Task 1 – Access XenDesktop without F5¶
- From corporate-pc
- Open IE and browse to Citrix Storefront at,
http://ctx-sf1a.demoisfun.net/Citrix/AgilityStoreWeb/
Note
Storefront first launch takes a bit of time
- When prompted for credentials
- Username:
demoisfun\demo01
- Password:
password
- Username:
- Click Agility to launch XenDesktop
- Citrix Desktop Viewer launches and connects to XenDesktop
- Verify virtual desktop function
- In Citrix Agility desktop, click Start and Logoff
- Log off the Citrix receiver client using the 01 Demo pulldown in the upper right corner
- Close IE
Task 2 – Load Balance StoreFront¶
Deploy the iApp¶
From “corporate-pc”
Create a new Application Service.
- iApps -> Application Services -> Applications
- Click the Create button
- In the Name field, type in
lab3-lb-sf
- In the Template pulldown, select f5.citrix_vdi.v2.4.4
Welcome to the iApp template for XenDesktop and XenApp Review this section General Use APM to securely proxy application (ICA)…Citrix environment? Yes, Proxy ICA traffic…with BIG-IP What is the Active Directory NetBIOS Domain Name…Citrix servers? demoisfun BIG-IP Access Policy Manager Do you want to replace Citrix Web Interface…with the BIG-IP system? No, do not replace… Create a new AAA object or select an existing one? AD1 Virtual Server for Web Interface or StoreFront servers How should the BIG-IP system handle encrypted traffic to…servers? Terminate SSL for Clients…*(SSL offload) Which SSL certificate do you want to use? wild.demoisfun.net.crt Which SSL private key do you want to use? wild.demoisfun.net.key What IP address will clients use to access…or the F5 Webtop? 192.168.3.160
Did you deploy Citrix StoreFront? Yes, …StoreFront 3.0 or above What is the URI used on StoreFront…for XenApp or XenDesktop? /Citrix/AgilityStoreWeb/
Web Interface or StoreFront servers What DNS name will clients use to reach the…StoreFront servers? ctx-LB-SF.demoisfun.net
Which port…for Web Interface or StoreFront HTTP traffic? 80
What are the IP addresses of your Web Interface or StoreFront servers? 192.168.10.220
192.168.10.221
Which Monitor do you want to use http Virtual Server for XML Broker or Desktop Delivery Controller (DDC) Servers What IP address do you want to use for the…DDC farm virtual server? 192.168.10.161
How will requests from the Web Interface or StoreFront servers arrive? XML Broker…requests will arrive unencrypted (HTTP) XML Broker or DDC Servers What are the IP addresses of your XML Broker or DDC servers? 192.168.10.222
192.168.10.223
Which monitor do you want to use? http Click Finished button
Test Connectivity¶
- From “home-pc”
- OpenIE and go to the StoreFront load balanced address,
http://ctx-lb-sf.demoisfun.net
- When prompted for credentials
- Username:
demo01
- Password:
password
- Username:
- Click Agility to launch XenDesktop
- In the Citrix Agility desktop, click Start -> Disconnect
- Log off StoreFront using the 01 Demo pulldown in the upper right corner
Task 3 – BIG-IP Replaces StoreFront¶
Deploy the iApp¶
From “corporate-pc”
Create a new Application Service.
- iApps -> Application Services -> Applications
- Click lab3-lb-sf
- Click Reconfigure link near the top
BIG-IP Access Policy Manager Do you want to replace Citrix Web Interface…with the BIG-IP system? Yes, replace Citrix… Scroll through the template and note that the storefront pool members are no longer present (not needed)
Press the Finished button
Test Connectivity¶
- From “home-pc”
- If IE is still open, close to clear cache.
- Open IE and browse to
http://ctx-lb-sf.demoisfun.net
- When prompted for credentials
- Username:
demo01
- Password:
password
- Username:
- APM webtop is displayed with Agility icon
- Click on Agility to launch XenDesktop
- On the bottom pop-up, click Citrix Receiver to launch the Citrix ICA client
- Verify that desktop is functional
- In Citrix Agility desktop, click on Start and Disconnect
- Logout of APM Webtop using the Logout button in the upper right corner
- Close the browser window