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Section I – Creating the Network Part 1 - Creating the servers and the network
This section contains the steps required to create the network of servers, services, and user systems for the XenDesktop environment. The run-book begins by using an existing XenServer environment to create and host all systems. An independent workstation is used to run the XenCenter dialog to connect to and manage the XenServer environment. Creating the Windows Server 2003 Virtual Systems Step 1.
Description Connect to your XenServer using the Citrix XenCenter software. Right click the XenServer object in the left panel and click New VM to install a model Widows2003 Server on the XenServer. Set the Name to Windows Server 2003 Model Server. All other servers will be based upon this configuration. Specify the following options when prompted. Memory: 1024MB Disk: 8.0GB IP address: 172.18.2.189 Install the Windows Server 2003 operating system. Right click the Windows Server 2003 Model Server object in the left panel. Select Install XenServer Tools in the pop-up dialog.
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Creating the Windows Server 2003 Virtual Systems Step 2.
Description Select the Console tab in the right panel. Log in as the local Administrator. Click the Windows Start button. Right Click My Computer. In the Remote tab, enable RDP access. In the Windows Network Connections dialog, disable the local firewall services. Restart the Server. Establish a connection and use the Windows Update utility to add the .NET 3.5 Framework and other appropriate updates.
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This document references both the use of RDP and the XenCenter Console Tab to access the workstation or server console. Although both are useable, connections via the Windows RDP facility require that this function be allowed. As such, steps in this runbook are included to update the My Computer properties on each system to enable RDP connectivity. This is not required if the XenCenter Console tab access method is used.
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Creating the Windows Server 2003 Virtual Systems Step 4.
Description From the Windows Start menu, click Run. In the pop-up enter mmc.exe and click OK to start the Management Console. From the File menu, click Add/Remove Snap-in. In the pop-up dialog, click Add. Click Certificates. Click Add. Click the Computer Account radio button. Click Next. Click Finish. Click Close. Click OK. Close the Management Console and Save it to a temporary directory at the root of the C:\ drive when prompted.
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Prepare to run the Windows sysprep process by performing the following steps. Insert the Windows installation media into the DVD drive on the XenServer. On the Windows 2003 server, use windows explorer to navigate to the \Support\Tools directory. Click the Deploy.cab file. Copy the setupcl.exe and the sysprep.exe to a temporary directory at the root of the C:\ drive on the server.
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Creating the Windows Server 2003 Virtual Systems Step 6.
Description Navigate to the temporary directory created in the previous step. Run the sysprep.exe utility. Select Shut Down from the drop down list in the Shutdown Mode field. Click Reseal and allow the server to shut down. Click OK to acknowledge the dialog box pertaining to regeneration of Security IDs. Do not restart the server.
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Wait until the server has been shut down. In the left panel of the XenCenter console, right click the Windows Server 2003 Model Server object. Click Convert to Template. Acknowledge the warning message and wait until the process has been completed.
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Creating the Windows Server 2003 Virtual Systems Step 8.
Description Right click the newly created Windows Server 2003 Model Server template in the left panel. Select New VM from the pop-up menu. Follow the dialogs to create three new Windows Server 2003 systems from this XenServer template. To reflect references within this guide, the virtual machines should be named: vDesktopDmC vDesktopPvS vDesktopDDC Use default values as prompted through the VM creation wizard.
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Part 2 – Configuring the Domain Controller
This section contains the steps required to set up the first server will be set us as the Domain Controller. As such, it will host the Active Directory, DHCP, and DNS services. Setting up The Domain Controller Step 1.
Description In the XenCenter Console tab, click the vDesktopDmC server object in the left panel. Click the Console tab in the right panel. Login to the as the local Administrator in the right panel. Follow the steps to complete the sysprep process on the server. Set the server name, IP address, and default gateway as per Table 1 - Addressing Chart, above. Specify Workgroup membership. Upon reboot, log in as the local administrator using the XenCenter console. Validate the settings for the local firewall and Remote Access as per above.
