Citrix XenDesktop

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Section I – Creating the Network

Part 1 - Creating the servers and the network
This section contains the steps required to create the network of servers, services, and user systems for the XenDesktop
environment.
The run-book begins by using an existing XenServer environment to create and host all systems.
An independent workstation is used to run the XenCenter dialog to connect to and manage the XenServer environment.
Creating the Windows Server 2003 Virtual Systems
Step Description Caption

1. Connect to your XenServer using
the Citrix XenCenter software.
Right click the XenServer object

in the left panel and click New
VM to install a model
Widows2003 Server on the
XenServer.
Set the Name to Windows

Server 2003 Model Server.
All other servers will be based

upon this configuration. Specify
the following options when
prompted.
Memory: 1024MB
Disk: 8.0GB
IP address: 172.18.2.189
Install the Windows Server
2003 operating system.
Right click the Windows Server
2003 Model Server object in the
left panel.
Select Install XenServer Tools

in the pop-up dialog.
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2. Select the Console tab in the
right panel.
Log in as the local Administrator.
Click the Windows Start button.
Right Click My Computer.
In the Remote tab, enable RDP

access.
In the Windows Network

Connections dialog, disable the
local firewall services.
Restart the Server.
Establish a connection and use

the Windows Update utility to
add the .NET 3.5 Framework
and other appropriate updates.
3. This document references both

the use of RDP and the
XenCenter Console Tab to
access the workstation or server
console. Although both are
useable, connections via the
Windows RDP facility require
that this function be allowed. As
such, steps in this runbook are
included to update the My
Computer properties on each
system to enable RDP
connectivity. This is not required
if the XenCenter Console tab
access method is used.
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4. From the Windows Start menu,
click Run. In the pop-up enter
mmc.exe and click OK to start
the Management Console.
From the File menu, click

Add/Remove Snap-in.
In the pop-up dialog, click Add.
Click Certificates. Click Add.
Click the Computer Account

radio button.
Click Next.
Click Finish.
Click Close.
Click OK.
Close the Management

Console and Save it to a
temporary directory at the root of
the C:\ drive when prompted.
5. Prepare to run the Windows

sysprep process by performing
the following steps.
Insert the Windows installation

media into the DVD drive on the
XenServer.
On the Windows 2003 server,

use windows explorer to navigate
to the \Support\Tools directory.
Click the Deploy.cab file.
Copy the setupcl.exe and the

sysprep.exe to a temporary
directory at the root of the C:\
drive on the server.
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6. Navigate to the temporary
directory created in the previous
step.
Run the sysprep.exe utility.
Select Shut Down from the drop

down list in the Shutdown Mode
field.
Click Reseal and allow the

server to shut down.
Click OK to acknowledge the

dialog box pertaining to
regeneration of Security IDs.
Do not restart the server.
7. Wait until the server has been

shut down.
In the left panel of the XenCenter

console, right click the Windows
Server 2003 Model Server
object.
Click Convert to Template.
Acknowledge the warning

message and wait until the
process has been completed.
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8. Right click the newly created
Windows Server 2003 Model
Server template in the left panel.
Select New VM from the pop-up

menu.
Follow the dialogs to create three

new Windows Server 2003
systems from this XenServer
template.
To reflect references within this

guide, the virtual machines
should be named:
vDesktopDmC
vDesktopPvS
vDesktopDDC
Use default values as prompted

through the VM creation wizard.
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Part 2 – Configuring the Domain Controller

This section contains the steps required to set up the first server will be set us as the Domain Controller. As such, it will
host the Active Directory, DHCP, and DNS services.
Setting up The Domain Controller

1. In the XenCenter Console tab,
click the vDesktopDmC server
object in the left panel.
Click the Console tab in the right

panel.
Login to the as the local

Administrator in the right panel.
Follow the steps to complete the

sysprep process on the server.
Set the server name, IP address,

and default gateway as per Table
1 - Addressing Chart, above.
Specify Workgroup membership.
Upon reboot, log in as the local

administrator using the
XenCenter console.
Validate the settings for the local

firewall and Remote Access as
per above.
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2. Establish an RDP connection or
use the XenCenter console tab
to connection to the
vDesktopDmC server. Log in as
the local administrator.
If not already running, start the

