LAB612

LAB612: XenApp 6.
5 customers, extend your on-prem

environment to the cloud in minutes!
Synergy 2018
May 2018
Table of Contents
Table of Contents................................................................................................................................................... 3
Training Overview.................................................................................................................................................. 4
Training Overview ......................................................................................................................................................5
Lab Environment Details ............................................................................................................................................6
Module 1: Introduction to Citrix Cloud .................................................................................................................. 8

Exercise 1-1: Log in to the Citrix Cloud & Add Custom Logos .....................................................................................9
Exercise 1-2: Verify Identity and Access Management & Add a Full Administrator ................................................16
Module 2: Citrix Cloud Set-Up.............................................................................................................................. 24

Exercise 2-1: Install the Cloud Connectors ...............................................................................................................25
Exercise 2-2: Install the 7.x Virtual Delivery Agent & Add it to the XenApp and XenDesktop Service Management
Plane ........................................................................................................................................................................35
Exercise 2-3: Publish Applications to the Citrix Cloud Hosted Workspace and Customize the Workspace Experience
.................................................................................................................................................................................49
Module 3: Migrating from XenApp 6.5 to Citrix Cloud ......................................................................................... 57

Exercise 3-1: Adding Cloud Connectors to StoreFront..............................................................................................58
Exercise 3-2: Adding Cloud Connectors to NetScaler ...............................................................................................67
Exercise 3-3: Configuring StoreFront to aggregate XenApp 6.5 and Citrix Cloud ....................................................73
Exercise 3-4: Testing the configuration changes .....................................................................................................86
Module 4: Completing the Migration ................................................................................................................... 95

Exercise 4-1: Migrating to Citrix Workspace ............................................................................................................96
Exercise 4-2: Migrating to Citrix Workspace with NetScaler Gateway Service ......................................................103
Training Overview
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Training Overview
Objective
This training will provide hands-on experience with the configuration of the Citrix Cloud XenApp
Service.
Required Prerequisites
Working knowledge of XenApp 6.5 architecture and components.
Working knowledge of XenServer 7.2.
Optional Prerequisites
Working knowledge of Citrix XenApp 7.x and components.
Audience
Target
Customers
Partners
Lab Guide Conventions

Indicator Purpose
This symbol indicates a series of steps to click through.
This symbol indicates a where to click in a step.
Focuses attention on a particular part of the screen.

Lab Environment Details
The follow diagram shows an overview of the virtual machines and networking configurations
included in the lab environment.
Student Internet
Desktop
NS1 AD SQL SF1
XenApp1 XenApp2 CC1 CC2

CC2
Virtual Machines
VM Name IP Address Description
AD.training.lab 192.168.10.11 Domain Controller, DNS, DHCP, Certificate Services.

CC1 192.168.10.22 Windows Server 2016. Clean server for Cloud Connector install.
CC2 192.168.10.23 Windows Server 2016. Clean sever for Cloud Connector HA.
NS1 192.168.10.90 NetScaler 11.0 VPX Build 64.34.
SF1 192.168.10.21 StoreFront Server 3.13.
SQL 192.168.10.12 SQL Server 2016.
XenApp1 192.168.10.20 Windows Server 2008 R2 hosting the XA 6.5 Infrastructure.
XenApp2 192.168.10.24 Windows Server 2012 R2 hosting the XA 7.17 Infrastructure.
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Credentials
User Name Password Description
Training\Administrator Citrix123 Domain Administrator

Training\User1 Citrix123 Standard User
Training\User2 Citrix123 Standard User
nsroot nsroot NetScaler Login
Synergy612_##@citrix.com Citrix123 Citrix Cloud Account Login (Unique to each student)
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Module 1: Introduction to Citrix Cloud
Overview:
The module presents a high-level overview of the Citrix Cloud control plane. The control plane is
where we administer our Citrix Cloud hosted components and configure the integration with the
resources that are hosted on-premises or in a public cloud. The Control plane can be accessed
using the webpage https://citrix.cloud.com. We will be focusing on logging in with the Citrix
provided credentials and moving through a few key areas of administration. Throughout these
exercises, we will assume the role of a Citrix Administrator that is in the process of orientating to
Citrix Cloud.
Before you begin:

Estimated time to complete Module 1 lab exercises: 11 minutes
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Exercise 1-1: Log in to the Citrix Cloud & Add Custom
Logos
Overview
You are a Citrix Administrator who received an account for Citrix Cloud. You will investigate
how the Citrix Cloud web page works and how all the different menus can benefit your
administration of the environment.
In this exercise, you will:

 Login to the Citrix Cloud account and add a company logo to the account.
Estimated time to complete this exercise: 5 minutes
Virtual Machines Required for This Exercise

Browser
Step-by-Step Guidance
Step Action
1. Click the Google Chrome icon on the taskbar of the Student Desktop.
2. Type https://citrix.cloud.com in the address bar of Google Chrome.
Note: You can also use https://cloud.citrix.com

