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1. Credentials C Override system credentials Username Password Status Progress Server Status VSERVER1 Queued Figure 29 Enter administrative credentials to install the 2X VDI Agent 5 Click Install after you ve checked and possibly entered the administrative credentials 6 Click Done when finished Installing the 2X VDI Agent Manually Before starting the installation procedure please make sure that you are logged on with administrator rights and that the system requirements are met 1 Log on to the Virtual Host 2 Run the 2X VirtualDesktopServer setup program by double clicking on the 2XVDS msi file A welcome dialog will appear Close other Windows programs and click Next 33 e Installing the 2X VDI Agent 2X VirtualDesktopServer ie 2X Virtual Computing Software Setup Welcome to the 2X Virtual Computing Software 7 1 652 Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard allows you to change the way 2X Virtual Computing Software features are installed on your computer or to remove it from your computer Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit the Setup Wizard Go Thin Go 2X Figure 30 2X VirtualDesktopServer Setup Program welcome screen 3 Accept the License Agreement and click Next i 2X Virtual Computing Software Setup End User License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully 2X ApplicationServer amp LoadBalan
2. 2x Client Gateway Security O Allow all except MAC Address Allow only MAC Address Figure 124 Security Tab To allow only the selected MAC addresses select Allow only and then click Add Add MAC Address Available clients User 00 56 64 A2 65 A1 00 98 65 C4 65 89 Selected MAC Address Figure 125 Allow Only Dialog You can select any one of the listed MAC addresses or type in a pre known MAC address and click OK 113 Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2X Client Gateway Security O Allow all except MAC Address Allow only MAC Address dd 00 56 64 A2 65 A1 00 98 65 C4 65 89 Figure 126 Security Tab with added filtered users Now as you can see in the above dialog only the 2 specified machines are allowed to run published applications Advanced Client Gateway Settings 2X Client Gateway tunnels all 2X traffic needed by 2X applications on a single port This gateway service gives the ability to the System Administrator to tunnel the Terminal Servers RDP HTTP Server 81 and 2X Publishing 20002 over one port which by default is configured to port 80 To configure the Advanced Client Gateway Setting you ll need to assign a port number in the Client Gateway port which by default is configured to port 80 make sure that this port is not being used by another service and then click the Advanced button to
3. 3 2X ApplicationServer amp LoadBalancer Console File View Language Help t EU E E L Wizard Application Folder Desktop Predefined Application Document Terminal Server Advanced Properties Information Server localhost In this page you can change the properties of your ae Terminal Server Publishing Max Sessions 500 Default yn Se BDP Port 3389 Default Universal Printing C Change Direct Address t Connection Settings ah Information gt Agent Status Agent OK x A Licensing Check Status 2X Client uses the direct address to connect to the terminal server directly Status Figure 48 Terminal Server Tab Small to Medium Business Edition Properties To change the Server name or IP address of a particular Terminal Server use the Server field Next you can type the maximum number of sessions you want this server to accept You also have to specify the RDP port that will be used to connect a session 51 e Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer In the RDP settings one can configure the direct address by checking Change Direct Address checkbox and type a new direct address This address is used in Direct Connection mode only this is an internal or external IP address depending where the clients will be If external these IP addresses must be assigned at your firewall to your servers Status You can also check the agent status th
4. Port 80 Alias Auto logon Username useri Password 999909999999 Save Password Domain 2x com Figure 211 2X Client 2X Connection Properties Connection tab Connection Settings In the Connection Settings area enter the Primary Server name or IP This should be the name or IP where the 2X Client Gateway resides If your administrator enabled Broadcast 2X Client Gateway Address option on the server you can click on the browse button and you should see the available 2X Connection s in your area If you do not see any 2X Connections simply ask your administrator for the application server IP and port and add this information manually You can also add a Secondary Server in case a backup 2X Client Gateway is available The Client may choose the connection mode and has three ways to connect In Regular Gateway mode the Clients are connected with the 2X Client Gateway and another connection is made between the 2X Client Gateway and the Terminal Servers In Direct mode connection the Clients first ask the 2X LoadBalancer for the best available Terminal Server and then connect directly with the Terminal Server In SSL mode the connection is done as in the regular gateway mode but the connection is encrypted 2X VirtualDesktopServer Using 2X Client for Windows e 204 NOTE In order to connect through the 2X Client Gateway you just need to set the port number t
5. In this page you can add VDI Hosts VMware Microsoft Virtual Server Sun VirtualBox Virtual Iron You have two ways to add Servers to the farm You can either automatically search for available VDI Hosts within your domain by clicking the Find button or you can click on the Add button to manually add the VDI Hosts 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console File View Language Help amp Ho W6 Wizard J Farm LOCALHOST AE i Terminal Servers Farm 3 Virtual Hosts Lj PCs Va Gateway Load Balancing Backup Servers x duci Publishing Via Sa Universal Printing E Connection Settings ad Information m Licensing Information L a Application Group Desktop Predefined Application Document Virtual Desktop D Virtual Desktop Hosts Hosts in Farm f Host Type v VSERVER1 Hyper V VSERVER2 Hyper V Virtual Guests Settings Host Groups Name In this section you can manage Virtual Hosts Figure 103 Add VDI Hosts to the farm VDS Edition NOTE The checkbox next to the server name indicates the particular server is available to users on this farm To disable a server temporarily uncheck this checkbox 2X VirtualDesktopServer PC Desktop Agent State agent OK Agent OK Properties Delete Check Agent Add 2X OK Cancel Apply Help Farm e 94 Find a Virtual Host Click the Find
6. Add Edit Delete To manually add a PC to your farm click the Add button and then type the PC name or IP address in the Server field as shown in the figure below Then click Next 107 e Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer Personal Computer Properties Enable Personal Computer PC 2xPC2 Port 3389 Default MAC Address 00 00 00 00 00 00 Get mac C Change Direct Address Description Protocol Connection Timeout 5 minutes Figure 119 Configure the PC s properties Personal Computer Properties Make sure that Enable Personal Computer is enabled if you want the new PC to be enabled in your Farm Enter the name or IP of the PC you would like to add The default RDP port is 3389 but you can change it to match the RDP port used by the PC Enter the MAC Address of the PC you would like to add Use the Get MAC button in case you are adding your local machine to easily get the MAC Address of the machine you are using The MAC Address is needed if you want to use the Wake on LAN feature when running a published PC desktop from the 2X Client to boot up a PC that maybe switched off In the RDP settings you can configure the direct address by checking Change Direct Address checkbox and type a new direct address This address is used in Direct Connection mode only this is an internal or external IP address depending where the clients will be If
7. Installing the 2X Client Silently sese 187 Usirig Active Directory oni eno ei 187 Detailed explanation of 2X Client options sseeeeeeee 189 Using ORCA to change the MSI ssssssssseeeeeennes 199 Using 2X Client for Windows 201 Introductiori i er ien tt ede hee n ces Re td tbe ERR de RES 201 Configuring 2X Client for Windows sss nnne 202 2X GONMOECTIONS euer vx tac Eos sem ri ER e EE EE eae ERE TORRE RS iR CR 203 Local Resol CoS ieser naear ete tease RO ERE RR UBER RR UA se Lin 206 deret EE 207 NetWork qM 208 Advanced Selttitigs eic een at D ee vede ce ne eg EY du 210 2X Universal Pring eseon eainiie tii irte de eee 212 Advanced Settings 210 4 eiae et e aaeh 215 Listing of Published Applications eeem 217 Terminal Server Connection ssssssssssssseeee enne 218 CONNECION A fee desde red deve a ai EA e eae ee fies dace ce eene pO aere dun 218 Display uiae pcc vec ie opu A Yen d E we pre veg i p ae den 220 Local RBesOoUurces aee nee 221 PIOQEGITIS 5 odeur eaa cec ai gap ee Y ne dre ag degna s 222 EXPOrleOnGe ae 223 uel qe UE 224 Advanced Settings neri tic i heise vtero pb taze ke ae egeat 226 Using Terminal Server Connections ssssseeeeenes 227 2X Clientior US onere A da eere ee ceret eade o Vae FO
8. 2X ApplicationServer amp LoadBalancer amp VirtualDesktopServer Manual 2X Software Ltd Contents e 1 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2 URL www 2x com E mail info 2x com Information in this document is subject to change without notice Companies names and data used in examples herein are fictitious unless otherwise noted No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical for any purpose without the express written permission of 2X SOFTWARE Ltd 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2X ApplicationServer and LoadBalancer are copyright of 2X SOFTWARE Lid 1999 2009 2X SOFTWARE Ltd All rights reserved Version 7 1 Last updated July 9 2009 2X VirtualDesktopServer Contents e 2 Contents Introduction 6 What is 2X ApplicationServer amp LoadBalancer seen 6 What is 2X VirtualDesktopServer sssssssssssssseseseenen nennen 6 mure MC E 6 How does 2X ApplicationServer work essssssseseeeeeee eene 9 How does 2X LoadBalancer work sssssssssssssss esee enne 9 How does 2X VirtualDesktopServer work ssssssssssesee eene 9 Installing 2X VirtualDesktopServer 10 2X ApplicationServer amp LoadBalancer amp VirtualDesktopServer System requirements ssssssssssssssseeee enne nennen nnne nnn sitiens 10 Installing 2X VirtualDesktopServer sese 10
9. A new page will open in your default browser which will guide you how to order this product Send Support Request To send a query to 2X Support click on Help from the main menu and select Send Support Request This will load a form where you will be able to enter your details and information about your problem Note that the application will automatically send your settings and the current log file so that 2X Support can replicate your problem You can also send an attachment with your query such as a screenshot to support your query 45 Configuring 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2X VirtualDesktopServer Toolbar Settings To customize the toolbar right click in the Toolbar area and select Customize One can customize the button and icon view according to his likes Toolbar Settings Button View Text at Bottom 2X Icon View Large Figure 43 Toolbar Settings 2X VirtualDesktopServer Configuring 2X VirtualDesktopServer e 46 GENERAL TERMINAL SERVICES CONFIGURATION 2X VirtualDesktopServer Services To start stop and configure 2X VirtualDesktopServer Services run the Microsoft Management Console Services msc 2X VirtualDesktopServer services are configured to start automatically when the system starts The services installed depend on the installation you selected u Services Local Select an item to view its description Name Description status Startup Type LogOnas B
10. Full Screen Figure 166 Virtual Desktop Settings PC Desktop In this dialog you can type the Desktop Name and a Description for the published desktop From this dialog you may also change the icon for the published desktop You can also click Advanced Settings to create shortcuts on client s desktop or start folder of the particular published desktop 2X VirtualDesktopServer Publishing 150 Personal Computer Select from the list the Personal Computer that you would like to publish For the Personal Computer to be available it must first be added to the Farm Desktop Size Choose from the drop down list the resolution you would like to use Choose Custom to be able to enter your own resolution Filtering In case you want to publish the application to certain users groups clients or IP addresses ranges you must configure the Filtering tab and select the filtering type that you want by using the Select Filtering Type drop down list as shown in the figure below Filtering V D x Select Filtering Type User Allow the following Users Default Object Type Users amp Groups Use LDAP mode when adding Users amp Groups User Type Figure 167 Select Filtering Type 151 e Publishing 2X VirtualDesktopServer User First check the Allow the following Users checkbox and add the usernames groups in the dialog Select Users or Groups as shown in the figure
11. Load Balancing Backup Servers R2 a Publishing LN iS Universal Printing Connection Settings Terminal Servers Servers in Farm Y Server v TSERVER1 v TSERVER2 lt Name e e Virtual Desktop PC Desktop Delegation Type Agent State RDP Agent OK RDP Agent OK Terminal Server Groups Direct Address TSERVER1 TSERVER2 Servers e chy Information gt a Information Licensing In this section you can manage Terminal Servers and also set up Delegation 2X mm Figure 14 Terminal Server page to add additional Terminal Server agents 23 e Installing the 2X Terminal Server Agent Click the Find button to find the available Terminal Servers or Citrix Servers All Terminal Servers and Citrix Servers within your domain will appear on the list of available servers to your farm The Agent status column gives the ability to identify whether the 2X Terminal Server Agent is installed or not Therefore Agent OK indicates that the 2X Terminal Server Agent is installed on the particular Server while Agent not found indicates that the 2X Terminal Server Agent is not installed and you ll need to install it if you intend to use this particular server in your farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer Find Servers Name Agent Terminal Server Citrix MetaFrame Refresh BEES E OK OK C TSERVER2 Agent OK OK C TSERVER3 Needs Update OK O
12. Next ie 2X Virtual Computing Software Setup Destination Folder r Click Next to install to the default Folder or click Browse to choose another 2 t Install 2X Virtual Computing Software to Program Files 2x vDS Browse Figure 3 Choosing the location where 2X VirtualDesktopServer will be installed 4 Select the desired installation type You can select either 2X VirtualDesktopServer or 2X ApplicationServer and LoadBalancer Enterprise or 2X ApplicationServer and LoadBalancer SMB Small to Medium Business or Custom SMB Edition is appropriate for a Single Terminal Server environment while Enterprise Edition is appropriate for a Multiple Terminal Servers environment The Custom method of installation will allow you to choose which components you would like to install on the system 2X VirtualDesktopServer Installing 2X VirtualDesktopServer e 12 4 1 Small to Medium Business Edition For a single terminal server just select the Small to Medium Business Edition radio button and this feature will install all necessary components to publish application and desktops from a Single Terminal Server This scenario is typically used when you have one Terminal Server and you need to offer published seamless applications to your clients Firewall Allow connections on port 443 and or port 80 g Figure 4 Single Terminal Server scenario to publish applications and desktops from a single Terminal Serv
13. Prnttofile Preferences Location Comment Find Printer Page Range f AI Number of copies E ES or se C Figure 51 Printer Settings with Redirected Printer Using the RDP Printer Name Format you can choose the format of the printer name displayed on the Terminal Server 2X VirtualDesktopServer offers the feature to remove either the client name session number or both This is done by checking Remove session number from printer name and Remove client name from printer name 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 54 amp print 21x General Select Printer tg HP LaserJet SOL g 2X Universal Printer 3 Send To OneNo C HP LaserJet 5000 Series PCL gt Status Ready Printto file Preferences Location Comment Find Printer Page Range Al Number of copies E u PS IT ce aoe gii Figure 52 Printer Settings with Redirected Printer Removed Client Name and Session Number Advanced The advanced settings let you change the default timeouts for the Terminal Server Agents to access the advanced settings just click Advanced Advanced Load Balancer Settings Declare TS Agent dead if not responding For 30 seconds Enable CPU Load Balancer TS Agent Refresh Time 3 seconds Figure 53 Advanced Load Balancer Settings Declare TS Agent dead This option is the amount of time that the 2X Publishing Agent should wait without a reply from each 2X Term
14. You can also set a start folder in the Start in the following folder field Example c windows Connection Properties New Terminal Server Connection Connection Display Local Resources Programs Experience Network 5 Start a program Figure 224 2X Client Connection Properties Programs Settings 2X VirtualDesktopServer Using 2X Client for Windows e 222 Experience The experience tab allows you to tweak the connection speed to optimize the performance of the connection with the remote host If you are using a connection to a remote computer in a local network that runs at 100mbit or up it is usually safe to have all of the experience options turned on Connection Properties New Terminal Server Connection Connection Display Local Resources Programs Experience Network Performance Choose your connection speed to optimize performance flan Connection v Desktop Background Font Smoothing Menu and window animation Desktop Composition Show contents of window while dragging Themes Bitmap caching Figure 225 2X Client Connection Properties Experience tab 223 Using 2X Client for Windows 2X VirtualDesktopServer Network In the Network Tab you may configure network settings to be able to connect to 2X VirtualDesktopServer using a proxy To be able to connect to a Proxy Server check the Use Proxy Server checkbox
15. pr o Options h server port application user wp p domain server r parameters file Displays this help message Displays the version number Primary Client Gateway Server Client Gateway Port Application Name Us Name s password TES s ord saved as clear text Domain Secondary Client Gateway Server Application Parameters Output file C Program Files 2 amp ApplicationServer gt Figure 199 2XA Generator Parameters server port application user password password domain server parameters file 2X VirtualDesktopServer Displays the help messag Displays the version number Primary Client Gateway Server Client Gateway Port Application Name User Name User s password Domain Secondary Client Gateway Server Application Parameters Output file User s password saved as clear text 2X Additional Utilities e 182 2XA Generator Examples EXAMPLE 1 2XAGen exe s TSServerl p 80 a Word OUTPUT OF EXAMPLE 1 App xmlns dt urn schemas microsoft com datatypes Connection Port dt dt ui4 gt 80 lt Port gt lt PrimaryServer gt TSServerl lt PrimaryServer gt lt Connection gt lt Startup gt lt PublishedApp gt Word lt PublishedApp gt lt Startup gt lt App gt EXAMPLE 2 2XAGen s TSServerl p 80 a Word u Testuserl pc mypassword d mydomain ss TSServer2 pr C document doc o word 2xa OUTPUT OF EXAMPLE 2 conten
16. C x General Select Printer 2 Add Printer C HP LaserJel P HP LaserJel C 2 2X Universal PDF Printer CA HP LaserJel Status Ready Printto file Preferences Location Comment Find Printer Page Range All Number of copies E i i GPE EN pilo Cancel Apply Figure 216 Printing in a Terminal Server session using 2X Universal Printing 2X VirtualDesktopServer Using 2X Client for Windows e 212 In the 2X Universal Printing tab the Client can configure to choose Print to default printer Use the default printer on the client side Select printer before printing Open the dialog to choose the printer before printing Use the following printer Click on to select the printer and always use the selected printer when printing through the 2X Universal PDF Printer View document to print Use this option to view the printed document using the default PDF viewer instead of printing Options In the Options Area one can select to choose the data format output The options are Portable Document Format PDF Enhanced Meta File EMF and Bitmap BMP e PDF Use vector format and embedded fonts e EMF Use vector format and does not embed fonts but use the system fonts found on the Client e BMP Bitmap images The following features are only available when printing using the EMF or BMP format Print on both sides Use both sides of the pap
17. Close other Windows programs and click Next 25 e Installing the 2X Terminal Server Agent 2X VirtualDesktopServer ie 2X Virtual Computing Software Setup Welcome to the 2X Virtual Computing Software 7 1 652 Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard allows you to change the way 2X Virtual Computing Software features are installed on your computer or to remove it from your computer Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit the Setup Wizard Cancel Figure 18 2X Terminal Server Agent Setup Program welcome screen 2X VirtualDesktopServer Installing the 2X Terminal Server Agent e 26 3 Accept the License Agreement and click Next i 2X Virtual Computing Software Setup End User License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully 2X ApplicationServer amp LoadBalancer and 2X VirtualDesktopServer Licensed Copies 1 END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY This End User License Agreement EULA is a legal agreement between you either an individual or a single entity and 2X SOFTWARE Ltd for the 2X software product identified v I accept the terms in the License Agreement Figure 19 The EULA 4 Select the location where you want to install the 2X Terminal Server Agent and click Next ie 2X Virtual Computing Software Setup Destination Folder r Click Next to install to the default Folder or click Browse to choose another 2X Install 2 Virtual Computing Softwa
18. Figure 160 Installed Applications Select which applications you would like to publish from the list of available applications already installed on the server and just click finish when you have selected all the applications to publish Publish Predefined Applications To publish a predefined application with the wizard click on Publishing in the Navigation bar and click Add From the Select Type dialog choose Applications and then choose Predefined Applications Publish commonly used applications such as Windows Explorer Predefined Applications include applications which need some special parameters to be published over Terminal Services Some special folders are a shell extension that usually resides off of the Control Panel A globally unique ID GUID declares these shell extensions and represents the extension and points to the proper DLL to run it In order to publish these types of applications or folders one could use the Predefined applications pre configured in the 2X Console which facilitates these tasks 143 Publishing 2X VirtualDesktopServer Select Predefined Application MS Windows Explorer Control Panel C Display Properties C Add Remove Program C Internet Properties C Mouse Fonts Keyboa F System properties C Date Time Properties C Printers and Faxes C Network Connections C Desktop Folder Description MS Windows Explorer Control Panel Co
19. Publish From dialog as seen in the below figure you can choose from which Terminal Server s you want to publish the application You can choose to publish the application from All Server in Farm from Server Groups or from Individual Terminal Servers If you choose to publish the application from All Server in Farm or from Server Groups make sure that the application is available in all selected Terminal Servers Publish From Em EV Ip 4 Server Groups I TSGROUP1 _ TSGROUP2 O Individual Servers TSERvER1 TSERvER2 TSERVER3 Figure 151 Choose from which Terminal Server s you want to publish the application All Servers in Farm is the terminology used to indicate the whole list of Terminal Servers which can be configured from the Terminal Server tab in the Terminal Servers page 2 n the Application Settings you have the ability to configure the Name Description Run and Icon While Target Start in and Parameters are configurable for each server 2X VirtualDesktopServer Publishing 134 Application v MJ Application Name MSWORD Description Text Editor Normal Window Run w Change Icon Advanced Settings Server Settings Server s 2XTESTING v Target eProgramPies e Microsoft Office OFFICE11 WINWORD EXE Start jn ProgramPies Microsoft Offi
20. The following are different proxy connection types that can be used SOCKSA Enable this option to transparently use the service of a network firewall SOCKSAA Enable this option to allow a client that cannot connect to resolve the destination host s name to specify it SOCKS5 Enable this option to be able to connect using authentication HTTP 1 1 Enable this option to connect using standard HTTP 1 1 protocol connections After selecting a connection type the Proxy Host domain name or IP Address and port number have to be specified For SOCKS5 and HTTP 1 1 connections authentication has to be enabled check the Proxy Requires Authentication checkbox and type in user credentials Check Use user logon credentials to use the user logon credentials when authenticating with the proxy server 2X VirtualDesktopServer Using 2X Client for Windows e 224 Connection Properties New Terminal Server Connection x Display Local Resources Programs Experience Network Advanced Se gt Proxy settings Haj Select and configure your proxy server details Use proxy server O socks4 O SOCKS4A Osockss S HITP 1 1 Proxy Host Port Proxy Authentication Use user logon credentials User name Password Figure 226 2X Client Connection Properties Network tab 225 e Using 2X Client for Windows 2X VirtualDesktopServer Advanced Settings C
21. 2X VirtualDesktopServer or 2X ApplicationServer Manual which can be downloaded form http www 2x com or by clicking here 2X VirtualDesktopServer Connection Settings 170 INFORMATION Status In this page you can monitor the status of each service while you can also monitor sessions connected on the Virtual Desktop Host Terminal Servers or Citrix Servers enabled in the farm The status is refreshed every minute You may also use the Refresh button to manually refresh the content Status Notification Logging Auditing Software Update Support Date amp Time Fri Sep 26 12 23 33 2008 2X Redundancy Service Running 3 2X Publishing Agent Service Running 1 2X Terminal Server Agent Service Running 2X Client Gateway Service Running E 2X VDS Agent Service Running Load Balancing 3 servers 2X Client Gateway Client gateway Running on 0 0 0 0 80 Citrix Gateway Running on 0 0 0 0 1494 Broadcast service Running on 0 0 0 0 20000 D active RDP tunneled sessions Mi 2x Figure 188 Information page Status Tab 171 e Connection Settings 2X VirtualDesktopServer Notification To be notified when some counters exceed a certain amount you will need to enable the notification options In the Notification tab you ll be notified if some server parameters exceed what you define as appropriate Status Notification Logging Auditing Software Update Support Notify when CPU utilization is highe
22. All Servers in Farm O Server Groups O Individual Servers Figure 146 Native RDP amp ICA Load Balancing Rule Disable a Client Gateway IP After you ve configured the rule with the particular gateway IP interface click OK to save the rule To re configure a rule select the particular rule and click Properties To delete a rule select the particular rule and click Delete 2X VirtualDesktopServer Load Balancing e 130 Load Balancing Rules Non Published Desktop Session Tunneling Settings Gateway IP 192 168 42 1 255 255 255 0 172 19 0 33 255 255 252 0 192 168 80 1 255 255 255 0 Default gt Type Mone Group Individual Farm Description No Servers Selected Groupl T SERVERQ1 T 5 All Farm Delete Figure 147 Load Balancing Rules NOTE One can create only one rule for each gateway IP 131 e Load Balancing 2X VirtualDesktopServer o PUBLISHING 2X Publishing Wizard To start publishing the applications select Publishing from the Navigation bar and click the Add button from the Publishing tools Add Delete Move Up Move Down Figure 148 Publishing Tools A new dialog Select Type as shown in the figure below will ask you what you want to publish Select Type Publish an application Folder Create a Folder to collect multiple applications or desktops Desktop Publish a desktop O Docu
23. CI TSERVER4 Agent OK OK Cancel Figure 15 Choose a Terminal Server to install agent 3 Select the Terminal Server where you would like to install the 2X Terminal Server Agent and click Install Agent 4 Enter administrative credentials to access the remote server Installing 2X Terminal Server Agent SSH Port Credentials Username Password Status Progress Server Type TSERVER3 Terminal Server Figure 16 Enter administrative credentials to install the 2X Terminal Server agent 2X VirtualDesktopServer Installing the 2X Terminal Server Agent e 24 5 Click Install after you ve entered the administrative credentials You should note that service is installed successfully if the installation is done completely Installing 2X Terminal Server Agent Server Server Cancel at SSH Port Credentials Username Password Status Progress Connecting Figure 17 2X Terminal Server agent Installation process 6 Click Done when finished Installing the 2X Terminal Server Agent Manually Before starting the installation procedure please make sure that you are logged on with administrator rights and that the system requirements are met 1 Log on to the Terminal Server or Citrix Server 2 Run the 2X Terminal Server Agent setup program by double clicking on the 2XVDS msi file A welcome dialog will appear
24. Configuration Virtual Desktop Mame TTD 1 Description Properties Connect to any guest Connect to a specific quest Connect to a quest matched by Figure 176 Publish a Virtual Desktop Virtual Desktop In this dialog you can type the Desktop Name and a Description for the published desktop From this dialog you may also change the icon for the published desktop Properties There are 3 different properties which can be used by the virtual desktop Connect to any guest will load any virtual desktop published to any user that logs in Connect to specific guest will load the virtual desktop selected to every user Connect to a guest where name equals will loads the virtual desktop to users who s user name is the same as that of the virtual desktop or to users which are using a machine that has an IP address equal to the virtual desktop s name Published Applications Choosing All Servers in Farm will include all the servers that are added to the farm If only on server is present you will be automatically taken to the Startup Wizard Publish Applications Dialog 159 e Publishing 2X VirtualDesktopServer Choosing Server Groups will allow you to choose which group of servers from your farm you would like to use to publish an application Choosing Individual Servers will allow you to choose the servers you would like to use to publish an application one
25. Desktop Mame Description 5 Change Icon Advanced Settings Connect to console Windows 2003 server only Desktop Size Size Ful Screen v Width E Height Figure 163 Publish Desktop 2X VirtualDesktopServer Publishing 146 Desktop In this dialog you can type the Desktop Name and a Description for the published desktop From this dialog you may also change the icon for the published desktop Windows 2003 Terminal Services gives the ability to connect to the console session 0 which is the desktop of the actual server rather than a terminal server session With this functionality you can log to a Windows Server 2003 based server that is running Terminal Services remotely and interact with session 0 as if you were sitting at the physical console of the computer One may select to enable this option by enabling Connect to console This options works on MS Windows 2003 Terminal Server only One can also click Advanced Settings to create shortcuts on client s desktop or start folder of the particular published desktop Desktop Size Choose from the drop down list the resolution you would like to use Choose Custom to be able to enter your own resolution Publish Virtual Desktops To publish a virtual desktop with the wizard click on Publishing in the Navigation bar and click Add From the Select Type dialog choose Desktop From the Select
26. Desktops M ft Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft Explore C3 Common Apps O T Officevi Office Publi Office P o Office Biren 2003 P 2007 Options Microsoft Microsoft PDF Tools Office Ex Office Acc Search B Connection 2 gp Terminal Server Connections Help Qa Terminal Server 1 Qaj Terminal Server 2 Q Terminal Server 3 Qa Terminal Server 4 qi Terminal Server 5 Ga Terminal Server 6 Drive c Figure 230 2X Client running from PortableApps com As you can see above 2X Client will run normally without being installed on your local machine when running on PortableApps com To add 2X Client to PortableApps com simple download 2X Client for PortableApps com open PortableApps com click on Options and then choose Install a New App PortableApps com will ask you for the application you want to install Choose the 2X Client for PortableApps com installation file and follow the on screen instructions NOTE You will have to download the 2XPortableClient paf exe packet this will be installed and launched through the U3 launch pad 229 e Using 2X Client for Windows 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2X ACCESS PORTAL 2X Access Portal allows users to launch published applications and desktops from multiple farms which are accessed through a web portal according to their filter settings Pre requisites e Windows 2003 2008 Server e Microsoft NET Framework II e IIS6 e 2X Virt
