Getting Started with Citrix XenApp 6 -- Getting Started with Citrix XenApp 6 -- Credits -- About the Author -- About the Reviewers -- 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 XenApp 6 -- Introducing XenApp 6 -- XenApp feature overview -- System requirements -- Data store databases -- Citrix Delivery Services Console -- License server -- Clients -- Summary -- 2. Designing a XenApp 6 Farm -- Case study: Brick Unit Constructions -- Farm terminology and concepts -- Infrastructure server -- 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 Citrix farm -- Testing the list of applications -- Microsoft Office applications -- Java -- Summary -- 3. Installing XenApp 6 -- Installing and Configuring XenApp 6 -- Configuring Windows components -- Configuring Windows Firewall -- Configuring IE ESC (Enhanced Security Configuration) -- Installing XenApp using the Wizard-based Server Role Manager -- Installing License Server and web interface roles in server BRICKXA01 -- Configuring Citrix License Server -- Installing Citrix Licenses -- Installing and configuring XenApp 6 on BRICKXA02 using Wizard-based Server Role Manager (first server of the farm) -- 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 -- Installing and configuring XenApp 6 on BRICKXA03 -- Configuring Citrix Web Interface server -- Creating a XenApp website -- Creating a XenApp Services site -- Configuring Remote Desktop licensing -- Configuring Remote Desktop licensing mode by using Group Policy -- Managing XenApp farms -- Summary -- 4. Using Management Tools -- Management Consoles -- Citrix Delivery Services 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 -- Add a Citrix administrator -- Disable a Citrix administrator -- Modify administrator properties -- Summary -- 5. 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 -- 6. Application Streaming -- Application streaming -- System requirements for application streaming -- Components for application streaming -- Choosing which plugin to use for application streaming -- Profiling Microsoft Office 2010 -- Installing a profiler workstation -- Customizing the Office 2010 installation.

Disabling the Office Welcome Screen -- Disabling some Office popups -- Setting the KMS server name (32-bit target device) -- Setting the KMS server name (64-bit target device) -- Setting the KMS port number (64-bit target device) -- Setting the KMS port number (32-bit target device) -- Profiling Microsoft Office 2010 -- Publishing Office 2010 on the farm -- Specifying trusted servers for streamed services and profiles -- Summary -- 7. Managing Policies -- Understanding Citrix policies -- Working with Citrix policies -- Best practices for creating Citrix policies -- Guidelines for working with policies -- Working with management consoles -- Using the Group Policy Management Console -- Using the Delivery Services Console -- Using the Local Group Policy Editor -- Creating Citrix policies -- Creating a policy using consoles -- Applying policies to sessions -- Unfiltered policies -- Using multiple policies -- Troubleshooting policies -- Using the Citrix Policy Modeling Wizard -- Simulate connection scenarios with Citrix policies -- Citrix settings precedence over Windows settings -- Searching policies and settings -- Importing and migrating existing policies -- Summary -- 8. 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 priority -- Configuring the Universal Printer Driver on sessions -- Setting up universal printing preview preference -- Change 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 -- SmoothRoaming -- Proximity printing -- Configuring printers for mobile users -- Improving printing performance -- Limit printing bandwidth -- Third-party printing solutions -- XenApp Printing Optimization Pack -- Universal printing EMF processing mode -- Universal printing image compression limit -- Universal printing optimization defaults -- Universal printing print quality limit -- Summary -- 9. Multimedia Content on 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 -- Reduce CPU use by moving processing to GPU -- Using HDX Broadcast Display settings -- Using HDX MediaStream Multimedia Acceleration -- Using Citrix policies to configure HDX MediaStream -- Configuring echo cancellation -- Using HDX MediaStream for Flash to optimize Flash content -- Enabling HDX MediaStream at server side -- System requirements for HDX MediaStream for Flash -- Install/uninstall HDX MediaStream for Flash -- Configuring HDX MediaStream for Flash settings -- Setting up Flash Acceleration.

Enable server-side event logging -- Configuring HDX MediaStream for Flash on the client machine -- Configuring audio using policies -- Audio policy settings -- Bandwidth policy settings -- Configuring audio for user sessions -- HDX Experience Monitor for XenApp -- Summary -- 10. 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 -- Limit 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 -- Enable Special Folder Redirection in the web interface -- Enable Special Folder Redirection for the Citrix Online Plug-in -- Using Group Policy to redirect Special Folders -- Summary -- 11. Receiver and Plugins Management -- Introduction to Citrix Receiver -- Citrix Receiver features -- Citrix Receiver plugin compatibility.

Citrix Receiver system requirements and compatibility.