The server you are installing Desktop Director on needs to have the IIS Role. If you are trying to install Desktop Director 2.1 you must first install version 2.0 then upgrade to 2.1 Compatibility mode is not supported for Internet Explorer 7 or 8.Īdobe Flash Player 10 must be installed to view the graphs.ĭesktop Director 2.0 can be installed using the XenDesktop 5.5 installation media, or you can download it from Citrix website under XenDesktop 5.5 Custom Download or XenApp 6.5 Custom Download (Click on XenApp 6.5 – Version, scroll down to custom download and click the + next to your language)ĭesktop Director 2.1 can be downloaded from the Citrix website under XenDesktop 5.6 Custom Download. Internet Explorer 7 is not supported for Windows 7. Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 (32- and 64-bit), Professional and higherĭesktop Director supports the following browsers:
Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (32- and 64-bit), Professional and higher The Desktop Director client requires one of the following operating systems: User Requirements (these are no longer listed in the requirements of Desktop Director 2.1) HDX information displays are not supported for XenDesktop 5 Service Pack 1. XenDesktop 5 Service Pack 1 or XenDesktop 5.5, 5.6 You may use a XenApp server to host your management tools because Desktop Director requires the IIS role you probably won’t want to install this on a XenApp server – in this case I think Web Interface servers make a good place to host it. This article describes hosting Desktop Director on separate servers to your XenDesktop or XenApp controllers, in smaller environments you may want to install it directly onto a XenDesktop controller. I always favour a tiered approach to Citrix environments and I therefore like to separate out the different roles, such as Controllers and Management components. In this article I will share some of the issues I have come across when setting up Desktop Director.
It’s a great addition to XenApp and XenDesktop but requires some work to get it up and running. The interface is intuitive and offers lots of information that was not available in previous consoles.
Desktop Director is the web administration tool which allows support and helpdesk staff to manage certain components of XenApp and XenDesktop. Follow this link for more detailsĬitrix Desktop Director 2.1 has just been released with XenDesktop 5.6. I have now released my Desktop Director RES AM Runbook.
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