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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

XenServer® hosts with shared NFS storage


The basic hardware requirements are as follows:

  • Two or more 64-bit x86 servers with local storage

  • One or more Windows workstation(s), on the same network as the XenServer hosts

  • A server exporting a shared directory over NFS

Follow this high-level procedure:

  1. Install the XenServer host software on the servers.

  2. Install XenCenter on the workstation(s).

  3. Connect XenCenter to the XenServer hosts.

  4. Create your pool of XenServer hosts.

  5. Configure the NFS server.

  6. Create an SR on the NFS share at the pool level.