Manage Your Server utility from
Windows Start >All Programs.
Select Add or Remove a Role.
Click Next in the Preliminary

Steps dialog.
Select Domain Controller.
Click Next.
Follow the wizard and select

Domain controller for new
domain name.
Throughout this run-book,

XenDT.net is used as the
domain name.
Continue using default values in

all prompts.
3. On the vDesktopDmC server,

click Windows Start >
Administrative Tools > DNS.
In the left panel, expand the DNS

tree fully.
In the left panel, under

VDESKTOPDMC right click
Reverse Lookup Zones.
Select “New Zone”.
Follow the wizard for a Primary

Zone using defaults.
Add the Network ID when

prompted.
Click Next until the wizard

finishes.
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4. If the process prompts for the
Windows 2003 Installation
media, mount it from the
XenCenter management dialog:
Click vDesktopDmC in the left

panel.
In the right panel, click the

Storage tab.
Select the Windows Server

2003 installation media from
the drop down list.
Select the appropriate DVD

image from the XenCenter Menu.
Return to the RDP session and

Click OK.
Allow the server to restart after

Active Directory and DNS
installation processes complete.
5. Log in to vDesktopDmC as the

domain administrator.
Restart the Manage Your

Server utility if necessary.
Select Add or Remove a Role.
Select DHCP Server and click

Next.
Create a Scope Name called

XenDesktop with a suitable
description.
Specify 172.18.2.161 - .174 as

per Table 1 - Addressing Chart
(above).
Continue to configure the Default

Gateway by specifying the IP
address of the router as per
Table 1 - Addressing Chart
(above).
Click Next.
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6. In the Domain Name and
Servers menu, set the parent
domain field to XenDT.net.
Set the Server name field to

vDesktopDmC.
Click Resolve.
Click Add. The resolved IP

address appears in the list.
Click Next.
Click Next to bypass the WINS

Servers menu.
Click Next to Activate this

scope now.
Click Finish.
7. Click Windows Start >

Administrative Tools >DHCP.
This opens the DHCP
Management Console.
Check that the DHCP service is

Authorized.
If it is not, the following steps will

Authorize it:
Right click vDesktopDmC in the

right panel.
Select Authorize.
In the top menu bar, click

Action.
Click Refresh from the drop

down list.
Ensure that the service is

running.
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8. In the left panel, right click the
Server Options folder at the
bottom of the tree.
Click Configure Options.
Scroll down and select the 066

Option.
Enter the IP address that is

assigned to vDesktopPvS as
per Table 1 – Addressing Chart
(above).
9. In the same panel, scroll down

and select the 067 Option.
Enter the string ARDBP32.bin

into the String Value field.
Click Apply.
Click OK.
Click Close.
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10. Click Windows Start >
Administrative Tools >Active
Directory Users and
Computers. This opens the
Active Directory Management
Console.
Create five user accounts:

User_1
User_2
User_3
User_4
User_5
11. In the left panel, right click

XenDT.net.
Select New in the pop-up dialog.
Select Organizational Unit.
Set the Name field to

XenDesktop.
Close the Active Directory

Management dialog.
12. Reboot the Server.

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Creating the Workstations

11. Right click the newly created
template in the left panel.

menu.
Follow the dialogs to create three

new Windows XP workstations
from this XenServer template.
For references within this guide,

the virtual machines should be
named:
EP-Full-01
EP-Win-01
Use default values as prompted.
12. Click EP-Full-01 in the left panel

of the XenCenter dialog.
Click the Console tab
In the right panel, click Next to

allow the sysprep process to
complete.
In the Network settings dialog,

select Custom Settings and set
the Network IP address for this
system as per Table 1 -
Addressing Chart (above).
When prompted select Yes,

make this computer part of the
following domain.
Enter XenDT.net into the

Domain Name field.
Authenticate using the Domain

Administrator credentials.
Click Finish and let the system

reboot.
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Creating the Workstations