27. E ER Selection Current Page fs Pages mam v Collate opel ee Figure 99 Printer Settings with Redirected Printer Removed Client Name and Session Number 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 90 Scheduler Host Properties Properties VDI Agent Settings Scheduler Do not accept connections during the Following time intervals Start Duration Repeat On disable Keep current sessions state 2X Figure 100 Scheduler Using the Scheduler you can set your Terminal Server not to accept connections between a set time To add a Scheduler Entry simply click Add and then start by entering the date and time you want to restrict you Terminal Server Select the duration of the schedule entry The Duration field accepts time in days hours minutes seconds or any combination Example 3 days 5 hours 45 minutes 30 seconds The entry can be set to be repeated The Scheduler tab will be available when editing the Terminal Server s properties On disable will allow you to choose the action taken on the current sessions by 2X VirtualDesktopServer once a Terminal Server is disabled while a scheduled entry is active 91 e Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer Add Scheduler Entry 03 2009 16 20 22 Duration 1 hour Repeat Every week Figure 101 Add Scheduler Entry NOTE Make sure that 2X Terminal Server Agent is installed on ea
28. Installing the 2X Terminal Server Agent 22 2X Terminal Server Agent System requirements sse 22 Installing the 2X Terminal Server Agent remotely from 2X Console 22 Installing the 2X Terminal Server Agent Manually sseeees 25 Installing the 2X VDI Agent 31 2X VDI Agent System requirements ssssssssssssssseeeeeneen nennen 31 Installing the 2X VDI Agent remotely from 2X Console sss 31 Installing the 2X VDI Agent Manually eee 33 Configuring 2X VirtualDesktopServer 39 Introduction to the configuration esssseeeeeeneenennnen nennen 39 Understanding the Console Environment sse 40 Components of the System sss 40 Console Environment Publishing page sseeeneee 41 Console Environment Farm Load Balancing Universal Printing Connection Settings Information and Licensing er 43 Main 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console Settings sssssssseeess 44 Backup amp Hesltore n ree Ee EE ritate eR HARE AERA EL EEAE ESSERE ces 44 AY SE 45 E ie 0ic 45 Mantal E T terre racer 45 Ser da 45 ost 45 Send Support Request sss enten
29. Next you can also choose to create certain filtering rules User Client IP address for the created folder Published application or desktops listed under this folder will inherit the filtering rules of this folder Desktop 2X VirtualDesktopServer allows you to publish complete desktops to your user To publish a desktop follow these steps 1 Choose Desktop and click Next gt 2 Select what type of application you want to publish e Terminal Server Desktop Publish a desktop session from a Terminal Server 145 e Publishing 2X VirtualDesktopServer e Virtual Desktop Publish a desktop from a Virtual Desktop Host e PCs Publish a desktop from a Personal Computer Publish a Terminal Server Desktop Full Desktop acts like a terminal into an actual server where you can have a remote desktop connection To publish a Desktop with the wizard click on Publishing in the Navigation bar and click Add From the Select Type dialog choose Terminal Server Desktop Click Next and select which Terminal Server to choose from where you want to publish the desktop You may choose to publish a desktop from All server in Farm or from Server Groups In this case the published desktop will be selected according to the best resources among the selected Terminal Servers You may also choose to publish an individual desktop by selecting Individual Servers and select the preferred server Desktop
30. United States v print version info to get help information x macs mac mini bin 2xmac lil Figure 250 Usage Instructions 2X VirtualDesktopServer Installing 2X Client for Mac OS X e 250 APPENDIX Examples how to use command line parameters The following examples illustrate the use of this Client appserverclient s Server IP a Application Name u User Name appserverclient s192 168 0 1 a Internet Explorer uAdministrator In this case you are requested to logon before the application is loaded appserverclient s Server IP a Application Name u User Name p Password appserverclient s192 168 0 1 a Media Player uAdministrator ppassword In this case the logon screen is bypassed if the password is correct Please note The application name is case sensitive and must be surrounded by quotes Examples are Notepad Internet Explorer and Media Player Command Line Parameters for TSClient TSCient exe c Program Files 2X VDS TSClient exe is a 2X client that enables you to connect to your terminal server connections There are two ways which can be used to connect to you terminal server s Command Line Parameters The following parameters can be used in command line with 2X Terminal Server Client s Primary Connection b Secondary Connection t Port Number u User user domain q Clear text password d Domain not needed if included
31. aca ai HE egre du 228 2X Client for PortableApps com sssssssssessseseeee enne enne 229 2X Access Portal 230 Pre requisites ei aden Aeneid eee HER decet alee ke dele LE Re DD ete te Puce eh 230 Installation s 2 ocior eee spei et dvi ides aided xe Det d Be pde 230 GOonflguratiODs cote dte e teen el dete sri p ends ee ste de 234 2X CIIGrt iiit cei i at da ee EH eee oa Ld cele 237 Installing 2X Client for Linux 239 Installation Procedures RPM Version ssssseseeeeeneene eene 239 Installation Procedures TAR BZ2 Version 240 User Interface ener te ede epe a erc ve ecce Xue dva uem e dede 241 Command Line Interface esent sinere 242 Installing 2X Client for Mac OS X 244 System Requirements sssssssssssssssseeee entente tenen nnns nsn nnns 244 Installation Procedures esseeesseseeeesseeseessee enne nenne nennen nennen a 244 Usage Instructions 2 iiie eaaa epe Yee dee de ros n ek ide doas 248 Graphical User Interface ssssssssssssssseenenneenen enne 248 Command Line eroi Leite e an aie einai Endet 250 Appendix 251 Examples how to use command line parameters ssseseeeeen 251 Command Line Parameters for TSClient sssseeeeeeeneens 251 Table of available locale identifiers senenn 252 Troubleshooting 254 Introductior itt b bed bee be t ER 254 Knowledgebas
32. also set the location of the log file to be used The Log file will save information about the incoming connections like their originating IP address the terminal server that was chosen and so on To view the contents of the log file click the View Log button and to purge the log file click the Clear Log File button Backup Log File It is recommended to backup the log file in a compressed file This could be done by enabling the Backup log file checkbox Backup can be scheduled on daily weekly or monthly basis Please note that the backup log file will be located in the same directory of the log file Status Notification Logging Auditing Software Update Support Enable logaing Log Debug Information Log file C Program Files 2x ApplicationServer 2xLogFile txt Backup log file O Daily Weekly O Monthly Figure 191 Information Page Enable Logging 2X VirtualDesktopServer Connection Settings e 174 Auditing In this page you can enable auditing and set the location of the auditing file The auditing log is an important and valuable tool as it can give information about the sessions opened and the total time of each session Backup Audit File It is recommended to backup the audit file in a compressed file This could be done by enabling the Backup audit file checkbox Backup can be scheduled on daily weekly or monthly basis Please note that the backup audit file will be loc
33. be used with certain servers Please refer to the list of approved providers and choose the specific document for more information on how to connect to your virtual host Click Next to continue Add Host VDI Type MS Hyper V YDI Host VSERVER1 Figure 107 Manually add a new Host 2X VirtualDesktopServer will check whether 2X VDI Agent is installed Check the status and if the status states that the Agent did not reply or the service is not installed click the Install button Please refer to the chapter entitled Installing the 2X VDI Agent remotely from 2X Console for more information about how to install the 2X VDI Agent Click Next if the status states that the Agent is already installed 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 98 VDI Agent Information VDI Agent VSERVER1 Agent Mot Verified Provider s Types N A Version NJA VDI Services Not enabled OS Type NJA Status Agent did not reply please install Agent Figure 108 VDI Agent Information Host Properties Properties YDI Agent Settings Cancel Enable Host in Farm VDI Type MS Hyper YDI Version 6 0 Windows 64bit VDI Host VSERVER1 e is running on Appliance For specific provider information please click here Username username Password eeeecececece Check Credentials 2X Figure 109 Configure each Host propert
34. below gt LDAP Check Use LDAP mode when adding Users amp Groups to add users and groups in LDAP format instead of WinNT format Administrators can use LDAP format to filter users found in groups within groups Select Users or Groups Select this object type Users Groups or Built in security principals Object Types From this location Entire Directory Enter the object names to select examples Figure 168 User or Group Filtering gt Client First check the Allow the following Clients and then select or type the Client computer name in the dialog Select Client as shown in the figure below For Client names you can use the character as a wildcard For example if all your computer names start with CLIENT simply type CLIENT 2X VirtualDesktopServer Publishing 152 Select Client Name CLIENT 01 CLIENT 02 CLIENT 03 CLIENT 04 CLIENT 05 CLIENT 06 Use as a wildcard on the computer name CLIENT Figure 169 Client Filtering gt IP Address First check the Allow the following IPs then click the Add button You can select to filter a single IP or a range of IPs IP address Single IP Figure 170 IP Adaress Filtering Click Finish to finalize the wizard and the application you ve just configured will be generated in the Published Applications Explorer area Now you can re configure the op
35. can be reached You can choose to connect over SSL to your Deepnet server Application 167 e Connection Settings 2X VirtualDesktopServer Deepnet Properties Application 2X VirtualDesktopServer Default Domain WINTESTS Cluse LDAP Import Deepnet user accounts Verify Deepnet user account names Figure 184 Deepnet Unified Authentication Platform Application Properties Select the application profile that will use Deepnet to authenticate its users Deepnet Applications 2X VirtualDesktopServer Figure 185 Choose 2X VirtualDesktopServer From the above dialog you can choose the application which used by 2X VirtualDesktopServer for authentication You can also create an application which will be added on the Deepnet server The Default Domain enables you to choose the default domain that your users will use Any Deepnet user accounts imported or verified will be done so using this default domain 2X VirtualDesktopServer Connection Settings 168 Authentication Deepnet Properties F Ap pii igi piii Connection Application Authentication Exclusion Mode Mandatory For all users 2X Figure 186 Deepnet Unified Authentication Platform Authentication Properties Select how you want your users to be authenticated Mandatory for all users means that every user using the system must log in using two factor authentication Crea
36. complete remotely or manual you should see the 2X VDI Agent service listed under Services on the server where the agent has been installed amp Services File Action View Help m Fs Services Local El E u Services Local 2X VDS Agent Stop the service Restart the service Description 2X Virtual Desktop Infrastructure manager Name Description Status Startup Type Log On As Bs 2x Client Gateway Sox Publishing Agent Byox Redundancy Ser S892 Terminal Server Sa Application Layer G Sio Application Manage Si Automatic Updates By Background Intellig 2X Client G 2x Publishi 2X Redund 2X Termina 2x Virtual Notifies sel Provides s Provides s Enables th Transfers Started Started Started Started Started Started Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic Disabled Manual Manual Automatic Manual Local System Local System Local System Local System Local System Local Service Local Service Local System Local System Local System N Extended A Standard Figure 37 The 2X VDI Agent Service NOTE The Virtual Desktop Hosts do not require configuration The agent will collect the information required by the 2X Publishing Agent Subsequently the 2X VDI Agent will forward the necessary information to the 2X Publishing Agent using the information collected To ensure conne
37. computer names start with CLIENT simply type CLIENT Select Client Name CLIENT 01 CLIENT 02 CLIENT 03 CLIENT 04 CLIENT 05 CLIENT 06 Use as a wildcard on the computer name CLIENT Figure 158 Client Filtering IP Address First check the Allow the following IPs then click the Add button You can select to filter a single IP or a range of IPs 141 e Publishing 2X VirtualDesktopServer IP address Single Plo Figure 159 IP Adaress Filtering Click Finish to finalize the wizard and the application you ve just configured will be generated in the Published Applications Explorer area Now you can re configure the options by using the tabs in the Published Applications Properties area Publish Installed Applications An application already installed on the server can be published and used by its clients To publish installed applications with the wizard click on Publishing in the Navigation bar and click Add From the Select Type dialog choose Applications and then choose Installed Applications Publish installed applications 2X VirtualDesktopServer Publishing 142 Installed Applications mm v 4 Select which application s to publish from the Following DEA 2x lyr Accessories CF4 Acrobat Distiller 8 Administrative Tools ay Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional OJ Windows Messenger
38. one of the listed MAC addresses or type in a pre known MAC address and click OK 2X Client Gateway Security Allow all except MAC Address Add 00 56 64 A2 65 A1 00 98 65 C4 65 89 O Allow only MAC Address Figure 72 Security Tab with added filtered users Now as you can see in the above dialog 2 machines are not allowed to connect and run published applications 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 70 2x Client Gateway Security O Allow all except MAC Address Allow only MAC Address Figure 73 Security Tab To allow only the selected MAC addresses select Allow only and then click Add Add MAC Address Available clients User 00 56 64 A2 65 A1 00 98 65 C4 65 89 Selected MAC Address Figure 74 Allow Only Dialog You can select any one of the listed MAC addresses or type in a pre known MAC address and click OK 71 e Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2X Client Gateway Security O Allow all except MAC Address Allow only MAC Address 00 56 64 42 65 41 00 98 65 C4 65 89 Figure 75 Security Tab with added filtered users Now as you can see in the above dialog only the 2 specified machines are allowed to run published applications Advanced Client Gateway Settings 2X Client Gateway tunnels all 2X traffic needed by 2X applications on a single port This gateway service gives the ability to
39. printcap printername to use default printer driver 2X VirtualDesktopServer Installing 2X Client for Linux e 242 printername drivername to specify driver name also S redirect sound can be off to disable sound default local quality to bring it to the client with normal for normal quality good for good quality default verygood for very good quality remote to leave it on the server Other options o output mode 1 print return code to stderr 2 print return message to stderr 3 print return code and message to stderr v print version info to get help information 243 e Installing 2X Client for Linux 2X VirtualDesktopServer INSTALLING 2X CLIENT FoR MAc OS X System Requirements e Mac OS X Version 10 3 9 and up Installation Procedures 1 Download the 2XClient dmg file from http www 2x com virtualdesktop downloadlinks html and store it locally 2 Double click on 2XClient dmg the installation dialog will come up then click 2XClient pkg to continue the installation JU 2XClient 1 item 10 4 MB available 2X Client pkg Go Thin Go 2X 2XClient Figure 242 2X Client for Mac OS X installation 3 Another dialog will show click Continue to continue installing 2X Client 2X VirtualDesktopServer Installing 2X Client for Mac OS X e 244 Welcome to the 2X Client Installer Introduction License You will be guided through the steps necessary to insta
40. ratio CPU Utilization the connection is redirected to the server with the best free used CPU time ratio If more that one counter is selected for load balancing 2X LoadBalancer will add the counter ratios together and redirect the session to the server with the most favorable combined ratio The recommended setting is to enable all three counters unless there is a particular need for one of the other counters available NOTE It will be necessary to install 2X Terminal Server Agent on all Terminal Servers and Citrix Servers and or 2X VDI Agent on all Virtual Desktop Hosts before they can successfully participate in a load balanced farm Enable the Reconnect to disconnected sessions option to allow 2X Publishing Agent to redirect an incoming user session to a previously disconnected session owned by the same user You may also choose to reconnect active sessions by selecting Limit User to one session per desktop Therefore if a user connects to a Terminal Server and re connects again while there is an active session started by the same user he will be connected to his same active session NOTE To limit users to one session per desktop make sure that the setting Restrict each user to one session is set on all Terminal Servers from the Terminal Services configurations Connections 2X VirtualDesktopServer Load Balancing e 126 Advanced Settings From the Advanced Settings one can change the default timeouts for the Termi
41. releasing unused resources Seamless Windows capabilities With Seamless Windows applications running from your terminal servers will look like local applications for your users This facilitates the introduction of server based solutions like terminal services as the remote applications co exist with local ones and users cannot even tell the difference between them Greater Compatibility 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console is compatible with Windows 2000 Server Windows 2003 Server and Windows 2008 Server This means you do not need to upgrade your entire infrastructure to the latest Windows Server platform if all you need is application publishing with Seamless Windows capabilities Cross Platform Support 2X VirtualDesktopServer is an RDP based Application Publishing solution that supports both Linux and Mac OS X clients all with Seamless Windows capabilities Now it is easy to bring Windows applications to all your Linux and Mac desktops 2X Client Gateway Service 2X Client Gateway tunnels all traffic needed by 2X applications on a single port Now you need to open only one port on your firewall and the clients will be able to launch the published applications through the 2X Client Gateway Service 7 o Introduction 2X VirtualDesktopServer Increased Terminal Services performance During the login sequence the user using default settings connection request is forwarded to the terminal server reporting the best performance inde
42. rights 0 Option to save password is enabled 1 Option to save Password is disabled SHOWFOLDERS Show Folders page 0 Do not show Folders page 1 Show Folders page LANGUAGE Specify the language 0 Default Language 1 English 2 German 3 Japanese 4 Russian DONTPROMPTAUTOADDFARM Don t Show prompt message when adding auto farms 0 Show prompt messages 1 Do not show prompt messages 2X VirtualDesktopServer Installing 2X Client for Windows e 190 AUTOADDFARM Add farm automatically when starting web or shortcut items 0 Do not add farm automatically 1 Add farm automatically MINIMIZETOTRAYONCLOSE Minimize to tray on close or escape 0 Close 2X Client 1 Minimize 2X Client to tray AUTOREFRESHFARMS Option to automatically refresh the farms listed in the client 0 Do not automatically refresh farms 1 Automatically refresh farms AUTOREFRESHTIMER The time taken to refresh the farms if the AUTOREFRESHFARMS is enabled The time should be specified in minutes and default value is 60 minutes PRINTFORMAT Format of printing data 0 PDF 1 EMF 2 BMP PRINTOPTION Default client settings on client for 2X Universal Printing Q Print to default printer 1 Select printer before printing 2 Use printer specified in the PRINTERNAME field 38 View document to print PRINTERNAME String value of the default printer to be used PRINTREVERS
43. same hardware requirements as specified by Microsoft when deploying a terminal services environment will apply Installing the 2X Terminal Server Agent remotely from 2X Console 2X VirtualDesktopServer offers the facility to install the 2X Terminal Server Agent on each Terminal Server remotely from the 2X Console This feature gives you the facility to control each Terminal Server from one central place In order to be able to install the 2X Terminal Server Agents remotely you must make sure that You have administrative credentials to be able to install the required service The service server is running on the Terminal Server where you intend to install the Terminal Server agent This service is offered by MS Windows and is used for file print and named pipe sharing over the network This service is used to install the 2X Terminal Server Agents remotely 2X VirtualDesktopServer Installing the 2X Terminal Server Agent e 22 Launch the 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console and select the Terminal Servers category If 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console detects that a number of Terminal Server Agents are not installed or need to be upgraded it will inform you and allow you to install update them all at once 3 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console File View Language Help amp D E Es L Wizard Application Folder Desktop Predefined Application Document i JE Farm LOCALHOST Lom E Virtual Hosts S pcs V Gateway
44. select a terminal server one at a time and press the Check Agent button If the 2X Publishing Agent can communicate with the 2X Terminal Server Agent running on the terminal server you will receive this message Agent Information Server tserverl 2x com Agent Agent Verified Version 6 1 build 465 Protocol Version 4 Terminal Services Enabled on port 3389 Citrix Services OS Type Not enabled Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 Uninstall Status Agent in use by Controller on machine 127 0 0 1 2X Figure 26 Checking for 2X Terminal Server Agent on a terminal server 2X VirtualDesktopServer Installing the 2X Terminal Server Agent e 30 INSTALLING THE 2X VDI AGENT 2X VDI Agent System requirements e Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 2000 Server Windows 2003 Server or Windows 2008 Server or Advanced Server e The same hardware requirements as specified by your virtualization software will apply e One of the supported virtualization software technology e f you are planning to use VMware on Windows make sure the VMware VmCOM Scripting API is installed The following error will be displayed if VmCOM Scripting API is not detected VMware VmCom Scripting API is not installed on the host Please install this client component from the VMware installer e f you are planning to use VMware v1 on Linux make sure the VMware VIX API for Linux is installed The following
45. the IIS machine 2X Access Portal Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back DoR kd X aA A Search se Favorites 42 Address kal http localhost 2xWebPortal Logon aspx Ee Links 2 g x ACCESS PORTAL en de ru fr ip fit es 2 a B welcome to the 2X Access Portal Notice Currently the 2x Access Portal is not configured to connect with a 2X Console To configure log in with a user having administrative rights on the web server machine Please Login Username Password Secure Login 2X Client installed Version 7 1 build 651 Powered by 2X Copyright 2005 2009 2X Software Ltd amp J Local intranet Figure 235 Welcome to the 2X Access Portal 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2X Access Portal e 234 Add Farm by entering the IP hostname on the left side and click Add Farm One can configure how the 2X Web Service will connect with the 2X Client Gateway in the Farm Details i 2X Access Portal Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Qs X aA A Search se Favorites 42 Address e http localhost 2x WebPortal Farms aspx v Go Link e en de ru fr ip it es DN access PORTAL Farm Settings General Settings Logout Administrator 2X Access Portal Console Farms 2X Access Portal allows users to launch published applications and desktops from 1 multiple farm
46. the RDP 5 2 specifications at the time of writing In case some of these do not work as expected try launching the regular Microsoft RDP Client and connect to your terminal servers to see if they work or not If they work as expected but do not work when using the 2X Client please contact our technical support as explained on the Troubleshooting section of this manual 2X VirtualDesktopServer Terminal Server Connection 2X Client is able to connect to multiple Terminal Server Desktops using an RDP connection To connect to a desktop click File and select Add New Terminal Server Connection Connection Connection settings In the Connection settings area type the Primary Connection name or IP This should be the name or IP of the desktop you want to connect to The Alias will give the connection a display name for better readability NOTE In order to connect through the 2X Client Gateway you just need to set the Port number that was configured on the Client Gateway Port in the Connection Settings Page Default Gateway Port 80 Logon Enable Auto Login to automatically log into the remote desktop when accessing it Use System Credentials SSO To use the local current system credentials when connecting with that particular 2X Connection enable Use System Credentials SSO When you enable this option you ll automatically automate the log in process when connecting with the 2X Client Gatewa
47. the System Administrator to tunnel the Terminal Servers RDP HTTP Server 81 and 2X Publishing 20002 over one port which by default is configured to port 80 To configure the Advanced Client Gateway Setting you ll need to assign a port number in the Client Gateway port which by default is configured to port 80 make sure that this port is not being used by another service and then click the Advanced button to configure the HTTP Server and 2X Publishing Agent Advanced Client Gateway Settings Gateway Mode Forward requests to 2X Publishing Agent and HTTP Server You can configure multiple servers separating them with a semicolon amp g localhost 20002 backup 20002 HTTP Server s localhost 81 2X Publishing Agent s localhost 20002 O Forward requests to next Client Gateway in chain Cascaded Firewall IP Address Bind Gateway to the Following IP lt All available addresses gt Figure 76 Advanced Client Gateway Settings 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 72 This Advanced dialog allows you configure where is the HTTP server and the 2X Publishing Agent These services may be running on other Servers and in this case you ll have to configure each setting with the correspondent IP address or computer name E g HTTP Server webserver internal mycompany 81 Advanced Client Gateway Multiple 2X Client Gateways 2X offers the solution to install multiple 2X Client Gateways These solutions o
48. through this interface will be load balanced with the selected group One can select one or more groups to be associated with this interface as shown in the figure below These Terminal Server Groups can be configured in the Terminal Server page Native RDP amp ICA Load Balancing Rule Select Gateway IP 192 168 80 1 255 255 255 0 Cancel O All Servers in Farm Server Groups v Groupt v Group2 Group3 CO Individual Servers Figure 145 Native RDP amp ICA Load Balancing Rule Load Balance between Server Groups 129 e Load Balancing 2X VirtualDesktopServer Individual Server All connections initiated through this interface will be load balanced with the selected individual servers Therefore one can select particular individual servers and connections initiated from the selected interface will be load balanced with the selected Terminal Server With this option one can also configure an IP to be associated with only one single server None All connections initiated through this IP will be denied This option is ideal in order to deny connections initiated from the configured gateway IP For security reasons it useful to allow connections from a certain interface With this option one can configure connections initiated from the specified gateway IP to not be forwarded load balanced to any terminal server Native RDP amp ICA Load Balancing Rule Select Gateway IP 192 168 80 1 255 255 255 0 O
49. use the client system Colors instead those specified on the Terminal Server Use Client System Settings Enable this option to use the client system settings instead those specified on the Terminal Server Create shortcuts configured on server For each published application the administrator can configure shortcuts on the clients desktop and start menu folder With this option one can choose to have or not to have these shortcuts Register file extensions associated form the server For each published application the administrator can associate certain file extensions With this option the client can choose to register or not these file extensions Redirect URLs to client Enable this option to use the local web browser when opening http links Redirect Mail to client Enable this option to use the local mail client when opening mailto links Use primary monitor only for published applications Enable this to start published applications in your primary monitor only and not have it span through all the monitors connected to your system Reconnect if connection is dropped Enable this option to automatically reconnect to the Terminal Server if the connection is dropped Embed published desktop in Launcher Enable this option to access the published desktop inside the 2X Client Span desktops on all monitors Enable this option to span the published desktops across all connected monitors Enable deskt
50. used in Direct Connection mode only this is an internal or external IP address depending where the clients will be If external these IP addresses must be assigned at your firewall to your servers The publishing session timeout is the amount of time that each session will stay connected in the background after the user has closed all the published applications before disconnecting from the server This is done to avoid unnecessary reconnection with the server You can also choose to allow URL Mail redirection on the client This option provides that ability that http and mailto links will be opened using local applications instead of using the resources on the Terminal Server 61 Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer Server Properties Properties RDP Settings RDP Printer Scheduler RDP Printer Name Format Printername from Computername in Session no v F Remove session number from printer name e client r 2x Figure 60 RDP Printer Settings Using the RDP Printer Name Format you can choose the format of the printer name displayed on the Terminal Server 2X VirtualDesktopServer offers the feature to remove either the client name session number or both This is done by checking Remove session number from printer name and Remove client name from printer name 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 62 63 Farm Print ki Ea General Select Printer a HP LaserJet 50f C 2X
51. while one can also install update or uninstall the backup server from the properties dialog To delete a particular backup server select the required server from the Backup Servers list and click Delete Each backup server in the list is given a priority By default the local 2X Publishing Agent is given the Master priority and this cannot be changed One can change the priority of the backup server To assign a higher priority in the backup list select the required backup server from the list and click Move up To assign a lower priority in the backup list select the required backup server from the list and click Move Down The Backup Server with priority configured as Backup Server 1 will be the first backup server to take over in case the Master Server is not available Additional backup servers will take over in case Backup Server 1 is also not available according to their priority Promoting a Backup server to a Master Server When the primary server cannot be recovered due to various reasons such as hardware failure or OS startup failure one can easily promote a 2X Backup Server to a Master server 123 Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer First launch the 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console located in the backup server NOTE When you add and install 2X Backup Servers all the required files are automatically installed remotely on each backup server Therefore to launch the 2X Console of a backup server one can eas
