Overview
This is the sixth post in the Installing and Configuring Citrix XenApp 6.5 Series:
- Install and Configure Citrix XenApp Licensing
- Install and Configure Citrix XenApp 6.5
- Configure Web Interface for Citrix XenApp 6.5
- Publishing Applications with Citrix XenApp 6.5
- Install and Configure Profile Management for Citrix XenApp 6.5
- Add Servers to a XenApp 6.5 Farm (this post)
- Configure Pass-through Authentication for Citrix XenApp 6.5
- 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
- Log in to your additional XenApp server (CTXXA02) as a Domain Administrator.
- Insert the XenApp DVD or attach the ISO file to start the installation.
- Select Install XenApp Server:
- Select Add server roles:
- Select Enterprise Edition:
- Tick the I accept the terms of this license agreement tickbox:
- For additional servers, we’ll only select XenApp (as we have already set up License and Web Interface servers):
- Review the prerequisites, then click Next:
- Click Install:
- Click Finish:
Note: Ignore that Web Interface is mentioned – this screenshot is from the first XenApp installation, used for illustration purposes. - Click Reboot:
- 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: - Click Install:
- Click Finish once complete:
Configure Citrix XenApp 6.5 Licensing
- Click Specify Licensing under XenApp:
Note: Ignore that Web Interface is mentioned – this screenshot is from the first XenApp installation, used for illustration purposes. - Enter the name of the Citrix Licensing server (CTXLIC01), then click Test Connection. ClickNext:
- With the XenApp radio button selected, click Apply:
Configure Citrix XenApp 6.5
- Click Configure under XenApp:
- Select Add this server to an existing server farm:
- Select Existing Microsoft SQL Server database:
- Enter the Database server name (eg. SQL01), the Database name (eg. citrix), and select how you will authenticate:
- Enter your credentials to authenticate, then click Test Connection:
- Select Allow shadowing at this point, else you will not be able to change this later:
- Enter a Zone name (eg. Bristol) – I think of these like Sites in Active Directory (AD):
- We’ll leave defaults for XML Service, but will enter the Web Interface server (CTXXA01) in the Receiver section:
- Select which users will become members of the Remote Desktop Users group:
- Review the summary information, then click Apply:
- Once installation is complete, click Finish:
- Click Reboot:
Add Citrix XenApp 6.5 Server to Worker Group
- Open Citrix AppCenter.
- Navigate to XenApp > CTXFarm > Worker Groups:
- Right-click the Worker Group (eg. App Servers) and select Worker group properties:
- Change Select source drop-down to Farm Servers, then click Add:
- With the new XenApp server (CTXXA02) selected, click Add:
- It will then appear in the section below. Click OK:
- The new server now shows in the Worker Group Properties:
- …and here:
- 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.
- 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.