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Getting Started with XenDesktop 7.x

You're reading from   Getting Started with XenDesktop 7.x Deliver desktops and applications to your end users, anywhere, anytime, with XenDesktop 7.x.

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2014
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781849689762
Length 422 pages
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Table of Contents (27) Chapters Close

Getting Started with XenDesktop 7.x
Credits
Notice
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
1. Designing a XenDesktop Site FREE CHAPTER 2. Installing XenDesktop 3. Managing Machine Catalogs, Hosts, and Personal vDisks 4. Managing Delivery Groups 5. Managing Policies 6. Managing Printing 7. Virtualizing USB Support 8. Virtualizing Storage and Backup 9. High Definition Experience (HDX) 10. Application Delivery 11. Working with the XenDesktop SDK 12. Working with Citrix ReceiverTM and Plugins 13. Securing XenDesktop 14. Managing and Monitoring XenDesktop 15. VDI in the Cloud Creating a Domain Certificate Authority
XenDesktop Policy Settings Reference Creating Self-signed Certificates for NetScaler Gateway Using Public CA-signed SSL Wildcard Certificates on NetScaler Gateway Index

Working with policies


It is likely that you will create and enable more than one policy in your implementation. If you do, make sure that you prioritize the policies so that it is clear which policy should be executed first.

Policies can be configured using the following simple steps:

  1. Create the policy.

  2. Configure the policy settings.

  3. Apply filters to the policy.

  4. Set a policy priority.

    Tip

    Use priorities with your policies to make sure that they are executed correctly. Also, note that unfiltered policies take precedence over filtered policies.

Navigating policies

In XenDesktop Studio, policy settings are grouped into two main categories as follows:

  • Machine policy settings: These settings are used to control the behavior of virtual desktops and are applied when a virtual desktop starts. These settings are applied even if there are no active user sessions on the desktop.

  • User policy settings: These settings are used to control the user experience when connecting to desktops using the ICA/HDX protocol...

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