XenApp7

Step-by-step guide to configure XenDesktop/XenApp 7.6 to publish applications.

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XenDesktop 7.6 configuration is different than the good old XenApp 6.5. In this post, we will discuss how to publish applications via StoreFront with XenDesktop 7.6.

Configuration

Lab configuration

Two new virtual machines have been created to complete this task:

Virtual Machine #1 – StoreFront secondary server

  • Name: XA01
  • NSIP address: 10.0.0.71
  • Subnet mask: 255.0.0.0
  • 1024 MB of RAM
  • 1 vCPU
  • Network adapter: 1 – LAN (vLAN ID 2)
  • 50 GB HDD
  • Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition

Virtual Machine #2 – Client

  • Name: PC01
  • NSIP address: 10.0.1.10
  • Subnet mask: 255.0.0.0
  • 1024 MB of RAM
  • 1 vCPU
  • Network adapter: 1 – LAN (vLAN ID 2)
  • 50 GB HDD
  • Windows 10 Enterprise x64

We also need the two controllers virtual machines previously created in Lab: Part 11 – Install XenDesktop 7.6.

Requirements

Virtual Delivery Agent installation

Mount XenDesktop 7.6 iso to the virtual machine.

Installation will start automatically.

Then Select Virtual Delivery Agent for Windows Server OS.

Virtual Delivery Agent for Windows Server OS
Virtual Delivery Agent for Windows Server OS

Select Enable connections for a server machine.

Enable connections for a server machine
Enable connections for a server machine

Select Next.

On the following screen, select Virtual Delivery Agent and Citrix Receiver.

Core components
Core components

Configure the two delivery controllers.

cdc01.citrixguru.lab
cdc02.citrixguru.lab

Click on Test connection to validate the configuration.

Configure the two delivery controllers
Configure the two delivery controllers

Select All the features.

Select All the features
Select All the features

Configure ports automatically.

Configure ports automatically
Configure ports automatically

Installation in progress.

Installation in progress
Installation in progress

XA01 will reboot during the installation.

Reboot
Reboot

Installation will resume after the reboot.

Installation will resume after the reboot
Installation will resume after the reboot

After all the prerequisites, core components will be installed.

Core components installation
Core components installation
Successfully installed
Successfully installed

Validate communication

Open Event Viewer (eventvwr), and look for Citrix Desktop Service Event 1010.

Event 1010
Event 1010

Both controllers should be referenced here.

The next event (Event 1012) is about the registration to these controllers.

Event 1012 - Registration
Event 1012 – Registration

This event shows that the server has successfully registered with one of the controllers.

Applications installation

For this lab, Adobe Create Suite Collection 6 will be installed on XA01.

Adobe CS6 Install
Adobe CS6 Install

Configure Published Applications

When the installation is done, connect to CDC01 – 10.0.0.71 open Citrix Studio and select Machine Catalogs.

Open Citrix Studio
Open Citrix Studio

Create catalog

On the right, select Create Machine Catalog. Click Next to go to the next screen.

Presentation
Presentation

Select Windows Server OS.

OS for the catalog
OS for the catalog

Our virtual machine is not managed by MCS or PVS, select Another service or technology.

Another service or technology
Another service or technology

Enter the computer AD account of the Citrix server: CITRIXGURU\XA01$.

Enter the computer AD account
Enter the computer AD account
Summary
Summary

The catalog is now created.

Select the catalog.

Select catalog
Select catalog

Then select the Citrix server: XA01.citrixguru.lab and make sure that the server is registered.

Registration status
Registration status

Create delivery group

Select Create Delivery group.

Select Create Delivery group
Select Create Delivery group
Create delivery group
Create delivery group

Select the catalog previously created.

Select the catalog previously created
Select the catalog previously created

Select Applications.

Select Applications
Select Applications

Enter CitrixGuru\Domain Users to publish these apps to all users in the domain.

Users
Users

Select the applications:

  • Acrobat X Pro
  • Dreamweaver
  • Photoshop
  • etc.

The list of applications should be automatically pre-populated by Citrix Desktop Studio.

Select Apps
Select Apps

Enter a name for the new Delivery Group.

Delivery group name
Delivery group name

The delivery group is now created, select it and take a look at the Details tab.

Details - Delivery group
Details – Delivery group
Applications - Delivery group
Applications – Delivery group

Launch applications

Connect to StoreFront with a domain account, few applications should be available:

Applications StoreFront
Applications StoreFront

Click on Adobe Acrobat icon. The application should start in few minutes.

Citrix application started
Citrix application started

Additional configurations

Limit visibility of applications

In case you need to hide some applications or only allow specific users to access them, navigate to the Applications tab, and Select the application you want to modify.

Applications tab
Applications tab

Select Properties.

Select Properties
Select Properties

Navigate to Limit Visibility, select Limit visibility for this application to the users listed below.

I have an AD group created for users allowed to have Photoshop (CITRIXGURU\CTX_APP_PHOTOSHOP). This group is empty.

Navigate to Limit Visibility
Navigate to Limit Visibility

The configuration will be updated as below.

Application is updated
Application is updated

On StoreFront, Photoshop is now unavailable.

Photoshop is unavailable
Photoshop is unavailable

Create folders for administrators

Select Create Folder.

Select Create Folder
Select Create Folder

Enter the name of the folder.

Enter the name of the folder
Enter the name of the folder
New folder created
New folder created

Drag and drop applications in the new folder.

Dreamweaver is in the new folder
Dreamweaver is in the new folder

Note that this configuration is only visible for administrators in the Citrix Desktop Studio. To add folders on the StoreFront website, follow the procedure below.

Create folders for users

Select the application, right click and select Properties. Then navigate to Delivery.

Dreamweaver is in the new folder
Delivery properties

Refresh Storefront, and go to Categories. The new Web folder is visible.

New folder is visible
New folder is visible

And Dreamweaver has been moved to that folder.

Application is in the new folder
Application is in the new folder

 

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3 COMMENTS

  1. The list of applications should be automatically pre-populated by Citrix Desktop Studio.
    But I really want to know how to list the applications.
    If anyone who know it,please tell me.
    Thanks.

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