Citrix
XenDesktop Desktop Controller
Pre-requisites
– XenDesktop Controller
Desktop
Controller Pre-requisites
The
requirements for installing XenDesktop Controllers include the Controller
software, a database, Desktop Studio, Desktop
Director
& Active Directory accounts. Active
Directory & SQL Databse account validations have already been performed as
part of
Section
1 – Environment Validation.
This section will focus on prerequisites for installing XenDesktop
Controller software, Desktop
Studio,
and Desktop Director.
XenDesktop
Controllers must be installed on one of the following operating systems:
•Microsoft
Windows Server 2008, Standard or Enterprise Edition, with Service Pack 2
installed (32- and 64-bit)
•Microsoft
Windows Server 2008 R2, Standard or Enterprise Edition (64-bit
only)
Disk
space requirements:
•100 MB
for the Controller and SDKs
•50 MB
for Desktop Studio
•50 MB
for Desktop Director
This
scenario will be performed on Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise with Controller
& SDK installation, Desktop Studio on all
Controllers,
& Desktop Director installed on one Controller.
Microsoft
.NET Framework, Version 3.5, with Service Pack 1 is required to be installed on
the operating system.
If
Microsoft .NET Framework Version 3.5 is not installed on this server, it is
installed automatically by XenDesktop. The XenDesktop
installation
media will also contain this installer in the Support\DotNet35 folder.
Microsoft
Internet Information Services (IIS) and ASP.NET 2.0. IIS are required for
Desktop Director. Therefore, it will
only be
installed
on the first Controller in this scenario.
•For
Windows Server 2008, Microsoft IIS Version 7.0.
•For
Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft IIS Version 7.5.
As
Desktop Director will be installed on a Desktop Controller, this guide will be
outlining the addition of IIS Version 7.5 with the
appropriate
roles.
Other
components may be required depending on variations to the enterprise system
environment. Refer to Citrix eDocs for
XenDesktop
5 Controllers to gather specifics on
•Microsoft
Visual J# 2.0 Redistributable Package, Second Edition.
•Microsoft
Visual C++ 2008 with Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package.
•Microsoft
Windows PowerShell version 2.0.
•Internet
Explorer 7.0 or later.
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Description
· Connect and authenticate to
the server
selected
to run the Desktop Controller.
**NOTE**
If using a service account to instal the Desktop
Controller, ensure that the user account has
elevated privileges.
Consult with Active Directory
Administrators to ensure compliance with specific
enterprise account standards.
Launch Server
Manager from the Start Menu.
The
path to Server Manager is Start >
Administrative
Tools > Server Manager
Select the Roles
tree node in the left hand
navigation
pane.
· Click Add
Role
Agree to the Introductory
Screen for the Add
Roles
Wizard by clicking Next
· Select Web
Server role from the checkboxes
available
Agree to the screen that
introduces IIS by
selecting
Next
Ensure that all appropriate
checkboxes are
selected.
Many of these will be selected by
default. Checkboxes include:
Web
Server > Common HTTP Features >
> Static Content
> Default Document
> Directory Browsing
> HTTP Errors
Web
Server > Application Development >
> ASP.NET
> .NET Extensibility
> ISAPI Extensions
> ISAPI Filterss
Web
Server > Health and Diagnostics >
> HTTP Logging
> .Request Monitor
Web
Server > IIS Management Console
Confirm installation
selections by selecting
Install at
the prompt.
Allow the installation to proceed to completion
Validate that the
installation completed
· If successful, click Close
to complete the
installation
the IIS Server Role.
· Close out Server Manager
and return the
system. It is now possible to to the installation
of
Desktop Controller(s)
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