[THIN] Re: XenApp 4.5 upgrade query

From: thin-bounce@freelists.org [mailto:thin-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Angela Smith
Subject: [THIN] XenApp 4.5 upgrade query

 

1)    Will Web Interface need to be updated to the latest version for XenApp 4.5 to work or is WI 4.2 OK?

4.2 should be fine but why not go ahead and upgrade to WI4.6?  It is very easy to do.  Export the config, install 4.6 and if needed import the config.

2) Will there be any issues if I do an inplace upgrade to XenApp 4.5 in the same farm and slowly upgrade?  Therefore the farm will have a mix of 4.0 and 4.5 servers for up to 2 weeks.

              Nothing wrong with that at all.  I have done many in-place upgrades of 4.0 to 4.5.  BACKUP FIRST.

              What are you using for your data store?

3) Is it preferable to build new servers with XenApp 4.5 in the same farm (in seperate zones) and slowly port the applications/users across (there still would be a mix of 4.0 and 4.5 in the same farm only the installs would be clean)?

              Not necessary.  There just isn’t that much difference between 4.0 and 4.5 to warrant that much trouble.

Any guides/best practices on upgrading would be appreciated.

              http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX113939 Citrix PS 4.5 with FP1 Admin Guide (AKA XenApp 5 for Server 2003 Admin Guide)

              http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX117903 Installation Checklist for Citrix XenApp 5 for Windows Server 2003)

              http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX116622 Citrix XenApp 5 for Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Upgrade Guide

              Those should get you started.

Webster