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Setting up The Domain Controller Step 2.
Description Establish an RDP connection or use the XenCenter console tab to connection to the vDesktopDmC server. Log in as the local administrator. If not already running, start the Manage Your Server utility from Windows Start >All Programs. Select Add or Remove a Role. Click Next in the Preliminary Steps dialog. Select Domain Controller. Click Next. Follow the wizard and select Domain controller for new domain name. Throughout this run-book, XenDT.net is used as the domain name. Continue using default values in all prompts.
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On the vDesktopDmC server, click Windows Start > Administrative Tools > DNS. In the left panel, expand the DNS tree fully. In the left panel, under VDESKTOPDMC right click Reverse Lookup Zones. Select “New Zone”. Follow the wizard for a Primary Zone using defaults. Add the Network ID when prompted. Click Next until the wizard finishes.
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Setting up The Domain Controller Step 4.
Description If the process prompts for the Windows 2003 Installation media, mount it from the XenCenter management dialog: Click vDesktopDmC in the left panel. In the right panel, click the Storage tab. Select the Windows Server 2003 installation media from the drop down list. Select the appropriate DVD image from the XenCenter Menu. Return to the RDP session and Click OK. Allow the server to restart after Active Directory and DNS installation processes complete.
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Log in to vDesktopDmC as the domain administrator. Restart the Manage Your Server utility if necessary. Select Add or Remove a Role. Select DHCP Server and click Next. Create a Scope Name called XenDesktop with a suitable description. Specify 172.18.2.161 - .174 as per Table 1 - Addressing Chart (above). Continue to configure the Default Gateway by specifying the IP address of the router as per Table 1 - Addressing Chart (above). Click Next.
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Setting up The Domain Controller Step 6.
Description In the Domain Name and Servers menu, set the parent domain field to XenDT.net. Set the Server name field to vDesktopDmC. Click Resolve. Click Add. The resolved IP address appears in the list. Click Next. Click Next to bypass the WINS Servers menu. Click Next to Activate this scope now. Click Finish.
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Click Windows Start > Administrative Tools >DHCP. This opens the DHCP Management Console. Check that the DHCP service is Authorized. If it is not, the following steps will Authorize it: Right click vDesktopDmC in the right panel. Select Authorize. In the top menu bar, click Action. Click Refresh from the drop down list. Ensure that the service is running.
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Setting up The Domain Controller Step 8.
Description In the left panel, right click the Server Options folder at the bottom of the tree. Click Configure Options. Scroll down and select the 066 Option. Enter the IP address that is assigned to vDesktopPvS as per Table 1 – Addressing Chart (above).
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In the same panel, scroll down and select the 067 Option. Enter the string ARDBP32.bin into the String Value field. Click Apply. Click OK. Click Close.
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Setting up The Domain Controller Step 10.
Description Click Windows Start > Administrative Tools >Active Directory Users and Computers. This opens the Active Directory Management Console. Create five user accounts: User_1 User_2 User_3 User_4 User_5
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In the left panel, right click XenDT.net. Select New in the pop-up dialog. Select Organizational Unit. Set the Name field to XenDesktop. Close the Active Directory Management dialog.
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Reboot the Server.
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Creating the Workstations Step 11.
Description Right click the newly created template in the left panel. Select New VM from the pop-up menu. Follow the dialogs to create three new Windows XP workstations from this XenServer template. For references within this guide, the virtual machines should be named: EP-Full-01 EP-Win-01 Use default values as prompted.
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Click EP-Full-01 in the left panel of the XenCenter dialog. Click the Console tab In the right panel, click Next to allow the sysprep process to complete. In the Network settings dialog, select Custom Settings and set the Network IP address for this system as per Table 1 Addressing Chart (above). When prompted select Yes, make this computer part of the following domain. Enter XenDT.net into the Domain Name field. Authenticate using the Domain Administrator credentials. Click Finish and let the system reboot.
