Deploy XenApp hosted shared desktops MCS Catalog on XenDesktop 7.x
- Log in to the Delivery Controller and open Citrix Studio.
- Select .
- Read the information under Introduction , and then click Next .
- Under Operating System , select Server OS and click Next .
The selected operating system is used to create the virtual machine pool.
- Under Machine Management , make the following selections, and then click Next .
- Select Machines that are power managed . This option enables you to create a pool of virtual machines.
- For Deploy machines using , select Citrix Machine Creation Services (MCS) .
- For Resources use the drop-down menu to select which resource that you will be using to during the pool creation process.
- For Master Image , select the virtual machine or previously created snapshot that will be used as the template for the virtual machines being deployed by the pool and click Next . If no snapshots have been created before Citrix will automatically create a new snapshot and then click Next .
- Under Virtual Machines , provide the following information and click Next .
- Select the number of virtual machines required for the pool.
- Select the amount of memory for each machine.
- Select the amount of memory allocated to cache.
- Select the disk cache size.
- Verify your settings and click Next .
- Under Computer Accounts , provide the following information and click Next .
- Select Create New Active Directory accounts .
- Type the location in Active Directory where the virtual machines will be placed.
- In the Account naming scheme field, type a name for the virtual machines followed by ### (hashtags). The number of hashtags represents the number of trailing digits required by your naming scheme.
- Under Summary , review the information for accuracy, type a Machine Catalog name , and click Finish .
Citrix MCS provisions the XenApp hosted shared desktops to the hosts.