Mapping Client Drives

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Mapping Client Drives

Client drive mapping allows drive letters on the XenApp or XenDesktop server to be redirected to directories that exist on the local user device. For example, drive H in a Citrix user session can be mapped to a directory on the local user device running Receiver. Client drive mapping makes any directory mounted on the local user device, including a CD-ROM, DVD or a USB memory stick, available to the user during a session. When a server is configured to allow client drive mapping, users can access their locally stored files, work with them during their session, and then save them again either on a local drive or on a drive on the server. Two types of drive mapping are available:
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Static client drive mapping enables administrators to map any part of a user device's filesystem to a specified drive letter on the server at logon. For example, it can be used to map all or part of a users home directory or /tmp, as well as the mount points of hardware devices such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, or USB memory sticks. Dynamic client drive mapping monitors the directories in which hardware devices such as CD-ROMs, DVDs and USB memory sticks are typically mounted on the user device and any new ones that appear during a session are automatically mapped to the next available drive letter on the server.

When Receiver connects to XenApp or XenDesktop, client drive mappings are reestablished unless automatic client device mapping is disabled. You can use policies to give you more control over how client device mapping is applied. For more information see the XenApp andXenDesktop documentation.

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To specify drives and directories to map at logon

1. On the Tools menu, click Settings. 2. Choose Drive Mapping from the drop-down menu. For each drive letter, the Drive Mapping list shows the disk or pathname of the user device directory mapped to the drive. In the Enable/Read/Write columns, icons display whether each mapped drive is enabled for use and what type of access the user will have to the drive. 3. Select the check box in the Enable column next to an available drive letter and then click the box for the drive. 4. Click Modify. A standard UNIX file selection dialog box appears. Select the UNIX directory you want to map and click OK. Alternatively, you can simply type the directory path in the box next to the required drive letter. 5. The mapped directory appears in the Drive Mapping list. If the drive letter you selected is not available on the Windows server, the specified directory is mapped to another free drive letter at logon. 6. Specify the access for the drive by clicking the corresponding read/write icons. You can use: Icon (Pair of glasses) (Pair of glasses, with question mark) Meaning Read access Prompt for read access on first access per session No read access Write access Prompt for write access on first access per session No write access

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(Pencil, obscured by cross) 7. Ensure that Enable Drive Mapping is selected.

8. Click OK. Log off from any server connections already established and reconnect. The same drive mapping and access settings will apply to all connection entries.

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To enable dynamic mapping of client drives during a session

1. On the Tools menu, click Settings. 2. Choose Drive Mapping from the drop-down menu. 3. Select Enable Dynamic Drive Mapping. 4. Click OK. Note: When dynamic client drive mapping is enabled, Receiver monitors the /media and /mnt/media directories for new mounts.

To view mapped client drives when connected to a Windows server

1. From your session, double-click My Computer on the remote desktop. When connected to published applications, users can access local drives in the same way as they would when running applications locally.

To manually map a client drive on a Windows server

Mapped drives that do not appear after logon can be manually mapped from within an ICA session. Use the following procedure to manually map a client drive: 1. In the Connection view, select the connection you want to open. 2. On the Connections menu, click Connect and log on to the server. 3. On the server, start Windows Explorer. 4. On the Tools menu, click Map Network Drive. The Map Network Drive dialog box appears. 5. In the Drive list, select a server drive letter. This drive letter represents the mapped client drive. Click Browse. 6. In the Browse For Folder dialog box, expand Client Network. 7. Expand Client, and select the appropriate entry for your directory from the list of available client drives. 8. If you want to have this drive available to you each time you log on to this server, select Reconnect at logon. Click OK.

To configure drive mapping for floppy disks

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Mapping Client Drives

You can manually map floppy drives on servers for access within a session. To do this, access DOS formatted floppies mounted on your user device using the following command: mount -t vfat /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy Then select the /mnt/floppy directory in the Drive Mapping dialog box.