52. 0 GATEWAY 1 MS Terminal Server 2X Terminal Server Agent qs 3 bes Advanced Client Gateway Settings Gateway Mode Forward requests to 2X Publishing Agent and HTTP Server Cancel Forward requests to next Client Gateway in chain Cascaded Firewall Fowarding Client Gateway s gateway2 domain local IP Address Bind Gateway to the following IP lt All available addresses Figure 81 Forwarding requests to next Client Gateway in chain NOTE All ports must be the same on each 2X Client Gateway Therefore if 2X Client Gateway on server A is listening on port 80 and is configured to 75 e Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer forward the requests to 2X Client Gateway on server B server B should be configured to listen on port 80 This also applies for the Citrix port default 1494 and SSL default 443 NOTE In order to install 2X Client Gateway select Multiple Terminal Server in the Installation Type and check 2X Client Gateway option Please refer to the chapter entitled Installing 2X VirtualDesktopServer for more information about how to install the 2X Client Gateway NOTE If you have problems to start the service check the Log File and Event Viewer for more information Please note that if the configured 2X Client Gateway port is assigned with another service the 2X Client Gateway Service will not be able to start the service In this case you must either configure the default port 80 to another port
53. 10 NOTE You can change the port to any number you may want as long as it does NOT conflict with any other application using the same port you choose Security The security page allows you to filter connections through your gateway by matching MAC addresses It is possible to block out MAC addressed or else only allow the specified entries to run published applications 2X Client Gateway Security m MAC Address O Allow only MAC Address Figure 121 Security Tab There are two 2 options that you can use the first is to allow all users except the specified MAC addresses or the second were you only allow the specified MAC addresses To allow all MAC addresses except the specified ones select Allow all except and then click Add 111 Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer Add MAC Address Available clients User DO 56 64 A2 B5 A1 D0 98 B5 C4 65 89 Selected MAC Address Figure 122 Allow all except dialog You can select any one of the listed MAC addresses or type in a pre known MAC address and click OK 2X Client Gateway Security Allow all except MAC Address D0 56 64 A2 65 A1 00 98 65 C4 65 89 O Allow only MAC Address Figure 123 Security Tab with added filtered users Now as you can see in the above dialog 2 machines are not allowed to connect and run published applications 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 112
54. 2X Virtual Computing Software Setup Important Notice 2X n a To be able to tunnel all traffic through port 80 make sure your web server is running on another port e g 81 2X Client Gateway will tunnel all web traffic to localhost port 81 You can change the Client Gateway Port in the Connection Settings Page Figure 11 Important Notice to be able to tunnel all traffic through port 80 2X VirtualDesktopServer Installing 2X VirtualDesktopServer e 20 6 Click Install to begin the installation Setup will copy the required files and will create the service on the machine amp 2X Virtual Computing Software Setup Ready to install 2X Virtual Computing Software 2X Click Install to begin the installation Click Back to review or change any of your installation settings Click Cancel to exit the wizard Figure 12 Ready to install 2X VirtualDesktopServer 7 After the 2X VirtualDesktopServer is installed you should see the 2X Client Gateway 2X Publishing Agent 2X Redundancy Service 2X Terminal Server Agent and 2X VDI Agent services listed under Services However this depends on which components you have installed amp Services Local Select an item to view its description Mame Description Status Startup Type Log On As By NET Runtime Optim Microsoft NET Framework Manual Local System By 2x Client Gateway 2X Client Gateway tunnels Started Automatic Local System By 2x Publishing Agent 2X Publishi
55. Application Document Virtual Desktop PC Desktop EE Farm LOCALHOST Qy Terminal Servers Virtual Hosts Lo PCs Va Gateway Backup Servers Information t Virtual Desktop Hosts Hosts in Farm e and select the Virtual tab v VSERVER1 I ESSE f Host x Type Hyper V Hyper V Agent State Agent OK Agent not found Direct Address VSERVERT VSERVER2 Properties Delete Virtual Guests Settings Host Groups Name Check Agent In this section you can manage Virtual Hosts Figure 27 Virtual Hosts page to add VDI Agents 2x OK Cancel Apply Help 2 You can use a similar method to that of installing the 2X Terminal Server Agent or you can click on Check Agent where a new dialog will load showing you the information about the 2X VDI Agent on the host you selected VDI Agent Information VDI Agent Agent Provider s Types Version VDI Services VSERVER1 Not Verified NJA NJA Not enabled OS Type Nis Status Agent did not reply please install Agent Figure 28 2X VDI Agent Information C 2X 3 Click Install to start installing the 2X VDI Agent on the selected host 4 Enter administrative credentials to access the remote server 2X VirtualDesktopServer Installing the 2X VDI Agent 32 Installing 2X DI Agent iad Server O5 pad O SSH Port
56. DS msi file on the machine to be used as your access point to your terminal servers and or virtual hosts A welcome dialog box will appear Close other Windows programs and click Next 2X VirtualDesktopServer Installing 2X VirtualDesktopServer e 10 ie 2X Virtual Computing Software Setup Welcome to the 2X Virtual Computing Software 7 1 652 Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard allows you to change the way 2X Virtual Computing Software features are installed on your computer or to remove it from your computer Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit the Setup Wizard Go Thin Go 2X Figure 1 2X VirtualDesktopServer Setup Program welcome screen 2 Accept the license agreement by enabling accept the terms in the License Agreement checkbox amp 2X Virtual Computing Software Setup End User License Agreement Please read the Following license agreement carefully 2X ApplicationServer amp LoadBalancer and 2X VirtualDesktopServer Licensed Copies 1 END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY This End User License Agreement EULA is a legal agreement between you either an individual or a single entity and 2X SOFTVARE Ltd for the 2X software product identified v I accept the terms in the License Agreement Figure 2 The License Agreement 11 o Installing 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2X VirtualDesktopServer 3 Select the location where you want to install the 2X VirtualDesktopServer and click
57. Desktop Type dialog choose Virtual Desktop and click Next gt NOTE If only one server is listed in the Virtual Desktops Hosts list the wizard will skip the Publish From dialog and continue with the Application Settings dialog In the Publish From dialog as seen in the below figure you can choose from which Virtual Desktop Host s you want to publish the virtual desktop You can choose to publish the virtual desktop from All Server in Farm from Server Groups or from Individual Hosts 147 e Publishing 2X VirtualDesktopServer Publish From m v All Hosts in Farm O Host Groups vscRoUP1 I vsaRouP2 CO Individual Hosts VSERVER1 vSERvER2 _ SERVER3 Figure 164 Choose from which Virtual Hosts you want to publish the application All Servers in Farm is the terminology used to indicate the whole list of Virtual Desktop Hosts which can be configured from the Virtual Desktop Hosts tab in the VDI Hosts page 2X VirtualDesktopServer Publishing 148 Virtual Desktop i E Virtual Desktop Name Description s5 Change Icon Advanced Settings Properties Connect to any guest O Connect to specific guest gt Connect to quest where name equals Desktop Size Size Full Screen v Width Height Figure 165 Virtual Desktop Settings Virtual Desktop In this dia
58. Desktops Published Applications Published Desktops or Terminal Servers for load balancing in the shortest amount of time Start by selecting what you want to publish You can choose from e Virtual Desktop Add a new Virtual Host and publish a virtual desktop e Published Application Add a new Terminal Server and publish applications e Published Desktop Add a new Terminal Server and publish a desktop e Setup Loadbalancer Add Terminal Servers to the 2X LoadBalancer Virtual Desktop 157 Publishing 2X VirtualDesktopServer Startup Wizard Publish From Publish From i All Servers in Farm Figure 175 Choose from where you want to publish from Choosing All Servers in Farm will include all the servers that are added to the farm If only on server is present you will be automatically taken to the Startup Wizard Publish Virtual Desktop Dialog Choosing Server Groups will allow you to choose which group of servers from your farm you would like to use to publish a virtual desktop Choosing Individual Servers will allow you to choose the servers you would like to use to publish a virtual desktop one by one by checking the checkbox next to the name of the server Choosing New Server will allow you to add a new server to the farm and use it to publish a virtual desktop 2X VirtualDesktopServer Publishing 158 Startup Wizard Published Virtual Desktop Virtual Desktop
59. E Start printing from the last page 0 Disable printing in reverse 1 Enable printing in reverse PRINTONBOTHSIDES Print on both sides of the page 0 Replace 1 Flip the page on its y axis 2 Flip the page on its x axis PRINTHWMARGINS Print using margins 0 Fit to page 1 Preferred dimensions 2 Fit with dimensions TUXGINA Exclude Include SSO during a silent installation 0 Install SSO 1 Exclude SSO 191 Installing 2X Client for Windows 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2 Prompt during installation 2X VirtualDesktopServer Installing 2X Client for Windows e 192 Farm Settings Connection CONNECTIONMODE Connection Mode Settings 0 Regular Gateway 1 Direct Mode 2 SSL Mode SERVERPORT TCP port number in use for the 2X VirtualDesktopServer application list retrieval You must enter the number in use E g 80 SAVEPASSWORD To save password in the logon options 0 Do not save Password 1 Save Password ENABLEAUTOLOGON 0 Auto Logon disabled 1 Auto Logon enabled SSO To enable Single Sign On 0 Do not use System Credentials SSO 1 Use System Credentials SSO SERVER IP address or name of the 2X VirtualDesktopServer the location of 2X client Gateway Service BACKUPSERVER IP address or name of a secondary 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2X Client Gateway Service ALIAS Create rename Alias for Ul purpose USERNAME2X The username to be used when log
60. ICA traffic or both from the Type field Next you can type the maximum number of sessions you want this server to accept A Description can be entered for each to clearly identify the different Terminal Server 87 e Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer RDP Settings Server Properties Properties RDP Settings RDP Printer Scheduler port C Change Direct Address 2X Client uses the direct address to connect to the terminal server directly Publishing Session Timeout 25 seconds v Allow Client URL Mail Redirection 2X Figure 96 RDP Settings Enter the RDP port that will be used to connect a session In the RDP settings one can configure the direct address by checking Change Direct Address checkbox and type a new direct address This address is used in Direct Connection mode only this is an internal or external IP address depending where the clients will be If external these IP addresses must be assigned at your firewall to your servers The publishing session timeout is the amount of time that each session will stay connected in the background after the user has closed all the published applications before disconnecting from the server This is done to avoid unnecessary reconnection with the server You can also choose to allow URL Mail redirection on the client This option provides that ability that http and mailto links will be opened using local applications instead of using the reso
61. Installing 2X Client for Windows e 196 Farm Settings Experience EXP DESKTOPBG Desktop background 0 Disable 1 Enable EXP FONTSMOOTHING Font smoothing 0 Disable 1 Enable EXP WINDOWMENUANIMATION Menu and window animation 0 Disable 1 Enable EXP DESKTOPCOMPOSITION Desktop composition 0 Disable 1 Enable EXP SHOWCONTENT Show contents of Windows while dragging 0 Disable 1 Enable EXP THEMES Themes 0 Disable 1 Enable EXP BMPCACHING Bitmap caching 0 Disable 1 Enable 197 Installing 2X Client for Windows 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm Settings Proxy PROX USERNAME Proxy credential details PROX HOST Proxy hostname PROX PORT Proxy port PROX TYPE Proxy type can be one of the following 0 SOCKS4 1 SOCKS4A 2 SOCKS5 3 HTTP 1 1 PROX USEPROXYSERVER Enable if you want to use proxy 0 Disable 1 Enable PROX USEAUTHEN If proxy type is HTTP1 1 or SOCKS user can enable authentication 0 Disable 1 Enable CLEARPROXYPASSWORD Clear password for the user When the client is launched for the first time the password will be encrypted and saved CLEARPASSWORD Clear password for the user When the client is launched for the first time the password will be encrypted and saved NOTE If using Group Policies to deploy the 2X Client you will need to edit the MSI in order to pre configure some of the settings you may want to change like the server IP address
62. SI packages remotely Using Active Directory There are two different ways that you can deploy an application through the Active Directory You can either publish the application or you can assign the application You can only publish applications to users but you can assign applications to either users or to computers The application is deployed in a different manner depending on which of these methods you use In this case we do recommend administrators assigning the application to COMPUTERS The main reason for that is in this case the application is actually installed the next time the computer reboots When assigning to users the application is not installed until the user actually clicks on the icons created for the application 187 Installing 2X Client for Windows 2X VirtualDesktopServer To assign an application to certain computers simply do the following on your Active Directory 1 Open the Group Policy Editor 2 To assign an application to a computer navigate through the group policy console to Computer Configuration Software Settings Software Installation Now right click on the Software Installation container and select the New Package commands from the shortcut menu Select the appropriate MSI file and click Open You are now asked whether you want to publish or assign the application Select assign and click OK NOTE When doing a silent installation the MSI can be deployed using the following syntax one
63. Settings 2X VirtualDesktopServer Authentication To make sure that every single client authenticates against the 2X VirtualDesktopServer to retrieve the list of published applications enable Always require user credentials for application list checkbox To authenticate against a specific domain workgroup you have to select the domain radio button and enter the domain workgroup required In case you want to select a new domain for authentication simply click on button and select the new domain to be used You can also use the Default button to choose the default domain workgroup used for authentication Select All Trusted Domains if you want to authenticate with any trusted domain workgroup By default use client domain if specified is checked and this option will allow the user to specify the domain to authenticate in their client 2X Client General options Domain If the client does not specify any domain and this option is enabled the authentication is done with the domain specified in the Authentication panel as displayed in the above figure When this option is disabled the clients will only authenticate with the domain specified in the domain field of the authentication panel on the server side We recommend you selecting Always require User Credentials for application list so that all users must authenticate before acquiring the application list Make sure to click Apply to activat
64. Terminal Server Agent 2X VirtualDesktopServer Installing the 2X Terminal Server Agent 28 7 To start the actual installation process simply click Install i 2X Virtual Computing Software Setup Ready to install 2X Virtual Computing Software 2X Click Install to begin the installation Click Back to review or change any of your installation settings Click Cancel to exit the wizard Figure 23 Starting the installation program 8 Setup will copy the required files and will create the service on the machine After finishing you will see the status screen i 2X Virtual Computing Software Setup Completed the 2X Virtual Computing Software Setup Wizard Click the Finish button to exit the Setup Wizard Go Thin Go 2x Figure 24 Post Installation status screen 29 Installing the 2X Terminal Server Agent 2X VirtualDesktopServer After the installation is complete remotely or manual you should see the 2X Terminal Server Agent service listed under Services on the server where the agent has been installed amp Services Elle Action View m Gy Services Local Help Elif 2 Services Local 2X Terminal Server Agent Name Description Status me Startup Type Stop the service Restart the service Sis Alerter Description 2X Terminal Server Agent provides information to 2X Applications Server and 2X Load Balancer Sia ClipBook lt By NET Runt
65. This can be useful to backup the configuration and distribute the same settings across other installations of 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console 2X VirtualDesktopServer Configuring 2X VirtualDesktopServer e 44 View The View Menu enables you to navigate through the main features offered by 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console One can also choose to view or not to view the toolbar from this menu Language To change the Language to your preferred language click on Language from the Main Menu This function allows you to change the language that is displayed in your 2X Console interface The default language will use the language that is configured in the Regional and Language Options Manual To access this manual while you re using the Console click the Help from the Main Menu and select Manual Context Help To obtain contextual help about a particular field or control in the console click Help from the Main Menu and select Context Help This Context Help will be shown as active when the mouse pointer is changed to a pointer Clicking items with this pointer will display the relevant help for the particular field or control You may also use the F1 button or the Help button located in the right bottom of the console to display the contextual help Order Online To order online while you re using the Console click Help from the Main Menu and select Order online
66. Universal Printer C HP LaserJet 5000 Series PCL From ZXUserl in session 2 Send To OneNo gt Status Ready Printto file Preferences Location Comment Find Printer Page Range All Number of copies E 4 C Selection C Current Page C Page Iv Collate opel eb Figure 61 Printer Settings with Redirected Printer E print General Select Printer g 2X Universal Printer C HP LaserJet 5000 Series PCL HP LaserJet 501 3 Send To OneNo Fi Status Ready Printtofile Preferences Location Comment Find Printer M Page Range All Number of copies E ER Selection Current Page fs Pages mam v Collate opel ee Figure 62 Printer Settings with Redirected Printer Removed Client Name and Session Number 2X VirtualDesktopServer Scheduler Server Properties Properties RDP Settings RDP Printer Scheduler Do not accept connections during the Following time intervals Duration On disable Keep current sessions state aX Figure 63 Scheduler Using the Scheduler you can set your Terminal Server not to accept connections between a set time To add a Scheduler Entry simply click Add and then start by entering the date and time you want to restrict you Terminal Server Select the duration of the schedule entry The Duration field accept
67. Wicrosoft Office OFFICE 11POWERPNT E Load Balancing BLOE Start In Progra icrosoft OfficelOFFICE11 MSPUB EXE a POWERPNT EXE en On Publishing N fe OFFICE11 z Fie Edt View Favorites Tools Heb Universal Printing Qax B search gt rors fae 39 XX ID FR HP Lees Address E C Program Files Microsoft Office OFFICE11 Connection Settings w Li gu i Es Information M Licensing a E kl E 2 OISGRAPH DLL OLKFSTUB DLL OLKPRTID XML OMFC DLL OPWIIUSR INI OUTLACCT DLL 1 m s s s OUTLCTL DLL OUTLFLTR DAT OUTLFLTR DLL OUTLLIB DLL OUTLMIME DLL Figure 172 Publish Applications using Drag and Drop 155 e Publishing 2X VirtualDesktopServer Publish Applications Configuration Information Publish From Application Fitering Application Name Internet Explorer Description Web Browser pre configured for the intranet system Maximized Run w e Change Icon Advanced Settings Server Settings Server s 2XTESTING v Target ProgramPiles Internet Explorer Vexplore exe nal Start in ProgramFiles Internet Explorer a Parameters https fintranet company local 9000 Figure 173 Applications Configuration Information Publish From Application and Filtering After you ve published an Application Application Group Desktop Predefined applications or a Virtual Desktop using the Wizard or the drag and drop facility you may choose to re configure each sele
68. X ApplicationServer and all necessary components to publish applications and desktops from a Single Terminal Server Custom Figure 33 Select Installation type Custom 6 Select 2X VDI Agent only as shown in the figure below and click Next 35 e Installing the 2X VDI Agent 2X VirtualDesktopServer i 2X Virtual Computing Software Setup Select Installation Type Select the desired installation type 2X Virtual Computing Software Feature Description X 2X Publishing Agent The complete package X 2X Client Gateway X 2X Terminal Server Agent E 2X VDI Agent Figure 34 Select only the 2X VDI Agent for installation 7 To start the actual installation process simply click Install i 2X Virtual Computing Software Setup Ready to install 2X Virtual Computing Software 2 Click Install to begin the installation Click Back to review or change any of your installation settings Click Cancel to exit the wizard Figure 35 Starting the installation program 8 Setup will copy the required files and will create the service on the machine After finishing you will see the status screen 2X VirtualDesktopServer Installing the 2X VDI Agent 36 amp 2X Virtual Computing Software Setup Go Thin Go 2X Figure 36 Post Installation status screen Click the Finish button to exit the Setup Wizard Completed the 2X Virtual Computing Software Setup Wizard After the installation is
69. X installation 2X VirtualDesktopServer Installing 2X Client for Mac OS X 246 6 When the installation is finished you are now ready to launch the 2X Client Installation completed successfully Introduction License Destinatio Installation Typ Install Succeeded The software was successfully installed LZ Figure 246 2X Client for Mac installation 247 Installing 2X Client for Mac OS X 2X VirtualDesktopServer Usage Instructions Graphical User Interface To launch published applications using Graphical user Interface follow these steps 1 Launch the 2X Client 2 Click on File Add new 2X Connection 3 Fill in the required fields and press OK button gt C24 Qy All Connections 2X CONNECTIONS Local Resources Experience Network Advanced Eb Primary Connection seerl2xcom Secondary Connection O O Connection Mode me o 1 2 M Logon Automatically Username userl Password eeesecececces M Save Password C 9 Figure 247 Mac 2X Client Adding a Connection 2X VirtualDesktopServer Installing 2X Client for Mac OS X 248 eoo 2X Client v 2X CONNECTIONS aa v i3 172 19 0 6 E ER x d Desktops E Common Apps Microsoft Offic Microsoft Offic Microsoft Offic Microsoft Offic v P8 Office 2003 En a xe Microsoft Offic Microsoft Offic Microsoft Offic Microsoft Offi
70. abs that display Information Publish From Application and Filtering for each published application gt In the Publishing Tools area you have the possibilities to add new published applications and organize them From 41 Configuring 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2X VirtualDesktopServer this are you also have the possibility to publish your applications to the web The Toolbar consists of a set of tools grouped together to provide quick and convenient access to commonly performed operations 2X VirtualDesktopServer Configuring 2X VirtualDesktopServer e 42 Console Environment Farm Load Balancing Universal Printing Connection Settings Information and Licensing pages Toolbar Properties Pane Information Pane X ApplicationServer amp LoadBalancer Console File view Language Help gt B Eg L Add Application Add Group Add Desktop Add Predefined Application Add Document Load Balancing Rules Load Balancing Information In this page you can choose the load balancing method to be used Method Resource Based Counters v User Sessions v Memory You may also choose which v cPu counters to be used for the Publishing aN Se Universal Printing pany selected method You can choose to enable reconnect to disconnected sessions or reconnect to same user session Reconnect to disconnected sessions J Limit user to one session
71. ag an application from the Windows Explorer This method will capture all data related with the application and will be incorporated in the Application and Startup settings Then you may opt to configure the Publish From and Filtering settings from their respective tabs as by default drag and drop applications will be published to All Farm and Filtering is not enabled You may also configure the Startup Settings for other servers For more information how to configure each published application setting refer to the section 2X Publishing Wizard Application To publish an application using the drag and drop feature first select the group from the Published Applications Explorer in order to select the Application group where you want the application to be published Then open the Windows Explorer or just a normal folder and drag and drop any application or content into the 2X Console You may also drag and drop a whole folder with sub folders and it will be represented as Application groups and sub groups in the Published Applications Explorer 2X ApplicationServer amp LoadBalancer Console uz Published Resources Information Publish From Application Filtering iin Predefined App Terminal Servers amp Office Apps Application POWERPNT EXE MSACCESS EXE 9 Description Application NPOFFICE DLL OEMPRINT CAT OIS EXE OIS PIP OISAPP DLL oisctri dll sja WINNORD EXE Target Prog
72. allation program 5 Click Yes to install the Single Sign On component This component will use your credentials to connect with the 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2X Client Setup is going to install update 2 SingleSignOn component When this component is installed your credentials will be used automatically Installing this component will disable Windows XP Fast User Switching Do you want to install this component Figure 204 Installing Single Sign On 6 Setup will copy the required files After finishing you will see the status screen 2X VirtualDesktopServer Installing 2X Client for Windows e 186 ie 2X Client Setup Completed the 2 Client Setup Wizard Click the Finish button to exit the Setup Wizard Launch 2X Client Go Thin Go 2 Figure 205 Post Installation status screen Installing the 2X Client silently By using the MSI format administrators can now deploy the 2X Client remotely by using Group Policies or any other deployment tool that accepts the MSI format This greatly simplifies the amount of work to install the 2X Client on all remote computers and reduces the chances of user error during the installation process The MSI can be deployed in many different ways Group Policies SMS Altiris and even a simple login script It is not the scope of this administration guide to cover every single option available Make sure you consult your application manual for more information about deploying M
73. ame and password of the host Click on Check Credentials if you would like to test the username and password before clicking OK 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 96 Host Settings Host Properties Properties VDI Agent Settings og 2X Client uses the direct address to connect to the Virtual Desktop Host directly Description Max connections 25 This denotes the maximum number of powered on quests 2X Figure 106 Configure the VDI Agent Settings You can configure the direct address by checking Change Direct Address checkbox and type a new direct address This address is used in Direct Connection mode only this is an internal or external IP address depending on where the clients will be If external these IP addresses must be assigned at your firewall to your servers A Description can be given to the host which can be used to easily identify different server from one another Next you can type the maximum number of powered on guests you want this host to accept NOTE It will be necessary to install 2X VDI Agent on all Virtual Hosts before they can successfully participate in a load balanced farm 97 e Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer Add a Virtual Host To manually add a Host to your farm click the Add button and then choose a VDI Type and enter the Host name or IP address in the VDI Host field as shown in the figure below Appliance settings can only
74. and click Activate as shown in the figure below License Activation Full name 2X Software Company 2 Software Telephone 21382857 E mail sales 2x com Country Code MT License key NXXX NXXX XXX xxxx Please contact 2 Support if you have problems in activating the product To buy a license of the product please click here To get a free key please click here Free key will allow you to use up to 3 connections Proxy Settings 2X Figure 197 License Activation When the license key is activated you should get a dialog which states that the license key is activates successfully 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console A LJ License key activated successfully Figure 198 License Key activated successfully NOTE ApplicationServer amp LoadBalancer version 6 requires a version 6 license Clients that have old licenses can contact support to retrieve the version 6 licenses 181 Licensing 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2X ADDITIONAL UTILITIES 2XA Generator 2XA Generator is a command line utility to create 2xa files 2xa files contains the required information to launch a published item To use 2XA Generator run 2XAGen exe c Program Files 2X VDS 2XAGen exe in a command prompt and pass the appropriate parameters cx C WINDOWS system32 cmd exe C Program Files 2k Applicat ionServer gt 2kAGen exe USAGE 2kAGen h v s p a u pw pel d ss
75. and port To do this we recommend using Microsoft ORCA a free utility that is part of the Windows Platform SDK Alternatively you can download it from http astebner sts winisp net T ools Orca zip 2X VirtualDesktopServer Installing 2X Client for Windows e 198 Using ORCA to change the MSI After downloading and installing ORCA all you need to do is launch ORCA and open the 2XClient msi package Once you open the MSI package on the LEFT hand side Tables column you will see Property Click on it 2XApplicationServerClient3b msi Orca Eb Edt Tables Transform Tools Wew Help COLORDEPTH SERVER Producthare Menufecturer INSTALLLEVEL Product ersion PORT Apckcacori sers Oe aukUlFent TuxChentDneres TuxClentSetup InstallMode WiseIntSpaceErmor WeselntLangdef ak Errorbealog PRIMARYFOCOER SecureCustonProperties WiselntPrefix Servcelnstal Shortot Sontue TextSyle Type UlTest WiselntAdnirErrce OebProregt ARPURLINFOADOUT ARPHELPLINKC Productio Rart AF Oiderverson Reinsk di Fe Version Quee Danae fus Version 3s is alremdy inetalled You must uninstall the existing version before installing 55 Version Ws n n 1053 1234 6 12245 2 5 8 qpppe 16 192 168 0 54 2 AppiicationServer Cini 2 Software Ltd 3 3 2 9000 ARs ers AnsO Ca Protects 2xUAeplicebonServeriBulid Win2 A Mn ReleacelappSer veri nares C Protects 2x lAeplcsbonSer veriSetupe Cllente Wn 32 Complete C
76. ar server is available to users on this farm To disable a server temporarily uncheck this checkbox 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 84 Find a Terminal Server Click the Find button to automatically search for available Terminal Servers and Citrix Servers Find Servers Mame Agent Terminal Server Agent OK OK Needs Update OK Agent OK OK Citrix MetaFrame MITSERVER1 Agent OK OK C TSERVER2 C TSERVER3 C TSERVER4 Figure 92 Find available Terminal Servers Refresh Install Agent K All Terminal Servers and Citrix Servers within your domain will appear on the list of available servers to your farm also identifying terminal server type Windows or Citrix and availability of 2X Terminal Server Agent on the respective server To add a server to the farm enable the checkbox in front of the server name Click the OK button to commit changes NOTE It will be necessary to install 2X Terminal Server Agent on all Terminal Servers and Citrix Servers before they can successfully participate in a load balanced farm 85 Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer Add a Terminal Server To manually add a Server to your farm click the Add button and then type the Server name or IP address in the Server field as shown in the figure below Then click Next Add Server Next Server Eserver1 2x com Cancel Figure 93 Configure each server properties 2X VirtualDeskto
77. arm Farm Va Gateway b f Server Type Agent State Direct Address Backup Servers TSERVER1I RDP e Agent OK TSERVERI Load Balancing TSERYER RDP e Agent OK X TSERVER2 o dci Publishing m e uei Universal Printing Terminal Server Groups Name Servers Connection Settings A chy Information gt ol Information Licensing In this section you can manage Terminal Servers and also set up Delegation 2X Figure 54 Add Terminal Servers or Citrix Servers to the farm Enterprise Edition NOTE The checkbox next to the server name indicates the particular server is available to users on this farm To disable a server temporarily uncheck this checkbox 57 Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer Find Click the Find Servers and Citrix Servers Find Servers Name Agent Terminal Server Agent OK OK Needs Update OK Agent OK OK Citrix MetaFrame MITSERVER1 Agent OK OK C TSERVER2 C TSERVER3 C TSERVER4 button to automatically search for available Terminal Refresh Install Agent o Cancel Figure 55 Find available Terminal Servers All Terminal Servers and Citrix Servers within your domain will appear on the list of available servers to your farm also identifying terminal server type Windows or Citrix and availability of 2X Terminal Server Agent on the respective server To add a server to the farm enable the checkbox
