Machine Creation Services (MCS) is a concept that started in the days of XenDesktop 5 and is now fully utilized as a machine provisioning technology in XenApp and XenDesktop 7.6. MCS uses the notion of cloning virtual machines from a master image, which can be a server OS, such as Windows 2012, or a desktop OS, such as Windows 8. An administrator will typically install applications that users need locally, such as Word, Excel, Outlook, QuickBooks, and so on. MCS, which is run on the Delivery Controller, will then use a snapshot of this master image to create a specified number of cloned VMs on a hypervisor and add them to the XenApp site as a machine catalog (a pool of desktops). After the machine catalog is created, the administrator creates a Delivery Group to publish the applications and desktops to users. During the creation of the Delivery Group, the controller reads the applications available on the Windows 2012 server VMs created by MCS and presents...
Getting Started with Citrix XenApp?? 7.6
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.
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Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Getting Started with Citrix XenApp 7.6
Notice
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Free Chapter
Why Citrix XenApp – Making the Case for App Virtualization
Designing a Citrix Solution to Fit Your Needs
Preparing Your System for XenApp Deployment
Installing and Configuring Citrix XenApp
Installing and Configuring Citrix StoreFront™
Installing and Configuring NetScaler Gateway™
Load Balancing with Citrix NetScaler
Building Your First XenApp Farm – Machine Creation Services
Building Your First XenApp Farm – Provisioning Services™
Administering a XenApp Environment – Application Management
Administering a XenApp Environment – Server Management
Troubleshooting Tools, Tips, and Tricks
The Big Day – Going Live with Citrix XenApp
Index
Customer Reviews