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Connecting a XenApp 5 farm node to a a replicated database

Asked by Brainstormer in Citrix, XenServer

Tags: zenapp, chfarm, dsmaint, presentation server, windows 2003, sql server 2005, datastore replication

I have used chfarm tool to successfully connect to the XenApp 5 farm using the publisher database (dedicated SQL server 2005), however the node is on a WAN connection and different zone/IP subnet than the rest of the XenApp servers, and also the DB server. Using Citrix database replication documentation we have created a replicated DB in a local SQL server to the node, however I have tried both chfarm and dsmaint utilities without sucess. The IMA service fails to start when the node points to the replicated DB. What's funny is I have another server that joined fine to the replicated db using chfarm, then dsmaint tools. Any help is appreciated.

I have used chfarm in both direct and indirect methods, and dsmaint 
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*********************** CHFARM DIRECT SCRIPT *********************************
@echo off
set dsnpath=c:\DSNfiles
@echo.
COPY "MF20_NewFarm_direct.dsn" "%dsnpath%\MF20.DSN" && @echo WSID=%COMPUTERNAME% >> "%dsnpath%\MF20.DSN"
chfarm /joinfarm /ddsc:"SQL Server" /odbcuser:citrix /odbcpwd:"<password>" /dsnfile:"%dsnpath%\MF20.DSN"
**********************************************************************************
 
*******************************CHFARM INDIRECT SCRIPT ********************************
@echo off
set dsnpath=c:\DSNfiles
@echo.
COPY "MF20_NewFarm_repl.dsn" "%dsnpath%\MF20.DSN" && @echo WSID=%COMPUTERNAME% >> "%dsnpath%\MF20.DSN"
chfarm /joinfarm /ldsc:<XENAPP-SERVER-IN-RELICATED-DB> /user:DOMAIN\administrator /pwd:"<userpass>"
*****************************************************************************************
 
****************************** USING DSMAINT **************************************
@echo off
set dsnpath=%PROGRAMFILES%\Citrix\Independent Management Architecture
@echo.
IF NOT EXIST "%dsnpath%\MF20_backup.DSN" REN "%dsnpath%\MF20.DSN" "MF20_backup.DSN"
COPY "MF20_NewFarm_repl.dsn" "%dsnpath%\MF20.DSN"
@echo WSID=%COMPUTERNAME% >> "%dsnpath%\MF20.DSN"
DSMAINT CONFIG /user:citrix /pwd:"<password>" /dsn:"%dsnpath%\MF20.DSN"
NET STOP "Citrix SMA Service"
NET STOP "Citrix WMI Service"
NET STOP "Citrix Independent Management Architecture"
NET START "Citrix Independent Management Architecture"
NET START "Citrix WMI Service"
NET START "Citrix SMA Service"
pause
**************************************************************************************************
 
*********************** DSN FILE EXAMPLE ************************************************
[ODBC]
DRIVER=SQL Server
UID=citrix
DATABASE=CitrixPS_replicated
APP=Citrix IMA
SERVER=SQLSERVER
Description=citrix
**************************************************************************************************
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Tags: zenapp, chfarm, dsmaint, presentation server, windows 2003, sql server 2005, datastore replication
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