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Mastering XenApp

By : Sunny Jha
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Mastering XenApp

By: Sunny Jha

Overview of this book

Citrix® XenApp® is one of the leading pieces of Application delivery software that delivers Windows compatible apps to users on any device, anywhere. Citrix® XenApp® also gives administrators the ability to manage and control the freedom of mobility by increasing the security and saving costs at the same time. This book will provide you with all the knowledge required to successfully deploy and master a complete Citrix® hosted application. First, it will cover essential concepts of the architecture of XenApp®. You will then learn how to set up Hypervisor and how to set up Infrastructure components. Next you will learn how to Set up Citrix® Components, XenApp® resources, PVS, and Netscaler. We will further look at how to prepare the environment for Rollout. Additionally, you will learn how to configure the Citrix® components such as Citrix® Director. Moreover, you’ll learn about shared desktop for delivery to end users and the application of policies for effective and secure delivery. Finally, you will learn how to implement provisioning services for a Citrix® XenApp® 7.6 environment.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Mastering XenApp
Notice
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Connecting XenCenter® to the XenServer® host


To connect XenCenter to the XenServer host, follow these steps:

  1. Launch XenCenter.

  2. The program opens to the Home tab.

  3. Click on Add New Server as shown in the following screenshot:

  4. Enter the IP address of the XenServer host in the Server field. Type the root username and password that you set during XenServer installation. Click on Add.

  5. The first time you add a new host, the Save and Restore Connection State dialog box appears. This enables you to set your preferences for storing your host connection information and automatically restoring host connections.

If you later need to change your preferences, you can do so using XenCenter or the Windows Registry Editor.

To do so in XenCenter, select Tools and then Options. The Options dialog box opens. Select the Save and Restore tab and set your preferences. Click on Ok to save your changes.

To do so using the Windows Registry Editor, navigate to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software \Citrix\XenCenter key (if you installed...