78. art published applications in the primary monitor 0 Do not use the primary monitor 1 Use the primary monitor EMBEDDESKTOP Embed Terminal Server Connection inside the client 0 Do not embed desktop 1 Embed desktop 2X VirtualDesktopServer Installing 2X Client for Windows e 194 OVERRIDECOMPUTERNAME The name that the computer will use during a Terminal Server session 195 Installing 2X Client for Windows 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm Settings Local Resources KEYBOARD Where to apply key combinations 0 Onthe local Computer 1 Onthe remote Computer 2 Infull screen mode only AUDIOMODE Options for Remote computer sound 0 Bring to this computer 1 Do not play 2 Leave at remote computer REDIRECTCOMPORTS To redirect local serial ports on to the remote computer 0 Redirect Serial Ports OFF 1 Redirect Serial Ports ON REDIRECTDRIVES To redirect local disk drives on to the remote computer 0 Redirect drivers OFF 1 Redirect drivers ON REDIRECTPRINTERS To redirect local printers on to the remote computer 0 Printer redirection OFF 1 Printer redirection ON REDIRECTSMARTCARDS To redirect smart cards on to the remote computer 0 Smart Card redirection OFF 1 Smart Card redirection ON COLORDEPTH The number of color bits to be used 0 256 colors 1 High Color 15bit 2 High Color 16bit 3 True Color 24bit 2X VirtualDesktopServer
79. ated in the same directory of the audit file Status Notification Logging Auditing Software Update Support Enable Auditing Audit File C Program Files 2x ApplicationServer 2 4uditFile txt Lad View Audit Clear Audit File Backup audit File O Daily O Weekly Monthly Figure 192 Information Page Auditing 175 e Connection Settings 2X VirtualDesktopServer Software Update In this page you can set the 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console to check for updates by enabling Check for updates when launching 2X VirtualDesktopServer You may also click the Check Now button to check for the latest updates In the Modules Information filed you can find information about the modules used by 2X VirtualDesktopServer This field will give you an overview of what files are installed and their current version Please report this information when contacting the technical support Status Notification Logging Auditing Software Update Support Web Updates Check For updates when launching 2X ApplicationServer amp LoadBalancer Console Click the Check Now button to check for new and updated version now Check Now Modules Information 2XConsole exe version 6 1 build 452 Beta 2XProxyGateway exe version 6 1 build 452 Beta 2XController exe version 6 1 build 452 Beta 2XAgent exe version 6 1 build 452 Beta 2XRedundancy exe version 6 1 build 452 Beta 2xPrinterRedirector
80. box Always prompt for password is unchecked 49 General Terminal Services Configuration 2X VirtualDesktopServer Environment RDPTCP Properties Remote Control Client Settings Network Adapter Permissions General Logon Settings Sessions Environment Initial program Do not allow an initial program to be launched Always show desktop Run initial program specified by user profile and Remote Desktop Connection or Terminal Services client Start the following program when the user logs on Figure 47 Environment To be able to launch the seamless published applications from the 2X VirtualDesktopServer select Connections and double click the RDP TCP option In the Environment tab make sure that the option Run initial program specified by user profile and Remote Desktop Connection or Terminal Services Client is ENABLED 2X VirtualDesktopServer General Terminal Services Configuration e 50 FARM LLL o i LM Laub The Farm category is offered in all the installation option The difference is that in the Small to Medium Business Edition you can only use one 1 server and in Enterprise Edition and 2X VirtualDesktopServer you can add multiple Terminal Servers or Citrix Servers or Virtual Hosts only in 2X VirtualDesktopServer to the farm Small to Medium Business Edition does not support Citrix Servers Farm ASLB Small to Medium Business Edition Terminal Server
81. button to automatically search for available Virtual Hosts Find Virtual Desktop Hosts Mame Agent Version VSERVER1 Agent OK Hyper 6 0 C Show all hosts Figure 104 Find available VDI Hosts All Virtual Hosts within your domain will appear on the list of available servers to your farm also identifying the host type To add a server to the farm enable the checkbox in front of the server name Click the OK button 95 e Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer Host Properties Properties VDI Agent Settings Enable Host in Farm VDI Type IMS Hyper V YDI Version 6 0 Windows 64bit VDI Host VSERVER1 For specific provider information please click here Username username Check Credentials Password 999909999099 2X Figure 105 Configure each Host properties Host Properties To enable this host in the farm make sure that the Enable Host in farm checkbox is checked Select the VDI provider of the host from the VDI Type field and the version that you are using from the VDI Version field To change the Host name or IP address of a particular VDI host use the VDI Host field Appliance settings can only be used with certain servers Please refer to the list of approved providers and choose the specific document for more information on how to connect to your virtual host To start using the new host please enter the usern
82. by one by checking the checkbox next to the name of the server Choosing New Server will allow you to add a new server to the farm and use it to publish an application Add Applications Startup Wizard Published Applications Add Applications Drag applications onto this box or use the Browse button Applications Browse Figure 177 Publish 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 Executable exe files onto the box at the top of the dialog You will see a new entry in the list box which shows the list of applications to be published Once all the applications have been select click Finish so the applications can now be published Published Desktop Choosing All Servers in Farm will include all the servers that are added to the farm If only on server is present you will be automatically taken to the Startup Wizard Publish Desktop Dialog 2X VirtualDesktopServer Publishing 160 Choosing Server Groups will allow you to choose which group of servers from your farm you would like to use to publish a desktop Choosing Individual Servers will allow you to choose the servers you would like to use to publish a desktop one by one by checking the checkbox next to the name of the server Choosing New Server will allow you to add a new server to the farm and use it t
83. c G B Microsoft Offic Microsoft Offic Figure 248 Mac 2X Cclient Application Browser 4 When you click the OK button you will get the Application Browser window where the published applications are listed 5 Double click on any application to launch it 6 Execution of the published application as displayed in the figure below 2x M 4 Thu untitled Paint File Edit View Image Colors Help For Help click Help Topics on the Help Menu Figure 249 MS Windows application running over RDP on a Mac platform 249 e Installing 2X Client for Mac OS X 2X VirtualDesktopServer Command Line 1 Opena Terminal Window Go Utilities Terminals 2 Run the following commands to obtain a list of all usage parameters for 2X Client cd usr bin appserverclient ANDO Terminal bash 101x22 x macs mac mini bin 2xmac appserverclient 2 ApplicationServer Client Version 6 1 build 4515 Copyright c 28806 2888 2X Software Ltd All Rights Reserved Usage appserverclient options m operating mode 2G for 2X Application Server direct access client default 2D for 2X Application Server gateway access client 2 for Application Server v3 7 s server port default port is 88 for 26 and 2D modes u user name p password d domain a application to start c connection folder depth in bits default 16 bits l locale identifier in HEX format default x 4a9 English
84. can also double click each Server to edit its configuration Server Properties fom Properties RDP Settings RDP Printer Scheduler Server TSERVER1 Type MS Terminal Server RDP Max Sessions 500 Description 2X Figure 58 Terminal Server Tab Small to Medium Business Edition Properties You can enable of disable the use of the Terminal Server in the farm by using the Enable Server in farm checkbox To change the Server name or IP address of a particular Terminal Server use the Server field Each Terminal Server can be configured to accept RDP traffic ICA traffic or both from the Type field Next you can type the maximum number of sessions you want this server to accept A Description can be entered for each to clearly identify the different Terminal Server 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 60 RDP Settings Server Properties Properties RDP Settings RDP Printer Scheduler port C Change Direct Address 2X Client uses the direct address to connect to the terminal server directly Publishing Session Timeout 25 seconds v Default Allow Client URL Mail Redirection 2X Figure 59 RDP Settings Enter the RDP port that will be used to connect a session In the RDP settings one can configure the direct address by checking Change Direct Address checkbox and type a new direct address This address is
85. ce OFFICE 11 P Parameters Figure 152 Application Settings Application Settings First you may type the Name and Description related with application that you are going to publish but Name and Description can be left blank and filled automatically when you choose the application from the target You also have the ability to specify the run mode when the published application is launched The options are to launch the application in a normal window in a full screen mode or minimized 135 e Publishing 2X VirtualDesktopServer Change Icon Look For icons in this File ProgramFiles Microsoft Office c Select an icon from the list below Ww 23 33 883 C DRAY Jma dj ga Ca Comes Figure 153 Application Settings Change Icon From this dialog you may also change the icon for the published application Click Change Icon and select a new icon from the executable file itself or from other locations by clicking Browse in the Change Icon dialog box 2X VirtualDesktopServer Publishing 136 Application Advanced Settings L Create shortcut on Desktop Create shortcut in Start Folder 2x Published Items Groups C Create shortcut in Auto Start Folder Associate File Extensions Extension Parameters doc In fdde C dochtml C docm jn dde docx in Jdde C dot In Idde dothtml C dotm In fdde C dotx In jdde Disable session sharing All
86. cer and 2X VirtualDesktopServer Licensed Copies 1 END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY This End User License Agreement EULA is a legal agreement between you either an individual or a single entity and 2X SOFTWARE Ltd for the 2X software product identified v I accept the terms in the License Agreement Figure 31 The EULA 4 Select the location where you want to install the 2X VDI Agent and click Next 2X VirtualDesktopServer Installing the 2X VDI Agent e 34 ie 2X Virtual Computing Software Setup Destination Folder gv Click Next to install to the default folder or click Browse to choose another 2X Install 2 Virtual Computing Software to Program Filesi2xYDS Browse Figure 32 Choosing the location where 2X VDI Agent will be installed 5 First select the Custom radio button as the Installation type i 2X Virtual Computing Software Setup Select Installation Type r Select the desired installation type 2x 2X VirtualDesktopServer Installs 2X VirtualDesktopServer including YDI support and all necessary components to load balance published applications and desktops from Multiple Terminal Servers 2X ApplicationServer and LoadBalancer Enterprise Installs 2X ApplicationServer and LoadBalancer and all necessary components to load balance published applications and desktops from Multiple Terminal Servers 2X ApplicationServer and LoadBalancer SMB Installs 2
87. certain users groups clients or IP addresses ranges you must configure the Filtering tab and select the filtering type that you want by using the Select Filtering Type drop down list as shown in the figure below 139 e Publishing 2X VirtualDesktopServer Filtering a a Select Filtering Type User Allow the Following Users Default Object Type Users amp Groups Use LDAP mode when adding Users amp Groups User Type Figure 156 Select Filtering Type gt User First check the Allow the following Users checkbox and add the usernames groups in the dialog Select Users or Groups as shown in the figure below gt LDAP Check Use LDAP mode when adding Users amp Groups to add users and groups in LDAP format instead of WinNT format Administrators can use LDAP format to filter users found in groups within groups 2X VirtualDesktopServer Publishing 140 Select Users or Groups Select this object type Users Groups or Built in security principals Object Types From this location Entire Directory Enter the object names to select examples Figure 157 User or Group Filtering gt Client First check the Allow the following Clients and then select or type the Client computer name in the dialog Select Client as shown in the figure below For Client names you can use the character as a wildcard For example if all your
88. ch Terminal Server added to the farm 2X Terminal Server Agent collects the information required by 2X Publishing Agent to be able to load balance each session according to available resources Delete a Terminal Server To delete a Terminal Server from the farm select the particular Server and click the Delete button You can also use the Delete key from the keyboard instead of using the Delete button Server Groups To organize your Terminal Servers in groups click the Add button in the Server Groups Panel Type the name that you want to give to the new group and select the Terminal Servers which are going to be bind within that group Server Groups are useful when you want to publish an application or a desktop which is located on a number of MS Terminal Servers but not in the whole farm Therefore you can group the MS Terminal Servers which hosts that particular application and then select that group in the Publish From tab when publishing applications One can also use groups to configure specific filters so that connections to non published desktops can be redirected to specific groups please refer to Advanced Load balancing section for more information 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 92 Group Properties Name Select Servers For group V tserver1 2x com v tserver2 2x com v tserver3 2x com Figure 102 Group Properties 93 Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer Virtual Hosts
89. configure the HTTP Server and 2X Publishing Agent Advanced Client Gateway Settings Gateway Mode S Forward requests to 2X Publishing Agent and HTTP Server 4 Cancel You can configure multiple servers separating them with a semicolon v Default 2X Publishing Agent s localhost 20002 Default amp g localhost 20002 backup 20002 HTTP Server s lecalhost 81 O Forward requests to next Client Gateway in chain Cascaded Firewall IP Address Bind Gateway to the Following IP lt All available addresses Figure 127 Advanced Client Gateway Settings 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 114 This Advanced dialog allows you configure where is the HTTP server and the 2X Publishing Agent These services may be running on other Servers and in this case you ll have to configure each setting with the correspondent IP address or computer name E g HTTP Server webserver internal mycompany 81 Advanced Client Gateway Multiple 2X Client Gateways 2X offers the solution to install multiple 2X Client Gateways These solutions offer a lot of flexibility to the Administrators in such situations as displayed in the above diagram As displayed in the diagram below both 2X Client Gateways are configured to forward requests to the same 2X Publishing Agent uh X Client Gateway Public 2X Client Gateway Private MS Term 2X Terminal Figure 128 Multiple 2X Client Gateways forwar
90. cted item by using the Published Application Properties Area First select the item that you want to re configure from the Published Applications Explorer tree and then choose the appropriate tab according to your needs The tabs related with the published items are Information A detailed summary related with the selected application gt Publish From To select from where you want to publish the selected item gt Application To add or modify the application name and the description related with the selected application and an ability to configure the Target Start in and Parameters for each Terminal Server gt Filtering Ability to filter each application or group for certain users or computers according to the username client name or IP For more detailed information about each tab refer to section 2X Publishing Wizard Application 2X VirtualDesktopServer Publishing 156 2X Startup Wizard Startup Wizard What do you want to do Add a new Virtual Desktop Host and publish a virtual desktop Publish an Application Add a new Terminal Server and publish applications WEE Publish a Desktop Add a new Terminal Server and publish a desktop EA Setup LoadBalancer Add Terminal Servers to the 2X LoadBalancer Figure 174 Startup Wizard 2X VirtualDesktopServer now incorporates a Startup Wizard which will guide you through each step needed to setup Virtual
91. ction taken on the current sessions by 2X VirtualDesktopServer once a Terminal Server is disabled while a scheduled entry is active Delete a Virtual Host To delete a Host from the farm select the particular Host and click the Delete button You can also use the Delete key from the keyboard instead of using the Delete button Check Agent Once you have finished adding your Virtual Desktop Hosts select a virtual host one at a time and click the Check Agent button If the 2X Publishing Agent can communicate with the 2X VDI Agent running on the Host you will receive this message 2X VDS Agent Information Host VSERVER1 Agent Agent Verified Provider s Types Hyper V Version 7 0 build 616 Beta Protocol Version 4 VDS Services Enabled on port 30006 OS Type Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Server 4 0 WOW 64 Service Pack 1 Status 2X YDS Agent installed Update 2X Figure 113 2X VDI Agent verified by Check Agent 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 102 NOTE Make sure that 2X VDI Agent is installed on each Virtual Desktop Host added to the farm 2X VDI Agent collects the information required by 2X Publishing Agent to be able to load balance each session according to available resources Host Groups To organize your Hosts in groups click the Add button in the Host Groups Panel Type the name that you want to give to the new group and select the Hosts which are going to be used within
92. ctivity between 2X Publishing Agent and the virtual host after installing the 2X VDI Agent go to the Console GUI and on the Virtual Desktop Hosts tab make sure you add all your Virtual Desktop Hosts Once you have finished this step select a virtual host one at a time and press the Check Agent button If the 2X Publishing Agent can communicate with the 2X VDI Agent running on the Virtual Desktop Host you will receive this message 37 Installing the 2X VDI Agent 2X VirtualDesktopServer VDI Agent Information VDI Agent VSERVER1 Agent Agent Verified Cancel Provider s Types Hyper V Version 7 1 build 652 Protocol Version 4 VDI Services Enabled on port 30006 OS Type Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Server 4 0 WOW 64 Service Pack 1 Status 2X VDS Agent installed Update Figure 38 Checking for 2X VDI Agent on a Virtual Desktop Host 2X VirtualDesktopServer Installing the 2X VDI Agent 38 CONFIGURING 2X VIRTUALDESKTOPSERVER Introduction to the configuration After you have installed 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console you can now launch the Console GUI and further configure it If you have installed 2X ApplicationServer amp LoadBalancer use the following instructions to configure it You might not see certain options concerning the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure which are only available with the 2X VirtualDesktopServer installation e Accessories e Microsoft Office e Mo
93. d click the Apply button 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console File View Language Help amp i N cg um Wizard Application Folder Desktop Predefined Application Document Virtual Desktop PC Desktop m Farm Information g 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console In this page you can review M Version 7 0 build 624 Beta your Keense key ne your Load Balancing Copyright 2005 2009 2X Software Ltd d xD This product is registered For 2X Software Ltd If you purchase a new u p license click on the activate Cara Hoones to button Fill in the required Publishing First Activation Thu May 24 16 51 00 2007 details in the license mh Product Code VDS v7 activation dialog and click Pex the activate button to sa Company 2X Software activate your license key Universal Printing Contact Name 2X Software n 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console Load Balancing Servers 4 Published Applications Unlimited Connection Settings Printing Enabled Redundancy Enabled e E Upgrade Insurance Expired Information Support Not available License key XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Activate OK Cancel Apply J Help Figure 196 2X VirtualDesktopServer licensing 179 Licensing 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2X VirtualDesktopServer Licensing 180 License Activation In order to activate the license key fill in the required contact details and type the license in the License key field
94. ding requests to 2X Publishing Agent On each 2X Client Gateway one should configure the Advanced Client Gateway settings and configure the 2X Publishing Agent 115 e Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer Advanced Client Gateway Settings Gateway Mode S Forward requests to 2X Publishing Agent and HTTP Server You can configure multiple servers separating them with a semicolon amp g localhost 20002 backup 20002 HTTP Server s localhost 81 2X Publishing Agent s 5ublishingagent local 20002 O Forward requests to next Client Gateway in chain Cascaded Firewall IP Address Bind Gateway to the following IP All available addresses gt Figure 129 Advanced Client Gateway Settings One may also add additional 2X Publishing Agents by separating them with a semi colon or click on the drop down arrow which will open up a new window to allow you to enter more 2X Publishing Agents as displayed in the figure below Servers List Server publishingagent local publishingagent2 local Figure 130 Add 2X Publishing Agents list The first publishing agent in the Servers list will be used by default In the event that the first 2X Publishing Agent fails to respond the next 2X Publishing Agent will be used NOTE 2X Terminal Server Agents cannot be assigned to multiple 2X Publishing Agents Therefore each 2X Publishing Agent should have each unique group of Terminal Servers For more advanced and al
95. e 5 cientes der imei EEEE EEEE Aa e ciu dede Eua Some Deinde nnn 254 Request support via e mail ssssesssseseseeenene ener nnne 254 Request support via phone ssssssssesseeeeneneeeeenenneen ener enne 254 2X VirtualDesktopServer Contents 5 INTRODUCTION What is 2X ApplicationServer amp LoadBalancer 2X ApplicationServer amp LoadBalancer Console is an easy to use centralized GUI Application that allows configuration of 2X ApplicationServer and 2X LoadBalancer 2X ApplicationServer enables you to publish individual applications to your users machines seamlessly while 2X LoadBalancer is an automated load balancing tunneling solution for Terminal Services amp Citrix that enables you to distribute user sessions across terminal servers in such a way that the best performing terminal server is always selected to handle the incoming connection What is 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2X VirtualDesktopServer is an application providing vendor independent virtual desktops and applications accessible from anywhere 2X VirtualDesktopServer allows you to publish full desktops and applications in a virtual environment with improved desktop manageability security and performance Features New Publishing Wizard 2X VirtualDesktopServer now incorporates a Publishing Wizard which will guide you through each step needed to setup Virtual Desktops Published Applications and Published Desktops in the sh
96. e 2X Terminal Server Agents will use this server previously used as a 2X Backup server as their Master server 83 Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm VDS Edition Terminal Servers In this page you can add Terminal Servers or Citrix Servers to the farm You have two options to add Servers to the farm You can either automatically search for available Terminal Servers or Citrix Servers within your domain by clicking the Find button or you can click on the Add button to manually add the Terminal Servers or Citrix Servers 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console File View Language Help amp mw E3 b ue Wizard Application Folder Desktop Predefined Application Document Virtual Desktop PC Desktop IE li Farm LOCALHOST Terminal Servers Delegation qi Servers in Farm am 23 Virtual Hosts E F Pc f Server Type Agent State Direct Address s V Gat v TSERVER1 RDP Agent OK TSERVERI Scenes V TSERVER2 RDP AgentOK TSERVER2 Backup Servers Load Balancing Eo dci Publishing A Se r Universal Printing Terminal Server Groups Name Servers Connection Settings A o Information gt aa Information Licensing In this section you can manage Terminal Servers and also set up Delegation 2X Figure 91 Add Terminal Servers or Citrix Servers to the farm VDS Edition NOTE The checkbox next to the server name indicates the particul
97. e is a centralized GUI application which provides the ability to configure 2X ApplicationServer amp LoadBalancer amp VirtualDesktopServer NOTE The 2X Management Console will display the appropriate pages according to the installation type 15 e Installing 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2X VirtualDesktopServer 4 2 1 Enterprise Edition Custom Installation Regular Gateway Scenario This solution is ideal for secure environments Clients can connect using Gateway with the 2X Client Gateway machine This machine will listen for RDP and will forward traffic to the MS Terminal Server according to their load status 2 Q Q MS Terminal Server a MS Terminal Server 2X Terminal Server Agent uf MS Terminal Server 2X Terminal Server Agent MS Windows Machine 2X Publishing Agent 2X Client Gateway SSL Enabled 443 80 MS Terminal Server 2X Terminal Server Agent D PL Figure 7 Enterprise Edition Multiple Terminal Servers Regular Gateway Scenario 4 2 1 Installing 2X VirtualDesktopServer e 16 A regular gateway solution is ideally used when you require a server to act as a load balancer which will only listen for RDP and forward traffic to the MS Terminal Server according to their load status For this you will need to select 2X Publishing Agent and 2X Client Gateway only ie 2X Virtual Computing Software Setup Select Installation Type r Select the desired ins
98. e the 2X Publishing Agent traffic load balanced application and desktop publishing HTTP Server and RDP traffic 2X Client Gateway Port is also used to tunnel secure connections SSL over the same port The RDP Port default TCP 3389 is used for clients who require basic load balanced desktop sessions Connections on this port do not support published items The Citrix Port default TCP 1494 is used for the incoming Citrix connections which will be forwarded to the configured Citrix servers according to the load balancing configuration To disable this service you may uncheck the check box in front of Citrix Port Enable Broadcast 2X Client Gateway Address checkbox to broadcast of the 2X Client Gateway address and 2X Clients will be able to auto find their primary server 2X Client Gateway address NOTE RDP Port cannot be used if the machine on which the 2X Client Gateway is installed has terminal services enabled 2X Client Gateway Security Settings 2 Client Gateway Port 80 Default RDP Port Please make sure that this port does not conflict with the standard Terminal Server Port setting Citrix Port 1494 Broadcast 2 Client Gateway Address Security MeEnable 55i on Port 443 Defaut Private Key file E EJ Certificate File EE Generate new certificate Figure 120 Client Gateway settings and Security settings Farm e 1
99. e the above settings NOTE In case that you want to make authentication with a workstation which is not joined with a domain you can also authenticate with the local users of the workstation In order to specify authentication with such a workstation you must enter workgroup name machine name Therefore if you would like to authenticate against a machine named SERVERI and member of workgroup named WORKGROUP you would have to enter WORKGROUP SERVERI in the domain field NOTE In order to avoid user filtering problems it is suggested to use the NetBIOS name instead the FQDN in the domain field 2X VirtualDesktopServer Connection Settings 166 Deepnet Unified Authentication Platform To add two factor authentication to your 2X VirtualDesktopServer you can use Deepnet Click on Configure where a new window will open for you to input your Deepnet server settings Deepnet Properties Connection Application Authentication Exclusion Enable Deepnet Unified Authentication PlatForm Server DEEPNET w BE 3 C Enable SSL Check Connection Figure 183 Deepnet Unified Authentication Platform Connection Properties Connection First check the Enable Deepnet Unified Authentication Platform if you want to use Deepnet Enter the server name and port that you saved while setting up your Authentication Sever Click on Check Connection to test that you Authentication Server
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101. emote computer Display i High Color 16 bit Local devices E Connect automatically to these local devices when F logged on to the remote computer T Disk drives Printers Serial ports Smart Cards Figure 212 2X Client 2X Connection Properties Local Resources tab 2X VirtualDesktopServer Using 2X Client for Windows e 206 Experience The experience tab allows you to tweak the connection speed to optimize the performance of the connection with the remote host If you are using a connection to a remote computer in a local network that runs at 100mbit or up it is usually safe to have all of the experience options turned on Connection Properties New 2X Connection t Connection Local Resources Experience Network Advanced Settings Performance Choose your connection speed to optimize performance LAN Connection w Desktop Background Font Smoothing Menu and window animation Desktop Composition Show contents of window while dragging Themes Bitmap caching Figure 213 2X Client 2X Connection Properties Experience tab 207 Using 2X Client for Windows 2X VirtualDesktopServer Network In the Network Tab you may configure network settings to be able to connect to 2X VirtualDesktopServer using a proxy To be able to connect to a Proxy Server check the Use Proxy Server checkbox The following are different proxy connectio
102. er i 2X Virtual Computing Software Setup E Select Installation Type g Select the desired installation type 2 2X virtualDesktopServer Installs 2X VirtualDesktopServer including YDI support and all necessary components to load balance published applications and desktops from Multiple Terminal Servers 2X ApplicationServer and LoadBalancer Enterprise Installs 2X ApplicationServer and LoadBalancer and all necessary components to load balance published applications and desktops from Multiple Terminal Servers 2X ApplicationServer and LoadBalancer SMB Installs 2X ApplicationServer and all necessary components to publish applications and desktops from a Single Terminal Server Custom Figure 5 Installation type Small to Medium Business Edition 13 e Installing 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2X VirtualDesktopServer 4 2 Enterprise Edition ie 2X Virtual Computing Software Setup Select Installation Type g Select the desired installation type 2 t 2X VirtualDesktopServer Installs 2X VirtualDesktopServer including YDI support and all necessary components to load balance published applications and desktops from Multiple Terminal Servers 2X ApplicationServer and LoadBalancer Enterprise Installs 2X ApplicationServer and LoadBalancer and all necessary components to load balance published applications and desktops from Multiple Terminal Servers 2X ApplicationServer and LoadBalancer SMB Installs 2X Applicati
103. er administrator and do not start this option will notify both the user and the and the administrator that the number of licenses has been exceeded and will not publish the application Server Settings Target is the location of the executable or content file which resides on the Terminal Server The target can include many types of items such as a file executable word document image batch file and other types of content Start in specifies the folder that contains the original item or some related files Sometimes programs need to use files from other locations You might need to specify the folder where these fields are located so that the published application can find them Parameters specifies the parameters that you may pass to your published application In the Server Settings you have the ability to configure the above mentioned settings for each Terminal Server It is common that an application could be installed in different locations on each Terminal Server To configure each Terminal Server use the drop down list in the Server s field When the selected server is not the local machine you can browse for applications or content on the remote Terminal Server This feature requires that the Terminal Server Agent is installed on the selected server Please note that this feature requires that TCP port 30004 is not blocked by any Firewall Filtering In case you want to publish the application to
