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Did you know that Citrix has a tool that can help you clone Presentation Servers/XenApp 4.0/4.5? It was developed by Pete Downing and friends to integrate XenApp with Provisioning Server. Specifically to allow XenApp to work with PVS’s standard image mode. If think about it, every time you stream a XenApp standard image it’s exactly like cloning a server.
The tool makes all the necessary changes you need to make in order to properly clone a Presentation Server/XenApp. This includes changing the STA ID which they don’t tell you in the original Admin Guide. 1) Download and install the tool on your XenApp image 2) Run the integration icon the tool places on the Desktop 3) Run Sysprep to reseal the OS and shutdown the server 4) Use your favorite tool to deploy the Image 5) Run through the Sysprep wizard 6) Add the server to the Domain (if applicable and not done through the Sysprep wizard) 7) Use Add/Remove programs to remove the PS PVS integration tool 8) Set the following Citrix Services to Automatic (the tools changes them to manual): Citrix Independent Management Architecture Citrix SMA Service Citrix XML Service
I’ve been using this method for customers who prefer imaging/cloning vs the more flexible (and more complicated) layered approach and it works like a charm. If you prefer a layered approach, I would suggest using one of my PS/XA 4.0 or 4.5 installation scripts. The Citrix PS PVS Integration Tool can be found here . Oh, and it also works great with Provisioning Server too. Thanks Pete!
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