3. Type in the Citrix Cloud credentials you were given to Sign In:
Login: Synergy612_##@workspacelab.com
Password: Citrix123
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Step Action
4. After signing in, the home page of Citrix Cloud shows Zero Library Offerings, One (or
Zero) Resource Location, Zero Domains, Zero Notifications and Zero Open Tickets
by default.
Note:
Library Offerings: Things configured in a cloud service (for example, the applications or
desktops delivered by a delivery group in XenApp and XenDesktop Service) are
assigned to Active Directory Users or Groups through Library Offerings.
Resource Locations: Customers use Resource Locations to define the places that
contain their resources. These resources are all within a defined communication/network
boundary, where access is available to them from the Citrix Cloud and to any other
customer infrastructure required to operate. Connection to the Citrix Cloud is via the
Citrix Cloud Connector.
Domains: These are the list of Active Directory domains which can communicate with
Citrix Cloud.
Notifications: Notifications provide information to administrators about issues that might
be of interest to them. These notifications showcase any new features in Citrix Cloud or
alert you to problems with your deployments. Notifications can come from any service
within Citrix Cloud.
Open Tickets: This allows the customer to raise or track a support ticket with the Citrix
Cloud support team.
5. Top-right of the web page shows the User name and Account name of the customer.
Note: Each student will have a unique set of Cloud Credentials, so the screenshots
represented in this guide will not look identical to what you see in your lab.
6. The four icons adjacent to the User name are typically referenced as the Control
Center, starting from the left. The icons provide access to: Feedback and Support,
New Feature Announcements, Notifications and Help.
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Step Action
7. Click the down arrow next to the User name.
Select Account Settings.
8. The Account Settings page shows Company Account and Orders that have been
placed by the customer.
9. On the Account Settings page, click browse from the Pictures folder to select a logo.
Note: There is a #CitrixSynergy graphic file located on the Student Desktop.
10. On the top left, click Citrix Cloud to return to the home page.
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Step Action
11. Refer to the middle of the home page for Citrix Cloud. My Services shows the services
currently subscribed for this account. Currently this account has Citrix Analytics, Smart
Tools and the XenApp and XenDesktop Service subscribed. Click Manage under
XenApp and XenDesktop Service.
12. Click the Overview tab.
13. Go back to the Citrix Cloud Overview tab and scroll down the page. Click here to
configure your Workspace experience.
14. Underneath the Access section within the Workspace Configuration section, you can
change the base URL for your Citrix Cloud hosted Workspace. Click Edit.
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Step Action
15. Type in your Citrix provided name for your Citrix Workspace URL (612SynergyLabXX).
Click Save.
Note: There is a #CitrixSynergy graphic file located on the Student Desktop.
16. Check the outage warning box and click Continue.
Note: Changing the base URL will take about 10 minutes so while that loads, continue
on through this exercise.
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Step Action
17. Click the Customize tab within the Workspace Configuration section. Choose a picture
to add to the Logo section and hit Save.
18. There are several other customizations you can make to the Workspace experience
such as a post sign-in logo, background color, text and icon color, and link color.
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Key Takeaways:
 Either https://citrix.cloud.com or https://cloud.citrix.com can be used to sign in to Citrix
Cloud. Both URLs redirect to the Citrix Cloud sign in page.
 A resource location corresponds to a data center where the workloads (VDAs) reside.
 Library Offerings provide an alternate way to assign applications or desktops to domain

users. In a XenApp and XenDesktop 7.x on-premises deployments, this was done using
Delivery Groups. In the XenApp and XenDesktop Cloud Service model, administrators
have an option to either use Delivery Groups or manage published resources via Library
offerings.
 You can add your company logo under the Account Settings default page.
 The Citrix Workspace experience allows you to customize your URL and add your
company logo to the login and landing page of StoreFront.
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Exercise 1-2: Verify Identity and Access Management &
Add a Full Administrator
Overview
In this exercise, using your Citrix Cloud Administrator account, you will explore how to add
administrators and adjust their respective permissions.

 Add administrators to the Citrix Cloud management plane and adjust administrative
permissions.

Browser
Step Action
1. At the top left of the Citrix Cloud page, click the Hamburger menu.
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Step Action
2. Select Identity and Access Management.
Note: Identity and Access Management defines the accounts used for administration of
Citrix Cloud Services. It also defines the domains to which the resources are published.
3. Validate that the Domains tab has no domains listed and provides an option to
Download a Cloud Connector.
Note: A Citrix Cloud Connector is a Citrix component that is installed to facilitate the
administration and control of a Resource Location from Citrix Cloud. If this Citrix Cloud
account were integrated with a domain, then the domain name would be listed here
along with the name of Citrix Cloud Connecter machine.
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Step Action
4. Click the Authentication tab on the Identity and Access Management page.
5. Verify this account has no integration to Azure Active Directory (AD) and administrators
use a general sign in URL (https://citrix.cloud.com) to sign in.
Note: This is the location from where administrators can integrate Azure Active Directory
with Citrix Cloud.
6. Click the Administrators tab on the Identity and Access Management page.
Note: The administrators tab shows all the current administrators along with an option to
invite new administrators.
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Step Action
7. **OPTIONAL STEPS TO ADD ANOTHER ADMINISTRATOR**
Note: This section is option if you have an accessible email address that is not already
linked to mycitrix credentials (like a Yahoo, Gmail, AOL account, etc…).
8. Select Citrix Identify from the dropdown menu, then type any email ID you wish to use
in the Email Address field and click Invite.
Note: Use an email ID that is not associated with identity.citrix.com (MyCitrix).

Otherwise, the steps may vary.
9. When prompted for confirmation click Send Invite.
10. Verify the Status shows as Invite Sent.
Note: The screenshot above will not be identical to the one students will see in their lab.
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Step Action
11. Use Internet Explorer or your personal laptop to retrieve the e-mail that was sent to the
e-mail address from Step 7. Click on the Sign In link in the e-mail.
Login to the Email ID used in step 7 and open the email sent from Citrix Cloud.
Note: Do not use Google Chrome to open the email invite for Citrix Cloud because you
are already logged in to Citrix Cloud with another account in the Chrome browser.
12. Open the email and click Sign In.
Note: The email link has a reference for the customer account from which the invite has
been sent. This link can only be used once and expires thereafter.
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Step Action
13. If you do not have an existing Citrix Cloud account, enter the following information,
otherwise sign in with your Citrix Cloud credentials:
First Name: Synergy
Last Name: Cloud
Type password: Citrix123
Re-type Password: Citrix123
Click Create Account. Then close this tab by clicking X.
Note: Students can choose to create a different password with a caution to be vigilant in
further steps in the exercise. This account will be used in module one only.
14. Switch back to Google Chrome which has you logged in to Citrix Cloud as your original
administrator account. Under the Identity and Access Management section,
Administrators tab found in step 2 & 6, verify that you now have 2 administrators listed
with Full access.
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Step Action
15. Locate the administrator account you just created, click the three dots on the right side
in the row correlating to your personal email address. Click Edit Access on the drop-
down to change the administrators’ privileges.
16. In the General Management section, click Custom Access and then click Domains
and Notifications to remove access to these services for this administrator.
Note: You can also limit the administrators access on a per serivce basis.
17. Click Save Changes to accept the changes and exit the page.
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Step Action
18. On the Identity and Access Management page, verify that you now have a Full and a
Custom administrator.
Key Takeaways:
 Identity and Access Management defines the accounts used for administration of Citrix
Cloud Services. It also defines the domains to which the resources are published.
 There are 2 sets of identities for Citrix Cloud:

o Administrators
o Subscribers
 Microsoft Azure AD can be integrated with Citrix Cloud Sign in to facilitate multifactor
authentication and self-service password provisioning.
 Inviting a new administrator is a 2-step process:
 An existing administrator sends an invite to a new administrator using Identity and

