Install and Configure Citrix XenApp 6.5

Overview

This is the second 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 (this post)
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
7. Configure Pass-through Authentication for Citrix XenApp 6.5
8. Install and Configure Citrix Secure Gateway

Contents

This post contains the following sections:

• Install Citrix XenApp 6.5 and Web Interface Components
• Configure Citrix XenApp 6.5 Licensing
• Configure Citrix XenApp 6.5

Install Citrix XenApp 6.5 and Web Interface Components

1. Log in to CTXXA01 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. Select XenApp and Web Interface (Web Interface will be configured in a future post):
   
8. As we’re installing Web Interface on the first XenApp server, we should select XML Service IIS Integration:
   
9. Review the prerequisites, then click Next:
   
10. Click Install:
    
11. Click Finish:
    
12. Click Reboot:
    
13. 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:
    
14. Click Install:
    
15. Click Finish once complete:
    

Configure Citrix XenApp 6.5 Licensing

1. Click Specify Licensing under XenApp:
   
2. Enter the name of the Citrix Licensing server (CTXLIC01), then click Test Connection. Click Next:
   
3. With the XenApp radio button selected, click Apply:
   

Configure Citrix XenApp 6.5

1. Click Configure under XenApp:
   
2. Select Create a new server farm:
   
3. Enter a name for the farm (eg. CTXFarm) and the First Citrix administrator account:
   
4. Select Existing Microsoft SQL Server database, as we have a dedicated SQL Server:
   
5. Enter the Database server name (eg. SQL01), the Database name (eg. citrix), and select how you will authenticate:
6. Enter your credentials to authenticate, then click Test Connection:
   
7. Select Allow shadowing at this point, else you will not be able to change this at a later date:
   
8. Enter a Zone name (eg. Bristol) – I think of these like Sites in Active Directory (AD):
   
9. We cannot change the XML Service port here, as we installed XML Service IIS Integration, which shares port 80 with IIS:
10. We’ll leave this blank for now:
    
11. Select which users will become members of the Remote Desktop Users group:
    
12. Review the summary information, then click Apply:
    
13. Once installation is complete, click Finish:
    
14. Click Reboot:
    
15. After a reboot (again, login with the same domain account as before) this Citrix Receiver window may appear. If so, select I will enter the URL later: