If we want to add a server to an existing XenApp farm 6 in order to distribute the load among the servers or in some other way; simply, we will have to install the XenApp function and join an existing community. This can be done through a GUI with the XenApp server configuration wizard or via the command line.

What I said, First we must carry out the installation as if it were a first installation until we indicate that we join an existing server community. We can guide ourselves if necessary with: http://www.bujarra.com/?p=4017.

Or from the command line, we go to the DVD to the folder 'XenApp Server Configuration Tool’ and we execute:

'XenAppConfigConsole.exe /ExecutionMode:Join /FarmName:NOMBRE_DE_LA_COMUNIDAD /LicenseServerName:NOMBRE_SERVIDOR_LICENCIAS /LicenseServerPort:PUERTO_SERVIDOR_LICENCIAS /ZoneName:NOMBRE_ZONA /AddUsersGroupToRemoteDesktopUserGroup:True /CustomXMLserviceport:81 /AuthenticationType:sql /dsnFile:c:sql.dsn /OdbcUsername:USERNAME /odbcPassword:PASSWORD /log:ARCHIVO_LOG'.

We restart and that's it!

We will have to take into account that we will have to add the server to everything we have in our organization. If we have to add it to all the applications, It is recommended instead of assigning applications server names, are assigned to 'Working Groups', and so just adding the new XenApp server to the workgroup would be enough. In addition, if we have a Web Interface, we will need to modify the configuration of the sites and add it. Ditto if we have a Secure Gateway server, Access Gateway, VPX… or install an agent if we have Single Sign-On, Power and Capacity Management… or any other component. And then install all the applications we need.

That is why it is sometimes much better to clone XenApp servers since we minimize the configurations to be taken into account and all XenApp servers have the minimum necessary functions, therefore all our XenApp servers would all be the same, and everything that is done, it should be done in the same way on the rest of the servers.