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Creating the Workstations Step 13.
Description In the Network Identification wizard, select Do not add users at this time. Click Next. Click Finish. Log in as Domain Administrator. Turn OFF the local Firewall. Validate that RDP access is enabled. Repeat steps 12 and 13 for the remaining Windows XP endpoint system: EP-Win-01
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Section II - Creating the XenDesktop Environment The previous section led the user through setting up the servers, user workstation, and network. The steps in this section pertain to installing and configuring Citrix components that will deliver the XenDesktop VDI. Part 1 – Preparing the XenDesktop Master Image and Template
The activities in this section pertain to creating the master image that will be used to create the virtual systems in the XenDesktop VDI. Creating the XenDesktop Master Image Step 1.
Description To create the XenDesktop base virtual system image on the XenServer, perform the following: In the left panel of the XenCenter console, right click Windows XP Model Workstation template. Select New VM from the pop-up menu. Set the Name to vBaseDesktop1. Follow the prompts using the following overrides. RAM: 1024MB Disk: 8GB/Windows XP Disk: 16GB/Vista Follow the Windows sysprep installation prompts. Set the System Name to vBaseDesktop1. In the Network Settings dialog, lick Typical Settings to use DHCP. Join the XenDT.net domain.
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Creating the XenDesktop Master Image Step 2.
Description Create a new Virtual Machine template on the XenServer host. This template will be used by the Provisioning Server. In the left panel of the XenCenter console, right click the XenServer object. Click New VM. Set the name to PvS VM Template. In the wizard, select Other Install Media. Click the Physical DVD drive radio button. Set the RAM to 1024MB When Virtual Disks panel is presented (as shown at the right), leave the Disk Allocation blank. Select other defaults until Finish
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In the XenCenter left panel, right click PvS VM Template. Select Force Shutdown. Wait until the system is down. Right click PvS VM Template, Click Convert to Template.
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Part 2 – Installing the Citrix Desktop Delivery Controller Software
The activities in this section focus on creating the XenDesktop Delivery Controller (DDC) on vDesktopDDC. The Citrix licensing server component is installed on vDesktopDDC and loaded with XenDesktop licenses. Installing the Citrix Desktop Delivery Controller Software Step 1.
Description Establish an RDP session or use the XenCenter Console tab to connect to the vDesktopDDC server. Log in as the domain administrator. Place the Desktop Delivery Controller installation media into the DVD drive via the XenCenter console. In the Welcome page, select Install Server Components. Scroll through the licensing agreement and click the I accept radio button. Click Next. On the next page, select all components. Click Next
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Installing the Citrix Desktop Delivery Controller Software Step 2.
Description Set the Name field for the new farm to XenDTFarm. This farm name will be used later in the configuration. Click Next. In the next panel, select the product edition for which you have the license. Click Next
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In the Optional Server Configuration panel, leave the default setting. Click Next. Click Next in the Start Installation panel. When prompted, restart the server.
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Installing the Citrix Desktop Delivery Controller Software Step 4.
Description Upon restart, log in with the same domain administrator account. The installation will continue. It may be necessary to restart the installation process to complete the installation. Hint: To restart the installation process, perform these steps: Click MyComputer. Click the DVD drive object in the menu that is opened.
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The installation continues after the reboot. Select “Continue Anyway” to ignore error messages pertaining to printer drivers. Upon completion of the install process, the server will prompt to restart. Allow the system to do so.
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Installing the Citrix Desktop Delivery Controller Software Step 6.
Description When the Setup Complete message appears, leave both options checked. Click Finish.
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The Active Directory Configuration Wizard begins. Click Next. In the Select an existing Active Directory OU panel, click Browse. In this example, the XenDesktop OU was selected. Click OK. This field is set to OU=XenDesktop,DC=XenDT,D C=net Click Next. Click Finish. Click Close.
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Installing the Citrix Desktop Delivery Controller Software Step 8.