13. In the Network Identification
wizard, select Do not add users
at this time.
Click Next.
Click Finish.
Log in as Domain Administrator.
Turn OFF the local Firewall.
Validate that RDP access is

enabled.
Repeat steps 12 and 13 for the

remaining Windows XP endpoint
system:
EP-Win-01
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Section II - Creating the XenDesktop Environment

The previous section led the user through setting up the servers, user workstation, and network. The steps in this section
pertain to installing and configuring Citrix components that will deliver the XenDesktop VDI.
Part 1 – Preparing the XenDesktop Master Image and Template

The activities in this section pertain to creating the master image that will be used to create the virtual systems in the
XenDesktop VDI.
Creating the XenDesktop Master Image

1. To create the XenDesktop base
virtual system image on the
XenServer, perform the
following:

console, right click Windows XP
Model Workstation template.

menu.
Set the Name to

vBaseDesktop1.
Follow the prompts using the

following overrides.
RAM: 1024MB
Disk: 8GB/Windows XP
Disk: 16GB/Vista
Follow the Windows sysprep

installation prompts.
Set the System Name to

vBaseDesktop1.
In the Network Settings dialog,

lick Typical Settings to use
DHCP.
Join the XenDT.net domain.

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Creating the XenDesktop Master Image

2. Create a new Virtual Machine
template on the XenServer host.
This template will be used by the

Provisioning Server.

console, right click the
XenServer object.
Click New VM.
Set the name to PvS VM

Template.
In the wizard, select Other

Install Media.
Click the Physical DVD drive

radio button.
Set the RAM to 1024MB
When Virtual Disks panel is

presented (as shown at the
right), leave the Disk Allocation
blank.
Select other defaults until Finish
3. In the XenCenter left panel, right

click PvS VM Template.
Select Force Shutdown.
Wait until the system is down.
Right click PvS VM Template,
Click Convert to Template.

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Part 2 – Installing the Citrix Desktop Delivery Controller Software

The activities in this section focus on creating the XenDesktop Delivery Controller (DDC) on vDesktopDDC. The Citrix
licensing server component is installed on vDesktopDDC and loaded with XenDesktop licenses.
Installing the Citrix Desktop Delivery Controller Software

1. Establish an RDP session or use
the XenCenter Console tab to
connect to the vDesktopDDC
server.
Log in as the domain

administrator.
Place the Desktop Delivery

Controller installation media into
the DVD drive via the XenCenter
console.
In the Welcome page, select

Install Server Components.
Scroll through the licensing

agreement and click the I accept
radio button.
Click Next.
On the next page, select all

components.
Click Next
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2. Set the Name field for the new
farm to XenDTFarm.
This farm name will be used later

in the configuration.
Click Next.
In the next panel, select the

product edition for which you
have the license.
Click Next
3. In the Optional Server

Configuration panel, leave the
default setting.
Click Next.
Click Next in the Start

Installation panel.
When prompted, restart the

server.
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4. Upon restart, log in with the
same domain administrator
account.
The installation will continue.
It may be necessary to restart

the installation process to
complete the installation.
Hint: To restart the installation

process, perform these steps:
Click MyComputer.
Click the DVD drive object in the

menu that is opened.
5. The installation continues after

the reboot.
Select “Continue Anyway” to

ignore error messages pertaining
to printer drivers.
Upon completion of the install

process, the server will prompt to
restart. Allow the system to do
so.
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6. When the Setup Complete
message appears, leave both
options checked.
Click Finish.
7. The Active Directory

Configuration Wizard begins.
Click Next.
In the Select an existing Active

Directory OU panel, click
Browse.
In this example, the XenDesktop

OU was selected.
Click OK.
This field is set to

OU=XenDesktop,DC=XenDT,D
C=net
Click Next.
Click Finish.
Click Close.
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8. When prompted, click Yes to
start the Citrix Access
Management Console.
Click Next to start the Discovery

wizard.
Click Add Local Computer.
Click Next
Click Next.
When the Discovery Completed

message is displayed, click
Finish.
9. Note the presence of this server

(VDESKTOPDDC) under
XenDesktop > Controllers.
Close the Access Management

Console.
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10. To prepare for licensing, it is
critical to have the correct
hostname of the license server.
Administrators can check by
following these steps:
On the vDesktopDDC server,

