XenApp/XenDesktop 7.11

Start Here

• Citrix Project Accelerator
• Citrix VDI Best Practices for XenApp and XenDesktop 7.6 LTSR
• If upgrading from XenApp 6.5, see Citrix’s Migration Tool
• Upgrades from XenApp/XenDesktop 7.x are performed in place. See Upgrade a deployment at Citrix Docs.

Build Procedures

• Delivery Controller 7.11 and Licensing
• Director 7.11
• Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA) 7.11
• Catalogs, Delivery Groups, Zones
  • Remote PC
• Published Applications / Published Content
• Session Recording 7.11
• AppDNA 7.11
• AppDisks
• Other Build Topics:
  • Provisioning Services 7.11
  • StoreFront 3.7
  • NetScaler Gateway 11 or NetScaler Gateway 11.1
  • Citrix Federated Authentication Service (SAML)
  • Citrix SCOM Management Packs 2016_08_24

Policies

• Group Policy – VDA Computer Settings – Create GPOs, Windows GPO Templates, Computer Settings
• Group Policy – VDA User Settings – Session Lockdown, Internet Explorer, Office, Adobe Reader, and ShareFile Drive Mapper
• Citrix Policy Settings – security, graphics
• Citrix Profile Management
• Workspace Environment Manager 4.0.0

Other

• XenApp 6.5 Updates
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Post-SP1 Hotfixes