Getting Started Guide

Introduction

Prerequisites

To complete your HP Virtual Desktop Infrastructure with Citrix XenDesktop installation you must have the

following information:

• Case-sensitive server name for the license server

• HP integrated Citrix XenServer software available from this HP website

(

http://www.hp.com/go/XenDesktop-downloads).

• Choose from the following supported destination options for installing the HP integrated Citrix

XenServer:

o Hard drive

o Secure Digital (SD) memory card

o Flash media (USB flash drive)

For more information on device support, see the

HP integrated Citrix XenServer Getting Started

(

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?contentType=Support

Manual&lang=en&cc=us&docIndexId=64179&taskId=101&prodTypeId=18964&prodSeriesId=380

1993)

• HP integrated Citrix XenServer license file for Advanced Edition and HP integrated Citrix XenServer

license file for Enterprise Edition (Redeemed using the entitlement certificate)

• Citrix XenDesktop license file (Redeemed using the entitlement certificate)

• ProLiant server capable of supporting Intel® Virtualization Technology or AMD®

r management GUI

• d from the HP website

At least one HP

Virtualization

• A management console running Microsoft® Windows® to run the XenCente

HP XenDesktop software purchased and downloade

(

http://www.hp.com/go/XenDesktop-downloads).

HP integrated Citrix XenServer ProLiant Virtual Console is a single-server management interface for

igrations. XenCenter can manage only one HP integrated Citrix XenServer

Select Edition at a time.

XenServer.

Citrix XenCenter Management Console enables you to create resource pools, perform a XenMotion live

migration, and optimize multi-server management if you have the proper license where HP ProLiant Virtu

Console is optimized for single-server management only, which does not allow configuring of resource

pools or performing live m

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