Description When prompted, click Yes to start the Citrix Access Management Console. Click Next to start the Discovery wizard. Click Add Local Computer. Click Next Click Next. When the Discovery Completed message is displayed, click Finish.
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Note the presence of this server (VDESKTOPDDC) under XenDesktop > Controllers. Close the Access Management Console.
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Installing the Citrix Desktop Delivery Controller Software Step 10.
Description To prepare for licensing, it is critical to have the correct hostname of the license server. Administrators can check by following these steps: On the vDesktopDDC server, click on Windows Start > Run Type cmd. Click OK. Type hostname and press Enter. The hostname is displayed. It is critical to specify the case sensitive hostname when activating the licenses and downloading the license file from MyCitrix.com
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It is assumed that the license has been pre-arranged and retrieved. If not, download an evaluation license using your account from MyCitrix. The license file may be compressed. If so, extract it. On the vDesktopDDC server, the Citrix License Manager should be active from the previous steps. In the License Management dialog, click Copy license file to this license server. Browse to the location of the stored license, and select the license file. Click Upload.
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Installing the Citrix Desktop Delivery Controller Software Step 12.
Description The license upload process completes quickly. Check that the license has been uploaded. Close the License Management Console.
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Part 3 – Loading the Citrix Provisioning Server Software
The activities in this section focus on creating the Provisioning Server (PvS) on vDesktopPvS. Installing the Citrix Desktop Delivery Controller Software Step 1.
Description Additional disk storage must be allocated to the Provisioning Server (vDesktopPvS). For these lab activities, 50GB of storage is sufficient to host the file systems for 5 virtual desktop systems based upon Windows XP operating system. Formalized sizing procedure – outside the scope of this document – would be used to determine storage requirements for production environments. In the left panel of the XenCenter console, click vDesktopPvS. Select the Storage tab in the right panel. Set the Size field to 16GB. Click Add to create a new 50GB volume to vDesktopPvS.
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Establish an RDP connection or use the XenCenter console tab to connect to the vDesktopPvS server. Log in using the credentials of the domain system administrator. From the Control Panel> Administrative Tools, start the Computer Management dialog. Click Disk Management Initialize the new 16GB volume. Click Create a new partition. Select Primary Partition. Format the new volume.
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Installing the Citrix Desktop Delivery Controller Software Step 3.
Description In the left panel of the XenCenter console, click vDesktopPvS. In the right panel, click the Storage tab. Select he Provisioning Server Installation Media from the drop down list. Return to the vDesktopPvS console.
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Using Windows File Explorer, navigate to \SQL Server 2005 Express. Since this is the 32-bit operating system, click to execute SQLEXPR32.exe. Follow the prompts to install SQL Express. Click Next. Start the Configuration wizard when prompted.
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Installing the Citrix Desktop Delivery Controller Software Step 5.
Description Fill in name and company information when prompted. Click Next and follow the wizard using default values. Click the Install. Upon completion of component configuration, click Next. Acknowledge the Summary panel. Click Finish. Restart the server before continuing.
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At the root of the Provisioning Server installation media, click PVSSRV_Server.exe. Click Next. Scroll through and accept the license agreement and Click Next. Accept the defaults for the User and Organization. Click the Anyone who uses this computer radio button. Click Next. Click Next in the destination panel.
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Installing the Citrix Desktop Delivery Controller Software Step 7.
Description Click the Complete radio button. Click Next. In the next menu, click Install. Allow the installation process to complete. Click Finish. The Server Configuration wizard begins. Click Next.
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In the DHCP Services panel, select the The Service that runs on another computer radio button Click Next.
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Installing the Citrix Desktop Delivery Controller Software Step 9.
Description Select the default setting in the PXE Services panel by selecting The service that runs on this computer radio button. Click Next. In the next menu, select Create Farm. Click Next.
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In the Database Server panel, click Browse. Select VDESKTOPPVS from the Server name drop down list. Click OK. The Server name and the Instance name fields are now populated properly. Click Next.