104. er to specify the connection mode used when connecting with the published application or desktop 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2X Access Portal e 236 g Len de ru ie 2 ACCESS PORTAL oa Logout Administrator Farm 192 19 0 19 T path p x Connection Mode SSL Mode 7 g Full Desktops Common Apps Office Apps PDF Tools 25 Resources Download 2X Client 2X Access Portal Powered by 2X Figure 239 Application Listing To connect in a secure mode one should enable SSL on the 2X VirtualDesktopServer or enable SSL on IIS Please Login Username Administrator Password Iv Secure Login Log In Figure 240 Secure Login One may add more farms by using the above steps again Click Apply Settings to activate your settings 2X Client 2X Access Portal is able to identify whether the 2X Client is installed or not When the 2X Access Portal identifies that the 2X Client is not installed on the client s system a link to the appropriate client is displayed The link is dynamically generated according to the request of the client s OS By default this link points to the latest clients from www 2x com downloads In order to replace the client to be downloaded one should place the clients setup files in the web portal client folder By default this folder is found at c lnetopub wwwroot 2XWebPortal clients If no setup files are found in this location latest client setup files are downloaded fro
105. er when printing Print in reverse order Print your documents starting from the last page Hardware Margins e Fit to page Fit the print job to the paper using the printer hardware margins e Preferred Dimensions Fit the print job excluding hardware margins ideal for print job which has margins set e Fit to dimension This option should be used when printing on paper with preprinted forms 213 o Using 2X Client for Windows 2X VirtualDesktopServer Options 2X Universal Printing Advanced Settings Select Printer Select printer before printing CO use the following printer ar HP LaserJet 5000 Series F view document to print Options Data Format Portable Document Format PDF t on both sides inter ma Print in reverse order Hardware margins Fit to page Figure 217 2X Client Options 2X Universal Printing tab 2X VirtualDesktopServer Using 2X Client for Windows e 214 Advanced Settings In the Advanced Settings tab you may configure the default behavior of 2X Client Hide Launcher when application is launched If this option is enabled the launcher will get minimized in the system tray after an application is launched Always on Top To enable Always on Top feature highlight the Always on Top checkbox With this feature enabled other applications will no longer mask the launcher Do not warn if server certificate is not verified When c
106. erprise Edition Multiple Terminal Servers Direct Mode Scenario 4 2 2 2X VirtualDesktopServer Installing 2X VirtualDesktopServer e 18 In this scenario you would need to select 2X Publishing Agent 2X Terminal Server Agent and 2X Client Gateway if this server is going to act as a terminal server amp 2X Virtual Computing Software Setup Select Installation Type gv Select the desired installation type 2x 2X Virtual Computing Software Feature Description amp g 2 Publishing Agent The complete package E 2 Client Gateway E 2X Terminal Server Agent X 2X VDI Agent Figure 10 Installation type Custom Direct Mode Solution For the additional Terminal Servers you would need to select 2X Terminal Server Agent only You may also install the 2X Terminal Server Agents remotely from 2X Console Please refer to the chapter entitled Installing the 2X Terminal Server Agent for more information about how to install the 2X Terminal Server Agent 19 Installing 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2X VirtualDesktopServer 4 Important Notice about 2X Client Gateway tunneling applicable only when 2X Client Gateway is installed To be able to tunnel all traffic through port 80 make sure that other services like web servers are running on another port e g 81 You will be able to tunnel web traffic to local host e g 81 by changing the 2X Client Gateway port in the Connection Settings page i
107. error will be displayed if VIX API for Linux is not detected VMware VIX API for Linux is not installed on this host Please download this component from http www vmware com e f you are planning to use Virtual Iron make sure that you install Java Runtime Environment on the same machine where 2X VDI Agent is installed Installing the 2X VDI Agent remotely from 2X Console 2X VirtualDesktopServer offers the facility to install the 2X VDI Agent on each Virtual Desktop Host remotely from the 2X Console This feature gives you the facility to control each Virtual Desktop Host from one central place In order to be able to install the 2X VDI Agents remotely you must make sure that You have administrative credentials to be able to install the required service The service server is running on the Virtual Desktop Host where you intend to install the 2X VDI Agent This service is offered by MS Windows and is used for file print and named pipe sharing over the network This service is used to install the 2X VDI Agents remotely 31 Installing the 2X VDI Agent 2X VirtualDesktopServer 1 Launch the 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console Hosts Desktop 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console File View Language Help Wizard m Ae Farm Load Balancing R7 Publishing 5 Se Universal Printing d Connection Settings e ao Information ob Licensing Se o NW6 Application Group Desktop Predefined
108. erver Farm e 100 A Description can be given to the host which can be used to easily identify different server from one another Next you can type the maximum number of powered on guests you want this host to accept Edit a Virtual Host To edit the configuration of each Host select the particular Host and click the Properties button You can also double click each Host to edit its configuration Scheduler Host Properties Properties VDI Agent Settings Scheduler Do not accept connections during the Following time intervals Start Duration Repeat On disable Keep current sessions state 2X Figure 111 Scheduler Using the Scheduler you can set your Terminal Server not to accept connections between a set time To add a Scheduler Entry simply click Add and then start by entering the date and time you want to restrict you Terminal Server Select the duration of the schedule entry The Duration field accepts time in days hours minutes seconds or any combination Example 3 days 5 hours 45 minutes 30 seconds The entry can be set to be repeated 101 Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer Add Scheduler Entry Start 2 03 2009 Time 16 20 22 Duration 1 hour Repeat Every week Figure 112 Add Scheduler Entry The Scheduler tab will be available when editing the Terminal Server s properties On disable will allow you to choose the a
109. esktops in a seamless way gt Universal Printing In this page you can enable Universal Printing to each Terminal Server gt Connection Settings In this page you may configure which port to use for each service gt Information In this page you can find information about the modules used enable logging and enable notification gt Licensing In this page you can review your license number for 2X VirtualDesktopServer products 2X VirtualDesktopServer Configuring 2X VirtualDesktopServer e 40 Console Environment Publishing page Toolbar Published Applications Explorer Pubished Applications Properties Area 2X ApplicitionServer amp LoadBalancer Console Navigation Bar Publishing Tools Figure 40 Console Environment The area to the left in above figure is the Navigation Bar the right area shows the Published Applications Properties the area in between represents the Published Applications Explorer while the area at the bottom represents the Publishing Tools gt The Navigation Bar enables you to navigate through the main features offered by 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console You can also select which main features are to be displayed from the View Menu gt The Published Applications Explorer is a navigational tree which represents the organization of your published applications application groups and desktops gt The Published Applications Properties Area has up to four additional t
110. exe version 6 1 build 452 Beta memshell exe version 6 1 build 452 Beta ssleay32 dll version 0 9 8 libeay32 dll version 0 9 8 winhttp dll version 5 2 3790 1830 srv03 spl rtm 050324 1447 Figure 193 Software Update and Modules Information 2X VirtualDesktopServer Connection Settings 176 Support For further technical support queries or further information about 2X products view contact details on this tab Status Notification Logging Auditing Software Update Support 9 2 ApplicationServer and LoadBalancer Console Version 6 1 build 465 Copyright 2005 2008 2X Software Ltd This product is registered for 2X Software Ltd For technical support queries you can choose one of the Following options Email support 2x com Web http support 2x com 2X Forums http JJForums 2x com For Further information about 2X products and services please contact Email info 2x com Web http www 2x com Send Support Request Go Thin Go 2X Figure 194 Information page Support Tab Click on Send Support Request button to contact 2X Support directly from the console Fill in the required details add an attachment if you require and click Send You should configure your mail settings in order to contact 2X Support from 2X Console 177 Connection Settings 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2X VirtualDesktopServer Contact 2X Support Full name u
111. external these IP addresses must be assigned at your firewall to your servers A Description can be given to the host which can be used to easily identify different server from one another 2X VirtualDesktopServer is able to wake a PC by sending a packet of the network This will continue until the receipt of the packet is acknowledged or until the connection is timed out Choose how long the time out should take from the Connection Timeout drop down list 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 108 The Test Wake on LAN button will send a packet to the selected PC Make sure that the PC is on the same subnet as the 2X Publishing Agent If the PC supports Wake on LAN and the packet is successfully received the PC will boot up To edit the configuration of each PC select the particular PC and click the Properties button You can also double click each PC to edit its configuration To delete a PC from the farm select the particular PC and click the Delete button You can also use the Delete key from the keyboard instead of using the Delete button 109 e Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2X VirtualDesktopServer Gateway In this page you may configure which port to use for 2X Client Gateway service while you may also enable or disable RDP and Citrix services The 2X Client Gateway Port default TCP 80 is used to tunnel all 2X traffic over this port The traffic that can be tunneled through this port includ
112. ffer a lot of flexibility to the Administrators in such situations as displayed in the above diagram As displayed in the diagram below both 2X Client Gateways are configured to forward requests to the same 2X Publishing Agent 2X Client Gateway 2X Publishing Agi fm T Private MS Teri 2X Termin Figure 77 Multiple 2X Client Gateways forwarding requests to 2X Publishing Agent On each 2X Client Gateway one should configure the Advanced Client Gateway settings and configure the 2X Publishing Agent 73 Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer Advanced Client Gateway Settings Gateway Mode S Forward requests to 2X Publishing Agent and HTTP Server You can configure multiple servers separating them with a semicolon amp g localhost 20002 backup 20002 HTTP Server s localhost 81 2X Publishing Agent s 5ublishingagent local 20002 O Forward requests to next Client Gateway in chain Cascaded Firewall IP Address Bind Gateway to the following IP All available addresses gt Figure 78 Advanced Client Gateway Settings One may also add additional 2X Publishing Agents by separating them with a semi colon or click on the drop down arrow which will open up a new window to allow you to enter more 2X Publishing Agents as displayed in the figure below Servers List Server publishingagent local publishingagent2 local Figure 79 Add 2X Publishing Agents li
113. fic 2X Client Gateway IP Therefore connections initiated from that particular IP will be load balanced to correspondent group or particular terminal server NOTE Load Balancing Rules are applicable only to non published desktop sessions Load Balancing Rules Mon Published Desktop Session Tunneling Settings Gateway IP Type Description Default Farm All Farm Figure 144 Advanced Load Balancing Default Rule The Default rule is pre configured as the last rule which will catch all non configured gateway IPs By default this rule is configured to load balance the sessions between all servers in farm However one can change the properties of this rule by selecting the default rule and click Properties 2X VirtualDesktopServer Load Balancing e 128 Add a new rule To add a native RDP amp ICA Load Balancing Rule click the Add button This will open a new dialog as shown below First select the interface for which you would like to create the rule Seconaly you have to select between All Servers in Farm Server Groups Individual Server or None Rules Properties All Servers in Farm All connections initiated through this interface will be load balanced between all servers in the farm One should note that the default rule is already pre configures to load balance native RDP amp ICA sessions between all servers in farm Server Groups All connections initiated
114. g 164 CONNECTION SETTINGS Publishing Agent In this page you may configure which port to use for the publishing agent service You may also configure the authentication options 2X Publishing Agent Settings Information TT Inthis page you may 2 Publishing Agent Port 20002 Default configure which port to use 1 For the publishing agent 2x Server Agent Port 20003 Defaut service Please refer to the manual For more information about Authentication each port You may also configure the Always require user credentials for application list authentication options Domain All Trusted Domains Use client domain if specified Deepnet Unified Authentication Platform Disabled 3 2x Figure 182 Connection Settings page Publishing Agent Tab The 2X Publishing Agent Port default TCP 20002 uses a specific port to pass information about the published applications available to its clients The default port is TCP 20002 Make sure the 2X Client Gateway has access to this port otherwise it will not be able to retrieve the published applications list and load balance the application requests The 2X Terminal Server Agent Port default TCP 20003 is used to communicate with the 2X Terminal Server Agents which should be installed on the Terminal Servers or Citrix MetaFrame Servers The 2X Terminal Server Agent provides information to the 2X VirtualDesktopServer over this port 165 e Connection
115. ging in to your terminal servers and the username to retrieve the list of applications DOMAIN The domain name used for authentication 193 Installing 2X Client for Windows 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm Settings Advanced Settings USECLIENTCOLORS Use client system colors 0 Do Not Redirect Client Colors 1 Redirect Client Colors USECLIENTSETTINGS Use client system settings border size fonts etc 0 Do not redirect system settings 1 Redirect Client System settings CREATESHORTCUTS Create shortcuts configured on server 0 Do not create shortcuts configured on server 1 Create shortcuts configured on server REGISTEREXT Register file extensions associated form the server 0 Disable registration of file extensions associated from the server 1 Enable registration of file extensions associated from the server URLREDIRECTION Redirect URLs to client 0 Do not redirect URL to clients 1 Redirect URL to clients MAILREDIRECTION Redirect MAIL to client 0 Do not redirect MAIL to clients E 1 Redirect MAIL to clients ENABLERECONNECTION Reconnect if connection drops 0 Do not connect 1 Reconnect SMARTSIZING Enable desktop smart sizing 0 Disable Smart Sizing 1 Enable Smart Sizing SPANDESKTOPS Span Published desktops on all monitors 0 Do not span desktops on all monitors 1 Span desktops on all monitors USEPRIMARYMONITOR St
116. guration The entire configuration is saved to a dat file in XML format This can be useful to backup the configuration or distribute the same settings across other 2X Consoles 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console S View Language Help Import Settings amm o5 o b amp Ff Folder Desktop Predefined Application Document Virtual Desktop PC Desktop Exit jc JE Farm LOCALHOST Farm Info e Terminal Servers m Farm rx Virtual Hosts Farm Name LOCALHOST E PCs Type Information Pa Gateway Terminal Servers 2 Enabled Load Balancing Backup Servers Virtual Hosts 2 Enabled PCs 3 Backup Servers 1 Enabled mc Publishing Active Servers 4 m Universal Printing p Connection Settings e y Information 1 FL Information Licensing In this section you can manage all the hardware inside your Farm like terminal servers gateways and backup Figure 42 File Import Settings and Export Settings To backup settings Click File and Export Settings and save the dat file in a safe place To restore settings Click File and Import Settings and open the dat file The settings will be retrieved and activated after you click the Apply button The configuration files include all the settings that you re able to configure through the console This includes the list of terminal servers load balancing methods list of applications connection settings and the license keys
117. gure 155 Advanced Settings Add File Extensions Disable Session Sharing You can isolate every published application to one 1 session Every application that is published will have its own session on the server If the same application is launched twice then it will be deployed in the same isolated session Single Instance only To publish an application and enforce a single instance of that particular application please enable Allow users to start only one instance of the application Licensing If you are trying to publish an application with a certain amount of licenses you are able to choose the amount of licenses you want to publish after that number has been exceeded you can choose any of the following options gt Warn user and do not start this option will warn the user that the number of licenses has been exceeded and will not publish the application gt Warn user and start this option will warn the user that the number of licenses has been exceeded and will still publish the application 2X VirtualDesktopServer Publishing 138 Notify administrator and start this option will notify the administrator that the number of licenses has been exceeded and will still publish the application gt Notify user administrator and start this option will notify both the user and the administrator that the number of licenses has been exceeded and will still publish the application gt Notify us
118. hat is added to delegation needs write access to HKEY LOCAL _MACHINE SOFTWARE 2xX 67 Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer Gateway In this page you may configure which port to use for 2X Client Gateway service while you may also enable or disable RDP and Citrix services The 2X Client Gateway Port default TCP 80 is used to tunnel all 2X traffic over this port The traffic that can be tunneled through this port include the 2X Publishing Agent traffic load balanced application and desktop publishing HTTP Server and RDP traffic 2X Client Gateway Port is also used to tunnel secure connections SSL over the same port The RDP Port default TCP 3389 is used for clients who require basic load balanced desktop sessions Connections on this port do not support published items The Citrix Port default TCP 1494 is used for the incoming Citrix connections which will be forwarded to the configured Citrix servers according to the load balancing configuration To disable this service you may uncheck the check box in front of Citrix Port Enable Broadcast 2X Client Gateway Address checkbox to broadcast of the 2X Client Gateway address and 2X Clients will be able to auto find their primary server 2X Client Gateway address NOTE RDP Port cannot be used if the machine on which the 2X Client Gateway is installed has terminal services enabled 2X Client Gateway Security Settings 2 Client Gateway Port 80 Default RDP Por
119. hat was configured on the Client Gateway Port in the Connection Settings Page Default Gateway Port 80 Logon Enable Auto Logon to enable the 2X Client connect automatically instead of displaying the logon page every time you need to access the 2X Connection Use System Credentials SSO To use the local current system credentials when connecting with that particular 2X Connection enable Use System Credentials SSO When you enable this option you ll automatically log in when connecting with the 2X Client Gateway and the Terminal Servers Please note that you need to choose to install this module while installing the 2X Client to be able to use the SSO On the Logon section enter your username password and domain to be used when retrieving your published applications This information is saved encrypted locally under the HKCU hive 205 Using 2X Client for Windows 2X VirtualDesktopServer Local Resources In case you want to configure how local resources are handled by the terminal server simply click on the Local Resources tab and select the options you want these are the same options available with the regular Microsoft RDP Client Connection Properties New 2X Connection Connection Local Resources Experience Network Advanced Settings Remote computer sound t Bring to this computer v Keyboard Apply Windows key combinations For desktops only m For example ALT TAB On the r
120. he ability to use different settings when 2X Clients are connected with the 2X Client Gateway Farm Details These settings are used from the 2x Web Service and 2X Client to connect with the 2x Client Gateway of the selected farm 2X Client Gateway Details Primary Hostname IP T ServerDl Secondary Hostname IP Connection type Direct Mode v Port lo The follwing settings can be used to override different settings on the 2X Client I Override 2X Client Gateway IP Host Primary Hostname IP 1 Secondary Hostname IP Cr IT Override Gateway Port o Override SSL Gateway Port pa O Default Connection Mode auto re Delete Farm Figure 238 Advanced Settings After you configure the required settings click Apply Settings and log out and log in again to retrieve the applications listing 2X Client must be installed on the Client machine beforehand and the Clients browsers should be pointed to http WWEB SERVER NAME 2XWebPortal Logon aspx After entering the user credentials in Username and Password fields the application list should be populated according to the Client filtering settings Username in UPN suffix format should be used to specify the user and domain E g user domain Clients will be able to traverse the application groups by clicking on the icon of each application group or by using the path field Clients are also allowed to select the connection mode in ord
121. ich can be used as Backup Servers 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 120 Find 2X Backup Servers Name 2BackUpt C 2XBackUp2 C 2BackUp3 2X Publishing Agent OK OK Cancel OK Install Agent Figure 137 Find 2X Backup Servers 2 When the state of selected server is Agent Not Found it means that 2X Publishing Agent is not installed on the selected server Therefore you would need to install this service by clicking the Install Agent button 3 Enter administrative credentials to be able to install the 2X Publishing Agent on the selected server which will be used as a backup server Remote Agent Installation Server Install Server Cancel Os SSH Port Credentials Username Password Status Progress Server Status Type 2xBackUp3 Queued Terminal Server Figure 138 Installing 2X Backup Server 121 e Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer 4 Click Install after you ve entered the administrative credentials You should note that service is installed successfully if the installation is done completely 5 Click Done when finished When 2X Publishing Agent is already in use one can Take Over the server and use it as a backup server NOTE If a 2X Publishing Agent is already in use it means that the particular server is already configured as a master server in another farm Taking over this server would override any settings curren
122. ies Host Properties To enable this host in the farm make sure that the Enable Host in farm checkbox is checked 99 Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer Select the VDI provider of the host from the VDI Type field and the version that you are using from the VDI Version field To change the Host name or IP address of a particular VDI host use the VDI Host field Appliance settings can only be used with certain servers Please refer to the list of approved providers and choose the specific document for more information on how to connect to your virtual host To start using the new host please enter the username and password of the host Click on Check Credentials if you would like to test the username and password before clicking OK Host Settings Host Properties Properties VDI Agent Settings 2X Client uses the direct address to connect to the Virtual Desktop Host directly Description Max connections 25 Default This denotes the maximum number of powered on quests 2X Figure 110 Configure the VDI Agent Settings You can configure the direct address by checking Change Direct Address checkbox and type a new direct address This address is used in Direct Connection mode only this is an internal or external IP address depending on where the clients will be If external these IP addresses must be assigned at your firewall to your servers 2X VirtualDesktopS
123. ign On eliminates the burden on users of having to remember and periodically change many individual passwords in order to access applications and data 2X Access Portal 2X Access Portal allows users to launch published applications and desktops from multiple farms which are accessed through a web portal according to their filter settings 2X VirtualDesktopServer Introduction 8 How does 2X ApplicationServer work 2X ApplicationServer extends Windows Terminal Services by using a customized shell and virtual channel applications using the Microsoft RDP protocol Due to these extensions a new Client is required although it uses the same RDP protocol as mentioned above on all computers that will be accessing the 2X ApplicationServer How does 2X LoadBalancer work 2X LoadBalancer works by acquiring information from the Terminal Servers or Citrix Servers with the aid of the 2X Terminal Server Agent installed on each server This information includes system resources and the number of sessions running on the server With this information 2X LoadBalancer will be able to load balance both desktops and seamless applications The 2X LoadBalancer can be configured to use either Resource based or Round Robin load balancing methods Resource based load balancing forwards the connections to the server with the highest available resources The Round Robin method uses a round robin schedule where each terminal server participates in tu
124. ily launch 2X Console located at C Program Files 2X VDS 2XConsole exe 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console File View Language Help D E A Backup Server A Information J Information be aX 2X Publishing Agent is running in Backup Mode poles te promote te 2x DA ublishing Agent to Master Version 7 0 build 624 Beta when the primary server Backup Status Enabled cannot be recovered License Info First Activation Thu May 24 16 51 00 2007 Promote to Master needs Product Code NDS v7 reactivation of the product Company 2X Software Activation requires an Contact Name 2X Software Internet connection Load Balancing Servers 4 Published Applications Unlimited Printing Enabled Redundancy Enabled Upgrade Insurance Expired License key KXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Promote to Master Figure 141 Promote a 2X Backup Server to a Master Secondly click Promote to Master button to promote the current backup server as a Master Server Promotion to a Master server needs reactivation of the products but this is done automatically and it requires an Internet connection Finally the 2X Terminal Server Agents will use this server previously used as a 2X Backup server as their Master server 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 124 LOAD BALANCING To configure 2X LoadBalancer click on Load Balancing in the Navigation bar in the 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console This option is available in Enterprise Editio
125. ime Optimization Servic 2X Terminal Server Agent Bs Application Layer Gateway Service Bs Application Management Sia ASP NET State Service Sio Automatic Updates Sf Background Intelligent Transfer 5 Si coM Event System SiO com System Application Microsoft NET Framework NGEN 2X Terminal Server Agent provides Notifies selected users and comput Provides support for 3rd party prot Provides software installation servi Provides support For out of proces Enables the download and installati Transfers data between clients and Enables ClipBook Viewer to store in Supports System Event Notification Manages the configuration and tra Started Started Started Started Started Started Manual Automatic Disabled Manual Manual Manual Automatic Automatic Disabled Manual Manual Extended A Standard y Figure 25 The 2X Terminal Server Agent Service NOTE The terminal servers do not require configuration The agent will collect the information required by the 2X Publishing Agent Subsequently the 2X Terminal Server Agent will forward the necessary information to the 2X Publishing Agent using the information collected To ensure connectivity between 2X Publishing Agent and the terminal servers after installing the 2X Terminal Server Agent go to the Console GUI and on the Terminal Servers tab make sure you add all your terminal servers Once you have finished this step
126. in front of the server name Click the OK button to commit changes NOTE It will be necessary to install 2X Terminal Server Agent on all Terminal Servers and Citrix Servers before they can successfully participate in a load balanced farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 58 Add a Terminal Server To manually add a Server to your farm click the Add button and then type the Server name or IP address in the Server field as shown in the figure below Then click Next Add Server Server Eserver1 2x com Figure 56 Configure each server properties 2X VirtualDesktopServer will check whether 2X Terminal Server Agent is installed Check the status and if the status states that the Agent did not reply or service is not installed click the Install button Please refer to the chapter entitled Installing the 2X Terminal Server Agent remotely from 2X Console for more information about how to install the 2X Terminal Server Agent Click Add if the status states that the Agent is already installed Agent Information Server tserver1 2x com Agent Not Verified Coral Version NJA Terminal Services N A Citrix Services NJA OS Type Status Service is not Installed Figure 57 Add Terminal Server 59 e Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer Edit a Terminal Server To edit the configuration of each Server select the particular Server and click the Properties button You
127. inal Server Agent before declaring that particular Agent as dead 55 e Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer TS Agent Refresh Time This option is the amount of time that the 2X Publishing Agent should re check the connection with each 2X Terminal Server Agent Enable CPU Load Balancer The CPU Load Balancer has an important role in the 2X Terminal Server Agent as when enabled it can control those processes that are using the most CPU This can be done as the 2X Terminal Server Agent 2XAgent exe is given a High base priority and when the Terminal Server CPU exceeds 9595 the process that is using most CPU is given a low priority With this option enabled when the CPU is over 95 other sessions and other applications will continue to operate normally 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 56 Farm ASLB Enterprise Edition Terminal Servers In this page you can add Terminal Servers or Citrix Servers to the farm You have two options to add Servers to the farm You can either automatically search for available Terminal Servers or Citrix Servers within your domain by clicking the Find button or you can click on the Add button to manually add the Terminal Servers or Citrix Servers 3 2X ApplicationServer amp LoadBalancer Console BAE File View Language Help 2 RB mn B Wizard Application Folder Desktop Predefined Application Document E as JE Farm xPwtB Terminal Servers Delegation e Servers in F
