Citrix XenApp Installation Interview Questions

Below are some commonly asked Interview Questions regarding Citrix XenApp Installation and Features. Upcoming blogs will cover Citrix XenApp Components and Troubleshooting Scenarios.

Explain about your environment?

For example: We got 3 farms and 50 Citrix Xenapp Servers, which consists 300 applications used by almost 2000 users. We are managing different versions of citrix environments, presentation servers, xenapp 6 and 6.5 in my organization.

Have you installed or configured XenApp infrastructure?

Yes, configured at our home or got a chance to configure xenapp 6.5 /versions in our organization

How did you install xenapp servers?

I installed through server role manager which is GUI and there is other way we can install through command line aswell (powershell).

What are the pre-requisites to install XenApp 6.5?

Windows Server 2008R2 OS

Remote Desktop Server role

Application Server Role

IIS (Web Interface) Role

Suported Database- like sql 2005, 2008, and 2008r2

JRE 1.6.0-05

.NET frame work 3.5

Visual J# .net 2.0

Asp.net

Visual c++ 2005 8.0 sp1.

Which Edition you are using in your environment/organization?

Enterprise

How many editions are available in Xenapp 6.5?

• Fundamentals: Turnkey solution for small and mid-size businesses to deliver secure, remote access for users anywhere.
• Advanced:  Solid foundation for secure, on-demand application delivery to users anywhere with maximum performance.
• Enterprise: Proven enterprise class on-demand application delivery solution that is optimized for managing larger environments.
• Platinum: Most robust and secure solution to deliver applications as an on-demand service to any user with powerful tools for greater scalability, control, and visibility of even the most complex environments.

What are the key features in XenApp 6.5 ?

XenApp 6.5 brings a host of features and benefits that most companies will need as the technology continues to evolve and user requirements continue to expand. These features and benefits include:

• Simplified Installation
• Single Management Console
• Worker Groups
• Policies and GPO Integration
• Merchandizing Server and Dazzle
• HDX
• Provisioning Server
• MultiStream ICA- ica traffic can be split into four separate TCP streams if required
• Integration with Desktop Director
• Pre-launch, Session Linger, and Fast Reconnect

What might be the reasons to fail Xenapp Server Installation or Configuration?

Compatibility issues

Logon credentials

Might not be the member server

Already installed some applications or roles on the machine and etc.,

How many license servers you have in your environment and how you are uploading license file?

We have 2 license servers with different versions and for uploading license file go to license management console and administrator tab and then vendor daemon upload the license file.

What’s the license server version for CITRIX xenapp 6.5?

License server 11.9 or later

What’s the Web Interface version which you are working in your environment?

Web Interface version 5.4