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VDI Deployment Guide—Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp on VxRail and vSAN Ready Nodes
Overview Hardware and Software Requirements Installation and Configuration
Installing Delivery Controller
Installing StoreFront
Creating a site
Adding the StoreFront server to the Delivery Controller
Adding an External Citrix License Server
Installing the Virtual Delivery Agent
Deploying a non-persistent MCS catalog
Creating delivery groups
Deploying XenApp hosted shared desktops
Installing and configuring NVIDIA GPU
References

Installing the Virtual Delivery Agent

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Installing the Virtual Delivery Agent

  • Install the Virtual Delivery Agent on the virtual machine to be used as the master image on the user virtual machines.

    • Ensure that the Virtual Delivery Agent requirements are met.
    • Ensure that the virtual machine to be used as a master image is joined to a domain and is activated for Windows before you create a master image.
    • Ensure that required Windows optimizations are completed.
    1. On the virtual machine where the software is to be installed, download the XenDesktop software and extract the installers.
    2. Right-click XenApp_and_XenDesktop_7. x .iso and select Mount .
    3. Double-click the AutoSelect installer application.
    4. Select XenDesktop and click Start .
    5. Under Prepare Machines and Images , select Virtual Delivery Agent for Windows Desktop OS .
    6. If the User Account Control warning appears, click Yes .
    7. Under Environment , select Create a Master Image .
    8. Under HDX 3D Pro , select one of the following modes and click Next .
      • If you are using shared graphics through a GPU card, select Yes, install VDA in HDX 3D Pro mode .
      • If you are not using shared graphics, select No, install VDA in standard mode .
    9. Under Core Components , select the required components and click Next .
    10. Under Additional Components , select the required components and click Next .
      If you use Machine Creation Services (MCS) to provision desktops, select Citrix Machine Identity Service .
    11. Under Delivery Controller , connect the master image to a Delivery Controller:
      1. Type the FQDN hostname of the Delivery Controller.
      2. Click Test connection .
      3. If the test is successful, click Add .
        If the test is unsuccessful, refer to the Citrix documentation for troubleshooting procedures.
      4. Click Next .
    12. Under Features , select the required features and click Next .
    13. Under Firewall , select Automatically and click Next .
      This option enables XenDesktop to create the firewall rules for the ports that the XenDesktop components use.
    14. Under Summary , review the settings for accuracy and click Install .
      XenDesktop starts the installation process, which can take several minutes.
    15. Under Smart Tools , select the options required for your deployment and click Next .
    16. Under Finish , ensure that Restart machine is selected and click Finish .