Getting Started with Citrix XenApp 6.5 -- Table of Contents -- Getting Started with Citrix XenApp 6.5 -- Credits -- About the Author -- Acknowledgement -- About the Reviewers -- Acknowledgement -- www.PacktPub.com -- Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more -- Why Subscribe? -- Free Access for Packt account holders -- Instant Updates on New Packt Books -- 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.