Getting Started with Citrix XenApp 6.5电子书

Getting Started with Citrix XenApp 6.5

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Getting Started with Citrix XenApp 6.5

Credits

About the Author

Acknowledgement

About the Reviewers

Acknowledgement

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Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Downloading the example code

Errata

Piracy

Questions

1. Getting Started with Citrix XenApp 6.5

Introducing XenApp 6.5

XenApp feature overview

System requirements

Data store databases

Citrix AppCenter console

License server

Clients

Summary

2. Designing a XenApp 6.5 Farm

Case study: Brick Unit Constructions

Farm terminology and concepts

Infrastructure servers

Virtualization infrastructure

Access Infrastructure

Designing a basic XenApp architecture

The pilot plan

Designing Active Directory integration

Building a small test farm

Creating a list of applications to publish in our XenApp farm

Testing the list of applications

Microsoft Office applications

Java

Summary

3. Installing XenApp 6.5

Installing and configuring XenApp 6.5

Configuring Windows components

Configuring Windows Firewall

Configure IE ESC (Enhanced Security Configuration)

Installing XenApp using the Wizard-Based Server Role Manager

Installing License Server and Web Interface roles in server BRICKXA65-01

Configuring Citrix License Server

Installing Citrix Licenses

Configuring XenApp Using the Wizard-based Server Configuration Tool

Configuring the first XenApp server of the farm

Installing Data Stores

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Database Server

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Database Server

Oracle Database Server

Configuring XenApp

Installing and configuring XenApp 6.5 on BRICKXA65-03

Configuring Citrix Web Interface server

Creating a XenApp Web Site

Creating a XenApp Services Site

Configure Remote Desktop Licenses

Configuring Remote Desktop licensing mode by using Group Policy

Managing XenApp Farms

Summary

4. Advanced XenApp Deployment

Unattended install of XenApp 6.5

Unattended install of XenApp Components

Customizing Citrix Web Interface Server

Changing the header section color

Changing the header Citrix logo

Changing horizontal page upper section color

Changing the product name image

Changing devices image

Changing horizontal page lower section color

Changing the tagline text

Changing the footer Citrix logo

Changing the HDX logo

Changing the Footer section

Summary

5. Using Management Tools

Management Consoles

Citrix AppCenter Console

License Administration Console

Citrix Web Interface Management Console

Other Administration Tools

Citrix SSL Relay Configuration Tool

Shadow Taskbar

SpeedScreen Latency Reduction Manager

Managing Citrix Administrators

Adding a Citrix administrator

Disabling a Citrix administrator

Modifying Administrator properties

Summary

6. Application Publishing

Publishing applications

Choosing the best method to deliver applications

Publishing a hosted application using the Publish Application wizard

Publishing a streaming application using the Publish Application wizard

Publishing content using the Publish Application wizard

Publishing a server desktop using the Publish Application wizard

Configuring content redirection

Enabling content redirection from server to client

Configuring content redirection from client to server

Associating published applications with file types

Updating file type associations

Enabling or disabling content redirection

Summary

7. Application Streaming

Application streaming

System requirements for application streaming

Components for application streaming

Choosing which plug-in to use for application streaming

Profiling Microsoft Office 2010

Installing a profiler workstation

Customizing the Office 2010 installation

Profiling Microsoft Office 2010

Publishing Office 2010 on the farm

Specifying trusted servers for streamed services and profiles

Summary

8. Managing XenApp Policies

Understanding XenApp policies

Working with XenApp policies

Best practices for creating XenApp policies

Guidelines for working with policies

Working with management consoles

Using the Group Policy Management Console

Using the AppCenter Console

Using the Local Group Policy Editor

Creating XenApp policies

Creating a policy using consoles

Applying policies to sessions

Unfiltered policies

Using multiple policies

Using Citrix policies templates

Creating a new Citrix Policy template

Importing and exporting policy templates

Using Worker Groups to assign policies

Creating Worker Groups

Troubleshooting policies

Using the Citrix Policy Modeling Wizard

Simulating connection scenarios with XenApp policies

Citrix settings precedence over Windows settings

Searching policies and settings

Importing and migrating existing policies

Summary

9. Printing in XenApp Environments

Windows printing concepts

Print job spooling

Printing on Citrix XenApp

Printing pathway

Client local printing

Client network printing

Server network printing

Assigning network printers to users

Adding session printers settings to a Citrix policy

Setting a default printer for a session

Modifying settings of session printers

Server local printers

Configuring server local printers

Managing printer drivers

Controlling printer driver automatic installation

Modifying the printer driver compatibility list

Replicating print drivers in XenApp

Using the Citrix Universal Printer

Setting up an auto-create generic universal printer

Setting up universal driver preference

Configuring the Universal printer driver usage on sessions

Setting up universal printing preview preference

Universal printing EMF processing mode

Universal printing image compression limit

Universal printing optimization defaults

Universal printing print quality limit

Changing the default settings on the Universal Printer

Implementing Printers

Auto-creation

Auto-creating client machine printers

Auto-creating network printers

Configuring printer auto-creation settings

Configuring legacy client printer support

User provisioning

Publishing the Windows Add Printer wizard

Publishing the ICA Client Printer Configuration tool

Storing users' printer properties

General locations of printing preferences

Printing for mobile users

Smooth Roaming

Proximity printing

Configuring printers for mobile users

Improving printing performance

Limit printing bandwidth

Third-party printing solutions

Summary

10. Multimedia Content in XenApp

Description of Citrix HDX technologies

Using HDX 3D technologies to improve image display

Using HDX 3D Image Acceleration to reduce bandwidth

Using HDX 3D Progressive Display to improve the display of images

Reducing CPU usage by moving processing to GPU

Using HDX Broadcast Display settings

Using HDX MediaStream Multimedia Acceleration

Using Citrix policies to configure multimedia settings (HDX MediaStream)