128. ince City Organization Organization unit E Mail Common name Save file to Figure 134 Generate New Certificate NOTE If clients are not able to connect with port 443 because of firewalls or other policies they could also use the 2X Client Gateway port default 80 to connect using SSL 2X Client Gateway offers the facility to tunnel SSL traffic over port 80 119 e Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer Backup Servers In this page one can add Backup Servers so that if the Master server fails the next server in the list takes over The backup servers can also be used as additional Client Gateways to distribute the load on the gateways 2 amp amp MS Terminal Server 2X Terminal Server Agent Windows Machine 2X Client Gateway port 80 OY 2X Publishing Agent SSL Enabled over port 80 443 MS Terminal Server 2X Terminal Server Agent MS Terminal Server SY 2X Terminal Server Agent Windows Machine 2X Backup Publishing Agent MS Terminal Server 2X Terminal Server Agent Figure 135 Redundant VirtualDesktopServer SRR TTT i Backup Servers Servers Server Priority Status 2 MASTER Master Agent Verified 2XBackup1 Backup Server 1 Agent Verified 2XBackup2 Backup Server 2 Agent Verified Figure 136 Backup Servers Adding 2X Backup Servers 1 To add 2X Backup Servers click the Find button A new dialog will show the available servers in the local domain wh
129. ing of support questions and patches The knowledgebase can be found on http support 2x com Request support via e mail If after using the knowledgebase and this manual you have any problems that you cannot solve you can contact the 2X support department The best way to do this is via e mail since you can include vital information as an attachment that will enable us to solve the issues you have more quickly You may be asked to collect some information and you may be asked a number of questions Please take your time to answer these questions accurately Without the proper information it will not be possible to diagnose your problem We will answer your inquiry within 24 hours or less depending on your time zone Request support via phone You can also contact 2X by phone for technical support Please check our support website for the correct numbers to call depending on where you are located and for our opening times Support website http support 2x com 2X VirtualDesktopServer Troubleshooting 254
130. ion Connection Transport Type a SSRDP Tcp tcp Microsoft RDP 5 2 J Server Settings Figure 45 Configuring Terminal Services Connections Restrict each user to one session To conserve server resources and simplify reconnecting to disconnected sessions you can restrict each user to a single session To change this attribute select Server Settings and double click the Restrict each user to one session option Ticking the check box in the resulting dialog will enable the restriction and therefore enable reconnections to previously disconnected user sessions This feature is configurable in the Load Balancing page in the 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2X VirtualDesktopServer General Terminal Services Configuration e 48 Logon Settings RDPTCP Properties Remote Control Client Settings Network Adapter Permissions General Logon Settings Sessions Environment Use client provided logon information Always use the following logon information C Always prompt for password Figure 46 Logon Settings Ensure your Terminal Server is set to NOT prompt for a password on the RDP TCP listener otherwise clients will not be able to launch the applications using the credentials saved on the 2X Client forcing unnecessary repeated authentication cycles Select Connections and double click the RDP TCP option In the Logon Settings tab make sure that the check
131. ion to start f working folder i 2ax shortcut file 2ax shortcut files available through 2X Application Server web interface and include published application settings You still need to Specify user login credentials with options u p d RDP options w desktop width default 1024 You can pass zero to make it equal to current workarea width You can pass negative value to set it as percentage of current workarea width this parameter can be overwritten by server settings in 2D and 2G modes h desktop height default 768 You can pass zero to make it equal to current workarea height You can pass negative value to set it as percentage of current workarea height this parameter can be overwritten by server settings in 2D and 2G modes c connection color depth in bits default 24 bits e RDP experience one or more ORed value s from Ox6F to disable everything default 0x01 to disable wallpapers 0x02 to disable full window drag 0x04 to disable menu animations 0x08 to disable theming 0x20 to disable cursor shadow 0x40 to disable cursor blinking 0x00 to disable nothing t maximum network timeout in seconds default 5 seconds l locale identifier in HEX format default 0x0409 English United States C use XCursor extension for colored pointers Device options P redirect printer s this flag can be repited can be printcap to use printers from etc
132. kup Server to a Master server First launch the 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console located in the backup server NOTE When you add and install 2X Backup Servers all the required files are automatically installed remotely on each backup server Therefore to launch the 2X Console of a backup server one can easily launch 2X Console located at C Program Files 2X VDS 2XConsole exe 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console File View Language Help E Backup Server J Information 2X Publishing Agent is running in Backup Mode You need to promote the 2x m 7 0 build 624 Bet Publishing Agent to Master iub om ies when the primary server Status Enabled cannot be recovered License Info First Activation Thu May 24 16 51 00 2007 Promote to Master needs Product Code VDS v7 reactivation of the product Company 2X Software Activation requires an Contact Name 2X Software Internet connection Load Balancing Servers 4 Published Applications Unlimited Printing Enabled Redundancy Enabled Upgrade Insurance Expired License key XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX Promote to Master Figure 90 Promote a 2X Backup Server to a Master Secondly click Promote to Master button to promote the current backup server as a Master Server Promotion to a Master server needs reactivation of 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 82 the products but this is done automatically and it requires an Internet connection Finally th
133. l change to Take Over if the selected server is already configured with a 2x Publishing Agent configured as a master server Modifying 2X Backup Servers To change the properties of each backup server select the particular server and click Properties One can enable or disable the selected backup server while one can also install update or uninstall the backup server from the properties dialog To delete a particular backup server select the required server from the Backup Servers list and click Delete 81 e Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer Each backup server in the list is given a priority By default the local 2X Publishing Agent is given the Master priority and this cannot be changed One can change the priority of the backup server To assign a higher priority in the backup list select the required backup server from the list and click Move up To assign a lower priority in the backup list select the required backup server from the list and click Move Down The Backup Server with priority configured as Backup Server 1 will be the first backup server to take over in case the Master Server is not available Additional backup servers will take over in case Backup Server 1 is also not available according to their priority Promoting a Backup server to a Master Server When the primary server cannot be recovered due to various reasons such as hardware failure or OS startup failure one can easily promote a 2X Bac
134. lDesktopServer NOTE All users who are connected via the 2X Client Gateway will be disconnected if the 2X Client Gateway service is stopped or restarted Note that the default port 80 may already be in use for example by an HTTP server in this case it will be necessary to use a port number not being used by other local services 47 General Terminal Services Configuration 2X VirtualDesktopServer MS Terminal Server settings With Terminal Services Configuration you can reconfigure the properties of the RDP TCP connection which includes limiting the amount of time client sessions can remain active on the server setting protection levels for encryption and selecting which permissions you want users and groups to have Some connection properties can also be configured on a per user basis using Terminal Services Group Policies or the Terminal Services extension to Local Users and Groups For example you can set different session time limits for each user when you use the Terminal Services extension to Local Users and Groups Using Terminal Services Configuration you can only set session time limits on a per connection basis which means the same time limit applies to all users who log on to the server using the connection Launch Terminal Services Configuration from the Administrative Tools Submenu in the Start menu tscc Terminal Services ConfigurationXConnections File Action View Help 43 Terminal Services Configurat
135. licking the Find button or you can click on the Add button to manually add the PCs 3 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console File View Language Help o amp ie E E m Wizard Application Folder Desktop Predefined Application Document Virtual Desktop PC Desktop Ils FE Farm LOCALHOST Personal Computers F amp Terminal Servers Allow the Following personal computers to be published m E Virtual Hosts EI T Host MAC Port 9 v 2xPC1 00 00 00 00 00 00 3389 Gateway Backup Servers Load Balancing RO dc Publishing 2s ar Universal Printing Connection Settings A che Information o fA Information Licensing In this section you can manage Personal Computers 2x Figure 117 PC Host NOTE The checkbox next to the PC name indicates the particular PC is available to users on this farm To disable a PC temporarily uncheck this checkbox 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 106 Find Click the Find button to automatically search for available Personal Computers 09 Find Personal Computers v EX C 2xPc2 Figure 118 Find available PCs 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 All Personal Computers within your domain will appear on the list of available servers to your farm also identifying the MAC Address To add a PC to the farm enable the checkbox in front of the PC name Click the OK button to commit changes
136. lient Gateway by default is installed on port 80 is configured to forward the HTTP requests to localhost on port 81 Therefore the Clients will still be able to access the 2X Web Portal from port 80 However one may choose to install the 2X Web Service on any other port and one may also use an existing port used by other web site In this case the service will be installed under the web site configured on that port ie 2X Access Portal Setup 2X Web Server Port Assign the port on which the 2X Web Service will be installed By default the 2 Web Service will be installed on port 81 When an existing port is used the service will be installed under the web site configured on that port m Web Server Port Number Go Thin Go 2X Figure 233 Web Portal Web Server Port Number 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2X Access Portal 232 4 Click Install to begin the installation Setup will copy the required files and will create the service on the machine ie 2X Access Portal Setup Ready to install 2X Access Portal Click Install to begin the installation Click Back to review or change any of your installation settings Click Cancel to exit the wizard Figure 234 Web Portal Ready to install 233 e 2X Access Portal 2X VirtualDesktopServer Configuration The first step after installing the 2X Web Portal is to direct the browser to http localhost 2XWebPortal Logon aspx and login with a username with administrative rights on
137. ll 2X Client on your computer Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit the Setup Wizard Go Thin Go 2X Cancel Figure 200 2X Client Setup Program welcome screen 2 Accept the License Agreement and click Next 2X VirtualDesktopServer Installing 2X Client for Windows e 184 ie 2X Client Setup End User License Agreement Please read the Following license agreement carefully 2X Client Licensed Copies 1 END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY This End User License Agreement EULA is a legal agreement between you either an individual or a single entity and 2X SOFTWARE Ltd for the ZX software product identified above which includes computer software and may v Figure 201 The EULA 3 Select the location where you want to install the 2X Client and click Next ie 2X Client Setup Destination Folder r Click Next to install to the default Folder or click Browse to choose another 2 t Install 2X Client to c Program Files 2 Client Browse Cancel Figure 202 Choosing the location where the 2X Client will be installed 4 To start copying files click Install 185 Installing 2X Client for Windows 2X VirtualDesktopServer ie 2X Client Setup Ready to install 2X Client 2 Click Install to begin the installation Click Back to review or change any of your installation settings Click Cancel to exit the wizard Figure 203 Starting the inst
138. ll this software Ai Figure 243 2X Client for Mac OS X installation 4 Click Agree to continue installing 2X Client To continue installing the software you must agree to the terms of the software license agreement Click Agree to continue or click Disagree to cancel the installation and quit the Installer individual or a single entity and 2X SOFTWARE Ltd for the 2X software product identified above which includes computer software and may include associated media printed materials and online or electronic documentation Product An amendment or addendum to this EULA may accompany the Product YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS EULA BY INSTALLING COPYING OR OTHERWISE USING THE PRODUCT IF YOU DO NOT AGREE DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THE PRODUCT 1 GRANT OF LICENSE 2X seeded lene ENTM b the Ce Coir Figure 244 2X Client for Mac OS X installation 5 Select the volume where you wish to install the 2X Client 245 e Installing 2X Client for Mac OS X 2X VirtualDesktopServer Select a Destination Select the volume where you want to install the 2X Client software Introduction License Destinatio Macintosh HD 91 6 GB available 111 GB total Installing this software requires 3 3 MB of space You have chosen to install this software on the volume Macintosh HD Ma Figure 245 2X Client for Mac OS
139. log you can type the Desktop Name and a Description for the published desktop From this dialog you may also change the icon for the published desktop You can also click Advanced Settings to create shortcuts on client s desktop or start folder of the particular published desktop Properties There are 3 different properties which can be used by the Virtual Desktop Connect to any guest will load any virtual desktop published to any user that logs in Connect to specific guest will load the virtual desktop selected to every user Connect to a guest where name equals will loads the virtual desktop to users who s user name is the same as that of the virtual desktop or to users which are using a machine that has an IP address equal to the virtual desktop s name Desktop Size 149 Publishing 2X VirtualDesktopServer Choose from the drop down list the resolution you would like to use Choose Custom to be able to enter your own resolution Publish Personal Computer Desktop To publish a PC with the wizard click on Publishing in the Navigation bar and click Add From the Select Type dialog choose Desktop From the Select Desktop Type dialog choose Personal Computer Desktop and click Next gt PC Desktop PC Desktop Name Description s5 Change Icon Advanced Settings Personal Computer Selected Personal Computer Desktop Size Size
140. m www 2x com downloads 237 2X Access Portal 2X VirtualDesktopServer Clients for different Operating systems can be placed in the mentioned folder and file names must be using the following names Windows Client 2XClient msi Mac Client 2XClient dmg Linux Client 2XClient i386 rpm 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2X Access Portal 238 INSTALLING 2X CLIENT FOR LINUX 2X Client is approved for the following Linux distributions Ubuntu 8 04 Ubuntu 8 10 Ubuntu 9 04 OpenSuse 11 1 Fedora Core 9 Installation Procedures RPM Version 1 Download the rpm package from http www 2x com virtualdesktop downloadlinks html and store it locally 2 Switch to the root user 3 To install type rpm ivh 2XClient i386 rpm 4 2X Client for Linux binaries are now installed under opt 2X applicationserverclient bin 5 Run the following command to launch 2X Client opt 2X applicationserverclient bin WTSClient 6 You can also run the following commands to obtain a list of all usage parameters for 2X Client session cd opt 2X applicationserverclient bin appserverclient 239 e Installing 2X Client for Linux 2X VirtualDesktopServer Installation Procedures TAR BZ2 Version 1 Download the tar package from http www 2x com virtualdesktop downloadlinks html and store it locally 2 Switch to the root user 3 Switch to the root foler cd 4 To install type tar jxvf 2XApplicationServerClient tar bz2 5 2X Client for Li
141. ment Publish a document such as a Word document or Excel spreadsheet EI Figure 149 2X VirtualDesktopServer Publishing Wizard 2X VirtualDesktopServer Publishing 132 Application One of the most useful features available on 2X VirtualDesktopServer is the ability to publish individual seamless applications to your users This means users will see only the applications you give them access to and not full terminal services desktop when using terminal services only To publish an application follow these steps 1 Choose Application and click Next gt 2 Select what type of application you want to publish e Single Application Publish a single standalone application e Installed Application Publish installed applications e Predefined Application Publish commonly used applications such as Windows Explorer Publish Single Application Select Application Type Em x UV Lp What type of application do you want to publish Single Application Publish a single standalone application CO Installed Applications Publish installed applications O Predefined applications Publish commonly used applications such as Windows Explorer Figure 150 Select Application Type 133 Publishing 2X VirtualDesktopServer NOTE If only one server is listed in the Terminal Server list the wizard will skip step 1 Publish From and continue with the Application Settings step 2 1 In the
142. n and VDS Edition Load Balancing In this page you can choose the load balancing method to be used The 2X LoadBalancer has two possible methods to load balance incoming connections Load Balancing Rules Load Balancing Method Resource Based bi Counters v User Sessions v Memory v CPu Reconnect to disconnected sessions C Limit user to one session per desktop To enable limit user to one session per desktop make sure that the setting Restrict each user to one session is set on all Terminal Servers Advanced Settings IF you would like to change the default timeouts For the Terminal Server Agents please click on the Advanced button Figure 142 Configure load balancing properties Round Robin Load Balancing in this method 2X LoadBalancer will identify the next available Terminal Server and forward the incoming connection accordingly regardless of available resources on the server Resource Based Load Balancing in this method 2X LoadBalancer will retrieve the load information for all Terminal Servers in the farm and based 125 e Load Balancing 2X VirtualDesktopServer on the counters chosen will determine the terminal server that will handle the incoming connection Three different counters are available Sessions the connection is redirected to the server with the least number of sessions in use Memory Utilization the connection is redirected to the server with the best free used RAM
143. n types that can be used SOCKSA Enable this option to transparently use the service of a network firewall SOCKSAA Enable this option to allow a client that cannot connect to resolve the destination host s name to specify it SOCKS5 Enable this option to be able to connect using authentication HTTP 1 1 Enable this option to connect using standard HTTP 1 1 protocol connections After selecting a connection type the Proxy Host domain name or IP Address and port number have to be specified For SOCKS5 and HTTP 1 1 connections authentication has to be enabled check the Proxy Requires Authentication checkbox and type in user credentials Check Use user logon credentials to use the user logon credentials when authenticating with the proxy server 2X VirtualDesktopServer Using 2X Client for Windows e 208 Connection Properties New 2X Connection Connection Local Resources Experience Network Advanced Settings Proxy settings Haj Select and configure your proxy server details Use proxy server O socks4 O SOCKS4A Proxy Host Port 80 Proxy Authentication Proxy requires authentication Use user logon credentials User name Password Figure 214 2X Client 2X Connection Properties Network tab 209 Using 2X Client for Windows 2X VirtualDesktopServer Advanced Settings Use Client System Colors Enable this option to
144. nal Server Agents Advanced settings should be configured using the default settings in normal scenarios Declare TS Agent dead This option is the amount of time that the 2X Publishing Agent should wait without a reply from each 2X Terminal Server Agent before declaring that particular Agent as dead TS Agent Refresh Time This option is the amount of time that the 2X Publishing Agent should re check the connection with each 2X Terminal Server Agent Enable CPU Load Balancer The CPU Load Balancer has an important role in the 2X Terminal Server Agent as when enabled it can control those processes that are using the most CPU This can be done as the 2X Terminal Server Agent is given a High base priority and when the Terminal Server CPU exceeds 95 the process that is using most CPU is given a low priority With this option enabled when the CPU is over 95 other sessions and other applications will continue to operate normally Advanced Load Balancer Settings Declare TS Agent dead if not responding For 30 seconds TS Agent Refresh Time 3 seconds Enable CPU Load Balancer 2X Figure 143 Advanced Load Balancer Settings 127 Load Balancing 2X VirtualDesktopServer Rules In this page one can set specific filters so that native RDP amp ICA connections can be redirected to specific terminal server s Load balancing rules are useful to assign a group of terminal servers or a specific terminal server with a speci
145. nd click on Mailbox Setup Mailbox Setup Sender Address l support 2x com SMTP Server mail 2x com 456 Use TLS SSL SMTP server requires authentication Username Password Figure 190 Mailbox Setup Type in the sender address you would like to see for example support 2x com and the SMTP server address to be used If your SMTP server requires authentication when sending emails through it make sure you select SMTP Server requires authentication and type in the correct username password to be used One can also configure different ports for the SMTP server by append port E g mail company com 465 To connect with an SMTP server that requires a secure connection enable Use TLS SSL After you setup the Mailbox details simply click Ok and then Send Test Email The email address you type on the main Notification Tab should get the test email To configure the notification period that each warning message will be sent to a computer on the network or by mail type the amount of minutes in the Notification Interval 173 e Connection Settings 2X VirtualDesktopServer Logging The Logging tab allows you to enable logging and to set the location of the log file to be used You may enable logging by ticking the Enable Logging Check Box in the logging tab You may also enable Log Servers Performance and performance counters of each load balanced server will be saved Then you may
146. nd private key must be provided You can use your own or simply click on Create a new certificate to create them Enter all your information and the FQDN of your 2X VirtualDesktopServer Common name and click Generate new certificate Generate New Certificate Key size 1024 bit 2048 bit 4096 bit Country code Eull state or province City Organization Organization unit E Mail Common name Save file to Figure 83 Generate New Certificate NOTE If clients are not able to connect with port 443 because of firewalls or other policies they could also use the 2X Client Gateway port default 80 to connect using SSL 2X Client Gateway offers the facility to tunnel SSL traffic over port 80 77 e Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer Backup Servers In this page one can add Backup Servers so that if the Master server fails the next server in the list takes over The backup servers can also be used as additional Client Gateways to distribute the load on the gateways MS Terminal Server 2X Terminal Server Agent Windows Machine 2X Client Gateway port 80 2X Publishing Agent SSL Enabled over port 80 443 MS Terminal Server 2X Terminal Server Agent MS Terminal Server 2X Terminal Server Agent Windows Machine 2X Backup Publishing Agent MS Terminal Server 2X Terminal Server Agent Figure 84 Redundant VirtualDesktopServer C EST RER TERRAS Back
147. ne when finished When 2X Publishing Agent is already in use one can Take Over the server and use it as a backup server NOTE If a 2X Publishing Agent is already in use it means that the particular server is already configured as a master server in another farm Taking over this server would override any settings currently configured on the particular machine One can also use the Add button to manually add 2X Backup Server as shown in the figure below After you ve entered the name or the IP of the server to be used as a backup server click Next 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 80 Add 2X Backup Server Server Figure 88 Add 2X Backup Server A status information message will give you guide what to do next Usually you ll have to install the 2X Backup Server by clicking the Install button Then proceed with steps 3 5 done in the previous section If an old version of 2X backup server is already installed one would have to update the server by clicking the Update button 2X Backup Server Properties 2 Backup Server 2xbackup2 Enabled Version N A OS Type NJA Status 2x Backup Server not installed Do you want to install it Install Figure 89 2X Backup Server Properties NOTE The Install button change according to the status of the selected server In fact it will change to Update if an old version of the 2X Backup Server is found while it wil
148. ng Agent provid Started Automatic Local System By 2x Redundancy Ser 2 Redundancy Service pro Started Automatic Local System By 2x Terminal Server 2 Terminal Server Agent p Started Automatic Local System By 2x VDI Agent 2X Virtual Desktop Infrastr Started Automatic Local System Sy Adobe LM Service AdobeLM Service Manual Local System Sy Alerter Notifies selected users and Disabled Local Service Sy Application Layer G Provides support for 3rd pa Started Manual Local Service Sy Application Manage Provides software installati Manual Local System SB ASP NET State Serv Provides support for out of Manual Network S Sy Automatic Updates Enables the download andi Started Automatic Local System Figure 13 The 2X Client Gateway 2X Publishing Agent 2X Redundancy Server 2X Terminal Server Agent Services and 2X VDI Agent NOTE The 30 day trial version and the full version of the application are the same program To re enable the product after the 30 day trial period has expired the only action necessary will be to enter a valid license key in the Licensing page Re installation will not be necessary 21 Installing 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2X VirtualDesktopServer INSTALLING THE 2X TERMINAL SERVER AGENT 2X Terminal Server Agent System requirements e Windows 2000 Server 2003 Server or 2008 Server or Advanced Server with Terminal Services enabled in Application Mode if using Windows 2000 Server e The
149. ng confusion The 2X Universal Printer driver comes in 32 and 64 bit format When you install the 2X Terminal Server Agent on each Terminal Server 2X Universal Printing is automatically installed To enable or disable the functionality of 2X Universal Printing from each Terminal Server in the farm click on Universal Printing in the navigation bar Then select the particular Terminal Server s and click Enable to enable 2x Universal Printing or click Disable to disable the universal printing functionality from the selected Terminal Servers 3 2X ApplicationServer tt LoadBalancer Console File View Language Help D Ho E E L Wizard Application Group Desktop Predefined Application Document n Universal Printing EMF Properties Farm Servers in Farm J Information l Server State In this page you can enable t 1 Enabled Universal Printing to each server nable a Load Balancing Enabled Terminal Server D its AQ Disabled aX Select All Publishing Universal Printing uu Connection Settings re chy Information m Licensing OK Cancel Apply Help Figure 180 Universal Printing page to enable or disable universal printing on each Terminal Server 163 e 2X Universal Printing 2X VirtualDesktopServer EMF Properties To control if any fonts are embedded within a print job go to the EMF Properties tab and check uncheck Embed Fonts By default a number of fo
150. ns 2X VirtualDesktopServer e 200 UsiNG 2X CLIENT FOR WINDOWS Introduction After you have installed the 2X Client you can now launch the 2X Client to access your published applications 5 e Accessories Aa ApplicationServer Client e VMware e mRemote e Winamp e IconCool Studio l an Programmer s Notepad CCProxy e Microsoft Office 1 windows Catalog E Paint NET 2X 2X ApplicationServer Client N Set Program Access and Defaults wow Y ow Yv v Internet Explorer 3 Outlook Express e 2x Published Items d Y Windows Update Programs z A Documents we Settings gt Search gt Help and Support Figure 208 Launching the 2X Client To open the 2X Client 1 Start gt All Programs gt 2X gt 2X Client gt 2X Client 201 Using 2X Client for Windows 2X VirtualDesktopServer Configuring 2X Client for Windows When launching the 2X Client you will be prompted to configure a new 2X Connection Please refer to the 2X Connection section below for more information about how to setup a new 2X Connection 2X Client IE Connection Properties New 2X Connection 17 E Connection Local Resources Experience Network Advanced Settings Open Refresh Connection settings Primary Connection Search Hb t Secondary Connection Connection Mode Regular Gateway Port 80 Alias Auto log
151. ntrol Panel Display Properties Control Panel Add Remove Programs Properties Control Panel Internet Properties Control Panel Mouse Fonts Keyboard and Printers Pr Control Panel System properties and Add New Hardwar Control Panel Date Time Properties Printers and Faxes Network Connections MS Windows Explorer with Desktop Selected Figure 161 Publish Predefined Applications From the predefined applications one can publish with ease the Control Panel certain Control Panel tools the Printers and Faxes folder or even publish an explorer window Folder To publish a Folder with the wizard click on Publishing in the Navigation bar and click Add From the Select Type dialog choose Folder Folders are useful for organizing your published applications while facilitate the configuration of Filtering options as you may configure the filtering options for an folder and the published applications in that group will have the same filtering settings by default 2X VirtualDesktopServer Publishing 144 Application Group Group Mame Office Tools Description Office and Publishing Tools Figure 162 Add Application Group You can also enter the description and modify the icon for each application group as shown in the above figure Application Groups in the 2X Console will be also displayed as application groups on the client side and web After you click
152. nts will already be excluded since these are normally available on standard Windows platforms If the client selects Enhanced Meta File data format for Universal Printing you can select which fonts are embedded with the print job To add a new font click on the Add button and select the font which you would like to add To delete a font select the font which you would like to delete from the excluded list and click the Delete button 3 2X ApplicationServer amp LoadBalancer Console File View Language Help zy amp Ho N E Wizard Application 1 E Farm sja Load Balancing duci Publishing bo e Universal Printing Connection Settings at Information of Licensing Group Desktop Predefined Application Document Universal Printing EMF Properties v Em s Exclude the Following Fonts from embedding Font Name Aharoni Andalus Angsana New AngsanaUPC Arabic Arial Arial Black Browallia New BrowalliaUPC Comic Sans MS Cordia New CordiaUPC Courier New David DilleniaUPC Estrangelo Edessa EucrosiaUPC Fixed Miriam lt Figure 181 Enable fonts to be embedded in EMF print jobs Note that Universal Printing is only available for Windows clients 2X VirtualDesktopServer Information In this page you can enable Fonts to be embedded in EMF print jobs You can also exclude Fonts which are already installed on the client Es 2X Universal Printin
153. nux binaries are now installed under opt 2X applicationserverclient bin 6 Run the following command to launch 2X Client opt 2X applicationserverclient bin WTSClient 7 You can also run the following commands to obtain a list of all usage parameters for 2X Client session cd opt 2X applicationserverclient bin appserverclient 2X VirtualDesktopServer Installing 2X Client for Linux e 240 User Interface Please refer to Configuring 2X Client for Windows for usage instructions 2X Client File Applications Tools View Help c 5 mm e a Open Refresh Up Folder View Options Connection Properties amp A 2XTerminalServert l A 2XTerminalServer2 b Desktops anase 2xTemminalSenver Common Apps igi Office i PDF ij Tools Figure 241 2X Client for Linux 241 Installing 2X Client for Linux 2X VirtualDesktopServer Command Line Interface 2X Application Server Client Version 4 3 2083 Copyright C 2005 2007 2X Software Usage appserverclient options General options m operating mode 2G for 2X Application Server gateway access client default 2D for 2X Application Server direct access client AL for 2X Application Server application list MS for Microsoft Terminal Server client MF for Microsoft Terminal Server fullscreen client s server port default port is 80 for 2G and 2D modes and 3389 for MS and MF modes u user nam p password d domain a applicat
