Now we will configure the different components of our XenApp installation. If the Role Manager window does not appear click Start > All Programs > Citrix > XenApp Server Role Manager > XenApp Server Role Manager.
Click Configure under XenApp.
Select “Create a new server farm”.
Type a name for the new XenApp Server farm, then click Next.
We can specify the license server info later through a XenApp policy, click Next.
We now have the option to install a new database locally on the XenApp server or on an existing SQL Server in our environment. For simplicity here I will choose the New Database option. The installation will automatically install a copy of SQL Server Express 2008 on the XenApp server and configure the data store database for our new Citrix farm.
For larger environments it is recommended that you use an existing SQL Server. I have tested the XenApp 6 installation using an existing SQL Server 2005 SP3 database server instance. If you choose to use a separate SQL Server you’ll want to create a new database for the Citrix farm on that server, assign a new SQL login and user for that database, and add the db owner role on the new database for that SQL user. Perform these steps first if using an existing SQL server, then come back to the XenApp installation.
Enter a user and password for a database administrator for the new database. For simplicity I used the local administrator account. You may be able to use a more restricted standard user account for better security, but I have not tested this. Click OK.
Click Next.
Unless you want to configure restrictions on session shadowing, accept the default and click Next.
Zones are typically geographically based groupings of XenApp servers that share a common data collector, which contains certain information on the status and availability of the XenApp servers in that zone. I kept the default zone name. Don’t click Next yet.
On the left select “XML Service”. I generally choose to “Use a custom XML Service TCP/IP Port” and change this to 8080, but you can keep the default if you want. Make a note of which port you use because you’ll need it when configuring components like the Web Interface.
Select “Remote Desktop Users” on the left. I unselected the two checked options on the right and selected “Add the Authenticated Users” to limit logons to authenticated users. Click Next.
Click Apply to configure with the settings selected.
XenApp configuration successful, click Finish.
Under XenApp task is displays a reboot pending, click Reboot and proceed to reboot the server.
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