Publishing Applications with Citrix XenApp 6.5

Overview

This is the fourth 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 (this post)
  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:

Installing Applications on Citrix XenApp 6.5 Servers

  1. Before you install applications on a Citrix XenApp server, you must make sure that no other users are logged on, and the server is in “install mode”.
  2. To do this, you can run the following command:
    change user /install
  3. Once you have completed the installation, you should change the mode back by running this command:
    change user /execute
  4. Alternatively, you can run the Install Application on Remote Desktop Server Wizard for Installing Applications in RD-Install Mode, from the Control Panel:
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  5. During installation, if the server requires a reboot, you should do the following:
    1. Note any entries/commands shown in the RunOnce reg key (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce).
    2. Run change user /install
    3. Run the entries/commands shown in the RunOnce reg key.
    4. Run change user /execute

Publishing Applications using XenApp AppCenter

  1. Open the Citrix AppCenter console.
  2. Expand Citrix Resources > XenApp > [Farm Name].
  3. Right-click Applications and select Publish application:
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  4. Click Next at the Welcome screen:
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  5. Click Next, accepting the defaults for Application Type:
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  6. Browse to the application executable:
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  7. Select which Servers/Worker Groups will run the application:
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  8. Select which Users/Groups will be allowed to run the application – it’s best to use Domain Groups for easier management/delegation:
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  9. Configure the location of application shortcuts (the Client application folder field will show in Web Interface):
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  10. Tick the Configure advanced application settings now tickbox, then click Next:
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Configure Advanced Application Settings

  1. Continuing from the Step above, select which connections you will accept:
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  2. Associate file types with the application if needed:
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  3. Tick Allow only one instance of application for each user, if required. Limit instances allowed to run in server farm will ensure you’re complying with license restrictions:
    Publishing_Applications_with_Citrix_XenApp_6.5_011
  4. Configure Client options:
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  5. These application appearance settings will only apply if you are publishing a Server Desktop:
    Publishing_Applications_with_Citrix_XenApp_6.5_013
  6. The application will now show in Citrix AppCenter:
    Publishing_Applications_with_Citrix_XenApp_6.5_014

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