154. o publish a desktop Startup Wizard Published Desktop Published desktop configuration Name mmm Description a Figure 178 Published Desktop After you have chosen the source of the published desktop all you need to do is give ita name and maybe add a description Click Finish to complete the process 161 e Publishing 2X VirtualDesktopServer Setup LoadBalancer Startup Wizard Set up LoadBalancer Select servers to add to the Farm Name Agent TSERVER1 Agent OK TSERVER2 Agent OK Figure 179 Select the server to be used for load balancing After selecting Setup LoadBalancer a new page will load listing all the servers available on the network and the information about their Agent Select which servers you would like to use for load balancing by checking the check box next to the servers When you have selected all the server that you want to add simply click on Finish 2X VirtualDesktopServer Publishing 162 2X UNIVERSAL PRINTING yen _ 2X Universal Printing is used to solve printer drivers problems If the client is using a printer which the server does not have a suitable printer driver the normal printing redirection will not work Using 2X Universal Printing you do not need to install the specific printer driver on the server Only one printer is shown on the server irrespective of the number of users and sessions currently in use on the terminal server thus avoidi
155. on Username Administrator Password Save Password Domain Figure 209 2X Client Initial Screen 2X Client for Windows is able to connect with multiple farms where farms is a common term used in remote session computing to refer to a group of Terminal Servers A 2X Farm consists of a 2X Publishing Agent joined with one or more 2X Terminal Server Agents One or more 2X Client Gateway can be used to expose the 2X Farm To add a new farm in the 2X Client one should use the hostname or IP where the 2X Client Gateway Service is installed 2X VirtualDesktopServer Using 2X Client for Windows e 202 2X Connections The first thing you must do is to add a new 2X Connection by clicking File and select Add New 2X Connection or right click on 2X Connections and click Add New 2X Connection 3 2X Client File Applications Tools View Help 47 a Die m g Refresh Folders View Options Search amp X info Add New 2X Connection Ctrl N Refresh All Delete Shortcuts from Desktop Figure 210 2X Client Add New 2X Connection 203 Using 2X Client for Windows 2X VirtualDesktopServer Connection Properties New 2X Connection Connection Local Resources Experience Network Advanced Settings Connection settings g Primary Connection tserver1 2x com d Secondary Connection m Connection Mode Regular Gateway v
156. onServer and all necessary components to publish applications and desktops From a Single Terminal Server Custom Figure 6 Installation type Enterprise Edition You have to choose what to install according to your needs and your requirements Two common scenarios are the regular gateway scenario and the direct mode scenario Please follow the below instructions how to setup such scenarios 4 2 1 or 4 2 2 For more advanced and alternative scenarios and solutions please read 2X Server Based Computing Guide 2X VirtualDesktopServer Installing 2X VirtualDesktopServer e 14 Explanation of 2X Components 2X VirtualDesktopServer Consists of 2X Publishing Agent service and 2X Management Console The service provides load balanced applications and desktop publishing 2X Terminal Server Agent Consists of 2X Terminal Server Agent service and 2X shell component The service collects resource information from the Terminal Server s and forwards the information to the 2X LoadBalancer 2X Client Gateway Consists of 2X Client Gateway service and 2X Management Console The gateway service tunnels all traffic needed by 2X applications on a single port and provides secure connections 2X VDI Agent Consists of 2X VDI Agent service and 2X shell component The service collects resource information from the Virtual Host s and forward the information to the 2X VirtualDesktopServer The 2X Management Consol
157. onnect to console Enable this option to connect to the console session session 0 of the Terminal Server Display the connection bar when in fullscreen mode This will show the RDP connection bar at the top of the page Reconnect if connection is dropped Enable this option to automatically reconnect to the Terminal Server if the connection is dropped Embed published desktop in Launcher Enable this option to access the published desktop inside the 2X Client Span desktops on all monitors Enable this option to span the published desktops across all connected monitors Enable desktop smart sizing Desktop smart sizing enables the Clients to scale the Client window display of desktop when resizing Connection Properties New Terminal Server Connection Local Resources Programs Experience Network Advanced Settings gt Advanced settings i a Change default behaviour of 2X Client C Connect to console Display the connection bar when in Fullscreen mode Reconnect if connection is dropped Embed desktop in launcher C Span desktops on all monitors C Enable desktop smart sizing Override computer name Figure 227 2X Client Connection Properties Advanced Settings 2X VirtualDesktopServer Using 2X Client for Windows e 226 Using Terminal Server Connections After adding a Terminal Server connection simply double click it or click Open to start the connection You can
158. onnected over SSL and the certificate is not verified a warning message will be displayed One can disable this warning message by enabling this option Show folders page To show the folders page in the 2x Client enable this option This will show the available folders while showing the hierarchy of the application groups as configured on the server Minimize to tray on close or escape Enable this feature to place the 2X Client to the System Tray when click on the close button or hit escape Launch automatically at Windows startup This option will place a shortcut in the start menu folder of the Client and the 2X Client will launch automatically with the Windows startup Add 2X Connection automatically when starting web or shortcuts items This option will add the preferences of the 2X Connection in the 2X Client when starting an item contained in a 2X Connection that is not yet listed Don t show prompt message for auto add 2X Connections Enable this option to disable prompt messages when adding auto 2X Connections Auto Refresh 2X Connections Enable this option to auto refresh each 2X Connection hence check continuously that each 2X Connection is still alive Clear session cookies on exit When a user logs on a 2X VirtualDesktopServer logon cookie is kept This will allow the user to connect again with 2X VirtualDesktopServer without re authenticating Check this option to delete any cookies when the user closes
159. op smart sizing Desktop smart sizing enables the Clients to scale the Client window display of desktop when resizing Override computer name will be the name that your computer will use during a Terminal Server session If set this will override the default computer name Any filtering set by the administrator with 2X VirtualDesktopServer will make use of the Override computer name 2X VirtualDesktopServer Using 2X Client for Windows e 210 Connection Properties New 2X Connection Connection Local Resources Experience Network Advanced Settings Advanced settings Change default behaviour of 2X ApplicationServer Client v Use client system settings border size fonts etc Create shortcuts configured on server v Register file extensions associated from the server _ Redirect URLs to client _ Redirect MAIL to client _ Use primary monitor only For published applications v Reconnect if connection is dropped C Embed published desktop in Launcher Span desktops on all monitors Enable desktop smart sizing Override computer name Figure 215 2X Client 2X Connection Properties Advanced Settings 211 Using 2X Client for Windows 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2X Universal Printing To use the 2X Universal Printing the Clients will just have to click Print while using the published application on the Terminal Server and select 2X Universal PDF Printer
160. or configure the other service to use another port Users will not be able to connect through the gateway if this service is stopped Note that all connections running through 2X Client Gateway Service will be dropped if the service is stopped or restarted Bind Gateway to an IP Address In the Advanced Client Gateway Settings it is also possible to bind the Gateway with certain IP This feature gives the ability to the Administrator to open 2X Client Gateway port default port 80 on certain IP instead of opening 2X Client Gateway port on all available addresses Advanced Client Gateway Settings Gateway Mode S Forward requests to 2X Publishing Agent and HTTP Server 3 R Cancel You can configure multiple servers separating them with a semicolon amp g localhost 20002 backup 20002 Default Default HTTP Server s localhost 81 E I 2X Publishing Agent s localhost 20002 O Forward requests to next Client Gateway in chain Cascaded Firewall IP Address Bind Gateway to the Following IP 192 168 40 1 255 255 255 0 Figure 82 Bind Gateway to an IP Adaress Security In this Client Gateway page you can enable Secure sockets Layer SSL In SSL mode the 2X Client Gateway provides end to end SSL encryption to your terminal servers 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 76 If you want your clients to connect to the 2X Client Gateway using SSL make sure you click on Use SSL In this case a certificate a
161. ortest amount of time Application Publishing With 2X VirtualDesktopServer instead of giving your users a full desktop on your terminal servers you can give them only the applications they need These applications can be pushed directly to the users desktop Deepnet Security Deepnet Unified Authentication is a single integrated platform for provisioning managing and verifying all types of authentication form factors and user credentials 2X VirtualDesktopServer provides this two factor authentication using SafelD FlashlD MobilelD QuickID GridID SecurelD RSA DigiPass Vasco 2X VirtualDesktopServer Introduction e 6 Native RDP Connections Using the 2X VirtualDesktopServer Client you can now connected to a machine running Microsoft Terminal Server using a Remote Desktop Protocol connection Administrators can easily configure desktop connections and publish applications using one tool Embedded Desktops With your 2X VirtualDesktopServer Client you can now use Embedded Desktops This allows you to load a number of different Virtual Desktops inside one application Switching between the different desktops is as simple as clicking on a different tab Multiple VDI Providers 2X VirtualDesktopServer now supports virtual desktops published from VMware Sun VirtualBox Microsoft Virtual Server Virtual Iron Parallels and Microsoft Terminal Server Virtual desktops are load balanced over the available machines while automatically
162. ould not create temporary file not enough free temporary dish space Please free up dk space and rer Eris 1033 ErrorOtslog INSTALLDIR INSTALLDIR Iriisicing Nody Ho Setup WISE SCL COMN STR Wierd You must have advinistrakor rights to nun thes installation Please login as an advinistrabor and re run this i hitos De combspplicationservers noce o Figure 206 Using ORCA to open the MSI package Some of the properties like SERVERPORT for example may be already available in the MSI package If a certain property is not available simply click on Tables Add Row Add Row Figure 121 Adding a new row 199 Installing 2X Client for Windows 7 2XApplicationServercClient3 msi Orca 2X VirtualDesktopServer Now click on Property and type in the name of the property you want to add After adding the property click on Value and type the value you want Make sure you enter the right property name and its value Once you finish click Ok Add Row Column Property String 72 Required Figure 207 Adding a new property value After adding all the properties you want simply go to File Save As and type a new name for your customized MSI file This file can now be used with Active Directory to perform a completely silent and automated installation NOTE Make sure that you enable Copy embedded streams during Save As in Orca Database Optio
163. ow users to start only one instance of the application Concurrent licenses Unlimited IF limit is exceeded Warn user and do not start Figure 154 Application Advanced Settings To create shortcuts of this particular application on the desktop on the client side enable Create shortcut on Desktop checkbox To create shortcuts of this particular application in the Start Menu Folder on the client side enable Create shortcut in Start Folder checkbox One can specify to create the shortcut under certain folders by using and the name of the folder E g To create the shortcut of MSWORD in folder 2X Published Items Office Apps one should specify 2X Published Items Office Apps One can also use the keyword Groups to place the shortcut according to the published groups Associate file Extensions In the Application Advanced Settings one can also associate file extensions on the client side with the particular published application 137 Publishing 2X VirtualDesktopServer One can select one or more extensions to be associated with this published application Add other File extensions To add other non default file extensions click the Add button and enter the file extensions separated by a semicolon as shown in the figure below E g doc2 txt wdoc Add File Extension Please enter file extensions separated by a semicolon e g Ext rtf text doc2 txt wdoc 2X Fi
164. pServer will check whether 2X Terminal Server Agent is installed Check the status and if the status states that the Agent did not reply or service is not installed click the Install button Please refer to the chapter entitled Installing the 2X Terminal Server Agent remotely from 2X Console for more information about how to install the 2X Terminal Server Agent Click Add if the status states that the Agent is already installed Agent Information Server Eserver1 2x com Agent Mot Verified Cancel Version NJA Terminal Services NJA Citrix Services NJA OS Type Status Service is not Installed j Install 2 Figure 94 Add Terminal Server 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 86 Edit a Terminal Server To edit the configuration of each Server select the particular Server and click the Properties button You can also double click each Server to edit its configuration Server Properties j Properties RDP Settings RDP Printer Scheduler Server TSERVER1 Type MS Terminal Server RDP Max Sessions Description 2X Figure 95 Server Properties Properties You can enable of disable the use of the Terminal Server in the farm by using the Enable Server in farm checkbox To change the Server name or IP address of a particular Terminal Server use the Server field Each Terminal Server can be configured to accept RDP traffic
165. pdates 2X VirtualDesktopServer Using 2X Client for Windows e 216 217 Using 2X Client for Windows Listing of Published Applications After configuring the 2X Client simply click OK If you entered a valid username and password and the server IP address and port are correct you should see the list of published applications available to your username computer IP address on the main window 3 2X Client File Applications Tools View Help OW d icu uU E Open Refresh Up Folders View Options Connection Properties Search A X Info E B 2 Connection 1 w 6 i Desktops Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft Common Apps XA EE Office Vi Office Publi Office P Office Info B Office 2003 2007 Microsoft Microsoft PDF 2 Tools Office Ex Office Acc B Connection 2 a gp Terminal Server Connections a Terminal Server 1 a Terminal Server 2 q Terminal Server 3 Caj Terminal Server 4 G Terminal Server 5 f a Terminal Server 6 Figure 220 2X Client main window with published applications If you want to create shortcuts for your published applications on your local desktop computer simply right click an application and select Create shortcut A shortcut for that application will be placed on your desktop NOTE The 2X Client uses the Microsoft RDP protocol when connecting to your terminal servers This means it fully supports all the features supported by
166. per desktop To enable limit user to one session per desktop make sure that the setting iem i Connection Settings Restrict each user to one session is set on all Terminal Servers A ato Advanced Settings Information If you would like to change the default timeouts For the Terminal Server A 3 Agents please click on the Advanced button 2x Licensing OK J Cancel Navigation Bar Figure 41 Console Environment Farm Load Balancing Universal Printing Connection Settings Information and Licensing pages The area to the left in the above figure is the Navigation Bar the right area show the Information Pane while the area in between represents the Properties Pane gt The Navigation Bar enables you to navigate through the main features offered by 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console You can also select which main features are to be displayed from the View Menu gt The Properties Pane is the main area from where you can edit and modify each configuration gt The Information Pane gives a quick look and summary about the particular selected page gt The Toolbar consists of a set of tools grouped together to provide quick and convenient access to commonly performed operations 43 Configuring 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2X VirtualDesktopServer Main 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console Settings Backup amp Restore 2X VirtualDesktopServer gives you the ability to backup and restore the confi
167. r than 90 Memor utilization is higher than 90 eo C Number of sessions is higher than I Number of disconnected sessions is higher than 2X Terminal Server Agent has disconnected or reconnected Notify Options Send warning message to this computer tserver1 2x com bud Send Email to support 2x com Mailbox Setup Send Test Email Notification Interval 60 Minutes Figure 189 Notification You can choose any of the counters monitored by the 2X Terminal Server Agent and set the appropriate number accordingly For example if you want to be notified if a terminal server is handling more than 45 sessions or if it has more than 10 disconnected sessions simply check the appropriate checkbox and set the right amount After selecting which counters to monitor you must select how you would like to be notified The 2X VirtualDesktopServer is capable of sending you network messages to a certain computer on your network and or send an email message to any email address of your choice To send a message to a computer on the network select Send warning message to this computer and click on to select any of the available machines on your network To send an email to a predefined email address you must first setup the mailbox details Select Send Email to type in the receiver s email address 2X VirtualDesktopServer Connection Settings e 172 for example support 2x com a
168. re to Program Filesi2xYvDS Browse Figure 20 Choosing the location where 2X Terminal Server Agent will be installed 27 Installing the 2X Terminal Server Agent 2X VirtualDesktopServer 5 First select the Custom radio button as the Installation type i 2X Virtual Computing Software Setup Select Installation Type r Select the desired installation type 2 2X VirtualDesktopServer Installs 2X VirtualDesktopServer including YDI support and all necessary components to load balance published applications and desktops from Multiple Terminal Servers 2X ApplicationServer and LoadBalancer Enterprise Installs 2X ApplicationServer and LoadBalancer and all necessary components to load balance published applications and desktops from Multiple Terminal Servers 2X ApplicationServer and LoadBalancer SMB Installs 2X ApplicationServer and all necessary components to publish applications and desktops from a Single Terminal Server Custom Figure 21 Select Installation type Custom 6 Select 2X Terminal Server Agent only as shown in the figure below and click Next ie 2X Virtual Computing Software Setup Select Installation Type r Select the desired installation type 2 2X Virtual Computing Software Feature Description X v 2 Publishing Agent The complete package X 2X Client Gateway amp g 2X Terminal Server Agent X 2X YDI Agent Figure 22 Select Installation type Custom 2X
169. rn irrelevant of the status of each terminal server The 2X LoadBalancer offers the facility of reconnecting sessions How does 2X VirtualDesktopServer work 2X Virtual Desktop Server extends a number of different virtualization technologies VMware Sun VirtualBox MS Virtual Server Virtual lron Parallels and MS Terminal Server to allow the publishing of virtual desktops to the 2X Client When a client requests a virtual desktop the system finds a guest on one of the least loaded hosts starts or restores the guest and using Microsoft RDP protocol the virtual desktop is presented to the user 9 e Introduction 2X VirtualDesktopServer INSTALLING 2X VIRTUALDESKTOPSERVER 2X ApplicationServer amp LoadBalancer amp VirtualDesktopServer System requirements gt Windows 2000 Server 2003 Server or 2008 Server or Advanced Server with Terminal Services enabled in Application Mode if using Windows 2000 Server when publishing applications and load balancing Terminal Servers The same hardware requirements as specified by Microsoft when deploying a terminal server apply One of the supported virtualization technology installed for 2X VirtualDesktopServer only Installing 2X VirtualDesktopServer Before you run the installation procedure please make sure that you are logged on with administrator rights and that the system requirements are met 1 Run the 2X VirtualDesktopServer setup program by double clicking on the 2XV
170. rough the Terminal Server tab This is used to check out your agent information You can accomplish this by clicking the Check Agent button A dialog with the agent information will pop up Agent Information Server localhost Agent Agent Verified Version 7 1 build 654 Protocol Version 4 Terminal Services Enabled on port 3389 Citrix Services Not enabled OS Type Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Family Standard Edition Service Pack 1 Status Agent in use by Controller on machine 127 0 0 1 Uninstall 2X Figure 49 Agent Information Dialog 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 52 Advanced 3 2X ApplicationServer amp LoadBalancer Console File View Language Help amp me E E Wizard Application Folder Desktop Predefined Application Document SS Terminal Server Advanced Publishing settings i Information Publishing Session Timeout v Default In this page you can set the P TET timeout limit when a v Allow Client URL Mail Redirection publishing session is reset if no applications are running Publishing Y Security ce Callow only 2x Clients to connect to this server Universal Printing You can disable URL and Mail content from the server TF you select the option above normal RDP clients will not be able to connect to the to the client terminal server Only 2X Clients will be able to connect to the server pany LAE You can also limit that only Please note that client
171. s User with administrative rights on the Web Service machine are allowed to add farms from this interface To add a new farm enter the IP or hostname of the 2X Client Gateway and click Add Farm Further farm details can be configured once the farm has been added New settings will get activated once the Apply button has been pressed Access Portal Powered by 2X a Local intranet Figure 236 Add a new farm In the Farm Details the Administrator should configure the settings of the 2X Client Gateway for each farm The 2X Client Gateway Details as shown in the figure below are used from the 2X Web Service to connect with the 2X Client Gateway Therefore these settings are primarily used for the connection between the 2X Web Service and the 2X Client Gateway service Farm Details These settings are used from the 2x Web Service and 2X Client to connect with the 2x Client Gateway of the selected farm 2X Client Gateway Details Primary Hostname IP T Serverll Secondary Hostname IP Connection type Direct Mode Port fo Advanced Settings gt gt Delete Farm Figure 237 Configuring the Farm Details 235 2X Access Portal 2X VirtualDesktopServer To configure override the options how the Client will connect with the 2X Client Gateway click the Advanced Settings options These options allow the administrator to override the options that are used in the 2X Client Gateway Details and give t
172. s 0x040D Hebrew Israel 0x040E Hungarian Hungary Installing 2X Client for Mac OS X e 252 0x0410 0x0411 0x0412 0x0427 0x0426 0x0413 0x0813 0x0414 0x0415 0x0416 0x0816 0x0418 0x0419 0x041A 0x041B 0x041D 0x041E 0x041F 0x0424 0x042A 0x042D 0x040F 253 e Installing 2X Client for Mac OS X Italian Italy Japanese Japan Korean Korea Lithuanian Latvia Latvian Latvia Dutch Netherlands Dutch Belgium Norwegian Norway Polish Poland Portuguese Brazil Portuguese Portugal Romanian Romania Russian Russia Croatian Croatia Slovak Slovakia Swedish Sweden Thai Thailand Turkish Turkey Slovenian Slovenia Vietnamese Vietnam Basque Spain Icelandic Iceland 2X VirtualDesktopServer TROUBLESHOOTING Introduction The troubleshooting chapter explains how you should go about resolving issues you have The main sources of information available to users are e The manual most issues can be solved by reading the manual e The 2X support site accessible from the 2X website It includes a knowledge base with the most frequently asked questions e Contacting the 2X support department by email at support 22x com e Contacting our support department by telephone Knowledgebase 2X maintains a knowledgebase which includes answers to most common problems If you have a problem please consult the knowledgebase first The knowledgebase always has the most up to date list
173. s T Ei 2 Resources Testing Apps Figure 229 U3 2X Client Launch Pad KINGSTON U3 6 www kingston com u3 ie Pass2Go Ge ACDSee PE for U3 ZinioReader WinRAR for U3 a U3 Package Prototyper 5 U3 Manifest Creator CMD Runner 5 U3 Smart App Cert Test a Explore U3 Drive E Manage U3 Programs fs Status and Settings ET Add Programs gt gt 9 Help and Support gt gt 5 About U3 Drive IO Enable Security R Kingston U3 Center 1 54 GB Free U3 Launchpad BJ D l 4 14PM As you can see above 2X Client will run normally without being installed on your local machine when running on a U3 smart drive NOTE You will have to download the U3_2XClient u3p packet this will be installed and launched through the U3 launch pad 2X VirtualDesktopServer Using 2X Client for Windows e 228 2X Client for PortableApps com PortableApps com is a software solution allowing you to take your favorite software with you A fully open source and free platform it works on any portable storage device USB flash drive iPod memory card portable hard drive etc PORTABLEAPPS COM YOUR DIGITAL LIFE ANYWHERE 2X Client 2X 2X Client Portable E Es 1 Documents icf E LP iE GE i amp Mozilla Firefox Portable Edition Folders Refresh View Options Music Sdi 1 Qa Info Pictures P 2x connections m E a E 2 Connection 1 5
174. s time in days hours minutes seconds or any combination Example 3 days 5 hours 45 minutes 30 seconds The entry can be set to be repeated Add Scheduler Entry Start 03 2009 Time 16 20 22 Duration 1 hour Repeat Every week Figure 64 Add Scheduler Entry 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 64 The Scheduler tab will be available when editing the Terminal Server s properties On disable will allow you to choose the action taken on the current sessions by 2X VirtualDesktopServer once a Terminal Server is disabled while a scheduled entry is active NOTE Make sure that 2X Terminal Server Agent is installed on each Terminal Server added to the farm 2X Terminal Server Agent collects the information required by 2X Publishing Agent to be able to load balance each session according to available resources Delete a Terminal Server To delete a Terminal Server from the farm select the particular Server and click the Delete button You can also use the Delete key from the keyboard instead of using the Delete button Server Groups To organize your Terminal Servers in groups click the Add button in the Server Groups Panel Type the name that you want to give to the new group and select the Terminal Servers which are going to be bind within that group Server Groups are useful when you want to publish an application or a desktop which is located on a number of MS Terminal Ser
175. s cannot connect in direct mode 2X Clients can connect to Connection Settings your terminal server RDP Printer ao RDP Printer Name Format Printername from Computername in Session no Information a Licensing Advanced Settings If you would like to change the default timeouts For the Terminal Server Agents please click on the Advanced button Remove session number From printer name Figure 50 Agent Information Dialog Publish Settings The publishing session timeout is the amount of time that each session will stay connected in the background after the user has closed all the published applications before disconnecting from the server This is done to avoid unnecessary reconnection with the server One can also choose to allow URL Mail redirection on the client This option provides that ability that http and mailto links will be opened using local applications instead of using the resources on the Terminal Server Security The security feature provided is that to only allow 2X Clients to connect to the server this will switch off RDP and only allow 2X Client connections You can enable security by checking the Allow only 2X Client to connect to this server 53 e Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer RDP Printer E print L2 xj General Select Printer tg HP LaserJet SOL g 2X Universal Printer C Send To OneNo C HP LaserJet 5000 Series PCL from 2 lt Userl in session 2 gt Status Ready
176. ser 2x com Company 2 Subject Test Enter your query This is a test query Attachment im Please note that the current information 2X ApplicationServer amp LoadBalancer settings and the current Log file are sent as an attachment mm C Cem 2x Send via E mail v Send via E mail Save Zip File Figure 195 Contact 2X Support You can save your support request information as a Zip file this way you don t have to send the email straight away you can send the Zip file later on from any other machine Connection Settings 178 LICENSING The licensing tab will allow you to view licensing details and enter a license key If you have purchased a new license key click the Activate button Fill in the required details in the License Activation dialog and click the Activate button to activate your license key 2X VirtualDesktopServer NOTE If you decide to allow more users to connect to your published applications exceeding your current license a new license key will be required If you decide to expand your load balanced farm and purchase an additional terminal server license a new license key will be issued After you purchase and receive your new license key simply click the Activate button again and type the new license in the License key field After you receive your new license key simply enter it on the Licensing tab an
177. single line msiexec qn i 2XClient msi SERVER X X X X BACKUPSERVER X X X X SERVERPORT Y COLORDEPTH COLORS USERNAME username CLEARPASSWORD UserPassword DOMAIN YourDomainName 2X VirtualDesktopServer Installing 2X Client for Windows e 188 Detailed explanation of 2X Client options General Settings OVERRIDEUSERSETTINGS To override the user settings with client MSI settings 0 Client settings are not overridden 1 Client settings are overridden with the new settings of the Client MSI setup AUTOHIDE Hide Launcher when application is launched 0 Auto hide is disabled 1 Auto hide is enabled ALWAYSONTOP 2X Client behavior to stay on top of other applications 0 Always on top behavior is disabled 1 Always on top behavior is enabled AUTOLAUNCH Launch automatically at Windows startup 0 Disable auto launch 1 enable auto launch CHECKUPDATELAUNCH To enable or disable the checking of updates of client on launch 0 Do Not Check for updates on startup 1 Check for updates on startup UPDATECLIENTXML The URL which contains information about the latest 2X Client VIEWMODE The mode in which to view the listed applications 0 lIcons View 1 Details View 2 Tile List View 3 List View 4 Tile View DNSLBENABLED To enable DNS load balancing if the 2X Client Gateway specified on the client has more than one IP assigned for the same host For example in such a case where the hos
178. st The first publishing agent in the Servers list will be used by default In the event that the first 2X Publishing Agent fails to respond the next 2X Publishing Agent will be used NOTE 2X Terminal Server Agents cannot be assigned to multiple 2X Publishing Agents Therefore each 2X Publishing Agent should have each unique group of Terminal Servers For more advanced and alternative scenarios and solutions please read 2X Server Based Computing Guide In order to install 2X Client Gateway select Multiple Terminal Server in the Installation Type and check 2X Client Gateway option 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 74 Please refer to the chapter entitled Installing 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console for more information about how to install the 2X Client Gateway Advanced Client Gateway Forwarding Mode 2X Client Gateway can forward requests to next Client Gateway in chain Cascaded Firewall With this option enabled the 2X Client Gateway installed on this machine GATEWAY 1 default running on port 80 will forward the requests to the next Client Gateway GATEWAY 2 configured in the Forwarding Client Gateway s list MS Terminal Server d E E MS Terminal Server 2X Terminal Server Agent MS Windows Machine 2X Publishing Agent 2X Client Gateway SSL Enabled 443 80 GATEWAY 2 y MS Terminal Server 2X Terminal Server Agent MS Windows Machine 2X Client Gateway SSL Enabled 443 8