Access Management.
 If the new administrator already had a Citrix Cloud account, then he/she uses the same
credentials. If the new administrator does not have a Citrix Cloud account before then
he/she creates a password to sign in.
 If an administrator account has been successfully created, the status of the account will
show as active. If an administrator account has not been created, then the status will
show as invite sent.
 Currently, all administrators added to a Citrix Cloud account are created as full
administrators.
 After creating an administrator, the privileges assigned can be altered. This can even
happen on a per-service basis.
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Module 2: Citrix Cloud Set-Up
Overview:
This module presents the concept of Citrix Cloud Connectors and the role they play integrating
on-premises resources into the Citrix Cloud control plane. Cloud Connectors act as a secure
proxy between Citrix Cloud and resources defined in Resource Locations, allowing for Active
Directory lookup, VDA registration, hypervisor integration and much more.
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Exercise 2-1: Install the Cloud Connectors
Overview
Cloud Connectors allow for the communication between the Citrix Cloud Control Plane and the
various resource locations where data is located.

 Create two Cloud Connector VMs inside the XenApp 6.5 lab environment.

CC1, CC2, Browser
Step Action
1. From the Student Desktop, launch the XenCenter desktop shortcut.
Note: If you are not already connected to the host, rick click the host name and use the
credentials that were provided on lab provisioning screen to connect. The credentials
below will not be the same in each lab environment.
XenServer Credentials:
 Server: 192.168.10.5
 Username: admin
 Password: XXXXXXX
Note: If a Health Check Overview window appears, simply click Close.
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Step Action
2. Turn on the CC1 VM by selecting the VM on the left-hand side of the XenCenter console
and clicking the Start button.
3. Once the CC1 VM has started, you can access the VM by RDPing into the machine.
There is a Remote Desktop Connection icon located on the Student Desktop. Login as
the domain administrator using the following credentials:
Domain\Username: training\administrator
Password: Citrix123
Note: If you receive the below pop-up, click ‘yes’.
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Step Action
4. From the CC1 desktop, open the Google Chrome browser.
5. Navigate to cloud.citrix.com and sign in using the credentials that were provided to you
at the start of Module 1. Click Sign In.
6. Scroll down to the ‘My Services’ section and click ‘Manage’ under the XenApp and
XenDesktop Service.
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Step Action
7. Once you click Manage under the XenApp and XenDesktop Service you will be taken to
a lannding page where you will see an option to install a Cloud Connector. Click Install
Connectors.
Note: A Citrix Cloud Connector is a Citrix component that is installed to facilitate the
administration and control of Resource Locations from Citrix Cloud.
8. A Connector executable will start to download in the browser. Once the download is
finished, run the installer.
9. Click Run.
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Step Action
10. After an initial connectivity check to Citrix Cloud, the installer prompts you to sign in.
Click Sign In.
11. Sign in with your unique cloud credentials.
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Step Action
12. The installation continues and tests the service connectivity with Citrix Cloud.
This might take 2-3 minutes to complete.
13. When final Connectivity Test Successful notification is displayed, click Close.
14. When you return to the Citrix Cloud homepage, you should see that you now have a
domain that has been added to the management plane. If you don’t, try refreshing the
page until it appears. Click Add New.
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Step Action
15. You should see the domain for the training lab you just added. That is why the Cloud
Connector needs to be a domain-joined machine.
16. The domain you have just added is showing the yellow warning triangle. If you click the
drop down arrow on the right, you will see in the details that this is a warning that the
domain is only reachable through one cloud connector and therefore has a single point
of failure. We will now add high availability.
17. Repeat steps 2-5 on the CC2 VM.
18. In the top left corner of the Citrix Cloud page on CC2, navigate to Resource Locations.
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Step Action
19. You should see a resource location displayed with 1 Cloud Connector. Click the yellow
rectangle.
20. You should see the FQDN of the cloud connector (CC1) you just installed. Click +
Connector.
21. Click Download.
Note: There are multiple locations within the Citrix Cloud console where you can click to
install a Cloud Connector.
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Step Action
22. Repeat Steps 8-13 to install the Cloud Connector on CC2.
23. In the Citrix Cloud browser, hit Refresh. You should now see both Cloud Connectors
listed.
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Key Takeaways
 A Citrix Cloud Connector is a Citrix component that is installed to facilitate the administration
and control of Resource Locations from Citrix Cloud.
 The Cloud Connector needs to be installed on a Windows 2012 R2 or Windows 2016 server
that is domain joined.
 After the installation of the Cloud Connector, the install logs can be found at the following
consolidated location: %ProgramData%\Citrix\WorkspaceCloud\InstallLogs.
 The servers on which Citrix Cloud Connector is installed must be able to communicate with
the internet.
 The Citrix Cloud Connector has a service-based architecture.
 All the on-premises components like VDA, on-premises StoreFront, on-premises NetScaler
communicate with the Citrix Connector server which encrypts and proxies the traffic to the
cloud-hosted XenApp and XenDesktop Service.
 All communications between the Cloud Connector and Citrix Cloud are outbound. No
inbound connections are required. All connections use the standard HTTPS port (443) and
the TCP protocol.
 The operational logs of Cloud Connector are stored at

‘C:\ProgramData\Citrix\WorkspaceCloud\Logs’.
 Citrix Cloud Connectors must always be installed in pairs to ensure high availability.
 In case the Cloud Connector servers are not available, then the following activities cannot
be performed:
o Active Directory operations for your resource location
o Publishing resources from your resource location
o Provisioning new machines in your resource location
o Existing HDX connections are not interrupted in case of loss of communication
between Citrix Cloud and the Cloud Connector servers.
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Exercise 2-2: Install the 7.x Virtual Delivery Agent & Add it
to the XenApp and XenDesktop Service Management
Plane
Overview
The Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA) software gets installed on the machines that are hosting
applications and desktops in order to communicate with the 7.x infrastructure.

 Download the VDA software onto a Windows 2012 R2 server and point it at the Citrix
Cloud control plane.
 Add this machine to the Citrix Cloud management plane and publish a couple of
applications.
 Customize the Workspace experience.

