Migration XenDesktop 7

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Migration prerequisites Set up a XenDesktop 7 Site, including the site database Understanding of which data can be exported and imported

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Migrate XenDesktop 4 to XenDesktop 7 Migration tool consists of two components  XdExport XdSettings.xml  XdImport Both deployments must have the same:  Hypervisor version (for example, XenServer 6.1)  Active Directory environment

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Migration parameters Import ParameterDescription -FilePath Location of XML file to which data is imported. -AdminAddressThe name of a controller in the XenDesktop site. Default = localhost -HypervisorConnectionCredentialsA PowerShell hash table that maps hypervisor addresses -MergeDesktopsDesktops in XML file are added to desktop groups in the new XenDesktop site – must have same name

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Migration parameters(cont…) Import ParameterDescription -VerboseProvides messages with detailed progress info -OverwriteOverwrites existing files in the location specified -? or -helpOutputs text describing parameters and exits without exporting any data -SkipMachinePolicyScript does not create a machine policy to hold site level settings

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Migration parameters (cont…) Import ParameterDescription -WhatIfA trial run is carried out to find what would be changed in or added to the new XenDesktop site. -LogFilePath The full path of the log file

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Known limitations Configuration data excluded from migration  VM Hosted Apps  PVS server configuration  License server configuration  Netscaler & Access Gateway configuration  Web interface configuration  DDC List  Configuration Logging data  Desktop Folders  Active Directory OU setup

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Additional limitations Configuration items not migrated (are exported but not imported)  Administrators  Delegated Administration settings  Desktop Group folders  Licensing configuration  Registry keys

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Migration process Make sure that all users log off the existing XenDesktop 4 Farm Make sure that all these machines are in maintenance mode Run the export tool (XdExport) on the existing XenDesktop 4 Farm Launch PoSH from XD 7 Controller Run XDImport tool (using path to xml file) Remove Delivery Groups from maintenance mode

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Post Migration tasks Upgrade XD 4 VDAs  Not required…but recommended  Windows Vista and Windows XP upgrade to XenDesktop 5. 6 Feature Pack 1  Windows 7 upgrade to XenDesktop 7 Manually recreate Administrator settings Update user devices

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Post Migration tasks (cont…) Modify imported desktops to use registry-based controller discovery  AD default for XenDesktop 4  Remove OU GUID registry entry  Add a ListOfDDCs registry entry  Set machine policy for list of Controllers Use GPMC See CTX133384CTX133384

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Components not migrated XenDesktop 4 components not migrated  Virtual Delivery agent  Controller(s)  Web Interface  Active Directory Organizational Unit (OU) configuration  PortICAConfig XML file  Configuration logging settings provided through XenDesktop 4 Service Pack 1  Provisioning services-related data  Applications  List of desktop delivery controllers  NetScaler GateWay  Event log throttling settings

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Migrate – XenApp customers Migration will not be available for existing XenApp customers until the Merlin release of Avalon

Upgrade XenDesktop 7

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Required upgrade components VDAs for Desktop OS Machines (Windows desktop) that upgrade to XenDesktop 7 Virtual Delivery Agents Delivery Controllers License Server and licenses Existing Database *Note: Make sure you back up your database before performing any upgrade procedures

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Upgrade sequence Citrix recommends that you upgrade components in the following sequence 1.License server and license files 2.Provisioning services (PVS) servers and PVS clients 3.VDA software for your desktops and images 4.One half of the existing Controllers 5.Desktop Studio if installed separately from the Controller 6.Database 7.Remaining Controllers

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Upgrading components VDAs Supported VDA versions to XenDesktop 7  5.0 Service Pack 1  5.5  5.6  5.6 Feature Pack 1 (including remote PC access VDAs) Installer upgrades all agents and existing MSIs (Windows installer packages) on existing VDA  Previous VDA releases only upgraded VDAs through installer  You cannot upgrade to XenDesktop 7 using MSIs

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Upgrading components Director and Site database You can upgrade the following Director versions  1.0  1.1  2.0  2.1 Upgrade Site database from a XenDesktop 7 Controller using Studio  Updates the schema and migrates data  Studio performs additional data migration steps for the services

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Upgrading components Personal vDisk and Receiver The installer also upgrades  Personal vDisk (PVD)  Receiver Receiver for Windows (Receiver.exe) is upgraded to Receiver for Windows 4.0. Receiver for Windows Enterprise (CitrixReceiverEnterprise.exe) is upgraded to Receiver for Windows Enterprise 3.4.