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Installing the Citrix Desktop Delivery Controller Software Step 11.
Description In the next menu, accept the defaults. Note that this is a different FARM entity than the one configured on the Desktop Delivery Controller and, as such, has its own name. This can be a source of confusion and error. Click Next.
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Important: Change the name of the License server in this menu. Change the License Server name to vDesktopDDC. Do not change the License server port assignment. Click Next.
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Installing the Citrix Desktop Delivery Controller Software Step 13.
Description In the User Account menu, click the Specified user account radio button For simplicity of configuration, set the User Name, Domain, and Password fields to their appropriate values for the domain administrator. Click the option to Configure the database for the account. Click Next. In the next panel, select the appropriate Network card and Click Next.
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Select the Use the Provisioning Server TFTP service option Click Next. In the next panel, accept all defaults. Click Next. Click Finish.
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Installing the Citrix Desktop Delivery Controller Software Step 15.
Description In some releases, a configuration error message may appear. This can typically be ignored. The log file can be found at the following location: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Citrix\Provisioning Server\ConfigWizard.log Click Done.
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Installing the Citrix Desktop Delivery Controller Software Step 16.
Description Using the XenCenter console, click vDesktopPvS in the left panel. In the right panel, click the Storage tab. From the drop down list, select the XenDesktop Delivery Controller installation media. This assigns that volume to the DVD drive of the vDesktopPvS server. Navigate to the three executables under w2k3\en\XenDesktop Setup Tool (since this is a 32-bit operating system. Copy these files to a convenient location on the server. On the vDesktopPvS server, run the Setup.exe file to start the XenDesktop Setup Wizard. Click Next. Scroll through, read, and accept the License Agreement. Click Next.
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Installing the Citrix Desktop Delivery Controller Software Step 17.
Description In the Destination Folder panel, accept the defaults. Click Next. Click Install. Click Finish when the installation completes.
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On the vDesktopPvS server, create a new subdirectory called XDStore. It is recommended to create this on a non-system volume so that it can be expanded if required. In this example, E:\XDStore is created.
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Installing the Citrix Desktop Delivery Controller Software Step 19.
Description On the vDesktopPvS server, select Windows Start>All Programs>Citrix->Provisioning Server->Provisioning Server Console. In the left panel, right click Provisioning Server Console and click Connect to Farm. Specify the FQDN of the PVS server. The field is set to vDesktopPvS.XenDT.net in this example. Click Connect.
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Expand the tree in the left panel. Right click Stores. Select Create Store. In the pop up dialog, set the Name field to XDStore. In the Paths tab, specify the path and directory name created above.
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Installing the Citrix Desktop Delivery Controller Software Step 21.
Description Click the Servers tab. In the window below Servers that provide this store, select the entry “VDESKTOPPVS”. Click OK.
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In the left panel, right click XDStore. Click Create vDisk. In the pop up panel, specify the following: Site: Site (default) Server used: vDesktopPvS (Default) Filename: vDisk1 Description: Master Virtual Desktop Disk Size: 8192 for XP (16384 for Vista) VHD Format: Dynamic (Not default) Click Create vDisk
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Installing the Citrix Desktop Delivery Controller Software Step 23.
Description In the right panel, right click the newly created vDisk. Click Properties. In the pop up dialog, click Edit File Properties Click the Options tab. Click the option Active Directory machine account password management. Click OK. Click OK.
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In the left panel, expand Sites. Click the Servers object. In the right panel, right click VDSEKTOPPVS. Click Properties. In the pop-up, click the Options tab. Click the option Enable automatic password support. Leave the default number of days set to its default. Click OK. Acknowledge the Service Restart message.
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Installing the Citrix Desktop Delivery Controller Software Step 25.
Description In the left panel of the Provisioning Server Console, click XDStore. In the right panel of the console, right click vDisk1. Click Mount vDisk.
