 Ultra-320 15K drives.
Teamed 100Mbps or faster NICs.
Where to place the terminal services licensing server.
Where to place the Citrix Licensing server.
Home Folder and Terminal Services Profile selection and placement.
Choosing the version of Presentation Server 3.0 needed (Enterprise, Advanced or Standard).
Data Store selection for the Citrix configuration database.
Dedicated Data Collector placement.
400MB for Enterprise Edition of Presentation Server.
Windows Installer Requirements (2.0 or greater).
JRE 1.4.1_02 or higher.
Web Interface will require...