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Getting Started with Citrix XenApp?? 7.6

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Getting Started with Citrix XenApp?? 7.6

Overview of this book

If you want to effectively deploy the various components of Citrix XenApp to create an enterprise environment for application and desktop delivery, this hands-on guide is perfect for you. You start off by understanding the need and benefits of Citrix XenApp with respect to Virtualization technology. After this, you will get to grips with the requirement analysis and designing aspect of building XenApp systems and all the necessary installation and configuration procedures for Citrix XenApp, StoreFront and NetScalar Gateway are explained one by one in detail. Step-by-step, you will learn to deploy your first XenApp with the Machine Creation Services method and Provisioning Services method. After this, you will explore the administering part of applications and systems, followed by printing in the XenApp environment. Next, you will learn all the trips and tricks required to troubleshoot and support the XenApp environment. By the end of this book, you will be ready to go live with your new XenApp environment.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Getting Started with Citrix XenApp 7.6
Notice
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
9
Building Your First XenApp Farm – Provisioning Services™
Index

Summary


This was a bit of a wild ride, wasn't it? The history of printing, software internals of printing, Windows printing, Citrix printing, universal printing, network printers, local printers, drivers and spoolers, Group Policies, and the list goes on. As challenging as printing support can be, the most important part of implementations built from scratch is to assess user needs and plan each and every step of a project around those needs. Being able to deliver a working solution means that you know your stakeholders and you employed industry best practices when executing the project. Sometimes, unfortunately, there are significant gaps in vendor documentation, so it is up to you—the admin or consultant—to test untested configurations and find out what works best for your users. Hopefully, in the process, you don't get tired and get inspired instead. There are not too many good blogs about printing (just a hint!). Stay tuned for the next chapter where we'll get into the nitty-gritty of...