Monday, March 3, 2014

Steps to install Citrix XenApp 6.5 on Workgroup Server.



I am Big fan of testing Citrix Products on my Laptop.

I will be installing all the XenApp Roles on this server, so make about Server Name as I will be installing License server role on this server.

Please refer my blog to download XenApp Evaluation license server file.




Create Virtual Machine windows 2008 R2 Sp1 (Workgroup).

Map Xenapp6.5 ISO on VM

Click on Autorun

Click on Install ”XenApp Server”
























Click on “ Add Server roles”





















I installed “Enterprise Edition”

























Select “License Agreement”

Click Next























Choose Roles, As we have one server in Workgroup will be installing all the important roles on same servers.

Will be installing License server Role, XenApp Role and Web interface role on this server.

Click Next























Select XenApp Management Console.

Select Windows Desktop Experience integration

Select XML Service IIS integration























































































Click Next














































Click on Install

  
























Click on Finish .


























Click on Reboot



















Once the server is UP click on Resume Install.





















Click on Install

























Click on Finish



































Click on “Configure”, under “Web Interface” section and it will Open Citrix Web Interface Management console.
 





















Select  “XenApp Web Site” and click on Create Site.











Check  on “ Set as default page for the IIS site” and click on Next























Specify point of Authentication, I will be going with default i.e. “ At Web Interface” and click on Next


 


















Click on Next





















Now Configure your Website and click on Next























Under Farm Name field enter Farn Name , like I have entered “CTXSERVER”.

Click on Add and mention the XML server name , I this case we have installed IIS and XML on same server , so I mentioned “localhost” , you can also mention IP address or hostname.

IIS and XML will be sharing the same port 80.

Click Next.
























Specify Authentication Method ,  default is Explicit , I will be going with default option.

Click on Next.


 



















If these is some domain restriction  ,mention it here or go with default like “Allow any Domains”

Click on Next

























Click on Next

 



















Click on Next.






















Click on Finish.




















Close Console.




 




Web Interface is Configured now .























Open Internet Explorer and type http://localhost , Website is working fine.


















Click on “Configure” under “License Server”.













































 Enter password and confirm password .

Click OK 











 

















 

 




 Click on “Specify Licensing” under Xenapp and mention the License server Name , in this cas e we have installed License server role on same server , so I mention “localhost”.

Default License server port is 27000, keep it as its is .

Click on “Test Connection”.























Click on Close and then click on Next.





















As we haven’t installed any license , so getting below mention error message .

Click on continue.

 



















Choose the License Model,  in this case will download XenApp License so  I select XenApp .
Click on Apply.






















As we haven’t installed any License , getting below mention error message.

Click on Continue.







 
















Click on configure under XenApp.





















Click on Create a new server farm.
















































Enter Farm Name under New XenApp Server Farm Name , Like I have mention CTXSERVER.

First Citrix administrator account  will be same as local admin of server.

Click on Next. 






















Select New Database and click on Next

























Enter Local Admin Credentials , click Ok


Click Next


























Configure Shadowing , keep it like default and click Next


 









































Keep All the option as default.

























Click on Next
























Click on Apply.

Click on Finish























Click on Reboot, under “Xenapp”



















Once the server is UP after Reboot , click on close.


 



















Open and configure App Center for First time.

Open App Center

Click on Next



 


















Unchecked “Single Sign-On” , as we haven’t installed “Single sign-On”

Click Next

 


















Click on Add Local Computer

Click on Next






















Click Next

 


















Click Finish

 






















Steps to Publish application.

In this case we will publish Notepad application and provide access to all users.

Open Citrix App Center.

Right click Applications and click on Publish Application.















Click Next























Enter Display Name i.e. Notepad

Display Application Description i.e. Notepad

Click on Next.

























Choose type of application to publish, publishing app so select “Application”

Application installed on this server , select  “ Accessed from a Server”

Click Next























Enter the Location of the application.
























Click on Add , Either select servers or Worker Groups.

For this POC , we haven’t created any worker Groups, so select Server.


 




















Select Server and click on Add.

Click on OK

Click on Next






















Under Users section , Click on Add

Select Server, double click

























Select  Users.

Click on ADD

Click Ok
 
Click Next

























Default application Icon

Click Next























Click on Finish.

 





1 comment:

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