179. start multiple connections at once 2X Client will embed all the connections inside the window and you can switch between one connection and another by clicking on the corresponding tab f Microsoft Windows Figure 228 Embedded Desktops Right click on the desktop tab to view the following options e Send Ctrl Alt Del Send the Ctrl Alt Del command to the published desktop which is used to open Windows Task Manager or Windows Security e Smart Sizing If enabled Smart Sizing will resize the published desktop so that the whole desktop can fit in the available are e Disembed from Launcher This will launch the published desktop outside of the 2X Client e Close Click to close the open connection 227 Using 2X Client for Windows 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2X Client for U3 U3 is a company producing a propriety method of auto launching applications from specially formatted USB U3 smart drives The U3 launch pad is a program manager that is preinstalled on every U3 smart drive You can install U3 2X Client and also launch it from the U3 launch pad 32X ApplicationServer Client NE File Applications Tools View Help 1 aA xag Open Refresh Up Folders FL e ie View Options Farm Properties 5 tserverl 2 com Full Desktops Cj Common Apps D Office Apps D PDF D Tools C 2X Resources D Testing Apps Search By ix Full Desktops Common Apps Office App
180. t Please make sure that this port does not conflict with the standard Terminal Server Port setting Citrix Port 1494 Default Broadcast 2 Client Gateway Address Security Mnai ssion Port 443 Private Key file J Certificate File Generate new certificate Figure 69 Client Gateway settings and Security settings 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 68 NOTE You can change the port to any number you may want as long as it does NOT conflict with any other application using the same port you choose Security The security page allows you to filter connections through your gateway by matching MAC addresses It is possible to block out MAC addressed or else only allow the specified entries to run published applications 2X Client Gateway Security m MAC Address O Allow only MAC Address Figure 70 Security Tab There are two 2 options that you can use the first is to allow all users except the specified MAC addresses or the second were you only allow the specified MAC addresses To allow all MAC addresses except the specified ones select Allow all except and then click Add 69 e Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer Add MAC Address Available clients User DO 56 64 A2 B5 A1 D0 98 B5 C4 65 89 Selected MAC Address Figure 71 Allow all except dialog You can select any
181. t name roundrobinhost company is configured with the following IP addresses 192 168 0 5 192 168 0 6 192 168 0 7 the 2X Client will use a different IP each time it makes a new connection if this option is enabled 0 Disabled 1 Enabled 189 Installing 2X Client for Windows 2X VirtualDesktopServer CONNTIMEOUT The amount of time before the client time out the connection if a connection is not successful The default setting is 20 seconds and the option can be increased for connections with high latency SSLNOWARNING Do not warn if server certificate is not verified 0 Display warning message 1 Do not display warning message IGNORERESCHECK Option to ignore the resolution check 0 Disabled 1 Enabled DISABLEOPTIONS To disable the Options button and hide the options to configure the client settings This option can be applied to users without administrative rights 0 Options are enabled 1 Options are disabled DISABLEOPTIONSADMIN To disable the Options button and hide the options to configure the client settings This option can be applied to users with administrative rights DISABLESAVEPASSWORDADMIN To disable the clients from saving the password even if they have administrative rights 0 Option to save password is enabled 1 Option to save Password is disabled DISABLESAVEPASSWORD To disable the clients from saving the password This option is ignored with users with administrative
182. t of word 2xa App xmlns dt urn schemas microsoft com datatypes Connection Port dt dt ui4 580 Port lt PrimaryServer gt TSServerl lt PrimaryServer gt lt SecondaryServer gt TSServer2 lt SecondaryServer gt lt Connection gt lt Logon gt lt Passworddt dt bin base64 gt nqLSKZch8PVBrG51 1q0qQ lt Pas sword gt lt Domain gt mydomain lt Domain gt lt User gt Testuserl lt User gt lt Logon gt lt Startup gt lt OverrideParams gt C document doc lt OverrideParams gt lt PublishedApp gt Word lt PublishedApp gt lt Startup gt lt App gt 183 o 2X Additional Utilities 2X VirtualDesktopServer INSTALLING 2X CLIENT FOR WINDOWS 2X Client System requirements e Windows 2000 XP Vista e The same hardware requirements as specified by Microsoft when using any of these workstation OSs e Some features like high color sound etc will only be available if your workstation has the appropriate hardware installed and properly configured Installing 2X Client Before you run the installation procedure please make sure that you are logged on as Administrator and the system requirements are met 1 Run the 2X Client setup program by double clicking on the 2XClient msi file on the client machine A welcome dialog will appear Close other Windows programs and click Next ie 2X Client Setup Welcome to the 2X Client 7 1 652 Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard will insta
183. tallation type 2X 2X Virtual Computing Software Feature Description E 2 Publishing Agent The complete package E 2 Client Gateway X 2X Terminal Server Agent X 2X YDI Agent Figure 8 Installation type Custom Regular Gateway scenario On each Terminal Server you need to install the 2X Terminal Server Agent This can be done by either installing the 2X Terminal Server Agents remotely from 2X Management Console while setting up the Terminal Servers or by manually installing it on every Terminal Server by running the same setup and selecting 2X Terminal Server Agent only Please refer to the chapter entitled Installing the 2X Terminal Server Agent for more information about how to install the 2X Terminal Server Agent 17 e Installing 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2X VirtualDesktopServer 4 2 2 Enterprise Edition Custom Installation Direct Mode Scenario This solution is ideal for LAN environments Clients can connect using the direct mode with any MS Terminal Server Clients will first ask the 2X Publishing Agent for the best available Terminal Server and they will connect directly to the preferred MS Terminal Server 2X Terminal Server Agent 2X Publishing Agent SSL Enabled 443 80 MS Terminal Server 2X Client Gateway MS Terminal Server 2X Terminal Server Agent MS Terminal Server 2X Terminal Server Agent MS Terminal Server 2X Terminal Server Agent Figure 9 Ent
184. te ns 45 Toolbar Setting Sesen 46 General Terminal Services Configuration 47 2X VirtualDesktopServer Services ssssssssssssseeeeen enne 47 MS Terminal Server settings eene 48 Restrict each user to one session ssesseeeeee 48 Logon SOUS e aaa aN aa aiaia aE iaaa RaRa 49 uuu LEE 50 Farm 51 Farm ASLB Small to Medium Business Edition ssesssseesss 51 IDE EL 51 Farm ASLB Enterprise Edition seesssssseseseeeeeee enne 57 2X VirtualDesktopServer Contents 3 Terminal S rvers RRRRRRRRRRERRRERERERERMMRMMMMMMMMMMEMEEKEKRER8ESEIEEEARKNNMM 57 Gate WAY AME 68 Backup Servers cccccecccecececeeeeeeeeneeceeeecaaeseenaeegaeeecaaeeeeaaesseaeesneeesaeeeeaaeeeanees 78 Fatim VDS EOOD E 84 Terminal Servers ida cese iia eek eei dea eaa ng ee Ira ek IG EE RA Taa FRAMES A RI 84 MINUTE apicc TEE 94 Personal Computers sssssssssesseseses esee enne enhn 106 ECIAM 110 Backup S6tVers ipee eate n DRE dn nn Pede aaia 120 Load Balancing 125 Load Balancing iiri eer eee on ii De eie tu Een 125 Advanced Settings essssssssssssseseee ener 127 QUI 128 Default RUNG te PP 128 Addie NEW m 129 R les Properties esee te tease teen prx a RR tee RR TAXER Eee E CR
185. te token for Domain Authenticated Users will allow 2X VirtualDesktopServer to automatically create software tokens for Domain Authenticated Users Choose a token type from the drop down list Note that this option only works with software tokens Use only for users with a Deepnet account will allow users that do not have a Deepnet account to use the system without have to login using two factor authentication 169 e Connection Settings 2X VirtualDesktopServer Exclusion Deepnet Properties Connection Application Authentication Exclusion C client IP exclude list C client MAC exclude list Connection to the Following Gateway IPs i E 2X Figure 187 Deepnet Unified Authentication Platform Exclusion Properties User Group exclude list allows you to add users or groups within your active directory that will be excluded from using Deepnet Authentication Client IP exclude list allows you to add IP addresses or a range of IP addresses that will be excluded from using Deepnet Authentication Client MAC exclude list allows you to add a MAC addresses that will be excluded from using Deepnet Authentication Connection to the following Gateway IPs allows you to set a Gateway where users connected to the Gateway will be excluded from using Deepnet Authentication NOTE For more information about how to setup Deepnet to work with you 2X application please refer to Setting up Deepnet for
186. ternative scenarios and solutions please read 2X Server Based Computing Guide In order to install 2X Client Gateway select Multiple Terminal Server in the Installation Type and check 2X Client Gateway option 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 116 Please refer to the chapter entitled Installing 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console for more information about how to install the 2X Client Gateway Advanced Client Gateway Forwarding Mode 2X Client Gateway can forward requests to next Client Gateway in chain Cascaded Firewall With this option enabled the 2X Client Gateway installed on this machine GATEWAY 1 default running on port 80 will forward the requests to the next Client Gateway GATEWAY 2 configured in the Forwarding Client Gateway s list 2 9 Q Q Ge MS Terminal Server 2X Terminal Server Agent A MS Terminal Server 2X Terminal Server Agent MS Windows Machine 2X Publishing Agent 2X Client Gateway SSL Enabled 443 80 GATEWAY 2 MS Terminal Server 2X Terminal Server Agent e MS Terminal Server 2X Terminal Server Agent MS Windows Machine 2X Client Gateway SSL Enabled 443 80 GATEWAY 1 D 4p Advanced Client Gateway Settings Gateway Mode Forward requests to 2X Publishing Agent and HTTP Server Forward requests to next Client Gateway in chain Cascaded Firewall Fowarding Client Gateway s gateway2 domain local IP Address Bind Gateway to the Follo
187. that group Host Groups are useful when you want to publish a virtual desktop which is located on a number of VDI Hosts but not in the whole farm Therefore when publishing a virtual desktop you can select the group of VDI Hosts which may hosts the virtual desktop from the Publish From tab Group Properties Mame Select Servers for group v tserveri 2x com v Eserver2 2x com v tserver3 2x com Figure 114 Group Properties Virtual Guests To view the Virtual Guests connected to the selected Virtual Desktop Server click on Virtual Guests Settings From here you can start stop suspend and reset any of the Virtual Guests connected to the server 103 Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer Virtual Guests List Guest State Guest OS Host Powered On Windows XP Professional YSERVER1 Suspended Windows XP Professional VSERVER1 al 11 EP Stop Suspend Reset Figure 115 Virtual Guest List To view the advanced settings of the selected Virtual Guest click on Properties Guest Advanced Settings Guest Display Name xpi Do not use this quest Computer Mame YoGuestName vo Port 3389 Connection Timeout 5 minutes Protocol If session disconnects Suspend after 20 seconds End a disconnected session Never Figure 116 Virtual Guest Advanced Settings Enable Do not use this guest for the system to ignore the particular Virtual G
188. the Gateway with certain IP This feature gives the ability to the Administrator to open 2X Client Gateway port default port 80 on certain IP instead of opening 2X Client Gateway port on all available addresses Advanced Client Gateway Settings Gateway Mode Forward requests to 2X Publishing Agent and HTTP Server 5 5 Cancel You can configure multiple servers separating them with a semicolon e g localhost 20002 backup 20002 HTTP Server s localhost 81 v Default 2X Publishing Agent s localhost 20002 Default O Forward requests to next Client Gateway in chain Cascaded Firewall IP Address Bind Gateway to the Following IP 192 168 40 1 255 255 255 0 Figure 133 Bind Gateway to an IP Address Security In this Client Gateway page you can enable Secure sockets Layer SSL In SSL mode the 2X Client Gateway provides end to end SSL encryption to your terminal servers 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 118 If you want your clients to connect to the 2X Client Gateway using SSL make sure you click on Use SSL In this case a certificate and private key must be provided You can use your own or simply click on Create a new certificate to create them Enter all your information and the FQDN of your 2X VirtualDesktopServer Common name and click Generate new certificate Generate New Certificate Key size save 1024 bit O2048bit 4096 bit Country code Full state or prov
189. the 2X Client Check for updates on startup Administrators only This option is available only with administrative rights On the startup of the 2X Client it will check for any available updates of the Client 215 e Using 2X Client for Windows 2X VirtualDesktopServer Options 2X Universal Printing Advanced Settings Advanced settings P Change default behaviour of 2X Client Language v Hide Launcher when application is launched C Always on top C Do not warn if server certificate is not verified Show folders page Minimize to tray on close or escape Launch automatically at Windows startup C Add 2X Connection automatically when starting web or short C Do not show prompt message for auto add 2X Connections Auto Refresh 2X Connections Clear session cookies on exit val hum Fav undakae an cuv im fA desinicbe shave anh lt Check For updates now Figure 218 2X Client Options Advanced Settings tab In the Advanced Settings tab click Check for updates now to check if there are any available updates for 2X Client If there are updates available one can click Update which will download the latest setup and install the Client or click Download which will download the latest setup to a specified location 2X Client Updates Status 2X Current Client version 7 1 Build 654 Mo updates were Found Cancel Figure 219 2X Client u
190. tions by using the tabs in the Published Applications Properties area Publish Document Content To publish document content such as Word document and Excel spreadsheet you can choose to publish the particular content file directly First select the content type to browse for by selecting the filters you want to 153 e Publishing 2X VirtualDesktopServer browse for You may also add custom content types if they re not listed in the Filters list by listing the custom file extensions separated by semicolon E g text texts pub Select Document Type zm 4 Select content type to browse for Filters C H 323 Internet Telephony 323 C winamp media file 669 AAC aiff amf APL asf au avr ce C Microsoft Office Access Project Extension ade C Microsoft Office Access Blank Project Template adn C Microsoft Office Access Project adp C AIFF Format Sound aif aifc C Adobe Download Manager file aom C Application Manifest application C Application Reference appref ms C winamp playlist File asx b45 bpl m3u pls wax wmx wpl s lt gt Custom content types File extensions separated by a semicolon e g text texts Figure 171 Publish Document Content 2X VirtualDesktopServer Publishing 154 Publish Applications using Drag and Drop An alternative method to publish applications is to dr
191. tly configured on the particular machine One can also use the Add button to manually add 2X Backup Server as shown in the figure below After you ve entered the name or the IP of the server to be used as a backup server click Next Add 2X Backup Server Server Figure 139 Add 2X Backup Server A status information message will give you guide what to do next Usually you ll have to install the 2X Backup Server by clicking the Install button Then proceed with steps 3 5 done in the previous section If an old version of 2X backup server is already installed one would have to update the server by clicking the Update button 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 122 2X Backup Server Properties 2 Backup Server 2xbackup2 Enabled Version NJA OS Type NJA Status 2x Backup Server not installed Do you want to install it Install Figure 140 2X Backup Server Properties NOTE The Install button change according to the status of the selected server In fact it will change to Update if an old version of the 2X Backup Server is found while it will change to Take Over if the selected server is already configured with a 2x Publishing Agent configured as a master server Modifying 2X Backup Servers To change the properties of each backup server select the particular server and click Properties One can enable or disable the selected backup server
192. ualDesktopServer Installation 1 Run the 2X Access Portal setup program by double clicking on the 2XWebPortal msi file on an IIS machine to be used as your access point to the published applications from the Web Portal A welcome dialog box will appear Close other Windows programs and click Next ie 2X Access Portal Setup Welcome to the 2X Access Portal 7 1 652 Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard will install 2 Access Portal on your computer Click Next to continue or Cancel to exit the Setup Wizard Figure 231 Welcome to the 2X Access Portal Setup Wizard 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2X Access Portal e 230 2 Accept the license agreement by enabling I accept the terms in the License Agreement checkbox ie 2X Access Portal Setup End User License Agreement Please read the Following license agreement carefully 2X ApplicationServer amp LoadBalancer and 2X VirtualDesktopServer Licensed Copies 1 END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY This End User License Agreement EULA is a legal agreement between you either an individual or a single entity and 2X SOFTWARE Ltd for the 2X software product identified Figure 232 Web Portal End User License Agreement 231 2X Access Portal 2X VirtualDesktopServer 3 In this screen you re asked to assign the port on which the 2X Web Service will be installed By default this 2X Web Portal will be installed on port 81 Please note that 2X C
193. uest The Computer Name field allows you to set the network name domain name IP address of the computer that the system will use to connect to the Virtual Guest 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 104 The Port field will contain the port number that the system will use to connect to the Virtual Guest The Connection Timeout is the time limit set on the attempt for the 2X VirtualDesktopServer to connect to the particular Virtual Guest Protocol is the method use for 2X VirtualDesktopServer to communicate with the Virtual Guest You can set what actions the guest will take if a user disconnects from a session by choosing an option from the If session disconnects drop down list You can choose the amount of time that needs to pass before the selected action is taken A session can be terminated after the user disconnects from the session You can choose the amount of time that needs to pass before the disconnected session is terminated The user can reconnect to a previous session if that session is still available 105 e Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer Personal Computers With PCs a physical machine s desktop can be published after adding it to the Farm This will enable 2X Clients connected to 2X VirtualDesktopServer to open RDP connections directly to a physical computer as opposed to a virtual desktop or a Terminal Server session You can either automatically search for available PCs within your domain by c
194. up Servers Servers Server Priority Status v 2 MASTER Master Agent Verified 2xBackup1 Backup Server 1 Agent Verified 2XBackup2 Backup Server 2 Agent Verified Figure 85 Backup Servers Adding 2X Backup Servers 1 To add 2X Backup Servers click the Find button A new dialog will show the available servers in the local domain which can be used as 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 78 Backup Servers Find 2X Backup Servers Name 2X Publishing Agent OK C 2BackUp1 OK C 2BackUp2 DK C 2BackUp3 OK Figure 86 Find 2X Backup Servers 2 When the state of selected server is Agent Not Found it means that 2X Publishing Agent is not installed on the selected server Therefore you would need to install this service by clicking the Install Agent button 3 Enter administrative credentials to be able to install the 2X Publishing Agent on the selected server which will be used as a backup server 79 Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer Remote Agent Installation Server Install Server OS SSH Port Credentials Username Password Status Progress Server Status Type 2xBackUp3 Queued Terminal Server Figure 87 Installing 2X Backup Server 4 Click Install after you ve entered the administrative credentials You should note that service is installed successfully if the installation is done completely 5 Click Do
195. urces on the Terminal Server 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 88 Server Properties Properties RDP Settings RDP Printer Scheduler RDP Printer Name Format Printername from Computername in Session no v F Remove session number from printer name e client r 2x Figure 97 RDP Printer Settings Using the RDP Printer Name Format you can choose the format of the printer name displayed on the Terminal Server 2X VirtualDesktopServer offers the feature to remove either the client name session number or both This is done by checking Remove session number from printer name and Remove client name from printer name 89 e Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer Print General Select Printer C 2X Universal Printer C HP LaserJet 5000 Series PCL From ZXUserl in session 2 HP LaserJet 50f Send To OneNo gt Status Ready Printto file Preferences Location Comment Find Printer Page Range All Number of copies E 4 C Selection C Current Page C Page Iv Collate opel eb Figure 98 Printer Settings with Redirected Printer E print General Select Printer g 2X Universal Printer C HP LaserJet 5000 Series PCL HP LaserJet 501 3 Send To OneNo Fi Status Ready Printtofile Preferences Location Comment Find Printer M Page Range All Number of copies
196. vers but not in the whole farm Therefore you can group the MS Terminal Servers which hosts that particular application and then select that group in the Publish From tab when publishing applications One can also use groups to configure specific fillers so that connections to non published desktops can be redirected to specific groups please refer to Advanced Load balancing section for more information Group Properties Name Select Servers For group V tserver1 2x com v tserver2 2x com v tserver3 2x com Figure 65 Group Properties 65 e Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer Delegation Delegation will allow users that are not administrators to access 2X console and have just enough rights to publish applications Terminal Servers Delegation Allow the Following users to publish applications Figure 66 Delegation Tab To add users to the delegation list simply click Add Select Users Select this object type Use From this location Enter the object names to select examples Figure 67 User Selection Dialog 2X VirtualDesktopServer Farm e 66 q Terminal Servers Delegation Allow the Following users to publish applications User userl 2x com user2 2x com users 2x cam Figure 68 Delegation Tab with selected users In the above example user1 user2 and user3 now have rights to publish applications NOTE The user t
197. wing IP lt All available addresses gt Figure 132 Forwarding requests to next Client Gateway in chain NOTE All ports must be the same on each 2X Client Gateway Therefore if 2X Client Gateway on server A is listening on port 80 and is configured to 117 Farm 2X VirtualDesktopServer forward the requests to 2X Client Gateway on server B server B should be configured to listen on port 80 This also applies for the Citrix port default 1494 and SSL default 443 NOTE In order to install 2X Client Gateway select Multiple Terminal Server in the Installation Type and check 2X Client Gateway option Please refer to the chapter entitled Installing 2X VirtualDesktopServer for more information about how to install the 2X Client Gateway NOTE If you have problems to start the service check the Log File and Event Viewer for more information Please note that if the configured 2X Client Gateway port is assigned with another service the 2X Client Gateway Service will not be able to start the service In this case you must either configure the default port 80 to another port or configure the other service to use another port Users will not be able to connect through the gateway if this service is stopped Note that all connections running through 2X Client Gateway Service will be dropped if the service is stopped or restarted Bind Gateway to an IP Address In the Advanced Client Gateway Settings it is also possible to bind
198. with the username m ode number 0 Regular Gateway 1 Direct Connection 2 SSL o Use SSO 1 Use SSO 0 Do not use SSO i Connection alias p Override server application arguments Used with applications ex Notepad 251 Installing 2X Client for Mac OS X 2X VirtualDesktopServer When using the command line for Terminal Server Connections using the TSClient please make sure that the single quotes in the name of the connection are replaced with a double single quote Example s se ve 2XA Files TSClient exe can also be used to launch to connect to a terminal server by using a 2XA file as a parameter 2XA Generator is a command line utility to create 2xa files 2xa files contains the required information to launch a published item To use 2XA Generator run 2XAGen exe c Program Files 2X VDS 2XAGen exe in a command prompt and pass the appropriate parameters Table of available locale identifiers 2X VirtualDesktopServer Identifier Name 0x0401 Arabic Saudi Arabia 0x0403 Catalan Spain 0x0404 Chinese Taiwan 0x0804 CES People s Republic of 0x0405 Czech Czech Republic 0x0406 Danish Denmark 0x0407 German Germany 0x0807 German Swiss 0x0408 Greek Greece 0x0409 English United States 0x0809 English Great Britain Ox0COA Spanish Modern Sort Spain 0x0425 Estonian Estonia 0x040B Finnish Finland 0x040C French France 0x080C French Belgium 0x0COC French Canada 0x100C French Swis
199. x This ensures that the users will never be connected to a terminal server that is using all its resources CPU memory etc optimizing user experience across the terminal server farm Enhanced Security When used in SSL Gateway mode the 2X LoadBalancer provides end to end SSL encryption to your terminal servers This not only greatly enhances security but also gives you a firewall proxy friendly solution with true SSL HTTPS capabilities Reconnection capabilities When a session gets disconnected from one of the terminal servers and the user attempts to reconnect the 2X LoadBalancer queries all terminal servers for a disconnected session from that particular user or IP address and reconnects the user to the appropriate terminal server some conditions apply Universal Printing Printing has been one of the difficulties for administrators of server based computing systems 2X Universal Printer solves this issue and printing from application via RDP sessions is not different than printing form any other application Universal Printing installs a universal driver on the Terminal Server that works with any printer Multiple Farms 2X Clients have the facility to connect with Multiple Farms and publish seamless applications or published desktops from multiple farms simultaneously Single Sign On Single Sign On is a module that automates the log in process when connecting with the 2X Client Gateway and the Terminal Servers Single S
200. y NET Runtime Optim Microsoft NET Framework Manual Local System By 2x Client Gateway 2X Client Gateway tunnels Started Automatic Local System By 2x Publishing Agent 2 Publishing Agent provid Started Automatic Local System By 2x Redundancy Ser 2 Redundancy Service pro Started Automatic Local System By 2x Terminal Server 2 Terminal Server Agent p Started Automatic Local System By 2x VDI Agent 2X Virtual Desktop Infrastr Started Automatic Local System Si Adobe LM Service AdobeLM Service Manual Local System Ss Alerter Notifies selected users and Disabled Local Service Sa Application Layer G Provides support for 3rd pa Started Manual Local Service Sa Application Manage Provides software installati Manual Local System SS ASP NET State Serv Provides support for out of Manual Network S Sy Automatic Updates Enables the download andi Started Automatic Local System Figure 44 2X Client Gateway 2X Publishing Agent 2X Redundancy Service and 2X Terminal Server Agent 2X VDI Agent 2X Publishing Agent provides load balanced applications and desktop publishing 2X Terminal Server Agent provides information to 2X VirtualDesktopServer and 2X LoadBalancer 2X Redundancy Service provides redundancy to 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2X Client Gateway tunnels all traffic needed by 2X applications on a single port and provides secure connections 2X VDI Agent provides information to the 2X Virtua
201. y and the Terminal Servers Please note that you need to choose to install this module while installing the 2X Client to be able to use the SSO On the Logon section enter your username password and domain to be used when retrieving your published applications This information is saved encrypted locally under the HKCU hive 2X VirtualDesktopServer Using 2X Client for Windows e 218 Connection Properties New Terminal Server Connection A Connection Display Local Resources Programs Experience Network 4 Connection settings g Primary Connection Secondary Connection Connection Mode Port Alias Logon C Auto logon Use system credentials 550 Username Administrator Password Save Password Domain Figure 221 2X Client Connection Properties Connection Properties 219 Using 2X Client for Windows 2X VirtualDesktopServer Display Remote desktop size Select your preferred resolution by selecting one of the options from the drop down list You can set the connection to use the available area a predefined resolution full screen or a custom resolution If you select Custom you will have to enter the width and the height in the enabled text boxes Connection Properties New Terminal Server Connection Connection Display Local Resources Programs Experience Network Remote desktop si
202. ze ia Size Full Screen v width Height Figure 222 2X Client Connection Properties Display 2X VirtualDesktopServer Using 2X Client for Windows e 220 Local Resources In case you want to configure how local resources are handled by the terminal server simply click on the Local Resources tab and select the options you want these are the same options available with the regular Microsoft RDP Client Connection Properties New Terminal Server Connection P ansam Connection Display Local Resources Programs Experience Network Remote computer sound u fering to this computer v Keyboard Apply Windows key combinations for desktops only m For example ALT TAB On the remote computer Display ka High Color 16 bit Local devices Connect automatically to these local devices when logged on to the remote computer Disk drives Printers Serial ports Smart Cards Figure 223 2X Client Connection Properties Local Resources tab 221 Using 2X Client for Windows 2X VirtualDesktopServer Programs Start a program Enable Start the following program on connection to start an application when a connection to the remote desktop is established Type the path and file name of the application that you would like to launch in the Program path and file name field Example c windows notepad exe
203. zilla Firefox m Startup J Acrobat Distiller 8 A Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional Adobe LiveCycle Designer 8 0 Set Program Access and Defaults 4B Internet Explorer eS Windows Catalog WO MSN Explorer ie Outlook Express ty Windows Update y Remote Assistance Windows Media Player Programs 43 Windows Messenger 2 Documents E Settings b pS Search L amp Help and Support Figure 39 Launching the 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console f n VirtualDesktopServer gt Fi Client To open the 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console 2X 2XLogView 3 2XMonitor T 2X VDS Manual ES 2XVDS Console Start gt All Programs gt 2X gt VirtualDesktopServer gt 2X VDS Console 39 Configuring 2X VirtualDesktopServer 2X VirtualDesktopServer Understanding the Console Environment The 2X VirtualDesktopServer Console is a completely self contained environment for publishing seamless applications load balancing published desktop sessions load balancing seamless applications and load balancing Virtual Desktop Hosts Terminal Server and or Citrix sessions Components of the System gt Farm In this page you can add Virtual Desktop Hosts Microsoft Terminal Servers and Citrix Servers to the farm gt Load Balancing In this page you can choose the load balancing method to be used gt Publishing In this page you can publish applications application groups virtual desktops and d

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