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Components requiring separate upgrade Provisioning Services (PVS)  Upgrade the PVS server using the PVS server rolling upgrade  Upgrade the PVS client using PVS vDisk versioning

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Run Desktop Studio Upgrade DB Manually? Upgrade site now? Incomplete No Yes No Display Errors Error Complete Site Upgrades… Admin Upgrades ½ of DDCs Display Next Steps Admin Upgrades remaining DDCs Finish Manual Upgrade Success DB Script Generation Questions Yes DBA runs DB scripts… Generate Script and Mark Site as Pending Upgrade Later… Done Start High-Level Studio Upgrade Flowchart

Upgrading via Studio UseCase

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Site DB Upgrade (Studio) Prior to upgrade… DDC-A DDC-B DDC-C SQL Server XD_DB1 DDC-D

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Site DB Upgrade (Studio) Upgrade ½ Delivery Controllers DDC-A DDC-B SQL Server XD_DB1 DDC-C (down) DDC-D (down)

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Site DB Upgrade (Studio) Studio verifies License Server DDC-A DDC-B DDC-C (down) SQL Server XD_DB1 DDC-D (down) Excalibur Studio License Server

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Site DB Upgrade (Studio) Studio backs up old database DDC-A DDC-B DDC-C (down) SQL Server XD_DB1 DDC-D (down) Excalibur Studio Backup

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Site DB Upgrade (Studio) Studio restores database DDC-A DDC-B DDC-C (down) SQL Server XD_DB1 DDC-D (down) Excalibur Studio Backup XD_DB2

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Site DB Upgrade (Studio) Studio queries upgrade data from remote DB DDC-A DDC-B DDC-C (down) SQL Server XD_DB1 DDC-D (down) Excalibur Studio Backup XD_DB2

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Site DB Upgrade (Studio) Studio updates the second database DDC-A DDC-B DDC-C (down) SQL Server XD_DB1 DDC-D (down) Excalibur Studio Backup XD_DB2

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Site DB Upgrade (Studio) Studio tests the schema is correct before moving site DDC-A DDC-B DDC-C (down) SQL Server XD_DB1 DDC-D (down) Excalibur Studio Backup XD_DB2

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Site DB Upgrade (Studio) Studio sets all DB connection strings to new DB DDC-A (down) DDC-B (down) DDC-C (up) SQL Server XD_DB1 DDC-D (up) Excalibur Desktop Studio Backup XD_DB2

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Site DB Upgrade (Studio) Studio runs upgrade success verification tests DDC-A (down) DDC-B (down) DDC-C (up) SQL Server XD_DB1 DDC-D (up) Excalibur Studio Backup XD_DB2

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Site DB Upgrade (Studio) Is the site working properly? Failure Success

Work better. Live better.

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Site DB Upgrade (Studio) DDC-A(up) DDC-B(up) DDC-C (up) SQL Server XD_DB1 DDC-D (up) Admin updates binaries on remaining DDCs Notes:DDCs already configured, so updating will make them ‘live’ Excalibur Studio Backup XD_DB2

© 2013 Citrix | Confidential – Do Not Distribute Site DB Upgrade (Studio) DDC-A (up) DDC-B (up) DDC-C (down) SQL Server XD_DB1 DDC-D (down) (On failure, direct all DDCs back to old database) Backup XD_DB2 Excalibur Studio