As an IT Consultant I’m all about automation and orchestration so with the Release To Web of XenDesktop 7 we have a new installation to automate. Luckily the installation of XenDesktop is improved, it’s 7 clicks from start to finish as Stephane has blogged about on Archy.net.
The first thing I opened was the eDocs page to find the unattended installation command lines for XenDesktop 7. The eDocs give a pretty good explanation of the command line switches to be used:
To install core components using the command line From the \x64\XenDesktop Setup directory on the media, run the XenDesktopServerSetup.exe command. The following table describes command options.
| Option | Description |
| /help or /h | Displays command help. |
| /quiet | No user interface appears during the installation. The only evidence of the installation process is in Windows Task Manager. If this option is omitted, the graphical interface launches. |
| /noreboot | Prevents a restart after installation. (For most core components, a restart is not enabled by default.) |
| /remove | Removes the core components specified with the /components option. For more information about removing components, see Remove components. |
| /removeall | Removes all installed core components. For more information about removing components, see Remove components. |
| /configure_firewall | Opens all ports in the Windows firewall needed by components being installed, if the Windows Firewall Service is running, even if the firewall is not enabled. If you are using a third-party firewall or no firewall, you must manually open the ports. |
| Controller: TCP 80, 443 | |
| Director: TCP 80, 443 | |
| License Server: TCP 7279, 8082, 8083, 27000 | |
| StoreFront: TCP 80, 443 | |
| For complete port information, see CTX101810. | |
| /components component [,component] … | (Required.) Comma-separated list of components to install or remove. Valid values are: |
| CONTROLLER – Controller | |
| DESKTOPSTUDIO – Studio | |
| DESKTOPDIRECTOR – Director | |
| LICENSESERVER – Citrix Licensing | |
| STOREFRONT – StoreFront | |
| If this option is omitted, all components are installed (or removed, if the /remove option is also specified). | |
| /installdir directory | Existing empty directory where components will be installed. Default = c:\Program Files\Citrix. |
| /tempdir directory | Directory that holds temporary files during installation. Default = c:\Wndows\Temp. |
| /nosql | Prevents installation of Microsoft SQL Server Express on the server where you are installing the Controller. If this option is omitted, SQL Server Express will be installed. |
| /enableremoteassistance | (Valid only when installing Director.) Enables the Windows Remote Assistance feature. Windows Remote Assistance is always installed when you install Director; you enable or disable the feature by including or omitting this option in the command line. |
And there are a couple of examples how to use these switches:
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\x64\XenDesktop Setup\XenDesktopServerSetup.exe /components controller,desktopstudio,licenseserver /configure_firewall |
Basically I’ve got the following commands:
License Server
“x64\XenDesktop Setup\XenDesktopServerSetup.exe” /components LICENSESERVER /quiet /noreboot /configure_firewall
StoreFront
“x64\XenDesktop Setup\XenDesktopServerSetup.exe”/components STOREFRONT /quiet /noreboot /configure_firewall
XenDesktop 7 Controller
“x64\XenDesktop Setup\XenDesktopServerSetup.exe”/components CONTROLLER /quiet /noreboot /configure_firewall /nosql
XenDesktop 7 Director
“x64\XenDesktop Setup\XenDesktopServerSetup.exe”/components DESKTOPDIRECTOR /quiet /noreboot /configure_firewall
XenDesktop 7 Studio
“x64\XenDesktop Setup\XenDesktopServerSetup.exe”/components DESKTOPSTUDIO /quiet /noreboot /configure_firewall
I’ve tested these command lines and they worked in my lab environment, of course the components will need some additional configuration but this will give you a good start in automating your XenDesktop 7 deployment.
For example, I’ve searched for the configuration of SF2.0 but there’s only a description for the installation on the eDocs so Citrix is documenting the installation.
Citrix will probably add some powershell commandlets to configure the rest of the stack. The XenDesktop 7 SDK is already released and if you need to script tasks you can create the tasks in Studio and collect the script from the Studio console.
Kees Baggerman
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