Load balancing XML Broker
The XML Broker service is needed for communication between the Web Interface/StoreFront and the data collector. Web Interface communicates using XML Broker to get information, such as application availability for a user and available resources.
The XML Broker service is needed in a XenApp/XenDesktop environment and can be deployed as a load-balanced service. Again, Citrix has made a custom monitor available, which we can use to monitor whether the XML Broker service is responding or not.
To add the custom monitor, go to Load Balancing | Monitors, and click on ADD. Here, choose CITRIX-XML-SERVICE, and in the Special Parameters pane, enter an application name. The default application is Notepad. This monitor will open a connection to the service, and probe the XML Broker service to which it is bound. If the server responds as expected within the configured time period, the monitor marks the service as up. After this is added, we can start adding servers that have the...
