Change License server in xa 6.5
If you want to change license server name in xenapp 6.5, open server role manager, edit licensing option then update your new license server name, click next and apply, and reboot.
Category: XenApp 6.5
Find XenApp 6.5 License server name from registry
AFAIK, there is no direct GUI link to check the license server name so i thought to put a post so that whenever needed, I can quickly check it. Below are the 4 places where you can find license server name. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Citrix\LSName HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Citrix\Licensing\MFCM_LSHostName [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Citrix\IMA\Licensing] “LicenseServerHostName”=” [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Control\Citrix] “LSName”=”” If you want to change the license server […]
Citrix XenApp Life cycle – EOL and End of Extended Support
On the Tuesday morning keynote that launched this year’s Citrix Synergy conference, Citrix CEO Mark Templeton took time to set to rest several years of speculation about the importance of XenApp. The message was unequivocal: “We love XenApp.” Templeton went on to review both how important XenApp is to Citrix and its importance in the […]
Enable XenApp Maintenance Mode
Prior to version XenApp 6.5 the most common method was to use Custom Load Evaluator that will report a full load when assigned to a server. The main reasons to use Load Evaluator were: Load Evaluator assigment is stored in data store, so Load Evaluator can be assigned to a server, even while server is offline. […]
Migrating from XenApp 4.5 and 5 to XenApp 6.5 using XenApp Migration Center
Hi, Check this video from citrix about Migrating from XenApp 4.5 and 5 to XenApp 6.5 using XenApp Migration Center. PPT Document here
Reset/Change admin password for Citrix Licensing Server?
A default administrator account ‘admin’ is created during installation of the Citrix License Administration Console. You can set the password for this account during installation. Try to logon with the default ‘admin’ password ‘admin’ to configure your domain users. NOTE: ‘admin’ is not ‘Admin’ they are case sensitive. If you have lost the licensing server […]
XenApp Slow Logons Troubleshooting
Below are some of the points where user might face slow logons in accessing citrix apps/desktops: Winlogon Troubleshooting Steps Before investing too much time in troubleshooting Citrix, be sure to log onto the Xenapp server via RDP to make sure that logons remain slow there as well. If you want to know everything that is […]
How to Troubleshoot Slow Logons on XenApp
First of all try to isolate the problem. Ex, if you think GPOs are creating problems, create fresh OU, place a new server in that OU, block inheritance and check the problem. Complete the following procedure to troubleshoot slow logon issues on XenApp: Note: Complete Steps 1 to 3 with the same user account, in a […]
Reboot policy in XA6 Best Practice
Hi All, If we configure Reboot policies in Delivery Services Console, in most of the cases it might not work. All the registry settings would be fine and Citrix Modelling wizard would give positive results. But your Citrix XA servers wont reboot at the mentioned timings.Inorder to make your reboot policies work properly, you need […]
Preferential Load Balancing
Preferential Load Balancing assigns importance levels (Low, Normal, or High) to specific users and applications. For example, doctors and nurses in a hospital are specified as important users and MRI scans and X-rays are specified as important applications. These important users and applications with higher levels of service connect to their sessions more quickly and […]