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March 20th, 2013

XenApp 6.5 Migration CenGerard CarragherSupport Readiness E


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Overview

Requirements and Architecture

Tool Specifics

Installation and Pre-migration Tasks

Performing Migrations

Best Practices and Troubleshooting

Resources/Q+A

Agenda



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Overview



No direct upgrade to XenApp

6.5 from previous versions All servers must be installed in a new farm with

Windows Server 2008 R2 and the XenAppinstall media

Mixed farms are not supported

No way to efficiently migratesettings between farms of thesame version

Problem statement


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Citrix Confidential - Do Not Distribute

Allows admins to migrate settings from one farm t

An updated version to the original tool for XenApp 6 that now inc(It is still based on PowerShell)

Provides two options for migrating settings Direct (default/recommended): Exports settings in one step fro

farm to the XenApp 6.5 farm provided there is an available netwo

and the same administrator account is valid in both environments Indirect: Settings are exported to XML files from the source farm

imported into the XenApp 6.5 farm

Enables supported settings to be migrated or allowadministrators to select which specific settings to m

Tool highlights


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Requirements and Archite


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A source farm containing the desired settin XenApp 5 on Windows Server 2003 w/HRP05 XenApp 5 on Windows Server 2008

XenApp 6 on Windows Server 2008 R2

XenApp 6.5 on Windows Server 2008 R2

A XenApp 6.5 destination farm

A Citrix Administrator Account Full admin permissions in the destination farm and a minim

only in the source farm (An account that is full admin in bo

recommended)

Tool requirements


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A domain admin account is recomme Local admins and power users will work though

DCOM group access is needed in thefarm

Write access needed to working direc C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Citrix\Citrix.XenApp

(The folder on the XenApp 6.5 server where data and logs

Required OS permissions


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Network COM+ is needed if performing a dmigration

The following pre-reqs are required if doingindirect migration (e.g. running the tool on t

source server to export the data) .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 MSI 3.0

PowerShell

Microsoft pre-reqs for source serv


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ArchitectureSource Environment

XenApp 5 2003/2008

XenApp 6.x

Target XenApp 6.5 Enviro

MFCOM

Server

XACOM

Server

MFCOM

XACOM

Xe

Xe

Xen

XenApp MFCOM

Exporter

XenApp XACOM

Exporter

= PowerShell


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Tool Specifics


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What can we migrate with all XA ver

The following items may be migrated with any

supported version of XenApp used for the sou Applications Application and server folders

Load evaluators attached to apps (only attached to servers whenis XenApp 6.x)

Policies (IMA/Farm policies only and not GPO policies in Active D

Server settings

Farm settings

Farm administrators

HMR tests (Any custom test executables will need to be copied o

Session printers (Printer paths will not be validated, see zones)


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Settings and data that will not migra

Printer drivers and related settings Drivers, driver replication settings, and driver mappings

Configuration Logging This is a historical log of administrative changes performed in the

so there is no reason to migrate this information

Server registry settings Seamless flags and other registry settings will not come over

Zones This is related to the structure of a farm which is not practical to m


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Attaching load evaluators to servers

Associating application folders with published applications

Associating servers or OUs with worker groups

Assigning server objects to folders

Assigning zones

Configuring printer settings

Setup Configuration Logging within the new farm

Copying Health Monitoring and Recovery test executables to

Post-migration steps


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C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Citrix\Citrix.XenApp.M

Working directory

DataXML filethe data for eac

LogsXML anof the migration

UILogsLogs Migration Cente

MigrationOptioConfiguration s(Delete to start


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Installation and Considera


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The Migration Center is installed with the p

Installation on XenApp 6.5


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For indirect migrations (exporting settings tlater imported into the new farm)

The tool needs to be installed from the med \Administration\Delivery Services Console\setup\Citrix.XenApp.Migration

\Administration\Delivery Services Console\setup\Citrix.XenApp.Migration

Note that the Migration Center GUI applicaonly be used from the target XenApp 6.5 s The PowerShell cmdlets must be used on the source serve

performing an indirect migration

Installation with earlier XenApp ve


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Direct modifications to the data store The tool should ideally be run during a maintenance window with no userthe XenApp 6.5 farm. As always, data store backups are essential!

Published application paths Application paths will be transferred over exactly as specified in the sourc

path specified in the source farm does not exist for the installed applicatioXenApp 6.5 farm, the applications will not launch. This is especially true XenApp 5 servers and their applications being migrated to 64-bit XenApp

The -X86ApplicationList PowerShell switch may be used to force a

Tool may be run multiple times as nee Changes to previously migrated settings will be reflected

Things to keep in mind


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Update any configured FTAs

If the source farm uses file type associations for published applicensure they are updated by running the Update file types from rein the Delivery Services Console (AppCenter for XenApp 6.5)

Run DSCheck on the source farm wit

appropriate switches to ensure consis DSCheck /full apps DSCheck /full groups

DSCheck /full servers

DSCheck /full folders

DSCheck /full printers

Before starting the migration


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Performing Migrations


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Choose a

source farm byentering ahostname or IPof a member

server in thesource farm

Using the Migration Center (1 of 6


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The main screen

of the MigrationCenter will launch

Begin by

configuringworker groupmappings



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Add one or more

worker groupmappings

These mappings

translate theserver settingsinto worker grouppolicies



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Click Analyze

Farms from themain screen tobegin the analysisprocess of the

farm objects



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The results of the

analysis arepresented

Click Migrate to

Target Farm tobegin themigration process



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The migration

process hascompletedsuccessfully

Option to viewthe log file isavailable



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Best Practices andTroubleshooting


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Migrate after hours and/or in phases

Reading and writing large amounts of farm data generating potentially excessive network traffic) idone with no users connected to either farm

Migrate in a 1:1 fashionA one-to-one mapping with the farms is the only

use of the tool. That is, while you can technicallynot supported or recommended to migrate settinmultiple source farms into a single destination Xefarm

Best practices


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Once the migration process is started

typically only fail on one or moreobjects/sections (its not a boolean prwhere it either all works or all fails)

Running DSCheck after the migration(especially when troubleshooting) is aidea

Troubleshooting the migration

C


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XenApp is not

installed or theinstallation is corrupt,MFCOM is notrunning, a DCOM

permissions issue ispresent, a firewallmisconfiguration, etc.

Common issues


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Resources and Q+A

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Migration Center Feature Spec http://support.citrix.com/proddocs/topic/xenapp65-w2k8/ps-migrat

wrapper.html

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Tech Guide for Migrating/Upgrading to XenAp http://support.citrix.com/servlet/KbServlet/download/28732-102-

671615/TechGuide%20Upgrading%20Migrating%20to%20XA6.56.pdf

Resources

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On a test system with 10 published MOffice applications and basic settings minutes

On a more complex, more mature Xe

Server timelines will vary depending oand complexity, number of published etc..

How long will a migration take?

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