XenApp2, Browser
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Step Action
1. From XenCenter:
1. Start the XenApp2 VM and RDP into it as domain\administrator with password
Citrix123.
2. In XenCenter, mount the XenApp_and_XenDesktop_7_17 ISO.
3. Open Windows Explorer.
4. Launch the Citrix ISO.
2. Once the Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop software launches, click Start next to the XenApp
option.
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Step Action
3. Select the Virtual Delivery Agent for Windows Server OS box.
4. Click Next.
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Step Action
5. Click Next.
6. Uncheck the three boxes. Click Next.
Note: For the purpose of this lab, this VDA installation is simplified. In a production
environment you will want to evaluate each of these features and determine what to
include or exclude.
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Step Action
7. Type in the FQDN of the Cloud Connector VM: CC1.training.lab and then click Test
Connection. You should see a green arrow pop-up next to the FQDN box. Click Add.
8. Type in the FQDN of the second Cloud Connector VM: CC2.training.lab and then click
Test Connection. You should see a green arrow pop-up next to the FQDN box. Click
Add then click Next.
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Step Action
9. Click Next.
10. Click Next.
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Step Action
11. Click Install.
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Step Action
12. During the installation you will need to restart when prompted. This may happen 1-3
times.
Note: The installation should pick up where it left off before restart but if it does not, click
back into the mounted ISO and go back through the install and it will then pick back up
where it left off.
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Step Action
13. Select I do not want to participate in Call Home and click Next.
Note: Call Home enables your VDA to send usage data to Citrix to be used for
improving Citrix products.
14. Click Finish.
15. Open up the Citrix Cloud management console in your browser from earlier exercises.
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Step Action
16. From the home screen, click on the Manage button under the XenApp and
XenDesktop Service. Now, click the Manage tab.
17. To add the new VDA machine to the XenApp and XenDesktop control plane, it must be
added to a Machine Catalog. Click Machine Catalogs.
Note: A Machine Catalog is a collection of physical or virtual machines managed as a

single entity. Many deployments create a master image or template on their host, and
then use that in the machine catalog as a guide for Citrix tools (such as Machine
Creation Services or Provisioning Services) to create VMs from the image/template. A
catalog can also contain physical machines.
18. In the top right corner, click Create Machine Catalog.
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Step Action
19. Click Next.
20. Since the VDA you just built is running on a Windows 2012 R2 Server, select ‘Server
OS’ and click Next.
Note: If you are building a Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10 desktop image, you
would select ‘Desktop OS’. If you are connecting to a physical machine inside the
internal network (like a desktop) you would select ‘Remote PC’.
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Step Action
21. We are manually adding this VM and not using any provisioning tools so we will select
‘Another service or technology’. Click Next.
Note: If you are using Machine Creation Service (MCS) or Citrix Provisioning Services
(PVS) to provision machines based off of a golden image, this is where you would select
those options.
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Step Action
22. Now you will select which machine to add. Click Add Computers. Type in the
Computer Name of the VDA VM ‘XenApp2’ and click Check Names. The name should
correct to the FQDN of the XenApp2 computer. Click OK then click Next.
23. Select 7.9 (or newer) and click Next.
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Step Action
24. Give this machine catalog a name related to its function or Operating System. The
description is just a note for the administrator about this machine catalog. Click Finish.
Key Takeaways
 When installing the VDA software on the Delivery Controller page, choose the “Do it
manually” option and then specify the FQDN of the Citrix Cloud Connectors in your resource
location.
 Citrix recommends specifying at least two Connectors for high availability.
 Machine Catalogs group machines together that are similar in function, purpose and
capabilities.
 All computers within a Machine Catalog need to be either servers or desktops and cannot
be mixed.
 Each catalog contains machines of only one of the following types:

o Server OS: A Server OS catalog provides desktops and applications that can be
shared by multiple users. The machines can be running supported versions of
Windows or Linux operating systems, but the catalog cannot contain both.
o Desktop OS: A Desktop OS catalog provides desktops and applications that are
assigned to a variety of different users.
o Remote PC Access: A Remote PC Access catalog provides users with remote
access to the physical office desktop machines. Remote PC Access does not require
a VPN to provide security. Currently, Remote PC Catalogs can only be created using
remote SDKs for the XenApp and XenDesktop Service in Citrix Cloud.
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Exercise 2-3: Publish Applications to the Citrix Cloud
Hosted Workspace and Customize the Workspace
Experience
Overview
Publishing applications within the 7.x environment is very fast and easy. Citrix Cloud also lets
you customize the Workspace experience from which you will access these applications.

 Publish applications from the newly added VDA.
 Customize the Workspace experience.