click on Windows Start > Run
Type cmd.
Click OK.
Type hostname and press

Enter. The hostname is
displayed.
It is critical to specify the case

sensitive hostname when
activating the licenses and
downloading the license file from
MyCitrix.com
11. It is assumed that the license has

been pre-arranged and retrieved.
If not, download an evaluation

license using your account from
MyCitrix.
The license file may be

compressed. If so, extract it.
On the vDesktopDDC server,

the Citrix License Manager
should be active from the
previous steps.
In the License Management

dialog, click Copy license file to
this license server.
Browse to the location of the

stored license, and select the
license file.
Click Upload.
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12. The license upload process
completes quickly.
Check that the license has been

uploaded.
Close the License Management

Console.
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Part 3 – Loading the Citrix Provisioning Server Software

The activities in this section focus on creating the Provisioning Server (PvS) on vDesktopPvS.

1. Additional disk storage must be
allocated to the Provisioning
Server (vDesktopPvS).
For these lab activities, 50GB of

storage is sufficient to host the
file systems for 5 virtual desktop
systems based upon Windows
XP operating system.
Formalized sizing procedure –

outside the scope of this
document – would be used to
determine storage requirements
for production environments.

console, click vDesktopPvS.
Select the Storage tab in the

right panel.
Set the Size field to 16GB.
Click Add to create a new 50GB

volume to vDesktopPvS.

to connect to the vDesktopPvS
server.
Log in using the credentials of

the domain system administrator.
From the Control Panel>

Administrative Tools, start the
Computer Management dialog.
Click Disk Management
Initialize the new 16GB volume.
Click Create a new partition.
Select Primary Partition.
Format the new volume.

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3. In the left panel of the XenCenter
console, click vDesktopPvS.

Storage tab.
Select he Provisioning Server

Installation Media from the drop
down list.
Return to the vDesktopPvS

console.
4. Using Windows File Explorer,

navigate to \SQL Server 2005
Express.
Since this is the 32-bit operating

system, click to execute
SQLEXPR32.exe.
Follow the prompts to install SQL

Express.
Click Next.
Start the Configuration wizard

when prompted.
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5. Fill in name and company
information when prompted.
Click Next and follow the wizard

using default values.
Click the Install.
Upon completion of component

configuration, click Next.
Acknowledge the Summary

panel.
Click Finish.
Restart the server before

continuing.
6. At the root of the Provisioning

Server installation media, click
PVSSRV_Server.exe.
Click Next.
Scroll through and accept the

license agreement and Click
Next.
Accept the defaults for the User

and Organization.
Click the Anyone who uses this

computer radio button.
Click Next.
Click Next in the destination

panel.
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7. Click the Complete radio button.
Click Next.
In the next menu, click Install.
Allow the installation process to

complete.
Click Finish.
The Server Configuration

wizard begins.
Click Next.
8. In the DHCP Services panel,

select the The Service that runs
on another computer radio
button
Click Next.
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9. Select the default setting in the
PXE Services panel by selecting
The service that runs on this
computer radio button.
Click Next.
In the next menu, select Create

Farm.
Click Next.
10. In the Database Server panel,

click Browse.
Select VDESKTOPPVS from the

Server name drop down list.
Click OK.
The Server name and the

Instance name fields are now
populated properly.
Click Next.
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11. In the next menu, accept the
defaults.
Note that this is a different FARM

entity than the one configured on
the Desktop Delivery Controller
and, as such, has its own name.
This can be a source of

confusion and error.
Click Next.
12. Important:
Change the name of the License

server in this menu.
Change the License Server

name to vDesktopDDC.
Do not change the License

server port assignment.
Click Next.
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13. In the User Account menu, click
the Specified user account
radio button
For simplicity of configuration,

set the User Name, Domain,
and Password fields to their
appropriate values for the
domain administrator.
Click the option to Configure the

database for the account.
Click Next.
In the next panel, select the

appropriate Network card and
Click Next.
14. Select the Use the Provisioning

Server TFTP service option
Click Next.
In the next panel, accept all

defaults.
Click Next.
Click Finish.
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15. In some releases, a configuration
error message may appear.
This can typically be ignored.
The log file can be found at the

following location:
C:\Documents and Settings\All

Users\Application
Data\Citrix\Provisioning
Server\ConfigWizard.log
Click Done.
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16. Using the XenCenter console,
click vDesktopPvS in the left
panel.

