XIA Configuration - System Supported

Citrix XenDesktop Site

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Screenshot of the navigation tree and Citrix XenDesktop site general settings in the XIA Configuration web interface

Supported Platforms

XIA Configuration supports the documentation of Citrix on the following versions:

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 (to version 2009)
Citrix XenDesktop / XenApp 7.9, Any Edition
Citrix XenDesktop / XenApp 7.8, Any Edition
Citrix XenDesktop / XenApp 7.7, Any Edition
Citrix XenDesktop / XenApp 7.6, Any Edition
Citrix XenDesktop / XenApp 7.5, Any Edition
Citrix XenDesktop / XenApp 7.1, Any Edition
Citrix XenDesktop / XenApp 7.0, Any Edition

Information documented by XIA Configuration

Find out more about the Citrix XenDesktop information documented by XIA Configuration below:

Applications
AppDisks
AppDNA
Administrators
Delivery Controllers
Hosting Connections
Licensing
Delivery Groups
Machine Catalogs
Policies
Zones

Applications

Document the following settings for published applications:

Application name
Application type
App-V publishing settings
Delivery settings
Delivery groups
File type associations

Screenshot of published application settings in the XIA Configuration web interface

AppDisks

AppDisks allow administrators to package and manage applications independently of golden images.

Audit the following AppDisk information:

Name and Description
AppDNA State
Compatibility
Reserved Machine SID
State
UID
Virtual Disk Identifier
Error Messages
Hypervisor Connection Name
Hosting Unit Names

AppDNA

Provides information about the connection details used to integrate XenDesktop with AppDNA.

XIA Configuration provides the following AppDNA information:

Enabled
Address
Database
Username

The screenshot below shows the AppDNA connection settings within Citrix Studio:

Screenshot of Citrix Studio showing AppDNA connection settings

XIA Configuration retrieves this information and displays these settings in its web interface:

Screenshot of AppDNA connection settings in the XIA Configuration web interface

The documentation generated by XIA Configuration also includes these settings:

Screenshot of AppDNA connection settings in a document generated by XIA Configuration

Administrators

Document and track changes to the security of your Citrix XenDesktop site including:

Administrator name
Status
Scopes
Roles

Screenshot showing Citrix XenDesktop site administrators in the XIA Configuration web interface

Delivery Controllers

Delivery Controllers are the central management component of a XenDesktop site and provide communication with hypervisors to distribute applications and desktops, authenticate and manages user access as well as brokering connections between users and their virtual desktops and applications.

Run reports on the following information on delivery controllers:

Controller version
Name
DNS name
Active site services
SID
State
Operating System
Service pack
Serial number
Hardware manufacturer and model

Screenshot showing delivery controller details in the XIA Configuration web interface

Hosting (Hypervisor) Connections

Hosting provides the connection details of the hypervisors to which the site is connected.

Document the following hosting (hypervisor) connections information:

General Settings

Name
Connection type
Hypervisor address(es)
Machine Count
Persistent
Plugin Id
Preferred Controller
Revision
State
Supports Local Storage Caching
Supports Citrix Provisioning Services
UID
User Name
Uses Cloud Infrastructure
UUID

Advanced settings

Maximum simultaneous actions (all types)
Maximum new actions per minute
Maximum simultaneous personal vDisk inventory updates
Maximum % simultaneous actions (all types)
Connection Options
Maximum % simultaneous personal vDisk inventory updates

Resources

Resources are the hypervisor network connections and storage that are made available to XenDesktop though hosting connections.

Storage names
Personal vDisk storage names

Screenshot of resource settings in a document generated by XIA Configuration

Scopes

Names
Descriptions

Administrators

Names
Roles
Is Account Enabled

Licensing

Audit the following licensing configuration:

Licensing

License Server Name
License Server Port
Licence Server URI
Administration Console URL
Licensing Burn-in Date
Licensing Model
Version
Web Service Version

Licenses

Name
Permission Level
Type
Subscription Advantage Date
Quantity

Screenshot of licensing configuration in a document generated by XIA Configuration

Delivery Groups

Delivery groups are collections of Active Directory users with access to a common group of resources within the site.

XIA Configuration retrieves the following information about delivery groups:

Name
Functional Level
Session Support
Description
Enabled
Timezone
Access Policy
Restart schedule
StoreFront connections
Power management

Screenshot of Citrix XenDesktop site delivery group settings in the XIA Configuration web interface

Machine Catalogs

Machine catalogs are collections of virtual or physical machines that can be managed as a single entity. Each machine in the catalog must have the same operating system and virtual delivery agent (VDA) installed.

Generate Citrix documentation with the following information about machine catalogs: