[THIN] Re: Citrix upgrade from 4.5 to XenApp
- From: "Jim Kenzig http://thin.ms" <jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:35:30 -0500
Web interface 5.01 loads the apps about 10 times faster, that is the
biggest improvement. It also does device detection now and has a mobile
portal.
I posted a blog entry on my upgrade here:
http://kenzig.blogspot.com/2008/11/my-upgrade-of-citrix-presentation.html
It has links to all the files you need in mycitrix for the wi files.
Jim Kenzig
Blog: http://www.techblink.com
On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 9:55 AM, Toby <toby.percival@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From what has been said in the replies, is there in fact, a reason to
> upgrade to XenApp 5.0 at all? There is no requirement to upgrade your OS to
> Windows Server 2008.
>
> Kind regards,
> Toby
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 2:51 PM, Graeme Carstairs <loonytoonz@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> So is there a benefit to going to Windows 2008 Server for the XenApp
>> servers.
>> And if so can that be an inplace upgrade?
>>
>> Sorry never done an OS upgrade on a Citrix server before, only the Citrix
>> itself.
>>
>>
>> Thanks all for your info.
>>
>> Graeme
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 2:30 PM, Joe Shonk <joe.shonk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> To upgrade PS 4.5 to XenApp 5 is pretty simple. Just following this
>>> simple step:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 1) Wait for it…Wait for it… Wait for it… Congratulations! Your now
>>> running XenApp 5!
>>>
>>> 2) Update WI, ICA Client, Isolation Client as needed
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Citrix is getting to be lazy as they hardly put any effort into effort
>>> into XenApp 5 for Windows 2003. The only thing that is new is an updated
>>> version of Isolation. You could say WI is updated but a .0.1 release as WI
>>> 5 was already released with XenDesktop. They also didn't bother to
>>> repackage and rebrand the install. So really, XA 5 should have been a 4.6
>>> released.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Joe
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
>>> Behalf Of *Graeme Carstairs
>>> *Sent:* Thursday, November 13, 2008 2:12 AM
>>> *To:* thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> *Subject:* [THIN] Citrix upgrade from 4.5 to XenApp
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> We currently have a Citrix PS 4.5 and as part of our Citrix advantage
>>> subscriptions want to upgrade to XenApp,.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Is there any gotchas that anyone is aware of for this upgrade.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I understand it can be done as put disk into $.5 Server and run Setup.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> TIA for your help
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Graeme
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
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>>> the world to make up for the fact that you're a complete shit at home.
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Carbon credits are a bit like beating someone up on this side of the world
>> and sponsoring one of those poor starving kids on the other side of the
>> world to make up for the fact that you're a complete shit at home.
>>
>
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