XenApp/XenDesktop 7.8

Start Here

• Citrix Project Accelerator
• Citrix VDI Best Practices for XenApp and XenDesktop 7.6 LTSR
• If upgrading from XenApp 6.5, see Citrix’s Migration Tool
• Upgrades from XenApp/XenDesktop 7.x are performed in place. See Upgrade a deployment at docs.citrix.com.

Build Procedures

• Delivery Controller 7.8 and Licensing
• Director 7.8
• Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA) 7.8
• Catalogs, Delivery Groups, Zones
• Published Applications
• Session Recording 7.8
• AppDNA 7.8
• AppDisks
• Other Build Topics:
  • Provisioning Services 7.8
  • StoreFront 3.5
  • NetScaler Gateway 11
  • Citrix SCOM Management Packs

Policies

• Group Policy – VDA Computer Settings:
  • Includes: Create GPOs, Windows GPO Templates, Computer Settings
• Group Policy – VDA User Settings:
  • Includes: Session Lockdown, Internet Explorer, Office, Adobe Reader, and ShareFile Drive Mapper
• Citrix Policy Settings
• Citrix Profile Management

Other

• XenApp 6.5 Updates
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Post-SP1 Hotfixes