XenApp2, Browser
Step Action
1. Once the Machine Catalog has been created, we need to define what users have
access to that machine and what resources on that machine to make available. We will
do this by creating a Delivery Group. Click Delivery Groups.
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Step Action
2. In the top right corner, click Create Delivery Group.
3. Click Next.
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Step Action
4. Chose the machine catalog previously created and the number of machines within that
machine catalog that will be available to this Delivery Group: 1. Click Next.
Note: In a production environment you may have multiple machine catalogs because
different operating systems need to be in separate machine catalogs. Within those
machine catalogs you can have multiple machines. In this exercise we have only add
one VM to the machine catalog.
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Step Action
5. Now you will chose the users who will have access to this VDA. For the purpose of this
exercise we will allow all authenticated users access to this delivery group. Click Next.
Note: You can add AD users and OUs to this delivery group by selecting the ‘Restrict
use of this Delivery Group to the following users’ and using the ‘Add…’ button.
6. To add applications from this Windows 2012 R2 VDA, click ‘Add…’ and select ‘From
start menu…’.
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Step Action
7. Select Calculator and Notepad. Click OK.
Note: Notepad doesn’t appear in the screen capture because it is further down the list.
8. Verify that the two applications you selected appear within the application box. Click
Next.
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Step Action
9. Click Next.
Note: If you wanted to make the entire server desktop available in this delivery group
(so that it would appear under the desktops tab in addition to the specific applications
published) this is where you would add it.
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Step Action
10. Just as you did for the Machine Catalog, give this Delivery Group Published Apps
Group name and add a description. Click Finish.
11. To view your applications within the cloud hosted StoreFront web page, click the
Overview tab.
12. Scroll down the page until you see a link for the new Workspace experience included
with the XenApp and XenDesktop Service. Launch the URL.
Note: If you changed the URL in Exercise 1-1, you should see that new URL here.
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Step Action
13. Log On using any user credential provided.
14. You should see both applications you just posted within the Delivery Group. Try
launching an application.
Key Takeaways
 The XenApp and XenDesktop Service offer a new way to manage user assignments to
published applications and desktops called Library.
 Cloud Studio can still be used to assign users to Delivery Groups.
 From the Cloud Studio, you can select applications on the Server OS to publish to the users
within the Delivery Group.
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Module 3: Migrating from XenApp 6.5
to Citrix Cloud
Overview:
This module presents one of many ways to migrate from an on-prem XenApp 6.5 farm to the
Citrix Cloud XenApp and XenDesktop Service. The particular approach we will use is intended
to limit any perceptible end user experience changes from occurring while affording the
administrators maximum flexibility. It introduces a feature of StoreFront called ‘User Mapping
and Multi-Site Aggregation Configuration’. Using this feature, we will configure StoreFront to
only enumerate one icon for each app that is published in both the XenApp 6.5 and Citrix Cloud
deployments. StoreFront can also be configured to intelligently decide which deployment to
send the end user to based on group membership. This method will allow for a seamless
migration experience in terms of migrating end users from the older XenApp 6.5 farm to the
newer Citrix Cloud XenApp and XenDesktop Service while giving complete control to the
admins in terms of who migrates and when.
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Exercise 3-1: Adding Cloud Connectors to StoreFront
Overview
StoreFront can enumerate a Citrix Cloud deployment in the exact same fashion that it can
enumerate a traditional on-prem XenApp/Desktop deployment. In fact, StoreFront is not even
aware of what Citrix Cloud is; it will simply treat Citrix Cloud as just another separate deployment
of XenApp/XenDesktop.

 Add the Citrix Cloud Connectors to the on-prem StoreFront configuration.

SF1
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Step by Step Guidance
Step Action
1. From the Student Desktop, launch a Remote Desktop Connection to SF1.
Note: Use the credentials below to connect:

Administrator Credentials:
 Server: SF1 (192.168.10.21)
 Username: training\administrator
 Password: Citrix123
2. Launch the Citrix StoreFront Console from the SF1 desktop.
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Step Action
3. Select Stores on the left and then click Manage Delivery Controllers on the right.
Note: This is where we will add the Cloud Connectors as another Farm/Site for
StoreFront to enumerate apps against.
4. Click Add.
Note: Notice that StoreFront is already configured to enumerate apps from the XenApp
6.5 farm. This is intentional so that it reflects a real-life XenApp 6.5 deployment.
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Step Action
5. Enter ‘Citrix Cloud’ for the Display Name. Change the Transport type to HTTP (for this
lab environment, the Citrix Cloud Connectors are not secured with SSL Certificates).
Click Add…
Note: It is a leading practice to use HTTPS throughout the environment.

6. Here you will add both Citrix Cloud Connectors. They will act as a secure proxy to the
actual Controllers running in Citrix Cloud. First add CC1.training.lab and click OK, then
click Add…again to add CC2.training.lab. Click OK.
Note: By adding two Cloud Connectors, high availability and better performance is
achieved.
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Step Action
7. Confirm the Cloud Connectors have been properly added and click OK.
Note: It is advisable to keep the default setting of ‘Servers are load balanced’ but not
required. Either setting will achieve a highly available connection to Citrix Cloud.
8. Again, confirm the Delivery Controllers listings look correct and click OK.
Note: Besides acting as a secure proxy to the Controllers residing in Citrix Cloud, the
Cloud Connectors can also perform some Controller emulation functions in the event of
a loss of connectivity to Citrix Cloud. This is comparable to the Local Host Cache
function of XenApp 6.5.
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Step Action
9. Now click Manage NetScaler Gateway.
10. Click Edit… to modify the existing NetScaler Gateway definition.
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Step Action
11. Select Secure Ticket Authority and then click Add…
12. Here you will again add both Citrix Cloud Connectors. They will act as additional Secure
Ticketing Authorities (STAs) for NetScaler Gateway operations.
Type http://CC1.training.lab for the STA URL and click OK.
Click Add… type http://CC2.training.lab for the STA URL and click OK.
Note: By adding two Cloud Connectors, high availability and better performance is
achieved.
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Step Action
13. Confirm the Cloud Connectors have been properly added and then click OK
Note: It is advisable to change the default setting of ‘Load balance multiple STA
servers’ but not required. Either setting will achieve a highly available connection to
Citrix Cloud.
14. Click Close.
Note: Now that the StoreFront server is aware of the Citrix Cloud Connectors in terms
of STAs, we must also make the NetScaler aware of them as well.
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Step Action
15. Log off the StoreFront server by clicking on the Windows Start button…
…then clicking Administrator and Sign Out.
Note: StoreFront has now been configured to start communicating with Cloud
Connectors for the purpose of application enumeration and additional Secure Ticketing
Authority (STA) support.
Key Takeaways
 StoreFront can enumerate a Citrix Cloud deployment in the exact same fashion it can
enumerate a traditional on-prem XenApp/Desktop deployment.
 Cloud Connectors by default use port 80 to listen on but they can also be configured to use
port 443 when an SSL certificate is added (Not covered in the lab).
 Besides acting as a secure proxy to the Controllers residing in Citrix Cloud, the Cloud
Connectors also can perform some Controller emulation functions in the event of a loss of
connectivity to Citrix Cloud. This is comparable to the Local Host Cache function of XenApp
6.5.
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Exercise 3-2: Adding Cloud Connectors to NetScaler
Overview
A NetScaler must minimally be aware of and is capable of communicating with any and all STAs
that may be used by a StoreFront server(s). Since we added the Citrix Cloud Connectors as
possible STAs to use by the StoreFront server in the previous exercise, we must also add them
to the NetScaler’s configuration.

 Configure NetScaler to communicate with the Citrix Cloud Connectors for their STA role.
 Verify that StoreFront is enumerating both the XenApp 6.5 and Citrix Cloud XenApp
Service deployments.