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From the vDesktopPvS Windows Start menu, click My Computer. Note the new removable disk. Right click the new Removable Disk and Format it. Close the explorer menu. In the left panel of the Provisioning Server Console, select XDStore. In the right panel, right click vDisk1. Click Unmount Disk.
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Part 4 - Finalizing the XenDesktop Image
In this section, the model XenDesktop system image is created. The following steps are performed:
Create the vBaseDesktop1 system and apply maintenance as required.
Clean up the model vBaseDesktop1 system image.
Install prerequisite Citrix software
Propagate that image to the Virtual Disk used by the Provisioning Server.
Creating the XenDesktop System Image Step 1.
Description Establish an RDP session to the vBaseDesktop1 system. Log in as the domain administrator. Install any applications that the user should see in their virtual desktop environment. Remove all superfluous Windows components. From Windows Explorer, run the Disk Cleanup utility to clean out temporary files and artifact installer files. This will reduce the disk image size. It will also empty the Recycle Bin.
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Creating the XenDesktop System Image Step 2.
Description In the XenCenter left panel, click vBaseDesktop1. Click the Storage tab in the right panel. Select the XenDesktop Delivery Controller installation media from the drop down list. Connect to the console of vBaseDesktop1. The installation menu should be up. Click Install Virtual Desktop Components. Scroll through and read the License Agreement and click I accept. Click Next. Accept default PORT and Firewall setting adjustment options.
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Click the Select the farm now Radio button. Select the XenDTFarm from the drop down list. This is the name of the farm name in the Citrix XenDesktop Delivery Controller installation. Click Next. Click Install. Click Continue Anyway to Printer warning messages if they are presented. Click Finish. Click Yes when prompted to restart the system.
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Creating the XenDesktop System Image Step 4.
Description Connect to the XenCenter console. Right click vBaseDesktop1 in the left panel. Click Properties. In the pop up window, click Startup Options. Move Network to the top of the Boot Order list. Click OK. Click the Network tab in the right panel. Record the MAC Address shown. This will be used in the next step.
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Establish an RDP connection or use the XenCenter console tab to connect to vDesktopPvS. Log in as the domain administrator. Start the Provisioning Server Console. In the left panel expand the entire tree and right click Collection. Click Create Device. Enter the Name and the recorded MAC Address from the previous step. Do not be concerned about the case change. Click OK.
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Creating the XenDesktop System Image Step 6.
Description In the right panel, right click the new device and click Properties. In the pop-up panel, select Hard Disk in the Boot From drop down list. Click the vDisks tab. Click Add. In the window under Select Desired vDisks, click XDStore\vDisk1. Click OK. Click OK again to close the dialog. Restart vBaseDesktop1.
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In the XenCenter left panel, click vBaseDesktop1. Click the Storage tab in the right panel. Select the Citrix Provisioning Server installation media. Connect to the vBaseDesktop1 console and log in as the domain administrator. From the main menu of the installation dialog, click Install Target Device for 32 bit Platform. Scroll through and accept the License Agreement. Click Next.
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Creating the XenDesktop System Image Step 8.
Description Enter your user and organizational information. Be sure to click Anyone who uses this computer”. Click Next. Accept the default Destination Folder. Click Next. Click Install. When the installation wizard completes, click Finish. Restart the system.
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Log in as the domain administrator when vBaseDesktop1 restarts. Click the vDisk icon in the tray to show status and statistics. Check that the vDisk is active. Close the dialog. Use Windows explorer to determine which drive letter Windows has assigned to this device. The drive letter assignment is typically E:\. Make a note of this drive letter assignment.
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Creating the XenDesktop System Image Step 10.
Description To clone the vBaseDesktop1 system image to the vDisk, click Windows Start > All Programs > Citrix > Citrix Provisioning Server Image Builder from the vBaseDesktop1 system. This utility is found under All Programs > Citrix> Provisioning server >Provisioning Server Image Builder Make certain that the destination drive is correct. Click Build. Click yes to confirm the build action. This process will take some time. Upon completion, shut down vBaseDesktop1.
