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Citrix XenApp 7.5 Desktop Virtualization Solutions

By : Andy Paul
Book Image

Citrix XenApp 7.5 Desktop Virtualization Solutions

By: Andy Paul

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Citrix XenApp 7.5 Desktop Virtualization Solutions
Credits
Notice
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Managing your XenApp® site


Once the base XenApp site is created, even if we have not added additional controllers, we can begin managing and growing our site. This includes creating the Machine Catalogs and Delivery Groups used to grant access to our users.

Getting started with Machine Catalogs

A Machine Catalog is a collection of physical computers and virtual machines that you assign to users through the Delivery Group. What the user sees depends on the machine type. When creating a Machine Catalog, you must select one of the following types:

  • Server OS and applications: Users experience a Windows Server environment. This lets multiple user sessions share a single Windows Server environment. This option is appropriate for users who perform well-defined tasks and require only minimal personalization. This is a random desktop environment that lets users connect to any available Windows server environment and is similar to the traditional XenApp Published Desktops. This model is commonly called...