[Xenapp&Xenserver]
XenApp 5.0 not supported on Windows server 2008 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 - Known Issues
XenApp 5 wont installt on W2008 R2
Citrix吸取Windows Server 2008 R2优点推出XenApp 6
Citrix XenServer 5.6 Review
How To Install CItrix XenApp 5 on Windows Server 2008 (Part 1 of 2) www.dabcc.com
Citrix XenApp 5.0 for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Installation Checklist EN
Citrix XenApp 6 and XenApp 5 Feature Pack 3 announced www.ervik.as/
Getting Started with Citrix XenApp 5.0
Citrix XenApp 5.0 for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Installation Checklist EN
Citrix XenApp 5 and Windows 2008 R2, in the x64 Terminal Server / Citrix forum on BrianMadden.com

• To use Autorun to install applicable XenApp components on a Windows 2000 system, before you begin the installation, obtain the gdiplus.dll file from the Microsoft Web site at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=6A63AB9C-DF12-4D41-933C-BE590FEAA05A&displaylang=en. Download and run gdiplus_dnld.exe on the local server and copy gdiplus.dll in the winnt\system32 folder. Then start Autorun.
• The following Citrix commands do not work correctly in XenApp 5.0 for Windows Server 2008:
• query citrix
• query farm
• query server
Instead, the following error message appears when you run these commands:
Invalid parameter(s)
The issue results from a design change in Windows Server 2008 and in Windows Vista SP1 that prevents the XenApp installer from modifying the values of some subkey entries of HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Terminal Server\Utilities\query as necessary. To prevent this issue, Citrix recommends that you install Microsoft Hotfix 958652, available from http://support.microsoft.com, before installing XenApp 5.0.
• XenApp 5 for Windows Server 2008 supports both 32-bit and 64-bit editions of the Windows server in the same farm.

 

 

How to Get Started with XenCenter


The Presentation Server Console is a utility that allows an administrator to manage some aspects of a server farm. Among other things, using the Presentation Server Console an administrator can configure zones, configure Resource Manager applications, add, manage and deploy Installation Manager packages, create, configure and manage policies for user connections, create isolation environments for applications, create load evaluators and view load information for a server, import, configure and manage printer and print drivers, configure Resource Manager, view the Resource Manager log for a server, and set the reboot schedule for a server.
 

Problem installing Citrix Presentation Server Console

You want to install the Citrix Presentation Server Console (for Citrix Presentation Server 4.0) on your local PC (or on the Citrix server). Although the installation worked without problems you cannot launch the Console afterwards.

Solution:

Remove all previously installed versions of Java.
Install the Citrix Presentation Server Console again from the Citrix CD; this will install the required version of Java (v1.4.2_06)
Now you can install the latest version of Java again (in another folder than the old version of course; which is done by default). Normally they work together without any problems and the Citrix console will work perfectly.
 

Access Management Console Issues, in the Citrix XenApp / Presentation Server forum on BrianMadden.com
Temp profile is loaded each time you logon to a Windows Server 2008
A temporary profile is loaded after you log on to a Windows Vista-based system
How to Modify Access Management Console when it takes Longer than Expected to Launch
The excrutiating detail of the Citrix logon process: A huge wall chart
Slow time loading Web Interface 5.1
How to use Multiple Versions of Java Runtime on the server with the Citrix Management Console

How To Speed Up Citrix Logons
Slow Web Interface 5.2
Citrix logons slow at "loading your personal settings", in the Citrix XenApp / Presentation Server forum on BrianMadden.com

Forgot Password to Presentation Server Console 
[Troubleshooting and administation]

Top 10 XenApp issues
Top 10 Best Practices for XenApp Administrators
Citrix Technical Support is often asked by customers for the preventative and maintenance steps they should take and be familiar with in their XenApp environment. While specifics might vary from one environment to the next based on factors such as environment size, hardware, software, and overall usage, the items below apply to all XenApp implementations.

