Build out Citrix Farm (1)

Planning

Citrix Service Account: sa_ctx@vmlab.local

Database name: Ctx_db on SQLPKI1.vmlab.local

Planning server name and lists

Hostname	Descriptions
DC1	Install Citrix Licensing Server
SQLPKI1	SQL Server for DB
CTXPVS	Citrix Provisioning Server 7.1
CTXMTDImage	Citrix Master Target Device Image Server
CTXA1	XenApp 7.5
CTXA2	XenApp 7.5
CTXA3	XenApp 7.5
CTXA4	XenApp 6.5
CTXA5	XenApp 6.5
CTXA6	XenApp 6.5
CTXD1	XenDesktop 5.5
CTXD2	XenDesktop 5.5
CTXD3	XenDesktop 5.5
CTXD4	XenDesktop 7
CTXD5	XenDesktop 7
CTXD6	XenDesktop 7
NS1	NetScalers VPX 10.1
NS2	NetScalers VPX 10.1

Hypervisor: VMware 5.1 (may upgrade to 5.5)

Downloads Trials

1. http://www.citrix.com/products/xenapp/try.html&ntref=dl_page

   
   

2. Download all listed below

   
   

3. Upload XenApp7.5 ISO to localdatastore2 on esxi2

   
   

Install License Server on DC1

1. Assign XenApp_and _XenDesktop7_5.iso to dc1

   
   

2. Launch Install media and Start XenApp Deliver Applications

   
   

3. Extended Deployment> install Citrix License Server

   
   

          
    

   
   

          
    

   
   

          
    

   
   

          
    

   
   

          
    

   
   

          
    

4. Open up Citrix License Administration Console

   
   

5. Log on with the AD account for installing the license server

   
   

          
    

   
   

          
    

   
   

          
    

   
   

6. Follow the instructions below to obtain License file from citrix.com

   
   

7. After log on My Account in citrix.com, go to All Licensing Tools> Single Allocation

   
   

8. Enter the evaluation license code

   
   

9. Review Host Name Warning and Continue

   
   

10. Input hostname (Case sensitive) and continue

    
    

11. Confirm

    
    

12. OK to download license file

    
    

13. Download the flc file to a specific location

    
    

14. Go back to License Admin Console>Administration>Vendor Daemon Configuration>Import License

    
    

15. Input the path

    
    

    
    

           
     

16. Click Citrix on the license list

    
    

17. Move up the new license directory above the older one if any and Click Reread License Files button

    
    

           
     

18. Go back out to Dashboard and see the license file shows properly

    
    

Create a Citrix Server OU in AD UC

• Create a “Citrix Servers” OU under Windows Server OU

  
  

• Any GPO for Citrix Servers will be applied to the OU later

Create a Citrix Service Account

1. Create a user under Managed Service Accounts OU

   
   

   
   

2. Add to a group

   
   

          
    

   
   

Configure a Citrix PVS DHCP Server

1. On DHCP Server>right click on Address Pool>New Exclusion Range

   
   

2. Add IP range for CITRIX Servers

   
   

        
    

   
   

3. Install DHCP Server role on ctxpvs and configure DHCP Server

   
   

   
   

   
   

4. Open a DHCP Manager on ctxpvs < add a new scope

   
   

5. Add Excluded IP range from existing DHCP Server scope for CTX PVS early

   
   

6. No Exclusion and Delay IP setup on this DHCP Scope

   
   

   
   

   
   

7. Add 192.168.255.1 as Router (Default Gateway)

   
   

        
    

   
   

        
    

   
   

        
    

   
   

        
    

   
   

8. Configure 066 Boot Server Host Name to 192.168.255.11 (CTXPVS) and 067 Bootfile Name to ARDBP32.bin

Reference site: http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/xendesktop-bdx/cds-eval-configure-dhcp-boot-options-bdx.html

Build Out Citrix Provisioning Service Server (CTXPVS)

Reference site: http://www.robinhobo.com/installing-configuring-citrix-provisioning-services-7-1/

1. Deploy a 2012 R2 Standard Server to build out CTXPVS host
2. Set Static IP for the host to 192.168.255.11

   
   

3. Create a New Folder and name it vDisks on the root directoy

   
   

4. Create Inbound Firewall Rule (Windows) for SQLPort on TCP 1433

   
   

5. Assign Provisioning Server 7.1 ISO to DVD Rom
6. Console Installation

   
   

7. Install

   
   

          
    

   
   

          
    

   
   

          
    

   
   

          
    

   
   

8. Server Installation

   
   

          
    

   
   

          
    

   
   

9. Yes

   
   

10. Next

    
    

           
     

    
    

           
     

    
    

           
     

11. Provisioning Services configuration

    
    

12. Select The service that runs on this computer with MS DHCP

           
     

    
    

     
    

13. Create Farm

    
    

14. Input Server name, and TCP Port number (No instance name for my setup)

    
    

15. Fill New Farm information

    
    

16. Set Store path

    
    

17. License server name and check validate option

    
    

18. Use Service account you created early

    
    

    
    

    
    

19. Enable TFTP Service

    
    

    
    

    
    

    
    

   
 

Reference sites:

• http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX138795
  

   
   

• http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX117874
  

   
   

• http://support.citrix.com/content/dam/supportWS/kA460000000Cc9tCAC/Communication_Ports_Used_By_Citrix.pdf
  

   
   

1.  Add Inbound firewalls

   Provisioning Service Management Ports
   

   
   

   
   

   AD Communication (Domain Controller)
   

   
   

   
   

   Provisioning UDP Ports
   

   
   

   
   

   Provisioning Soap Service
   

   
   

   
   

2. And Ok to continue to settings and Done

   
   

DB Permission for the Service Account

1. On SQLPKI1, browse to Security>Logins>VMLAB\sa_ctx>Properties>General Tab> Set default DB to Provisioning Services

   
   

   On User Mapping Tab>Select Provisioning Services and set dbo for Default Schema
   

   
   

2. Go to Databases>ProvisioningServices>Security>Users>VMLAB\sa_ctx>Properties>Owned Schema> select db_owner
   

   
   

   Membership Tab> Select db_owner