Citrix and Virtualization Management Platforms

The DSM Citrix Integration is installed on the Central Management Point in the DSM environment and is completely integrated in DSM NetInstall. Therefore the DSM Citrix Integration has the same requirements as DSM NetInstall. The DSM Citrix Integration is integrated into and can be managed completely from the DSM Console (DSMC).

For the complete functionality of the DSM Citrix Integration, you also need the DSM OS Deployment (OSD). By installing the DSM Citrix Integration, OSD is extended to contain specific OSD packages you can use to automatically install Citrix Servers and Citrix Farms. However, this extension is only available for XenApp 6.0 and 6.5.

Computers onto which the Citrix Server software shall be installed have to meet the requirements specified mentioned hereafter. You can either install Citrix Servers "out-of-the-box" via DSM OS Deployment or import existing Citrix Servers with Citrix Farms into the DSM environment.

Hardware Requirements for Installing Citrix Platforms

Please find detailed information concerning planning Citrix Server farms (e. g. on special adaptations of the supported operating systems, system hardware requirements and database usage) on the Citrix® homepage in the Citrix Product Documentation Library.

Software Requirements for Installing Citrix Platforms

Prior to installing Citrix XenApp, you have to install Microsoft Power Shell 2.0 on the Management Point that will host the Citrix Management Suite.

Please note that it is now possible to install DSM Citrix Integration on every Management Point of your DSM environment. The former restricition for the DSM Citrix Integration only to be installed on a Business Logic Server (BLS) has been dropped.

Citrix Platforms Supported by the DSM Citrix Integration

Due to the close interconnection of the DSM Citrix Integration with DSM OS Deployment and DSM NetInstall, you can administer Citrix Farms from one source. With OSD, you can automate the installation and administration of Citrix® Servers, client computers and their respective Citrix Farms. During the setup, the required scripts and packages are imported and provided in the Global Software Library.

DSM Citrix Integration supports the following Citrix® platforms:

• Citrix XenApp 7.6 EN for 64-bit systems (incl. session host only)

• Citrix XenApp 7.5 EN for 64-bit systems (incl. session host only)

• Citrix XenApp 6.5 EN for 64-bit systems (incl. session host only)

• Citrix XenApp 6.0 EN for 64-bit systems

The support of the specified Citrix platforms is part of the standard Quality Assurance. Other versions (e.g. languages) are to be used at your own risk.

Prepackaged packages are only available for XenApp 6.0 and 6.5.

To employ DSM's virtualization functionality, activate the DSM Virtualization AddOn during the installation or update of Ivanti DSM.

Moreover, make sure to install the Microsoft PowerShell 2.0 on the following computers:

• Management Point where the Business Logic Auxiliary Server is installed (by default: Primary BLS)

• Administrator workstation (computer where you start the DSMC)

Application Virtualization

DSM supports the following virtualization platforms:

• VMWare Thin App 4.0, 4.62

• Citrix XENApp 5

• Citrix XENApp 6.5 (x64)

• Citrix XENApp 7.5 (x64)

• Citrix XENApp 7.6 (x64)

Desktop Virtualization

DSM supports the following virtualization platforms:

• VMware View 4.5

• Citrix XenDesktop 5

For management with Ivanti DSM you may use virtualization platforms without any special configurations.

Hardware Virtualization

DSM supports the following virtualization platforms:

• VMWare ESX Server 4.0, 4.1

• Citrix XEN Server 5.5 and higher

Microsoft Hyper-V at the moment is not supported by DSM. This virtualization solution can however be integrated by means of customizing with the help of Professional Services Consulting.