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Establish an RDP connection or use the XenCenter console tab to connect to vDesktopPvS. Log in as Domain Administrator. If not running, start the Provisioning Server Console. Click XDStore in the left panel. If a lock icon appears next to vDisk1 In the right panel, ensure that vBaseDesktop1 has been shut down fully. Right click the vDisk1 object in the right panel and click Properties. Click Edit File Properties. Click the Mode tab. Select Standard Image from the Access Mode drop down list. Click OK. Click OK again to exit.
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Creating the XenDesktop System Image Step 12.
Description The status of vDisk1 will now be changed for use by the Provisioning Server. Start the XenDesktop Setup Wizard from All Programs > Citrix > Administrative Tools > XenDesktop Setup Wizard. Click Next. The Desktop Farm page is presented. Select XenDTFarm from the drop down list. Click Next.
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Select Citrix Xen VM infrastructure from the drop down list. Set the Address field to http:// using the IP address in the Addressing Chart, above. Click Next. When prompted, supply the credentials to authenticate to the XenServer.
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Creating the XenDesktop System Image Step 14.
Description In the Virtual Machine Template menu, select PvS VM Template from the list. Ignore all other templates that might exist. Click Next.
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In the Virtual Disk menu, select vDisk1. Click Next.
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Creating the XenDesktop System Image Step 16.
Description In the Virtual Desktops menu, specify the number of virtual desktops, and the Virtual Desktop systems’ naming structure. The configuration specified in all previous setup steps was set with values that support 5 systems. The complete name cannot exceed 16 characters, including the sequence numbers that are appended to the Common Name. Click Next.
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In the Organizational Unit menu, click Use Default Organizational Unit. Click Next. In the next menu, click Create a new desktop group called XDGroup. Leave the Allow Immediate Access option checked. Click Next. Review the summary information in the Desktop Creation menu. Click Next.
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Creating the XenDesktop System Image Step 18.
Description Open the XenCenter console. Validate that the desktops appear in the XenServer list.
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Establish an RDP connection or use the XenCenter console tab to connect to the vDesktopDDC console. Log in as Domain Administrator. Start the Access Management Console (All Programs > Citrix > Management Consoles> Access Management Console.) Completely expand the XenDTFarm tree in the left panel. Right click XDGroup at the bottom of the tree. Click Properties.
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Creating the XenDesktop System Image Step 20.
Description Click Idle Pool Settings in the left panel. In the right panel set the values as follows: Business: 3 Peak Time: 3 Out of hours: 1 This sets the number of systems that will be brought up and kept ready for immediate user connections during these parts of the day. Click Apply. Click OK.
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Section III – Configuring Local Access Part 1 - Endpoint Configuration for Full-Screen-Only Mode Access
Full-Screen-Only Mode is one in which a user can access only the XenDesktop environment. No access to the local (endpoint) system resources is allowed. XenDesktop access mode is configured on the user’s endpoint system. Upon login to the endpoint system, the connection is made to the back end XenDesktop virtual machine. The credentials are passed back to the virtual machine, and its desktop is displayed on the endpoint system. Only the user that installed the client software can access local system resources. The alternate connectivity mode (Window-View Mode) is discussed in the section that follows these Full Screen configuration steps. To configure the endpoint system to allow only Full-Screen-Only Mode, follow the steps below. Endpoint Configuration – Full-Screen-Only Mode Step 1.
Description If using RDP to access to the endpoint systems in the lab, make sure that the appropriate user names are authorized on the target systems. Note that t this authorization is required only in a lab/RDP environment, and is not required in a production deployment. This is not required on the XenDesktop virtual desktop systems.
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Endpoint Configuration – Full-Screen-Only Mode Step 2.
Description Click EP-Fulll-01 in the left panel of the XenCenter menu Click the Storage tab in the right panel. Select the Citrix Desktop Delivery Controller installation media. Establish an RDP connection or use the XenCenter console tab to connection to EP-Full-01. Log in as Domain Administrator. On the EP-Full-01 system, browse DVD to the w2k3\en\Clients\ica32 directory. Click to run DeskTopReceiverFull.msi. Select your language. Click Next Accept the license agreement. Click Next.
