Browse Library
Sign In Start Free Trial
Close icon Search icon
Account
Browse Library Sign In Start Free Trial

Add to playlist

Create a Playlist

Modal Close icon
You need to login to use this feature.
  • Book Overview & Buying Getting Started with XenDesktop 7.x
  • Table Of Contents Toc
Getting Started with XenDesktop 7.x

Getting Started with XenDesktop 7.x

By : Craig Thomas Ellrod
4.5 (8)
Buy this Book
close
close
Getting Started with XenDesktop 7.x

Getting Started with XenDesktop 7.x

4.5 (8)
By: Craig Thomas Ellrod
Buy this Book

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (27 chapters)
close
close
close
Getting Started with XenDesktop 7.x
Icon
Getting Started with XenDesktop 7.x
Credits
Icon
Credits
Notice
Icon
Notice
About the Author
Icon
About the Author
About the Reviewers
Icon
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Icon
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Icon
Preface
Lock Free Chapter
1
Designing a XenDesktop Site
Icon
Designing a XenDesktop Site
Icon
The core components of a XenDesktop Site
Icon
Terminology and concepts
Icon
System requirements
Icon
Designing a basic XenDesktop Site
Icon
Common Citrix communication ports
Icon
Summary
2
Installing XenDesktop
Icon
Installing XenDesktop
Icon
Planning the XenDesktop installation
Icon
Step 1 – installing the controller (XD1)
Icon
Step 2 – installing StoreFront (XD2)
Icon
Step 3 – installing Director (XD3)
Icon
Step 4 – creating the virtual desktop and application delivery master images
Icon
Step 5 – installing the Virtual Delivery Agent on the master images
Icon
Step 6 – configuring the StoreFront server
Icon
Step 7 – creating the machine catalogs
Icon
Step 8 – creating the delivery groups
Icon
Installation checkpoint
Icon
Step 9 – installing Citrix Receiver on the client devices
Icon
Step 10 – testing the connection
Icon
Summary
3
Managing Machine Catalogs, Hosts, and Personal vDisks
chevron up
Icon
Managing Machine Catalogs, Hosts, and Personal vDisks
Icon
Machine catalogs
Icon
Managing the hosts
Icon
Managing Personal vDisks
Icon
Summary
4
Managing Delivery Groups
Icon
Managing Delivery Groups
Icon
Managing the delivery groups
Icon
Managing the hosted applications
Icon
Managing the Delivery Controller environment
Icon
Summary
5
Managing Policies
Icon
Managing Policies
Icon
XenDesktop Studio versus Microsoft Group Policy Editor
Icon
Working with policies
Icon
Implementing multiple policies
Icon
The resulting set of policies
Icon
Implementing policies with NetScaler Gateway
Icon
Summary
6
Managing Printing
Icon
Managing Printing
Icon
How printing works
Icon
Universal Print Server and Driver
Icon
Autocreation of printers
Icon
Mapping printers and drivers
Icon
Optimization of printing
Icon
Summary
7
Virtualizing USB Support
Icon
Virtualizing USB Support
Icon
USB devices in virtualization
Icon
How XenDesktop uses USB redirection
Icon
Summary
8
Virtualizing Storage and Backup
Icon
Virtualizing Storage and Backup
Icon
XenDesktop storage considerations
Icon
XenDesktop storage requirements
Icon
Virtual desktop storage requirements – dedicated desktop model
Icon
Virtual desktop storage requirements – dedicated shared desktop model
Icon
Virtual desktop storage requirements – shared hosted desktop model
Icon
Backup and restore
Icon
USB mass storage
Icon
Summary
9
High Definition Experience (HDX)
Icon
High Definition Experience (HDX)
Icon
Introducing high definition experience
Icon
Aero redirection
Icon
Windows Media
Icon
Flash Media
Icon
HDX 3D
Icon
Configuring image quality
Icon
Configuring audio
Icon
Configuring webcams
Icon
Configuring color compression
Icon
Configuring network priorities
Icon
Adaptive display
Icon
Summary
10
Application Delivery
Icon
Application Delivery
Icon
Delivering applications
Icon
Differences between XenApp and XenDesktop
Icon
Application Delivery Controllers
Icon
Application Delivery Networks
Icon
Summary
11
Working with the XenDesktop SDK
Icon
Working with the XenDesktop SDK
Icon
Microsoft Windows PowerShell
Icon
Using the XenDesktop SDK
Icon
Creating an SDK script
Icon
Troubleshooting using the XD PowerShell SDK
Icon
Citrix Ready
Icon
Summary
12
Working with Citrix ReceiverTM and Plugins
Icon
Working with Citrix ReceiverTM and Plugins
Icon
Understanding Receiver
Icon
Changing the Receiver settings
Icon
Using plugins
Icon
Running Receiver on Microsoft Windows
Icon
Running Receiver on Apple
Icon
Running Receiver on other devices
Icon
Summary
13
Securing XenDesktop
Icon
Securing XenDesktop
Icon
DMZ and DMZ
Icon
Securing XenDesktop with NetScaler Gateway
Icon
Secure Ticket Authority
Icon
Securing the ICA/HDX protocols
Icon
Securing StoreFront
Icon
Securing Receiver
Icon
Securing controller
Icon
Securing Studio and Director
Icon
Securing the XenDesktop to XenServer communications
Icon
Using smart cards
Icon
Summary
14
Managing and Monitoring XenDesktop
Icon
Managing and Monitoring XenDesktop
Icon
Using Studio to manage the XenDesktop Site
Icon
Using Director to monitor the XenDesktop Site
Icon
Using HDX Insight
Icon
Troubleshooting XenDesktop
Icon
Third-party tools
Icon
Summary
15
VDI in the Cloud
Icon
VDI in the Cloud
Icon
Understanding virtualization in the cloud
Icon
Private cloud
Icon
Public cloud
Icon
Hybrid cloud
Icon
Personal cloud
Icon
Your cloud
Icon
Summary
1
Creating a Domain Certificate Authority
Icon
Creating a Domain Certificate Authority
2
XenDesktop Policy Settings Reference
Icon
XenDesktop Policy Settings Reference
Icon
Audio policies
Icon
Bandwidth policies
Icon
Redirection policies
Icon
Desktop UI policies
Icon
Graphics and multimedia policies
Icon
Caching policies
Icon
Multistream traffic policies
Icon
Printing policies
Icon
ICA policies
Icon
Keep alive policies
Icon
Autoreconnection policies
Icon
Mobility policies
Icon
Session policies
Icon
Time zone policies
Icon
Load management policies
Icon
Delivery Agent policies
Icon
HDX 3D policies
3
Creating Self-signed Certificates for NetScaler Gateway
Icon
Creating Self-signed Certificates for NetScaler Gateway
Icon
Enabling SSL on NetScaler Gateway
Icon
Creating a self-signed root CA certificate
Icon
Creating a public-facing server certificate
Icon
Installing the root CA and public certificates
Icon
Linking the public and root CA certificates
Icon
Viewing the root CA and server certificate bindings
Icon
Binding the certificates to the NetScaler Gateway VIP
Icon
Testing the certificates
Icon
Testing the NetScaler Gateway connection
4
Using Public CA-signed SSL Wildcard Certificates on NetScaler Gateway
Icon
Using Public CA-signed SSL Wildcard Certificates on NetScaler Gateway
Icon
Enabling SSL on NetScaler Gateway
Icon
Creating a certificate request
Icon
Submitting the request to the public CA
Icon
Installing the public-signed wildcard certificate
Icon
Binding the public-signed certificate to the NetScaler Gateway VIP
Icon
Testing NetScaler Gateway and certificates
5
Index
Icon
Index