Configuring echo cancellation

Using HDX MediaStream for Flash to optimize Flash content

System requirements for HDX MediaStream for Flash

Enabling HDX MediaStream at server side

Configuring HDX MediaStream for Flash settings

Setting up Flash Acceleration

Setting up Flash background color list

Setting up Flash backwards compatibility

Enable Flash event logging

Setting up Flash intelligent fallback

Setting up Flash latency threshold

Setting up Flash server-side content fetching URL list

Setting up Flash URL Blacklist

Setting up Flash URL compatibility list

Configuring HDX MediaStream for Flash on the client machine

Install/uninstall HDX MediaStream for Flash

Configuring audio using policies

Enabling Audio Plug N Play

Setting up audio quality

Setting up Client audio redirection

Setting up Client microphone redirection

Bandwidth policy settings

Setting up Audio redirection bandwidth limit

Setting up Audio redirection bandwidth limit percent

Setting up HDX MediaStream Multimedia Acceleration bandwidth limit

Setting up HDX MediaStream Multimedia Acceleration bandwidth limit percent

Configuring audio for user sessions

HDX Experience Monitor for XenApp

Summary

11. Managing Sessions

Understanding sessions

Monitoring XenApp sessions

Managing XenApp sessions

Disconnecting, resetting, and logging off sessions

Terminating processes in a user session

Sending messages to users

Viewing XenApp sessions

Viewing sessions using the Shadow Taskbar

Starting the Shadow Taskbar

Initiating shadowing

Ending a shadowing session

Enabling logging for shadowing

Enabling user-to-user shadowing

Creating a shadowing policy

Maintaining session activity

Configuring Session Reliability

Configuring automatic client reconnection

Configuring ICA Keep-Alive

Customizing user environments in XenApp

Controlling the appearance of user logons

Controlling access to devices and ports

Mapping drives

Redirecting COM ports and audio

Limiting concurrent connections

Limiting the number of sessions per server

Limiting application instances

Logging connection denial events

Sharing sessions and connections

Preventing user connections during farm maintenance

Optimizing user sessions for XenApp

Mouse click feedback

Local text echo

Configuring SpeedScreen Latency Reduction

Redirection of Local Special Folders in sessions

Enabling Special Folder Redirection in the Web Interface

Enabling Special Folder Redirection for the Citrix Receiver or Citrix Online Plug-In

Using Group Policy to redirect Special Folders

Summary

12. Scripting Programming

MFCOM and PowerShell

Installing XenApp Commands on XenApp Servers

Installing Citrix XenApp 6.5 PowerShell SDK

Installing PowerShell XenApp Commands

Using PowerShell for basic administrative tasks

Installing Citrix XenApp Commands snap-in

Using PowerShell for farm management

Using PowerShell Commands from .NET applications

Creating a sample VB.NET application

Adding references

Creating and opening a runspace

Running a cmdlet

Displaying results

Passing parameters to cmdlets

Creating a sample C#.NET application

Adding references

Creating and opening a runspace

Running a cmdlet

Displaying results

Passing parameters to cmdlets

Using MFCOM on XenApp

Convert MFCOM scripts to PowerShell

Summary

13. Receiver and Plug-Ins Management

Introduction to Citrix Receiver

Citrix Receiver features

Citrix Receiver Plug-In compatibility

Citrix Receiver system requirements and compatibility

Citrix Receiver for Windows

Citrix Receiver for Macintosh

Setting up Citrix Merchandising Server 2.2

Installing Merchandising Server software

Merchandising Server System requirements

Importing the virtual appliance into VMware vSphere

Importing the virtual appliance into Citrix XenServer

Setting up Merchandising Server

Configuring administrator users

Installing Plug-Ins

Creating recipient rules

Creating deliveries

Configuring SSL certificates

Creating a self-signed SSL certificate

Creating a Certificate Signing Request

Importing SSL certificates

Creating a signing request for Microsoft certificate services

Installing SSL certificates on client machines

Installing Citrix Receiver

Deploying Citrix Receiver for internal users with administrative rights

Installing Citrix Receiver for Windows

Installing Citrix Receiver on XenApp servers

Installing Citrix Receiver for Macintosh

Deploying Citrix Receiver for internal Windows users without administrative rights

Summary

14. Virtualizing XenApp Farms

Deploying XenApp 6.5 in a virtualized environment

Virtual machine performance and host scalability

Choosing the right virtualization platform

Deploying XenApp 6.5 on Citrix XenServer

Creating a new XenApp 6.5 VM in XenServer

Deploying XenApp 6.5 on Microsoft Hyper-V

Creating a new XenApp 6.5 VM in Hyper-V

Deploying XenApp 6.5 on VMware vSphere

Creating a new XenApp 6.5 VM in VMware vSphere

Virtual machines optimizations

Cloning XenApp 6.5 virtual machines

Summary

Index