SYN402D-VirtualDesktopdeliverywithXenDesktopCitrixSynergy2010LearningLabExercisesOctober2010–Version1.0Page2OverviewHands-onTrainingModuleThistrainingmodulehasthefollowingdetails:CourseDescriptionCitrixXenDesktopwithFlexCastdeliverytechnologyaddsintegrationpointswiththegame-changingXenClienttype1clienthypervisor.Thisthree-hourdeepdivefeaturingavirtual,hostedlabwillgivestudentsanin-depthlookatthenewfeaturesofXenDesktop5,includingsimplifiedbuild-out,desktopdeploymentandmachinecreationforFlexCastscenarios,DesktopStudioandDesktopDirector.ObjectiveProvidehandsonexperiencewithaXenDesktop5.0environmentProvidetechnicaloverviewofXenDesktop5.0architectureandfeaturesAudiencePrimary:CitrixPartnersandXenDesktopSMEsConnectingtoLabEnvironmentThissectionwillexplainhowtoaccessthelabenvironmenttodothelabexercises.UsingRemoteServicesClient(mstsc.exe)connecttoyourassignedlandingVM.1.Loginwithyourassigneduseraccountandpassword2.YouwillbeconnectedtothelandingmachinethatrunsWindows73.RunXenCenterandconnecttoyourassignedXenServerwiththeIPaddress.Loginasrootandusetheassignedpassword.Page3LabEnvironmentDetailsThissectionisusedtodescribethelabenvironmentandthevirtualmachinesthatareused.StartthespecifiedVMsbeforeproceedingtotheexercises.Virtualmachinesthatarenotlistedinthechartbelowarenotusedforthislabandshouldnotbestartedorrunning.TypeVirtualMachineNamesHostnamesDetailsIPAddressVMAD.training.labAD.training.labAD/DNS/DHCP/SQL2008192.168.10.11VMPVS1PVS1PVS5.6withWin7vDiskpre-createdforStreamedCatalog192.168.10.13VMDoNotTouchRouterAlreadyrunning(DoNotTouch)192.168.10.1VMWin7endpointWin7endpointEndpointdeviceforhosteddesktopdeliveryDHCPVMWin7masterWin7masterMasterVMforQuickDeployDHCPVMXD5POCXD5POCDDCforQuickDeploy192.168.10.15VMXD5PRODXD5PRODDDCforProduction/Fulldesktopdeployment192.168.10.16RequiredLabCredentialsBelowarealllogincredentialsneededtoconnecttothelabmachinesandcompletetheexercises.MachineUsernamePasswordLandingWin7vm(Assigned)(Assigned)XenServer(assignedIP)root(Assigned)VirtualMachinesTraining\administratorCitrix123VirtualMachinesTraining\admin1–admin2Citrix123VirtualMachinesTraining\user1–user2Citrix123IMPORTANT–StarttheAD.training.labfirstandloginbeforestartinganyothervirtualmachines.Onlystartthemachineslistedbelow.Exercise1:QuickDeployPage4Exercise1:QuickDeployOverviewThebestpracticeforaProofofConceptorasingleVDIdeploymentistousetheQuickDeploymode.ThisisthefastestwaytogetaXenDesktop5environmentupandreadyfordesktopdelivery.ThismethodrequiresthatallcomponentsareinstalledonthesameserverandusesSQLExpressforthedatabase.BeforeusingtheQuickDeploy,youmustprepareamastervirtualmachinewiththeVirtualDesktopAgentinstalledtobeusedwithMachineCreationServices.StepbystepguidanceThefollowingprocedureoutlinesthekeystepstopreparethemasterVMandinstallandconfigureXenDesktop5fordesktopdelivery.StepAction1LogontotheWin7masterwiththefollowingcredentials:Username:administratorPassword:Citrix123Domain:trainingBrowsethenetworktotheADmachineandruntheAutoSelect.exelocatedin\\AD\CTX_resources\XD5build5104Exercise1:QuickDeployPage5StepAction2Select“InstallVirtualDesktopAgent”.3SelectAdvancedInstall.4ClickNext.Exercise1:QuickDeployPage6StepAction5TypeintheDDC“xd5poc.training.lab”andclickonChecktoresolve.6ClickNext.7ClickInstall.Exercise1:QuickDeployPage7StepAction8Check“Alwaystrust…”andselectInstallfordrivers.9Whenfirewallconfigurationisrequiredyoucancopy/pastetheportinformationforthesecurityteam.Closethiswindow10ClickClosetoReboot.Exercise1:QuickDeployPage8StepAction11InXenCenter,highlighttheWin7masterandgototheSnapshotstab.ClickonTakeSnapshotandnameit“Snapshot”.NOTE:Thisstepisnecessaryduetoabuginthepre-releasebuildandwillnotbeneededwiththefinalproductrelease.12NowthatthemasterVMisready,proceedtoinstallandconfiguretheQuickDeploy.Exercise1:QuickDeployPage9Part2StepAction1LogontotheXD5POCwiththefollowingcredentials:Username:administratorPassword:Citrix123Domain:trainingBrowsethenetworktotheADmachineandruntheAutoSelect.exelocatedin\\AD\CTX_resources\XD5build51042Select“InstallXenDesktop”.Exercise1:QuickDeployPage10StepAction3Acceptthelicenseagreement.4LeaveallitemscheckedtoinstallandconfiguretheQuickDeploy.NOTE:SQLEXPRESShasalreadybeeninstalledonXD5POCtosavetime.Exercise1:QuickDeployPage11StepAction5ClickNextsincethefirewallhasbeendisabledforthelab6ReviewthesummaryandclickInstall.Exercise1:QuickDeployPage12StepAction7Waitfortheinstalltocomplete.Thismaytakesometime.8Oncetheinstalliscomplete,clickclose.Bydefault,theDesktopStudiowillopen.Exercise1:QuickDeployPage13StepAction9ThefirsttimeDesktopStudiorunsitsdisplaysthisscreen.ChooseQuickDeploy.10NametheSite“POCSITE”11SelectXenServerfortheHosttype.EntertheassignedXSIPaddressintheformof“192.168.0.0”inthepulldownlistbelowandthenClickNext.13Highlightthevirtualmachinecalled“Win7master”.ClickNext.Exercise1:QuickDeployPage15StepAction14Changethenumbert