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Getting Started with Citrix XenApp 6.5

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Getting Started with Citrix XenApp 6.5

Overview of this book

XenApp is the leader in application hosting and virtualization delivery, allowing users from different platforms such Windows, Mac, Linux, and mobile devices to connect to their business applications. Using XenApp, you can deploy secure applications quickly to thousands of users.XenApp 6.5 brings with it exciting new features such as a brand new management console, Instant App access, Multi-stream ICA, Single Sign-on and SmartAuditor enhancements, and more.Getting Started with Citrix XenApp 6.5 provides comprehensive details on how to design, implement, and maintain Citrix farms based on XenApp 6.5. Additionally, you will learn to use management tools and scripts for daily tasks such as managing servers, published resources, printers, and connections.Getting Started with Citrix XenApp 6.5 starts by introducing the basics and new features of the brand new version such as installing servers and configuring components, and then teaches you how to publish applications and resources on the client device before moving on to configuring content redirection. Author Guillermo Musumeci includes a use case throughout the book to explain advanced topics like creating management scripts and deploying and optimizing XenApp for Citrix XenServer, VMware ESX, and Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines. It will guide you through an unattended installation of XenApp and components on physical servers. By the end of this book you will have enough knowledge to successfully design and manage your own XenApp 6.5 Farms.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
Getting Started with Citrix XenApp 6.5
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
Acknowledgement
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Installing XenApp using the Wizard-Based Server Role Manager


There are two different ways to deploy XenApp 6.5 servers: using the Wizard-Based Server Role Manager or the command line. Usually the first option is the preferred one when we need to deploy one or two specific roles and the second option is the best when we need to deploy multiple (and identical) servers using scripts. We are going to learn more about deploying an entire server using unattended scripts in Chapter 4, Advanced XenApp Deployment.

This step is common to all setup processes. To start the setup William needs to open the DVD or mount the .ISO file (if he is using a Virtual Machine or a remote console) and run the file autorun.exe in the root of the disk.

  1. After autorun.exe has been executed, the Citrix XenApp installation menu is displayed.

  2. He selects Install XenApp Server.

  3. If .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 is not installed on the server, XenApp wizard will launch the setup of the .NET Framework 3.5. The following pop-up will be...