NS1, browser
Step by Step Guidance

Step Action
1. From the Student Desktop, launch Google Chrome and navigate to NS1.
 Server: http://192.168.10.90
 Username: nsroot
 Password: nsroot
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Step Action
2. Navigate to NetScaler Gateway, Virtual Servers, select Gateway and click Edit.
3. Scroll down the list of options until you come to the Published Applications section.
Click 1 STA Server.
4. Click Add Binding.
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Step Action
5. Here you will again add both Citrix Cloud Connectors. They will act as Secure Ticketing
Authorities (STAs) for NetScaler Gateway operations.
First add http://CC1.training.lab and click Bind.
Click Add Binding to add http://CC2.training.lab. Click Bind and then click Close.
Note: One or both newly added Cloud Connectors may show as being in a State of
Down. This is expected for now.
6. Click 3 STA Servers to again view the STA configuration.
Verify all the newly added Citrix Cloud Connectors are now showing as being in a State
of Up.
Note: It takes the NetScaler a few seconds to test connectivity to the STAs when first
entered. That is why closing the STA screen and returning to it rectified the issue with
any STAs as showing in a State of DOWN.
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Step Action
7. Save the configuration.
Close out Google Chrome to complete the NetScaler configuration.
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Step Action
8. At this point, we would now expect the NetScaler/StoreFront to enumerate (2)
Calculators and (2) Notepads as these apps are published both in XenApp 6.5 and in
Citrix Cloud.
To verify, launch Google Chrome from the Student Desktop and navigate to:
https://goto.mycitrixtraining.net
Login to the NetScaler Gateway using the following credentials below to connect:
User1 Credentials:
 Server: https://goto.mycitrixtraining.net
 Username: User1
Verify you see two sets of icons for Calculator and Notepad.
Note: Having two icons for each published app is obviously not ideal. The purpose of
the above exercise is to validate that the StoreFront server is enumerating apps against
both the XenApp and Citrix Cloud deployments (hence, two icons for each app). In the
next exercise will take you through the steps to prevent the above from happening.
9. With both the NetScaler and Storefront now configured with the Cloud Connectors as
STAs, remote access connections will still be possible even if the XenApp 6.5 farm is
decommissioned.
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Key Takeaways
 The Cloud Connectors include the role of acting as STAs. This helps to localize the STA
traffic for on-prem NetScaler and StoreFront configurations that have to communicate with
Citrix Cloud functions.
 STAs do not always show as Up when they’re first added to NetScaler Gateway
configurations. This is typical and not reflective of Citrix Cloud as this condition happens for
both on-prem and Citrix Cloud STAs. Simply refreshing the screen by closing and opening
the window rectifies the issue.
 When StoreFront is natively enumerating two separate deployments and apps are published
with the same name from both deployments, StoreFront will simply show two icons for each
application without any obvious way of depicting which app belongs to which deployment.
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Exercise 3-3: Configuring StoreFront to aggregate XenApp
6.5 and Citrix Cloud
Overview
StoreFront can aggregate duplicate apps from different farms/sites into a single set of icons. It
can also dictate which deployment an end user is connected to based on who they are. For
example, user1 could be configured to connect to the XenApp 6.5 deployment when he/she clicks
on ‘Notepad’ while user2 could be configured to connect to the Citrix Cloud deployment when
he/she clicks on ‘Notepad’. This allows for a seamless method to migrate users away from the
XenApp 6.5 farm and on to the Citrix Cloud XenApp deployment and at a pace that meets
business requirements and project objectives.

 Configure StoreFront to aggregate the redundant apps into one set of icons.
 Configure StoreFront to prefer Citrix Cloud for app launches if the authenticated user is a
member of a Citrix Cloud AD group; otherwise, it will direct app launches to the existing
XenApp 6.5 farm.

SF1, Browser
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Step Action
1. From the Student Desktop, launch a Remote Desktop Connection to SF1
Note: Use the credentials below to connect:

 Server: SF1 (192.168.10.21)
 Username: training\administrator
2. Launch Citrix StoreFront Console from the SF1 desktop.
3. Select Stores and then click Manage Delivery Controllers.
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Step Action
4. Click Configure to set up the Multi-Site Aggregation.
Note: The option to Configure Multi-Site Aggregation only appears when there are more
than one set of delivery controller groups defined in the list above.
5. Click Aggregate resources.
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Step Action
6. Deselect (if selected) Load balance resources across controllers as we are aiming to
specifically control which users will connect to a given deployment.
Select Controllers publish identical resources to instruct StoreFront to only show one
single application icon for duplicate enumerated applications.
Select XenApp 6.5 and Citrix Cloud resource selections and then click Aggregate to
cause StoreFront to treat them as one single Farm/Site.
Note: Because StoreFront will treat both deployments as one single deployment,
disabling a duplicate app in one farm but not the other will still cause it not to appear in
StoreFront as it’s considered Disabled overall.
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Step Action
7. Verify your window now looks identifical to the one below and then click OK.
Note: StoreFront will now aggregate redundant apps into single app icon presentation.
8. With the Aggregate resources section now configured, click Map users to controllers.
This is where you will set the logic in terms of what deployment to launch apps from.
Note: Once Aggregate resources has been configured, YOU MUST configure Map
users to controllers.
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Step Action
9. We will first look to configure Everyone as being permissable to connect to the on-prem
XenApp 6.5 deployment. Click Next.
10. Click Add… to configure the XenApp 6.5 mapping.
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Step Action
11. Select just XenApp 6.5 deployment and click OK.
12. Confirm your window looks identical to the screenshot below. Click Create.
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Step Action
13. Now click Add… to configure the Citrix Cloud mapping.
14. Click Add… and then select From Active Directory.
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Step Action
15. Enter ‘Citrix Cloud Users’ for the domain group and click OK.
16. Click Next.
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Step Action
17. Click Add…
18. Select ‘Citrix Cloud’ deployment and click OK.
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Step Action
19. Confirm your window looks identifical to the below. Click Create.
20. ADJUST THE ORDER so that the Citrix Cloud is listed first in priority and then click OK.
Note: By listing Citrix Cloud first in priority, it will be used for any connections if the user
is a member of the Citrix Cloud Users group. Otherwise, XenApp 6.5 will be used.
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Step Action
21. Click OK to complete the configuration.
22. Log off the StoreFront server by clicking the Windows Start button…
…then clicking on Administrator and finally Sign Out.
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Step Action
23. With StoreFront now aggregating both deployments to prevent app duplication and
imposing a preference to launch apps from Citrix Cloud if the user is a member of the
Citrix Cloud AD group, it’s time to test!
Key Takeaways
 The option to Configure Multi-Site Aggregation only appears when there are more than one
set of delivery controller groups defined in StoreFront.
 Because StoreFront will treat both deployments as one single deployment, disabling a
duplicate app in one farm but not the other will still cause it not to appear in StoreFront as
it’s considered Disabled overall.
 Once Aggregate resources has been configured, YOU MUST configure Map users to
controller even if you do not plan to set preferences tied to different AD groups.
 By having the Citrix Cloud listed as first in priority, if a user is a member of the Citrix Cloud
Users group, the Citrix Cloud deployment will be used for the connection. Otherwise, the
XenApp 6.5 farm will be utilized.
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Exercise 3-4: Testing the configuration changes
Overview
Storefront has been configured to determine if an authenticated user is a member of the Citrix
Cloud Users AD group, it will launch apps from the Citrix Cloud deployment. If a user is not a
member of the group, the fallback preference that applies for Everyone is to launch apps from the
XenApp 6.5 deployment. We will test with a couple of different Active Directory IDs that are
already configured to be in/not in the respective group. Other approaches to this powerful feature
would be to use AD groups that are tied specifically to applications; that way, the migration could
be controlled by apps vs. users.

