

- #Citrix xenapp 6.5 license server install#
- #Citrix xenapp 6.5 license server update#
- #Citrix xenapp 6.5 license server password#
- #Citrix xenapp 6.5 license server plus#
Learners will receive training for installing and configuring Citrix XenApp 6.5 for Windows Server 2008 R2, Citrix Receiver and plug-ins, as well as for using administrative consoles and tools to configure resources, policies, server and farm settings, printers, virtualized applications and more. Next phase is to get a Web Interface server up and running, then we can actually establish the farm.Citrix XenApp 6.5 Basic Administration Description:Ĭitrix XenApp 6.5 Basic Administration training course provides the foundation necessary for administrators to effectively centralize and manage applications in the datacenter and instantly deliver them as a service to users anywhere. I tend to combine RDS License and Citrix License services on a single server in production, though there's no requirement for this.

Bear in mind that you also need Terminal Services (sorry, Remote Desktop Services) licenses, though of course RDS has a 120 grace period on a newly built server, which is plenty for this test. Interestingly, this seems to be a reduction from the 5000 servers the older license server supported.Īnd that's it! Not even a reboot in sight.
#Citrix xenapp 6.5 license server plus#
Go back to the Dashboard on the web page and you will see you have 99 Platinum and 99 Enterprise concurrent licenses, plus 4000 startup licenses. Find the Citrix License service and give it a bounce. 1a1b18d4e8 42 The startup license is a Citrix system file that enables Citrix products to maintain a continuous connection to the license server.
#Citrix xenapp 6.5 license server install#
Click Start, Administrative Tools, Services. Install of Citrix XenApp 6.5 License Server and Windows Server Remote Desktop. Click Import license and you should get a nice green message.Īs it says, you need to restart the Citrix License service to get the licenses.
#Citrix xenapp 6.5 license server password#
:-)Ĭlick the Start Button and select Citrix, Management Consoles and License Administration ConsoleĬlick the Administration tab and enter your admin username and password you set up earlier.Ĭlick Vendor Deamon Configuration (catchy.) and click import licenseĬlick Browse and find the license file you downloaded earlier - this is a time limited evaluation license, it should have the expiration date in its name. If you vary the license port, do remember what you change it to! Try to remember the “admin” password as well if you can. You then get a screen to configure the basics of the license server, and I'm keeping defaults. To set up the license server, I go to my installer share on my first server and execute \Licensing\CTX_Licensing.msiĪccept the EULA and click next until it finishes. They've all got static IPs and anti-virus programs installed, but otherwise are fresh installs. Step one has to be to download the files we'll need – I’ll assume from here on in that this is done and they’re extracted to a nice file share somewhere your servers can all access.Īll servers built for this are Windows Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 (so they’re all 64 bit, as 2008 R2 is 64-bit only).
#Citrix xenapp 6.5 license server update#
In 2012, XenApp 6.5 was released and this update included a new feature called Instant App Access, which aimed to reduce application launch time. XenApp 6 launched in 2010 and included a new central management console called AppCenter. Solution: Delete two files 'concurrentstate.xml and/or the activationstate.xml' from. The License service was up for a minute and failing iimediately. this error was caused due to service failed on Citrix license server. I was getting the error 'Citrix XenApp cannot contact the license server'. The first step for me is the License server - its specified during the setup of the main servers, so its nice to have it in place first, and XenApp 6.5 will require a later version of the Citrix License Server than the v11.6 License server which shipped with XenApp 6. Between 20, Citrix issued two updates of XenApp. Citrix XenApp cannot contact the license server. Following on from my overview of the XenApp 6.5 Tech Preview ( ), I am now going to build a demo farm and explore some of the new features.įor this demo I'll be building a basic set of servers, based on a fairly powerful server running XenServer and 4 virtual machines - a license server, a web interface and an application server.
