Category: Updates

Migrating to Citrix XenApp 6

The past 24 Citrix finally released its latest version of XenApp, in this document we will see how to bring our Citrix XenApp environment 4.5 o Citrix XenApp 5 to this new Citrix XenApp version 6. Of course,, as XenApp 6 only supports Windows 2008 R2 (x64) we will not be able to upgrade directly on our current XenApp servers, we will have to export all its configuration with a tool provided by Citrix called Citrix XenApp Migration Tool and import it into the new environment. So we will have to set up the new environment on another server beforehand, performing a clean/new installation, creating a new community and subsequently, We would have to reinstall the applications with the same configurations as in the previous environment. Apparently an unpleasant migration, But of course, all this is due to the need to mount it under Windows 2008 R2 that will provide us with greater performance.

Configuring Citrix Merchandising Server and Client Distribution with Citrix Receiver

Today we see one of the latest Citrix novelties, your Merchandising Server product together with your Receiver client. The Citrix Merchandising Server product offers us a perfect distribution of any type of customer (or plug-in) to our network teams, apart from always keeping them updated as it continuously checks for new developments! We can create a series of rules to distribute the plugin that interests us to whoever and how we are interested. Of course,, to distribute the plugins, we will need Citrix Receiver in the installed stations, being able to make a remote and silent installation in any way (with Microsoft GPO's…), once you have Citrix Receiver, it will know if you should install a plugin or not, Fully transparent to the user! Of course, it is free for those who have a Citrix environment since it does not require a license, And if we give it some thought we can see that we can distribute other types of software […]

How to change the name of a Citrix community

This document explains how we can rename our Citrix community on one or more servers. Or we can leverage the document to migrate certain Presentation Servers from one community to another. We can carry out the process in two different ways, one in graphical mode and one with command line to execute it with scripts on several servers faster.

Citrix: Migrating the Access DB to SQL Express 2005

This document explains how to migrate our Citrix DB from an Access to a SQL Express 2005 in case we need it for whatever reason. The Citrix DB should never be created in an Access MDB DB, but if it is done and our organization grows or we want better performance or simply to migrate to another version of Citrix or migrate it from servers… This document explains all the necessary steps, It's pretty easy. First we will have to install MSDE on the server and then run a tool to migrate the Access DB to SQL.

Citrix: Migrar la BD Access a MSDE

This document explains how to migrate our Citrix database from an Access to an MSDE in case we need it for whatever reason. The Citrix DB should never be created in an Access MDB DB, but if it is done and our organization grows or we want better performance or simply to migrate to another version of Citrix or migrate it from servers… This document explains all the necessary steps, It's pretty easy. First we will have to install MSDE on the server and then run a tool to migrate the Access DB to SQL.

Upgrading Presentation Server 4.0 a 4.5 on the server itself

This procedure explains how to upgrade a single Citrix server that is running 4.0 to the version 4.5. Simply what we will have to do is update the entire environment 4.0 to the 4.5, we need this server to already have a database in MSDE 2000 (otherwise, see how to migrate from Access to MSDE – HERE). The steps would be as follows, first, Logically run with the latest versions: do a Windows Update on the server and keep it updated; and logically also with Citrix patches, have the Citrix server updated with the latest Rollups/patches. After that, we'll update all Citrix components as normal, even Presentation Server, We have to migrate everything to the environment 4.5, as if it were a normal installation (HERE) and tell us that we're upgrading, Confirm, and at the end of the entire update we will continue to receive IMA errors that do not start the DB, it's logically because he's running in […]

Presentation Server Migration 4.0 a 4.5 to different server

This procedure explains how to update a Citrix community, let's say we have one or more servers with Presentation Server 4.0 and we want to migrate this community to new servers to retire the old servers, This would be the procedure. Because if you want to have a mixed community with both versions, you could, they would simply have to join the existing community. In this case we are going to retire the old servers, you will have to move the DB in case it is an Access or MSDE to another server with SQL version 2005; if the database is on a SQL server external to these Presentation Servers, It could stay where it is. In this procedure we will migrate the community to other servers with the 4.5 and move the database from MSDE to a SQL 2005. Logically, all its functions will have to be transferred, The Applications, The Services […]