In this chapter, we finalized our XenApp environment and put forth a plan to move from design to implementation and full production. We looked at building and optimizing our workload images that will host our user sessions. Then, we focused on finalizing our environment through validation testing and ensuring all components work as designed. This includes interoperability and high availability testing, reviewing capacity planning, and performance load testing.

Once everything is validated, and the Citrix design team believes the environment is production-ready, we can move forward with user acceptance testing. This process is the final step before we move into production. This ensures the target users approve of the application functionality and performance. Once this hurdle is passed, we move into finalizing a deployment plan.

As part of the production rollout, we discussed managing the endpoint devices and deploying Citrix Receiver. We also looked at tips and tricks to manage your...