Chapter 14. Virtualizing XenApp Farms

In the previous chapter, we learned about Citrix Receiver for Windows and Macintosh and how to use Citrix Merchandising Server for plug-ins management. In this chapter, we will cover the basics of virtualization of Citrix XenApp farms. We have been hearing a lot about virtualization over the last few years and implementing XenApp in a virtualized environment is a very popular option today.

Running XenApp on virtual machines helps reduce datacenter size and costs, cuts down on server deployment time, and saves (a lot of) money. In this chapter, we will learn more about implementing XenApp on virtual machines including:

  • Deploying XenApp 6.5 in a virtualized environment
  • Advantages and disadvantages of virtualization, ...

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