2X
Startup Wizard
2X
ApplicationServer incorporates a Startup Wizard which will guide you through
each step needed to setup Virtual Desktops, Published Applications, Published
Desktops or Terminal Servers (for load balancing) in a quick and efficient
manner. In the toolbar area, simply click on the Wizard icon or you can
also choose from the options located in the tool bar of 2X ApplicationServer
Console.
NOTE:
Press ‘Cancel’ if you want to configure your farm manually.
Click
here to go directly to
setting up your Farm.
Startup Wizard
Start by selecting what you
want to publish. You can choose from:
- Virtual
Desktop – Add a new Virtual Host and publish a virtual
desktop.
- Published
Application – Add a new Terminal Server and publish applications.
- Published
Desktop – Add a new Terminal Server and publish a desktop.
- Setup
LoadBalancer – Add Terminal Servers to the 2X
LoadBalancer
Publish
a Virtual Desktop
Virtual Desktop Configuration
Enter a Name and Description for the published virtual
desktop.
Properties
In the
‘Connect to’ field, choose
where you want your Virtual Desktop to connect to:
- Any
Guest – The Virtual Desktop connects to any guest from a selected Pool.
Click on the drop down arrow to choose which Pool to connect to.
- Specific
Guest - Will connect the virtual desktop to a specific Guest. Click on the drop
down arrow to choose Virtual Guest.
- Guest
- Connects the Virtual Desktop to a Guest from a selected Pool. Click on
the drop down arrow to choose the Pool. In the
‘where name equals’ field,
select the Username or IP Address.
- Specific
2X Template – This option will allow you to connect the Virtual Desktop to
a specific 2X
Template.
Persistent
Checkbox
Check
this box so that the User connects to the same Guest. (Available with Any Guest,
Guest and Specific 2X Template)
Publish
an Application
Select where
you want to publish the application from:
- All
Servers in Farm - includes all the servers that are added to the farm. If
only one server is present you will be automatically be taken to the
‘Startup Wizard – Publish Applications’ dialog box.
- Server
Groups – This option is not available for publishing
applications.
- Individual
Servers - allows you to choose the servers you would like to use to
publish an application one by one by checking the checkbox next to the name of
the server.
- New
Server - add a new server to the farm and use it to publish an
application.
Publish An Application
Add Applications
Click on the
‘Browse...’ button and
select the Executable (.exe) file of the application that you would like to
publish.
You can also drag and drop an executable (.exe) file onto
the box at the top of the dialog box.
You will see a new entry in the
list box which shows all applications that will be published. When all
applications to be published have been selected, click on Finish.
Publish Applications
Publish
a Desktop
Select where you want to publish the desktop from:
- All
Servers in Farm - Includes all the servers that are added to the farm. If
only one server is present you will be automatically be taken to the
‘Startup Wizard – Publish Applications’ dialog box.
- Server
Groups – This option is not available for publishing desktops.
- Individual
Servers - Allows you to choose the servers you would like to use to
publish a desktop, by checking the checkbox next to the name of the server.
- New
Server - Add a new server to the farm and use it to publish an
desktop.
Published Desktop
After you
have determined the source of the published desktop, all you need to do is name
it and add a description.
Click
‘Finish’ to complete the
process.
Setup LoadBalancer
Select ‘Setup
LoadBalancer’. Each available server in the farm is listed
and the information regarding each Agent is also listed.
Select the connection type. The choices are MS
Terminal Server (RDP), Citrix Server (ICA) or Both (RDP/ICA).
Check the box next to each server that you would like to
add to the LoadBalancer.
Select the server to be used for load balancing
When you
have selected all the servers that you want to add, simply click on
‘Finish’.
