July 2011 – GUNNALAG

July 31, 2011Citrix, Windows Technologies

Step-By-Step Procedure: Configuring Remote Desktop Service for XenApp 6

The XenApp 6 installer by default installs “Remote Desktop Services Role” that is “Remote Desktop Session Host” (in Windows 2003 named as Terminal Server). If you already have a Remote Desktop Services Licensing Server, then you just have to configure RDS on your XenApp server to contact your RDS License Server for RDS licenses. Important Notes About Remote Desktop Session Host: The goal of a Remote Desktop Session Host (RD Session Host) server is to host Windows-based programs or the full Windows desktop for Remote Desktop Services clients. Users can connect to an RD Session Host server to run […]

July 31, 2011Citrix

Step-by-Step Procedure: Configuring XenAp 6 Licensing Server

Using “Citrix XenApp Server Role Manager” Once you have Licensing Server Role installed using “XenApp Server Role Manager”, click on the Configure link under “License Server” as shown below In License Server Configuration Tool, You can specify a new port numbers or leave the default in place, set admin user password for the Licensing Server Management Portal Upon successful update, you’ll see the License Server as configured Using License Administration Console: Launch License Administration Console from “MicrosoftWindowsStart MenuProgramsCitrixManagement Consoles” as shown below You’ll have a IE page opened with “License Administration Console” as shown below which shows the default […]

July 31, 2011August 4, 2014Citrix

Step-by-Step Procedure: Installing and Configuring XenApp 6 on Windows Server 2008 R2

A Step-by-Step Procedure for Installing and Configuring XenApp 6 on Windows Server 2008 R2 Best Practices: Do Not install XenApp 6 on Domain Controller (it’s not supported) SQL Server (installs but is not recommended) Do Not join XenApp 6 into a older version XenApp Farm Recommendations use server hardware with high performance disks for faster responses use a separate hard disk for hosting Operating System so that you can easily recover from disk/OS failures use raid configured disk arrays for XenApp drives to tolerate/quickly recover disk failures install XenApp only on a Freshly build server (in case of reinstall, ensure […]