Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop/CVAD - EOL, EOM, EOES

Checkout these two links below for product matrix on all citrix products released so far. Legacy Product Matrix - Citrix India Citrix Product Matrix - Citrix India Long Term Service Release (LTSR) Lifecycle Dates Product/ Component Name Version/ Model EOL EOES Notes XenApp & XenDesktop 7.15 LTSR 15-Aug-22 15-Aug-27 Maintenance for this release is available via Cumulative Updates. XenApp & XenDesktop 7.6 LTSR 11-Jan-21 11-Jan-26 Maintenance for this release is available via Cumulative Updates.

Using the default VMware vCenter server certificate in XenDesktop POCs - Cannot connect to vcenter server error

One of the core tasks when setting up XenDesktop is to integrate it with the existing customer infrastructure, such as the virtualization platform. Following you can find a screenshot of the respective wizard: When integrating XenDesktop with vSphere or vCenter respectively, you might encounter the following error message: „Cannot connect to the vCenter server due to a certificate error. Make sure that the appropriate certificates are installed on the vCenter server, and install the appropriate certificates on the same machine that contains all instances of the host service.

Enable XenApp Maintenance Mode

Prior to version XenApp 6.5 the most common method was to use Custom Load Evaluator that will report a full load when assigned to a server. The main reasons to use Load Evaluator were: Load Evaluator assigment is stored in data store, so Load Evaluator can be assigned to a server, even while server is offline. Load Evaluator will reject new sessions, but it will allow user to reconect to disconnected session Load Evaluator will affect only ICA sessions and RDP connection will still be allowed In XenApp version 6.

Enable XenApp Maintenance Mode

Prior to version XenApp 6.5 the most common method was to use Custom Load Evaluator that will report a full load when assigned to a server. The main reasons to use Load Evaluator were: Load Evaluator assigment is stored in data store, so Load Evaluator can be assigned to a server, even while server is offline. Load Evaluator will reject new sessions, but it will allow user to reconect to disconnected session Load Evaluator will affect only ICA sessions and RDP connection will still be allowed In XenApp version 6.

Reset License Server Admin Password

A default administrator account ‘admin’ is created during installation of the Citrix License Administration Console. You can set the password for this account during installation. Try to logon with the default ‘admin’ password ‘admin’ to configure your domain users. NOTE: ‘admin’ is not ‘Admin’ they are case sensitive. If you have lost the licensing server admin password then you can reset the admin password in the licence server configuration file.

System requirements for XenApp 7.6 and XenDesktop 7.6

The system requirements in this topic are valid when this product version released. System requirements components not covered in this topic (such as StoreFront, host systems, receivers and plug-ins, and Provisioning Services) are described in their respective documentation. Important: Review the Prepare to install topic before beginning an installation. Unless otherwise noted, the component installer deploys software prerequisites automatically (such as .NET and C++ packages) if they are not detected on the machine.

what is netscaler

Netscaler is an Application delivery controller which is used for Load balancing, Http compression, SSL Offloading(which is useful for web servers),content switching, application acceleration, application firewall and more. A NetScaler appliance is usually deployed in front of a server farm and functions as a transparent TCP proxy between clients and servers, without requiring any client-side configuration.(Basically L4-L7 web Application Delivery Controller too..) Available as a physical or virtual appliance, Citrix NetScaler is an application delivery controller that:

XenDesktop 7 Site Configuration Database ** IMP

XenDesktop 7, and some of the earlier XD editions as well, is based on the FlexCast Management Architecture or FMA in short. Simply put you could state that the FMA is primarily made up out of Delivery Controllers and Agents, of-course there’s more to it but for now lets just leave it at that. Have a lookhere for a complete overview on FMA. Delivery Agents are installed on all virtual and or physical machines provisioned by XenDesktop 7, they communicate (and register themselves) with the Delivery Controller(s) which on their turn contact the license server and communicate with the central Site configuration database, lets have a closer look.