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a. vailable to the virtual machines by putting them in the .ISO directory
b. storage sources, see the XenCenter help.
Microsoft Windows infrastructure
th Citrix XenDesktop website
If you decide to use XenCenter to present the .ISO images to your virtual machines:
Make the .ISO images a
specified in XenCenter.
Make the .ISOs available to the server by creating an external NFS or SMB/CIFS share
directory. For more information on using these external
If you do not have a Microsoft® Domain Controller, DNS Server, or DHCP Server available for this
deployment, create them for this installation. These services run in a virtual machine on the HP integrated
XenServer on Windows® 2003 Server. For more information, see the Getting Started with Citrix
XenDesktop User Guide, located at the HP Virtual Desktop Infrastructure wi
(http://www.hp.com/go/vdi/citrix)and then click Support & Docum
ents.
Active Directory configuration
m
2.
like, but the name should work and follow the standards
3. t
ry Controller and your Provisioning Server. Both
Directory.
r
1. might need
2. ntroller to store farm
3. chines that were created are not part of the Active Directory domain, join each to the
a. hine, right click My Computer and then select Properties. The System
b. puter Name tab and then click Change. The Computer Name/Domain Changes
of your domain.
e. d
uter accounts in the selected Active Directory domain. If successful, the system reboots on
exit.
To ake changes to the Active Directory root:
1. Ensure that you have Domain and Administrator permissions.
Define the name you use for your Organizational Unit in Active Directory. This is done in conjunction
with your domain administrator. Citrix documentation recommends naming your organization unit as
XenDesktop. You can name it whatever you
that the domain administrator has in place.
Work with your domain administrator to define the server names that are used in this installation. A
a minimum, select the names for your Data Delive
servers must be part of Active
To c eate your organization unit:
Log in as your domain administrator and run the Microsoft® Active Directory Users and Computers
tool to manage your Active Directory. If you are using an existing Active Directory, you
to enlist the help of the Active Directory Domain Administrator who runs your domain.
Using the Active Directory Users and Computers tool, create a new organizational unit for
XenDesktop. This organization unit is used by the Desktop Delivery Co
configuration information and should exist before installation begins.
If the virtual ma
domain now.
Login to each virtual mac
Properties box appears.
Select the Com
box appears.
c. From the Member of section, select Domain and then enter the name
d. Click OK. The system prompts you for a user name and password.
Enter a user name and password of a valid and existing domain user that has permissions to ad
comp
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