 Test the launching of apps with the User1 ID. User1 is not a member of the Citrix Cloud
group.
 Test the launching of apps with the User2 ID. User2 is a member of the Citrix Cloud
group.
 Test a failure scenario by downing the XenApp 6.5 server.

Browser, XenCenter
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Step Action
1. At this point, we would now expect StoreFront to enumerate only one Calculator and
one Notepad as these apps are published both in XenApp 6.5 and in Citrix Cloud but
treated as one single Farm/Site by StoreFront.
To verify, launch Google Chrome from the Student Desktop and navigate to:
User1 Credentials:
 Username: User1
Verify you see only one set of icons for Calculator and Notepad.
Note: Having only one icon for each published app is what users expect to see. Now
let’s test the behavior…
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Step Action
2. Launch Notepad.
Note: the Citrix XenApp connection will starts as an HTML based Receiver connection.
It will appear inside the Chrome browser.
Verify that Notepad launched on the XenApp 6.5 (XenApp1) server. You will know this
because the Notepad will automatically open a text file stating that it is running on
XenApp1.
Launch Notepad a couple more times (wait at least 10 seconds after you close
Notepad before launching again so that the connection can fully close) to verify
you always connect to the XenApp 6.5 farm. Once completed, Exit Google Chrome
completely.
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Step Action
3. At this point, we have proven that User1 will only connect to the XenApp 6.5 farm. Now
let’s login as User2 (a member of the Citrix Cloud AD group) and observe the behavior.
Launch Google Chrome from the Student Desktop and navigate to:
User1 Credentials:
 Username: User2
Verify you see only one set of icons for Calculator and Notepad.
Note: Notice that both User1 and User2 have the same experience in StoreFront.
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Step Action
4. Launch Notepad.
Verify that the Notepad launched on the Citrix Cloud 7.x (XenApp2) server. You will
know this because the Notepad will open and show just a blank document.
Launch Notepad a couple more times (wait at least 10 seconds after you close
Notepad before launching again so that the connction can fully close) to verify you
always connect to the Citrix Cloud 7.x site. Once completed, Exit Google Chrome
completely.
5. With User2 now consistently connecting to the new Citrix Cloud applications, let’s now
simulate a failure on the XenApp 6.5 farm and test connectivity.
From the Student Desktop, launch the XenCenter desktop shortcut.
Note: If you are not already connected to the host, right-click the host name and use the
following credentials to connect:
 Server: 192.168.10.5
 Username: admin
 Password: XXXXXXX (use the password from your initial page)
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Step Action
6. Select XenApp1 (The XenApp 6.5 server), right-click and click Shut Down.
7. Click Yes to confirm the shut down request.
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Step Action
8. XenApp1 should now appear Red (Shutdown). Confirm that and close out of
XenCenter.
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Step Action
9. Let’s log in as User2 again and make sure there were no dependencies on the XenApp
6.5 farm that would prevent connectivity.
Launch Google Chrome from the Student Desktop and navigate to:
User2 Credentials:
 Username: User2
Verify you see the icons for Calculator and Notepad still.
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Step Action
10. Launch Notepad.
Verify that the Notepad still launches even though the XenApp 6.5 farm has failed.
Congratulations! Once any additional users are added to the Citrix Cloud Users
group, you will have fully migrated users off of the XenApp 6.5 farm.
11. There are many ways to handle a migration from XenApp 6.5 to Citrix Cloud. The
previous exercises represent just one approach to take. StoreFront is very flexible and
offers great options in helping ease the migration burden.
Key Takeaways
 Migrations from XenApp 6.5 to Citrix Cloud don’t have to represent a big cutover where
everyone crosses their fingers hoping nothing goes wrong.
 By building a parallel Citrix Cloud deployment, users can be migrated in whatever logical
order/grouping that works best for your institution. In the event that something goes wrong
with a given app running on the new environment, users can quickly be moved back to the
XenApp 6.5 farm while troubleshooting takes place.
 If the Citrix Cloud were to experience early connectivity issues (It can happen), the XenApp
6.5 farm would become the failover for anything published on the Citrix Cloud deployment.
 When customers transition their licensing to Citrix Cloud, they are allotted 2 years of running
both their existing on-prem deployment and Citrix Cloud environments in a parallel fully
licensed configuration. We know that migrations can take time.
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Module 4: Completing the Migration
Overview:
This module presents an optional opportunity to completely move to the Citrix Cloud by standing
down the on-prem StoreFront server and NetScaler. Citrix Cloud offers a new and improved
StoreFront called Citrix Workspace. XenApp and XenDesktop Service subscriptions include
NetScaler Gateway Service. While the Citrix Workspace and NetScaler Gateway Service allow
customers to further reduce costs, increase security and take advantage of new Citrix Cloud
features, we fully recognize that some customers may prefer to maintain on-prem StoreFront
server(s) and/or NetScaler Gateways.
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Exercise 4-1: Migrating to Citrix Workspace
Overview
Citrix Workspace offers the same great StoreFront experience and reflects advancements that
have not yet been introduced to on-premises StoreFront deployments.

