Installing Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop 7.15 LTSR

This is a step-by-step guide on how to install Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop 7.15 LTSR using the GUI in an on-premises environment. We will also install the different infrastructure servers required for a XenDesktop 7.15 LTSR deployment. 

That includes setting up a VMware virtualization environment, so we can use a host connection to auto-provision machines in machine catalogs.

Step by Step configuration

1. Prerequisites2. Install Window 2012 Domain Controller
3. Install the Citrix SQL, DC, Studio, License, Store front and Director
4. Create the XenDesktop 7.15 LTSR Site
5. Add a second Delivery Controller to the site
6. Create a host connection on the site

7. Install Virtual Delivery Agents
8. Create Machine Catalogs
9. Create Delivery Groups

11. Install Citrix StoreFront
12. Test your deployment

1. Prerequisites

The test lab in this guide will comprise of four Windows Server 2012 servers, and they will perform the following roles. You should dedicate 2GB ram to each server.


WIN2012DC01: This will be Domain Controller in the MyTestDomain.com 

XENZDC01:  SQL + Delivery Controller + Citrix Studio + Citrix Licenser + Citrix StoreFront and Citrix Director.

XENAPP01: Virtual Delivery agent

All servers are connected to the same subnet, 192.168.10.0/24

                                Citrix 7.15 Architecture Setup Lab


2. Install the DC Server (IP Address 192.168.10.100)
    Roles: ADC, DNS, DHCP (Domain Name : MyTestDomain.com)

3. Install the Citrix ZDC Server (IP Address 192.168.10.110)
      SQL + Delivery Controller + Citrix Studio + Licenser + StoreFront and Director.


On the splash screen of the XenApp and XenDesktop 7.15 LTSR ISO, click Start on XenDesktop

Select Autosetup.exe right click run as Administrator

Click Delivery Controller

Accept the license agreement, click Next

Select All Components Delivery Controller, Studio, Director, License and StoreFront. Click Next

Keep the default option, click Next

Prerequisites will be installed before the core components, click Install

 

The Machine needs to be restarted before the installation can continue












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               How to Get AD User Group Membership Reports

1. Open the PowerShell on your Domain controller → Run the following script, specifying the username for the account you’re interested in and the path to export:

Get-ADPrincipalGroupMembership <Username> | select name, groupcategory, groupscope | export-CSV C:\data\ADUserGroups.csv

2. Open the file produced by the script in MS Excel.

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An error occurred during port configuration. Access is denied.

If you face following error. please refer Microsoft KB article to resolve issue.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/297780

How to install or modify a local printer by user. Please find below steps to provide permission to individual users.

Steps :

To install or to modify a local printer:

• You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group into Server.
• You must be logged on as a member of the Power Users group and have the Load/Unload Device Drivers user right. The Load/Unload Device Drivers user right is a Group Policy setting.
  
  Note To assign this user right, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, click Run, type gpedit.msc, and then click OK.
2. Click Computer Configuration, click Windows Settings, click Security Settings, click Local Policies, and then click User Rights Assignment.
3. Go to policy Load/Unload Device Drivers user right and By default, only administrators have this user right. Add Power User group

By default, only administrators have this user right. In Windows 2003, Power Users can obtain the same user right to install or modify a local printer as they had under Windows 2003 if the administrator explicitly grants this user right to them.

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