In the previous chapter, we installed our first Citrix Delivery Controller and configured XenApp 7.6, which represents the Control Layer in our Citrix infrastructure. The next step in implementing the Citrix solution is to go ahead and build the access layer, which begins with Citrix StoreFront. StoreFront is a piece of software installed on a web server based on the Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) role in Windows 2008 or 2012. The purpose of StoreFront is to authenticate users and aggregate XenApp applications and desktops into a unified web portal (Receiver for Web) or a native Receiver store where users can easily access their hosted resources. With StoreFront, IT administrators can also provide access to the same resources to users who do not have Citrix Receiver installed on their endpoint device via the Receiver for HTML5 option—a concept demonstrated later in the book. In this chapter, we will accomplish the following...
Getting Started with Citrix XenApp?? 7.6
Getting Started with Citrix XenApp?? 7.6
Overview of this book
If you want to effectively deploy the various components of Citrix XenApp to create an enterprise environment for application and desktop delivery, this hands-on guide is perfect for you. You start off by understanding the need and benefits of Citrix XenApp with respect to Virtualization technology. After this, you will get to grips with the requirement analysis and designing aspect of building XenApp systems and all the necessary installation and configuration procedures for Citrix XenApp, StoreFront and NetScalar Gateway are explained one by one in detail.
Step-by-step, you will learn to deploy your first XenApp with the Machine Creation Services method and Provisioning Services method. After this, you will explore the administering part of applications and systems, followed by printing in the XenApp environment. Next, you will learn all the trips and tricks required to troubleshoot and support the XenApp environment. By the end of this book, you will be ready to go live with your new XenApp environment.
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Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Getting Started with Citrix XenApp 7.6
Notice
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Free Chapter
Why Citrix XenApp – Making the Case for App Virtualization
Designing a Citrix Solution to Fit Your Needs
Preparing Your System for XenApp Deployment
Installing and Configuring Citrix XenApp
Installing and Configuring Citrix StoreFront™
Installing and Configuring NetScaler Gateway™
Load Balancing with Citrix NetScaler
Building Your First XenApp Farm – Machine Creation Services
Building Your First XenApp Farm – Provisioning Services™
Administering a XenApp Environment – Application Management
Administering a XenApp Environment – Server Management
Troubleshooting Tools, Tips, and Tricks
The Big Day – Going Live with Citrix XenApp
Index
Customer Reviews