How do I change servers in Citrix?

How to connect to a different server from Citrix Receiver

Open the Citrix Receiver application.
Click the drop-down arrow near the top-right.
Click “Accounts” from the menu.
On the “Add or Remove Accounts” window, click “Add”
Enter the new server address.

How do I find my Citrix database server?

There are two ways on how we can find citrix xendesktop database server name:

via powershell: Use command.
Using registry: Navigate to “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Citrix\XDservices\ConfigLoggingSiteSchema\DataStore\Connections” registry key on the delivery controller and check value of key, ConnectionString.

What is DataStore in Citrix?

The data store is the central repository where almost the entire Citrix implementation is invested. Data Collector stores all the dynamic information like session, load and published applications in the servers in their zones and communicates the zone information to the Data Collectors in other zones in the farm.

Does Citrix require SQL Server?

A Citrix Virtual Apps or Citrix Virtual Desktops site uses three SQL Server databases: This database is used when the configuring logging feature is enabled (default = enabled). Monitoring: stores data used by Director, such as session and connection information.

How do I connect to a Citrix receiver server?

Secure User Environment

Locate the Citrix Receiver for Windows installation file (CitrixReceiver.exe).
Double click CitrixReceiver.exe to launch the installer.
In the Enable Single Sign-on installation wizard, select the Enable single sign-on checkbox to install Citrix Receiver for Windows with the SSON feature enabled.

How do I add a server to Citrix?

To add a server to XenCenter

Click Add New Server. Alternatively:
Enter the IP address or DNS name of the server you want to add in the Server box. For example: 203.0.
Type the user name and the password set up during Citrix Hypervisor installation.
Click Add.

How do I run Citrix commands?

Type Asnp Citrix* and press Enter. This loads the Citrix-specific PowerShell modules. (Asnp means Add-PSSnapin). Run the Citrix cmdlets.

How do I know what version of Citrix I have?

Steps to find out the Edition/Version of Windows Receiver Go to systray->Right click on Citrix Receiver -> Click on Advanced Preferences -> Click on Support Info link.

What is XML broker in Citrix?

What is a Citrix XML broker? A. A Citrix XML broker (a Windows server with Citrix XenApp software installed) that arranges transactions between the Web Interface (buyer/client/) and the Zone Data collector (seller/server). Up to Xen App 6.0, any XenApp server could be an XML broker on a XenApp farm.

How to change a domain in Citrix Presentation Server?

Log on to the Presentation Server Console as a Local Administrator. Add the New Domain administrators to the Citrix Administrators node in the Presentation Server Console. Change the domain membership for non-data store servers and ensure that the members can log on to the Presentation Server Console.

How to add a user to a Citrix database?

When adding the SQL login, on the User Mapping page, click the three Citrix databases: Site database, Monitoring database, and Logging database. For each of the three Citrix databases, add the Delivery Controller computer account to the various database roles. The Site database has many more roles than the Logging and Monitoring databases.

How to migrate a XenApp data store to a new SQL Server?

Take a backup of your exisiting datastore. Migrate the content of data store to a new database. Migrate the content of data store to a new database. On remaining servers create a new file dsn pointing to the new SQL server. Take a backup of your exisiting datastore.

How to update database connection strings in Citrix?

For .NET 4.0, update to minimum 4.0.2. 4.0.3 is recommended: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2600211. Then, use the Change_XD_To_MultiSubnetFailover.ps1 script to update the database connection strings with this option. Download the zip file containing the scripts from Citrix ShareFile. Unzip the file.