Storage tab.
From the drop down list, select

the XenDesktop Delivery
Controller installation media.
This assigns that volume to the

DVD drive of the vDesktopPvS
server.
Navigate to the three

executables under
w2k3\en\XenDesktop Setup
Tool (since this is a 32-bit
operating system.
Copy these files to a convenient

location on the server.
On the vDesktopPvS server, run

the Setup.exe file to start the
XenDesktop Setup Wizard.
Click Next.
Scroll through, read, and accept

the License Agreement.
Click Next.
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17. In the Destination Folder panel,
accept the defaults.
Click Next.
Click Install.
Click Finish when the installation

completes.
18. On the vDesktopPvS server,

create a new subdirectory called
XDStore.
It is recommended to create this

on a non-system volume so that
it can be expanded if required.
In this example, E:\XDStore is

created.
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19. On the vDesktopPvS server,
select Windows Start>All
Programs>Citrix->Provisioning
Server->Provisioning Server
Console.
In the left panel, right click

Provisioning Server Console and
click Connect to Farm.
Specify the FQDN of the PVS

server.
The field is set to

vDesktopPvS.XenDT.net in this
example.
Click Connect.
20. Expand the tree in the left panel.
Right click Stores.
Select Create Store.
In the pop up dialog, set the

Name field to XDStore.
In the Paths tab, specify the path

and directory name created
above.
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21. Click the Servers tab.
In the window below Servers

that provide this store, select
the entry “VDESKTOPPVS”.
Click OK.
22. In the left panel, right click

XDStore.
Click Create vDisk.
In the pop up panel, specify the

following:
Site: Site (default)
Server used: vDesktopPvS

(Default)
Filename: vDisk1
Description: Master Virtual

Desktop Disk
Size: 8192 for XP (16384 for

Vista)
VHD Format: Dynamic (Not

default)
Click Create vDisk

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23. In the right panel, right click the
newly created vDisk.
Click Properties.
In the pop up dialog, click Edit

File Properties
Click the Options tab.
Click the option Active Directory

machine account password
management.
Click OK.
Click OK.
24. In the left panel, expand Sites.
Click the Servers object.
In the right panel, right click

VDSEKTOPPVS.
Click Properties.
In the pop-up, click the Options

tab.
Click the option Enable

automatic password support.
Leave the default number of

days set to its default.
Click OK.
Acknowledge the Service

Restart message.
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25. In the left panel of the
Provisioning Server Console,
click XDStore.
In the right panel of the console,

right click vDisk1.
Click Mount vDisk.
26. From the vDesktopPvS

Windows Start menu, click My
Computer.
Note the new removable disk.
Right click the new Removable

Disk and Format it.
Close the explorer menu.
In the left panel of the

Provisioning Server Console,
select XDStore.
In the right panel, right click

vDisk1.
Click Unmount Disk.

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Part 4 - Finalizing the XenDesktop Image

In this section, the model XenDesktop system image is created.
The following steps are performed:
 Create the vBaseDesktop1 system and apply maintenance as required.
 Clean up the model vBaseDesktop1 system image.
 Install prerequisite Citrix software
 Propagate that image to the Virtual Disk used by the Provisioning Server.
Creating the XenDesktop System Image
1. Establish an RDP session to the

vBaseDesktop1 system.

