Thanks for the info James. So technically, I don't have to buy new RDS cals, since i already have 2003 TS Cals, if all i'm doing is standing-up a new XenApp6 farm and publishing applications ?
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 4:56 PM, James Rankin <[email protected]> wrote: > PS 4.5 servers can be joined to Xen5 farms but not Xen6. Xen6 servers can't > be added to anything except Xen6 farms. Xen6 is exclusively 2008 R2. > > Our Windows 2003 CALs are still working for RDS on 2008 R2 > > Pass on the last question. We are steadily moving our licenses from PS4.5 > to the Xen 5/6 pool, but I didn't get involved in this. However, for legacy > x86 apps, I built a 2003 PS4.5 server and joined it to my Xen5 farm. I am > going to run this last server in the Xen5 farm alongside the new Xen6 one to > accomodate apps that don't like x64 / 2008 or both. The web interface is > linked up to the Xen5 and Xen6 farms, so users have all their published apps > available from both farms from a single XenApp PlugIn instance. YMMV > > > On 13 May 2010 17:27, Harry Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> All: >> >> I have a few basic questions when it comes to XenApp 6 that i haven't >> found (yet) the answers to via the Citrix eDoc directory: >> >> >> - I currently have a PS 4.0 farm; can i introduce XenApp 6 to this >> farm? I'm pretty sure the answer is no, but looking for confirmation. >> - I have a windows 2003 TS server issuing TS Cals that were purchased >> years ago. Do i need to purchase new TS Cals for windows 2008 remote >> desktop >> services for XenApp 6 ? >> - If i bring up a new farm, i still need the PS 4.0 farm up and >> running for legacy app support, and log onto mycitrix and generate a new >> license file for XenApp 6, will that pose a problem for the PS 4 server? >> I'm >> thinking i would have to re-point the PS 4.0 server to the new licensing >> server, but i've never introduced a new farm and don't know the small >> nuances as a result. >> >> >> Hoping you can shed some light, >> >> >> >> Harry. >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into > the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able > rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such > a question." > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