Chapter 3. Managing Machine Catalogs, Hosts, and Personal vDisks

Now that you have gone through the steps to create a basic desktop and application delivery Site, you need to understand how to manage it. In the previous chapter, you have already used the tools needed to manage XenDesktop. In fact, you are now familiar with the machine catalog and desktop delivery group wizards. We will expand on the options available in these tools so that you are able to understand a wider range of options to create your XenDesktop Site. In this chapter, we will cover the following management topics of XenDesktop:

  • Creating machine catalogs

  • Managing machine catalogs

  • Managing hosts (Hypervisors)

  • Managing Personal vDisks

In XenDesktop 7.x, groups of virtual or physical desktops can be managed as an entity called a machine catalog. The administrator delivers the desktops to users by creating a machine catalog and then allocating the machines in the catalog to the users through the delivery groups. We will discuss...

CONTINUE READING
83
Tech Concepts
36
Programming languages
73
Tech Tools
Icon Unlimited access to the largest independent learning library in tech of over 8,000 expert-authored tech books and videos.
Icon Innovative learning tools, including AI book assistants, code context explainers, and text-to-speech.
Icon 50+ new titles added per month and exclusive early access to books as they are being written.
Getting Started with XenDesktop 7.x
End of Section 3
Next Section
notes
bookmark Notes and Bookmarks search Search in title playlist Add to playlist font-size Font size

Change the font size

margin-width Margin width

Change margin width

day-mode Day/Sepia/Night Modes

Change background colour

Close icon Search
Country selected
Close icon Your notes and bookmarks

Confirmation

Modal Close icon
claim successful
Order Page Read Now

Buy this book with your credits?

Modal Close icon
Are you sure you want to buy this book with one of your credits?
Close
YES, BUY

Submit Your Feedback

Modal Close icon
Modal Close icon
Modal Close icon