administrator.
Install any applications that the

user should see in their virtual
desktop environment.
Remove all superfluous Windows

components.
From Windows Explorer, run the

Disk Cleanup utility to clean out
temporary files and artifact
installer files.
This will reduce the disk image

size. It will also empty the
Recycle Bin.
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2. In the XenCenter left panel, click

vBaseDesktop1.
Click the Storage tab in the right

panel.
Select the XenDesktop Delivery

Controller installation media from
the drop down list.
Connect to the console of

vBaseDesktop1.
The installation menu should be

up.
Click Install Virtual Desktop
Components.
Scroll through and read the

License Agreement and click I
accept.
Click Next.
Accept default PORT and

Firewall setting adjustment
options.
3. Click the Select the farm now

Radio button.
Select the XenDTFarm from the

drop down list. This is the name
of the farm name in the Citrix
XenDesktop Delivery Controller
installation.
Click Next.
Click Install.
Click Continue Anyway to

Printer warning messages if they
are presented.
Click Finish.
Click Yes when prompted to

restart the system.
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4. Connect to the XenCenter

console. Right click
vBaseDesktop1 in the left panel.
Click Properties.
In the pop up window, click

Startup Options.
Move Network to the top of the

Boot Order list.
Click OK.
Click the Network tab in the right

panel.
Record the MAC Address

shown.
This will be used in the next step.

to connect to vDesktopPvS.

administrator.
Start the Provisioning Server

Console.
In the left panel expand the

entire tree and right click
Collection.
Click Create Device.
Enter the Name and the

recorded MAC Address from the
previous step. Do not be
concerned about the case
change.
Click OK.
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6. In the right panel, right click the

new device and click Properties.
In the pop-up panel, select Hard

Disk in the Boot From drop
down list.
Click the vDisks tab.
Click Add.
In the window under Select

Desired vDisks, click
XDStore\vDisk1.
Click OK.
Click OK again to close the

dialog.
Restart vBaseDesktop1.
7. In the XenCenter left panel, click

vBaseDesktop1.

panel.
Select the Citrix Provisioning

Server installation media.
Connect to the vBaseDesktop1

console and log in as the domain
administrator.
From the main menu of the

installation dialog, click Install
Target Device for 32 bit
Platform.
Scroll through and accept the

License Agreement.
Click Next.
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8. Enter your user and

organizational information.
Be sure to click Anyone who

uses this computer”.
Click Next.
Accept the default Destination

Folder.
Click Next.
Click Install.
When the installation wizard

completes, click Finish.
Restart the system.
9. Log in as the domain

administrator when
vBaseDesktop1 restarts.
Click the vDisk icon in the tray to

show status and statistics.
Check that the vDisk is active.
Close the dialog.
Use Windows explorer to

determine which drive letter
Windows has assigned to this
device.
The drive letter assignment is

typically E:\.
Make a note of this drive letter

assignment.
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10. To clone the vBaseDesktop1

system image to the vDisk, click
Windows Start > All Programs >
Citrix > Citrix Provisioning
Server Image Builder from the
vBaseDesktop1 system.
This utility is found under All

Programs > Citrix> Provisioning
server >Provisioning Server
Image Builder
Make certain that the destination

drive is correct.
Click Build.
Click yes to confirm the build

action.
This process will take some time.
Upon completion, shut down

vBaseDesktop1.

to connect to vDesktopPvS.
If not running, start the

Provisioning Server Console.
Click XDStore in the left panel.
If a lock icon appears next to

vDisk1 In the right panel, ensure
that vBaseDesktop1 has been
shut down fully.
Right click the vDisk1 object in

the right panel and click
Properties.
Click Edit File Properties.
Click the Mode tab.
Select Standard Image from the

Access Mode drop down list.
Click OK.
Click OK again to exit.

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12. The status of vDisk1 will now be

changed for use by the
Provisioning Server.
Start the XenDesktop Setup

Wizard from All Programs >
Citrix > Administrative Tools >
XenDesktop Setup Wizard.
Click Next.
The Desktop Farm page is

presented.
Select XenDTFarm from the

drop down list.
Click Next.
13. Select Citrix Xen VM

infrastructure from the drop
down list.
Set the Address field to

http://<XenServer-IP> using the
IP address in the Addressing
Chart, above.
Click Next.
When prompted, supply the

credentials to authenticate to the
XenServer.
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14. In the Virtual Machine Template

