XenApp 7.x – Carl Webster https://www.carlwebster.com The Accidental Citrix Admin - The site for those who find themselves supporting Citrix involuntarily or accidentally Mon, 12 Jun 2023 19:02:06 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 42228915 Installing XenApp or XenDesktop 7.x, Does It Matter Which One You Select? https://www.carlwebster.com/installing-xenapp-xendesktop-7-x-matter-one-select/ https://www.carlwebster.com/installing-xenapp-xendesktop-7-x-matter-one-select/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2014 19:00:52 +0000 https://www.carlwebster.com/?p=7495 I am writing some “How To” articles for a customer. I am trying to figure out exactly what happens when XenApp and XenDesktop 7.6 are installed.  There are two options for the installation:

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From my testing, I see no difference in what gets installed regardless of which option is selected.

I was supplied with current licenses for XenApp 6.5 and XenDesktop with Subscription Advantage dates of 11/11/14 for my testing.

I created two Virtual Machines (VM) using Server 2012 R2. In one, I installed the XenApp option, and in the other, I installed the XenDesktop option.

Using the built-in 30-day evaluation license, there was no difference in functionality between the two installs.

I installed the XenApp 6.5 license file into my XenApp VM and changed the Product Edition to XenApp Platinum, Concurrent User.

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I then went to create a Machine Catalog in my XenApp VM to see if I had the option to create a Desktop OS catalog. And yes, I did have that option.  Only the Remote PC was greyed out.

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Figure 3

When I tried to create a Delivery Group, there was a message that Desktops are not available for this license edition.

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Figure 4

Note: The applications option is for VM Hosted Apps.

I then removed my XenApp license file, returned and reallocated my XenDesktop license to my XenApp server, and changed the product edition from XenApp Platinum to XenDesktop Platinum.

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Figure 5

And I could now create a Delivery Group for Desktop OS.

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Figure 6

It makes no difference which option you select when you install XenApp or XenDesktop 7.x. All functionality is controlled by the license file and product edition.

I did not uninstall, reinstall, or change anything in the installation.  All I had to do was install a new license file and change the product edition to gain new functionality.

Thanks

Webster

 

 

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