 

1.Backup the Farm Data Store Regularly 2.Build at Least One Test Environment/Farm3.Keep Current with Updates and Hotfixes4.Implement a Change Management Plan5.Avoid Non-native/3rd-Party Printer Drivers6.Get Familiar with Common Tools7.Know the Types of Memory Dumps8.Understand Zones and the Data Collector 9.Monitor Farm Health10.Review Plug-in/Receiver Considerations

 

[Network and performance]
Configuring an LACP bonded Interface with Cisco switches
configure lacp etherchannel on xen server 5.5 with Cisco switch
Virtual Local Area Networks, Bonding, Storage, and Management Networks on XenServer 5.0
How to Make Network Interface Cards Appear in Correct Order in XenCenter
How to Allow More Memory for Session Graphics on Windows Server 2003
Attaching Management Network to a virtual NIC
XenServer VLAN Networking 
XenServer 5.5 / 5.6 – Poor Network Performance with Broadcom NICs 
Citrix XenServer Slow Network Performance
XenServer 5.5 network performance woes
How to Modify Network Speed and Duplexing
Very slow Win2k3 network performance
Allow Users to Manage Image Lossy Compression
SUPERSEDED: Hotfix PSE450R02W2K3037 - For Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 for Windows Server 2003
XenServer 5.6 configure add external network minus the vlan trunk
Network bonding on XenServer using XenCenter ?
Management interface in vlan
Unable to NIC Bond two new Intel NICS 
NIC Teaming - HP NICs with Cisco Switches (EtherChannel) 
XenServer 5.5 VLAN and Management over same physical NIC
How do I setup virtual networking Xenserver?

 

 

Considerations for XenServer Switch Ports 
Summary
When connecting XenServer to a switch, the following considerations should be considered.

Requirements
Administrative access to your switch

Background
Switch ports must be configured differently for a XenServer host as opposed to a standard workstation. The following considerations are recommended when connecting a XenServer to a switch.

Considerations
Below are five things to change on switches for XenServer ports:

1. Enable PortFast on XenServer connected ports.

PortFast allows a switch port running Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) to go directly from blocking to forwarding mode; skipping learning and listening.

PortFast should only be enabled on ports connected to a single host.

Port cannot be a trunk port and port must be in access mode.

Ports used for storage should have PortFast enabled.

Note: It is important that you enable PortFast with caution, and only on ports that do not connect to multi-homed devices such as hubs or switches.

2. Disable Port Security on XenServer connected ports.

Port security prevents multiple MACs from being presented to the same port. In a virtual environment, you see multiple MACs presented from VMs to the same port causing your port to shutdown if you have Port Security enabled.

3. Disable Spanning Tree Protocol on XenServer connected ports.

Spanning Tree Protocol should be disabled if you are using Bonded or teamed NICs in a virtual environment. Because of the nature of Bonds and Nic teaming, Spanning Tree Protocol should be disabled to avoid failover delay issues when using bonding.

4. Disable BPDU guard on XenServer connected ports.

BPDU is a protection setting part of the STP that prevents you from attaching a network device to a switch port. When you attach a network device the port shuts down and has to be enabled by an administrator.

A PortFast port should never receive configuration BPDUs.

Note: When BPDUs are received by a PortFast port, this reception indicates another bridge is somehow connected to the port, and it means that there is a possibility of a bridging loop forming during the Listening and Learning phases. In a valid PortFast configuration, configuration BPDUs should never be received, so Cisco switches support a feature called PortFast BPDU Guard, which is a feature that shuts down a PortFast-enabled port in the event a BPDU is received. This feature ensures that a bridging loop cannot form, because the switch's shutting down the port removes the possibility for a loop forming.

5. Change port speed settings to Static if using a 10/100 switch.

Connecting to a 100 MBP/s port set the PIF speeds to 100 MBPs static with full duplex.

Note: It is not necessary to change speed or duplex settings when connecting to 1GB switches.

 

 

【Printer】

How to Restrict Print Drivers From Being Installed on XenApp Servers

【Download】

CTX122214 - Access Management Console Presentation Server Extension 4.6.5
xenserver 5.5 用户安全性
XenCenter 安装配置手册_百度文库
step-by-step build and deploy citrix xenserver 5.6 and xencenter
 Citrix Virtualization - Network Virtualization

 【CIFS ISO Library 】
How to boot from an ISO in XenServer
怎么上传ISO到Xenserver
Using EMC Celerra IP Storage with Citrix XenServer over iSCSI ...
How to Create an ISO Storage Repository Using a CIFS Share with NTLMv2 Authentication Enabled using XenServer’s Command Line Interface (CLI)
How to Mount a CIFS (Windows File System) Share in XenServer Using the Command Line Interface
Citrix XenServer 5.5 Automated Live VM Backup to Windows CIFS Share
CIFS storage repository "unplugged" - cannot "repair"
Creating CIFS ISO Library SR fails


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