menu, select PvS VM Template
from the list.
Ignore all other templates that

might exist.
Click Next.
15. In the Virtual Disk menu, select

vDisk1.
Click Next.
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16. In the Virtual Desktops menu,

specify the number of virtual
desktops, and the Virtual
Desktop systems’ naming
structure.
The configuration specified in all

previous setup steps was set
with values that support 5
systems.
The complete name cannot

exceed 16 characters, including
the sequence numbers that are
appended to the Common
Name.
Click Next.
17. In the Organizational Unit menu,

click Use Default
Organizational Unit.
Click Next.
In the next menu, click Create a

new desktop group called
XDGroup.
Leave the Allow Immediate

Access option checked.
Click Next.
Review the summary information

in the Desktop Creation menu.
Click Next.
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18. Open the XenCenter console.
Validate that the desktops

appear in the XenServer list.

to connect to the vDesktopDDC
console.
Start the Access Management

Console (All Programs > Citrix >
Management Consoles> Access
Management Console.)
Completely expand the

XenDTFarm tree in the left
panel.
Right click XDGroup at the

bottom of the tree.
Click Properties.
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20. Click Idle Pool Settings in the

left panel.
In the right panel set the values

as follows:
Business: 3
Peak Time: 3
Out of hours: 1
This sets the number of systems

that will be brought up and kept
ready for immediate user
connections during these parts of
the day.
Click Apply.
Click OK.
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Section III – Configuring Local Access

Part 1 - Endpoint Configuration for Full-Screen-Only Mode Access
Full-Screen-Only Mode is one in which a user can access only the XenDesktop environment. No access to the local (end-
point) system resources is allowed. XenDesktop access mode is configured on the user’s endpoint system.
Upon login to the endpoint system, the connection is made to the back end XenDesktop virtual machine. The credentials
are passed back to the virtual machine, and its desktop is displayed on the endpoint system.
Only the user that installed the client software can access local system resources.
The alternate connectivity mode (Window-View Mode) is discussed in the section that follows these Full Screen
configuration steps.
To configure the endpoint system to allow only Full-Screen-Only Mode, follow the steps below.
Endpoint Configuration – Full-Screen-Only Mode

1. If using RDP to access to the
endpoint systems in the lab,
make sure that the appropriate
user names are authorized on
the target systems.
Note that t this authorization is

required only in a lab/RDP
environment, and is not required
in a production deployment.
This is not required on the

XenDesktop virtual desktop
systems.
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2. Click EP-Fulll-01 in the left panel
of the XenCenter menu

panel.
Select the Citrix Desktop

Delivery Controller installation
media.
Establish an RDP connection or

to connection to EP-Full-01.
On the EP-Full-01 system,

browse DVD to the
w2k3\en\Clients\ica32 directory.
Click to run
DeskTopReceiverFull.msi.
Select your language.
Click Next
Accept the license agreement.
Click Next.
3. Set the Server Address field to

vDestopDDC.XenDT.net.
Click Next.
In the next menu, select the

default Destination Folder.
Click Next.
Click Use machine name as

client name in the following
panel.
Click Next.
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4. Click the YES radio button to use
the local user name and
password.
Click Next.
In the next menu, click YES for

installing USB support.
Click Next.
At the summary page, Click Next

to begin the installation process.
After the installation completes,

click Finish.
Do not reboot when prompted.

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5. Click to run
DeskTopApplianceLock
_en.msi in the same directory
used in above installation.
Accept the License Agreement

and click Install.
Allow installation to complete.
Click Close
Restart the system.
Installation of these two

components will force
XenDesktop Full-Screen-Only
Mode for all users except the
user that installed these
components.
No other user will have access to

the local system resources.
6. Allow the EP-Full-01 system to

restart.
Log in as XenDT domain user

User_1.
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7. One of the vDesktopX systems
is connected to this session.
The login credentials are passed

through to one of the idle
vDesktopX system that has
been allocated to this session.
Note: As this system is allocated,

background processes bring up
another idle XenDesktop system
as per the Idle Pool count
parameter.
8. Connect to the vDesktopDDC

server and launch the Access
Management Console.
Click Action > Refresh.
The console now shows that one

of the virtual systems is in use.
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Part 2 - Endpoint Configuration for Window-View Mode Access

