XenDesktop 7 Deep Dive Part 2 – Create site

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2. I will configure a full site, so I will leave a default selection and fill in a site name and click Next

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3. Wizard is populating the standard database name based on the site name created in the previous step as it is shown in Figure 3.

Note: This is valid only when SQL Express was installed using installation wizard. The standard naming convention for database name is: CITRIX<site name>. I have installed SQL server manually and I have to update database name as it is shown in Figure 4. 

Note: When database is created manually please make sure that database is configured with proper collation sequence. The required collation ends with _CI_AS_KS. In general, it is best to use a collation which ends with “_100_CI_AS_KS”

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4. I will leave default settings on Licensing page. A 30-day trial license is included in the installer. I will add proper license later on. XenDesktop Site creation wizard has a new ability to find installed licenses instead of navigating through the Citrix licensing portal, verifiy a connection to the license server, and trusted SSL connection.

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5. On the Connection page I will select None as a host type. Connection to the hypervisor I will configure in the next post.

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6.  I won’t use App-V, so I will leave a default selection and click Next

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7. Click Finish

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8. When XenDesktop site is created select Controlers node in the left pane and verify the server name as it is shown in Figure 10.

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