Install and Configure Citrix XenApp Licensing

Overview

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

  1. Install and Configure Citrix XenApp Licensing (this post)
  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
  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 Licensing

  1. Log in to CTXLIC01 as a Domain Administrator.
  2. Insert the XenApp DVD or attach the ISO file to start the installation.
  3. Select Install XenApp Server:
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  4. Select Add server roles:
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  5. Select Enterprise Edition:
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  6. Tick the I accept the terms of this license agreement tickbox:
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  7. Select License Server:
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  8. Review the settings then click Next:
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  9. Click Install:
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  10. After a short while, you should get a message saying License Server installed successfully. Click Finish:
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  11. Back on the Citrix XenApp Server Role Manager screen, click Configure:
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  12. Make a note of the port numbers – change if needed – then enter a password for the License Administration Console:
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  13. Close remaining windows.

Configure Citrix XenApp Licensing

  1. Download your license from Citrix (making sure the hostname of the server (CTXLIC) is correct, as it’s case-sensitive): https://www.citrix.com/account/toolbox/manage-licenses/view.html
  2. From the Start Menu, navigate to Citrix > Management Consoles > License Administration Console:
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    This will open http://localhost:8082 in the default browser.
  3. Click Administration:
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  4. Enter you User Name and Password, click Submit:
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  5. Select the Vendor Daemon Configuration tab, then click Import License:
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  6. Browse to the license file you downloaded in Step 1, tick the Overwrite License File on License Server tickbox, then click Import License: Installing_Configuring_Citrix_Licensing_015
  7. If the import is successful, you should get some messages like this:
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  8. The Dashboard should now show the new license information: Installing_Configuring_Citrix_Licensing_017
  9. If the new license information is not displayed, restart the Citrix Licensing service:
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