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Set the Server Address field to vDestopDDC.XenDT.net. Click Next. In the next menu, select the default Destination Folder. Click Next. Click Use machine name as client name in the following panel. Click Next.
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Endpoint Configuration – Full-Screen-Only Mode Step 4.
Description Click the YES radio button to use the local user name and password. Click Next. In the next menu, click YES for installing USB support. Click Next. At the summary page, Click Next to begin the installation process. After the installation completes, click Finish. Do not reboot when prompted.
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Endpoint Configuration – Full-Screen-Only Mode Step 5.
Description Click to run DeskTopApplianceLock _en.msi in the same directory used in above installation. Accept the License Agreement and click Install. Allow installation to complete. Click Close Restart the system. Installation of these two components will force XenDesktop Full-Screen-Only Mode for all users except the user that installed these components. No other user will have access to the local system resources.
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Allow the EP-Full-01 system to restart. Log in as XenDT domain user User_1.
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Endpoint Configuration – Full-Screen-Only Mode Step 7.
Description One of the vDesktopX systems is connected to this session. The login credentials are passed through to one of the idle vDesktopX system that has been allocated to this session. Note: As this system is allocated, background processes bring up another idle XenDesktop system as per the Idle Pool count parameter.
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Connect to the vDesktopDDC server and launch the Access Management Console. Click Action > Refresh. The console now shows that one of the virtual systems is in use.
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Part 2 - Endpoint Configuration for Window-View Mode Access
Window-View Mode is an endpoint system configuration in which users can access the XenDesktop virtual machine desktop through a window on their own endpoint workstation. This will be the default configuration for users with personal PCs, or those connecting through a remote connection. Upon login to the endpoint system, the user opens a browser and points to the Web Interface (running on vDesktopDDC in this lab configuration). This triggers the allocation of a back end XenDesktop system from the idle pool, and presents login dialog. To configure the endpoint system to allow only Widowed Access Mode, follow the steps below. Endpoint Configuration – Window-View Mode Step 1.
Description Establish an RDP session or use the XenCenter console tab to connect connection to the EPWin-01 system. Log in as Domain Administrator. Download the Citrix Receiver, and install it on this workstation. The Citrix Receiver can be found at www.Citrix.com. Log out from the system.
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Endpoint Configuration – Window-View Mode Step 2.
Description Connect to EP-Win-01 again. Log in as the local Administrator or another user to simulate logging in to a multi-purpose workstation. Using this username parallels using a shared/guest system to access the remote desktop services. This will show that the user will be required to provide an authorized XenDesktop user name for access to be granted.
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Open an internet browser. Set the address bar to http://vDesktopDDC/ The FQDN may also be used in the browser address bar. The login page appears. Enter the login credentials Name: User_4 Password: Domain: XenDT Click Log On
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Endpoint Configuration – Window-View Mode Step 4.
Description Acknowledge the licensing agreement. Click Download. Click Run when prompted. Acknowledge the publisher warnings and continue the installation.
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Click Tools in Internet Explorer menu bar. Click Internet options from the drop down menu. In the Security tab, add the current site to the trusted sites list. Restart the browser. Access http://vDesktopDDC/ Log in again: Name: User_5 Password: Domain: XenDT
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Endpoint Configuration – Window-View Mode Step 6.
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You will now be connected automatically to the Virtual Desktop. Unlike Full-Screen-Only Mode, The Citrix Receiver prompts the user to specify local resource access preferences.
Local Access Summary
This concludes the setup of Local Access to the XenDesktop VDI environment. This configuration demonstrates the methodology used to configure access to the environment by local LAN based user communities. Many default configuration options were set in the interest of simplifying the lab environment. For additional configuration options, consult the Citrix XenDesktop product documentation.