Window-View Mode is an endpoint system configuration in which users can access the XenDesktop virtual machine
desktop through a window on their own endpoint workstation.
This will be the default configuration for users with personal PCs, or those connecting through a remote connection.
Upon login to the endpoint system, the user opens a browser and points to the Web Interface (running on vDesktopDDC in
this lab configuration). This triggers the allocation of a back end XenDesktop system from the idle pool, and presents login
dialog.
To configure the endpoint system to allow only Widowed Access Mode, follow the steps below.
Endpoint Configuration – Window-View Mode
1. Establish an RDP session or use

the XenCenter console tab to
connect connection to the EP-
Win-01 system.
Download the Citrix Receiver,

and install it on this workstation.
The Citrix Receiver can be found

at www.Citrix.com.
Log out from the system.

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2. Connect to EP-Win-01 again.
Log in as the local Administrator

or another user to simulate
logging in to a multi-purpose
workstation.
Using this username parallels

using a shared/guest system to
access the remote desktop
services.
This will show that the user will

be required to provide an
authorized XenDesktop user
name for access to be granted.
3. Open an internet browser.
Set the address bar to

http://vDesktopDDC/
The FQDN may also be used in

the browser address bar.
The login page appears.
Enter the login credentials
Name: User_4
Password: <user’s password>
Domain: XenDT
Click Log On
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4. Acknowledge the licensing

agreement.
Click Download.
Click Run when prompted.
Acknowledge the publisher

warnings and continue the
installation.
5. Click Tools in Internet Explorer

menu bar.
Click Internet options from the

drop down menu.
In the Security tab, add the

current site to the trusted sites
list.
Restart the browser.
Access http://vDesktopDDC/
Log in again:
Name: User_5
Password: <user’s password>
Domain: XenDT
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6. You will now be connected

automatically to the Virtual
Desktop.
Unlike Full-Screen-Only Mode,

The Citrix Receiver prompts the
user to specify local resource
access preferences.
Local Access Summary

This concludes the setup of Local Access to the XenDesktop VDI environment. This configuration demonstrates the
methodology used to configure access to the environment by local LAN based user communities.
Many default configuration options were set in the interest of simplifying the lab environment. For additional configuration
options, consult the Citrix XenDesktop product documentation.

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Section I – Creating the Network

Creating the Windows Server 2003 Virtual Systems

Step Description Caption

Right click the XenServer object

Set the Name to Windows

All other servers will be based

Select Install XenServer Tools

Creating the Windows Server 2003 Virtual Systems

Step Description Caption

Log in as the local Administrator.

Click the Windows Start button.

Right Click My Computer.

In the Remote tab, enable RDP

In the Windows Network

Restart the Server.

Establish a connection and use

3. This document references both

Creating the Windows Server 2003 Virtual Systems

Step Description Caption

From the File menu, click

In the pop-up dialog, click Add.

Click Certificates. Click Add.

Click the Computer Account

Close the Management

5. Prepare to run the Windows

Insert the Windows installation

On the Windows 2003 server,

Click the Deploy.cab file.

Copy the setupcl.exe and the

Creating the Windows Server 2003 Virtual Systems

Step Description Caption

Run the sysprep.exe utility.

Select Shut Down from the drop

Click Reseal and allow the

Click OK to acknowledge the

Do not restart the server.

7. Wait until the server has been

In the left panel of the XenCenter

Click Convert to Template.

Acknowledge the warning

Creating the Windows Server 2003 Virtual Systems

Step Description Caption

Select New VM from the pop-up

Follow the dialogs to create three

To reflect references within this

Use default values as prompted

Part 2 – Configuring the Domain Controller

Setting up The Domain Controller

Step Description Caption

Click the Console tab in the right

Login to the as the local

Follow the steps to complete the

Set the server name, IP address,

Specify Workgroup membership.

Upon reboot, log in as the local

Validate the settings for the local

Setting up The Domain Controller

Step Description Caption

If not already running, start the

Select Add or Remove a Role.

Click Next in the Preliminary

Select Domain Controller.