 Power off the on-prem StoreFront, configure Citrix Workspace to leverage the on-prem
NetScaler Gateway and test connectivity.

Citrix Cloud, XenCenter
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Step Action
1. From the Student Desktop, launch XenCenter.
 Server: 192.168.10.5
 Username: admin
 Password: XXXXXXX (use the password from your initial page)
2. Select SF1, right-click on it and choose to Shut Down.
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Step Action
3. Confirm SF1 appears Red (shutdown) and close XenCenter.
Note: With no StoreFront server, connectivity will now only be possible through Citrix
Workspace.
4. Click the Google Chrome icon on the taskbar of Student Desktop.
5. Type https://citrix.cloud.com in the address bar of Google Chrome.
Note: You can also use https://cloud.citrix.com.

6. Type in your Citrix Cloud Credentials to Sign In.
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Step Action
8. Select Workspace Configuration.
9. To the far right, click the . . . and then click Configure Connectivity.
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Step Action
10. Select Add Existing NetScaler Gateway. Enter goto.mycitrixtraining.net and click
Add.
11. Click Save.
Note: Do not choose to Test STA. This lab doesn’t have public Internet connectivity
and the test will fail.
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Step Action
12. Refresh the web page until the NetScaler Gateway: reads
goto.mycitrixtraining.net:443
Overview tab.
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Step Action
15. Login to the Citrix Workspace Service using the following credentials below to connect:
User2 Credentials:
 Username: Training\User2
16. Launch an app and confirm that you can connect. Once satisfied, close Google
Chrome.
Key Takeaways
 The Citrix Workspace fully supports building connections that will ultimately use an on-prem
NetScaler.
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Exercise 4-2: Migrating to Citrix Workspace with NetScaler
Gateway Service
Overview
Citrix NetScaler Gateway Service represents a highly available, global NetScaler deployment that
allows a customer to close down the opening they typically have with on-prem NetScaler
deployments.

 Power off the on-prem NetScaler, configure Citrix Workspace to leverage the NetScaler
Gateway Service and test connectivity.

Citrix Cloud, XenCenter
Step Action
1. From the Student Desktop, launch the XenCenter desktop shortcut.
 Server: 192.168.10.5
 Username: admin
 Password: XXXXXXX (use the credentials provided on your initial page)
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Step Action
2. Select NS1, right-click on it and choose to Shut Down.
3. NS1 should now appear Red (shutdown). Confirm that and close out of XenCenter.
Note: With no NetScaler Gateway, connectivity will now only be possible through Citrix
NetScaler Gateway Service.
4. Navigate back to the Citrix Cloud webpage you opened on the Student Desktop in
Exercise 4-1.
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Step Action
6. Select Workspace Configuration.
7. To the far right-click on the . . . and then click on Configure Connectivity.
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Step Action
8. Select NetScaler Gateway Service and click Save.
9. Refresh the web page until the My Resource Location reads NetScaler Gateway
Service.
Overview tab.
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Step Action
12. Login to the Citrix Workspace using the following credentials below to connect:
User2 Credentials:
 Username: Training\User2
13. Launch an app and confirm that you can connect. Once satisfied, close Google
Chrome.
Key Takeaways
The Citrix NetScaler Gateway Service fully supports on-prem XenApp deployments.
Connectivity is established by using the Citrix Cloud Connector to reach the XenApp server(s).
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Revision History
Revision Change Description Updated By Date
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LAB612: XenApp 6.

5 customers, extend your on-prem

Module 1: Introduction to Citrix Cloud .................................................................................................................. 8

Module 2: Citrix Cloud Set-Up.............................................................................................................................. 24

Module 3: Migrating from XenApp 6.5 to Citrix Cloud ......................................................................................... 57

Module 4: Completing the Migration ................................................................................................................... 95

Lab Guide Conventions

This symbol indicates a where to click in a step.

Focuses attention on a particular part of the screen.

NS1 AD SQL SF1

XenApp1 XenApp2 CC1 CC2

AD.training.lab 192.168.10.11 Domain Controller, DNS, DHCP, Certificate Services.

Training\Administrator Citrix123 Domain Administrator

Before you begin:

In this exercise, you will:

Estimated time to complete this exercise: 5 minutes

Virtual Machines Required for This Exercise

2. Type https://citrix.cloud.com in the address bar of Google Chrome.

Note: You can also use https://cloud.citrix.com

12. Click the Overview tab.

16. Check the outage warning box and click Continue.

 Library Offerings provide an alternate way to assign applications or desktops to domain

In this exercise, you will:

Estimated time to complete this exercise: 6 minutes

Virtual Machines Required for This Exercise

Note: Use an email ID that is not associated with identity.citrix.com (MyCitrix).

10. Verify the Status shows as Invite Sent.

Click Create Account. Then close this tab by clicking X.

 There are 2 sets of identities for Citrix Cloud:

 Inviting a new administrator is a 2-step process:

 An existing administrator sends an invite to a new administrator using Identity and

In this exercise, you will:

Estimated time to complete this exercise: 15 minutes

Virtual Machines Required for This Exercise

Note: If a Health Check Overview window appears, simply click Close.

Note: If you receive the below pop-up, click ‘yes’.

11. Sign in with your unique cloud credentials.

17. Repeat steps 2-5 on the CC2 VM.

21. Click Download.

 The Citrix Cloud Connector has a service-based architecture.

 The operational logs of Cloud Connector are stored at

In this exercise, you will:

 Customize the Workspace experience.

Estimated time to complete this exercise: 18 minutes

Virtual Machines Required for This Exercise

3. Open Windows Explorer.

4. Launch the Citrix ISO.

6. Uncheck the three boxes. Click Next.

10. Click Next.

Note: A Machine Catalog is a collection of physical or virtual machines managed as a

23. Select 7.9 (or newer) and click Next.

 Citrix recommends specifying at least two Connectors for high availability.

 Each catalog contains machines of only one of the following types:

In this exercise, you will:

 Customize the Workspace experience.

Estimated time to complete this exercise: 5 minutes

Virtual Machines Required for This Exercise