Add Servers to a XenApp 6.5 Farm

Overview

This is the sixth post in the Installing and Configuring Citrix XenApp 6.5 Series:

1. Install and Configure Citrix XenApp Licensing
2. Install and Configure Citrix XenApp 6.5
3. Configure Web Interface for Citrix XenApp 6.5
4. Publishing Applications with Citrix XenApp 6.5
5. Install and Configure Profile Management for Citrix XenApp 6.5
6. Add Servers to a XenApp 6.5 Farm (this post)
7. Configure Pass-through Authentication for Citrix XenApp 6.5
8. Install and Configure Citrix Secure Gateway

This post is almost identical to the Install and Configure Citrix XenApp 6.5 post, with only a few small differences.

Contents

This post contains the following sections:

• Install Citrix XenApp 6.5
• Configure Citrix XenApp 6.5 Licensing
• Configure Citrix XenApp 6.5
• Add Citrix XenApp 6.5 Server to Worker Group

Install Citrix XenApp 6.5

1. Log in to your additional XenApp server (CTXXA02) as a Domain Administrator.
2. Insert the XenApp DVD or attach the ISO file to start the installation.
3. Select Install XenApp Server:
   
4. Select Add server roles:
   
5. Select Enterprise Edition:
   
6. Tick the I accept the terms of this license agreement tickbox:
   
7. For additional servers, we’ll only select XenApp (as we have already set up License and Web Interface servers):
   
8. Review the prerequisites, then click Next:
   
9. Click Install:
   
10. Click Finish:
    
    Note: Ignore that Web Interface is mentioned – this screenshot is from the first XenApp installation, used for illustration purposes.
11. Click Reboot:
    
12. After a reboot, make sure you login with the same domain user as before, then the Citrix XenApp Server Role Manager should appear.
    Click Resume Install:
    
13. Click Install:
    
14. Click Finish once complete:
    

Configure Citrix XenApp 6.5 Licensing

1. Click Specify Licensing under XenApp:
   
   Note: Ignore that Web Interface is mentioned – this screenshot is from the first XenApp installation, used for illustration purposes.
2. Enter the name of the Citrix Licensing server (CTXLIC01), then click Test Connection. ClickNext:
   
3. With the XenApp radio button selected, click Apply:
   

Configure Citrix XenApp 6.5

1. Click Configure under XenApp:
   
2. Select Add this server to an existing server farm:
   
3. Select Existing Microsoft SQL Server database:
   
4. Enter the Database server name (eg. SQL01), the Database name (eg. citrix), and select how you will authenticate: 
5. Enter your credentials to authenticate, then click Test Connection:
   
6. Select Allow shadowing at this point, else you will not be able to change this later:
   
7. Enter a Zone name (eg. Bristol) – I think of these like Sites in Active Directory (AD):
   
8. We’ll leave defaults for XML Service, but will enter the Web Interface server (CTXXA01) in the Receiver section:
   
9. Select which users will become members of the Remote Desktop Users group:
   
10. Review the summary information, then click Apply:
    
11. Once installation is complete, click Finish:
    
12. Click Reboot:
    

Add Citrix XenApp 6.5 Server to Worker Group

1. Open Citrix AppCenter.
2. Navigate to XenApp > CTXFarm > Worker Groups:
   
3. Right-click the Worker Group (eg. App Servers) and select Worker group properties:
   
4. Change Select source drop-down to Farm Servers, then click Add:
   
5. With the new XenApp server (CTXXA02) selected, click Add:
   
6. It will then appear in the section below. Click OK:
   
7. The new server now shows in the Worker Group Properties:
   
8. …and here:
   
9. The new XenApp server (CTXXA02) will now start serving all applications assigned to the Worker Group; assuming the applications are installed on the server already.
10. If a client tries to start an application that is not installed on the XenApp server, you will get a message saying:
    

    The remote server failed to execute the application launch request. Please contact your administrator for further details.