In the previous chapter, we looked at one of the key features of App Volumes: the ability to work with other vendor's solutions, and not just VMware technology and products. In that chapter, we specifically focused on building virtual desktop machines using Citrix XenDesktop and having the applications delivered by App Volumes, followed by how to deliver AppStack-based applications by publishing them using Microsoft RemoteApp.

In this chapter, we are going to take a closer look at the other key Citrix solutions and how to deploy App Volumes to deliver applications that are published using Citrix XenApp.

The following diagram illustrates how App Volumes would look within a Citrix XenApp architecture:

The Citrix XenApp process for publishing applications remains exactly as it is for any other Citrix XenApp deployment, but now, rather than having the applications physically installed onto each server that is hosting the applications...