Citrix XenApp Infrastructure Basic Concepts

[WIP] Data Store: DataBase storing XenApp FARM’s static configuration information such as published applications, users, printers, and servers There will be a single data Store per Farm Data Collector: server that hosts an in-memory database that maintains dynamic information about the servers in the zone, such as server loads, session status, published applications, users connected, and license usage.  

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Configuring Citrix Dazzle

Dazzle store configuration: set below key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWow6432NodeCitrixDazzle AllowAddStore REG_SZ A Value Notations: “A”: allows users to add and subsequently remove stores accessed through both HTTP and HTTPS connections “S”: users can only add and subsequently remove stores accessed through HTTPS connections “N”: prevents users from adding and subsequently removing stores Reference: Dazzle Store Error: The specified server URL could not be contacted

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Fix: Citrix Dazzle Plug-in Install Error on x64 Windows

Installing Citrix Dazzle requires pre-install of Citrix Receiver (current latest version is 2.1.45663.0) on the workstations.  However, the current version of Citrix Dazzle installer (1.1.2.18299) fails to detect a pre-installed version of Citrix Receiver on x64 Windows systems. Thus it reports below error and fails to install: Error: ———————————– Citrix Dazzle plug-in ———————————– Citrix Receiver is required. Please install Citrix Receiver and then run the Dazzle installer again. This installer will now exit. ———————————–       OK ———————————–   Cause: Dazzle installer checks for below registry for detecting Receiver existing. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARECitrixReceiverInstallTime However, on x64 bit systems this key will be located […]

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