Comparison between Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 and Xenapp 5.0
Hello,
I know too little about Citrix, and a client asked me about if/why they should upgrade from their 4.5 install to xenapps 5.0.
I wonder:
- Whats the difference?
- Whats the benefit in upgrading?
- Is new HW required usually?
- If they upgrade, isnt xenapps only to stream apps, what else is needed? xendesktop? they still have a TS server they use today, what is installed where?
- Pros/Cons of upgrading?
Thanks,
joe
I know too little about Citrix, and a client asked me about if/why they should upgrade from their 4.5 install to xenapps 5.0.
I wonder:
- Whats the difference?
- Whats the benefit in upgrading?
- Is new HW required usually?
- If they upgrade, isnt xenapps only to stream apps, what else is needed? xendesktop? they still have a TS server they use today, what is installed where?
- Pros/Cons of upgrading?
Thanks,
joe
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5.0 on server 2003 would be the case.
Does it not require anything else than Xenapps?? is that Presentation Servern equivalent? No Xendesktop or so req?.
txs
joe
Does it not require anything else than Xenapps?? is that Presentation Servern equivalent? No Xendesktop or so req?.
txs
joe
This from my article http://carlwebster.com/blogs/webster/archive/2008/12/12/Learning-the-Basics-of-XenApp-5-Part-4-of-7.aspx
NOTE: XenApp was previously known as Presentation Server and before that as MetaFrame. Citrix renamed Presentation Server to XenApp in February 2008. This is very confusing but you will still see references to all three product names in various places. The Citrix web site, MyCitrix.com and tech support articles refer to XenApp. The installation and most product documentation refer to Presentation Server. Most of the event log entries still refer to MetaFrame. The MetaFrame product name has not been used since 2005. Another point of confusion is the product component name Web Interface. Web Interface has been the component name since sometime between 2001 and 2003. The prior component name was nFuse. You will still see the name nFuse in many Citrix configuration files.
When Citrix released XenApp 5 for Server 2008 they also rebranded Presentation Server 4.5 with Feature Release 1 as XenApp 5 for Server 2003. There is NO core difference between XenApp 5 for Server 2003 and Presentation Server 4.5 with Feature Release 1. Even though you are installing what Citrix calls XenApp 5, ALL the installation screens, prompts and documentation still refer to the product as Presentation Server 4.5.
NOTE: XenApp was previously known as Presentation Server and before that as MetaFrame. Citrix renamed Presentation Server to XenApp in February 2008. This is very confusing but you will still see references to all three product names in various places. The Citrix web site, MyCitrix.com and tech support articles refer to XenApp. The installation and most product documentation refer to Presentation Server. Most of the event log entries still refer to MetaFrame. The MetaFrame product name has not been used since 2005. Another point of confusion is the product component name Web Interface. Web Interface has been the component name since sometime between 2001 and 2003. The prior component name was nFuse. You will still see the name nFuse in many Citrix configuration files.
When Citrix released XenApp 5 for Server 2008 they also rebranded Presentation Server 4.5 with Feature Release 1 as XenApp 5 for Server 2003. There is NO core difference between XenApp 5 for Server 2003 and Presentation Server 4.5 with Feature Release 1. Even though you are installing what Citrix calls XenApp 5, ALL the installation screens, prompts and documentation still refer to the product as Presentation Server 4.5.
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xen 5 PS 4.5
support xenserver -
vm hosted apps -
my doc folder redirection -
2008 R2
http://searchvirtualdesktop.techtarget.com/tip/Moving-from-Presentation-Server-45-to-XenApp-50-Feature-Pack-2 -
support xenserver -
vm hosted apps -
my doc folder redirection -
2008 R2
http://searchvirtualdesktop.techtarget.com/tip/Moving-from-Presentation-Server-45-to-XenApp-50-Feature-Pack-2 -
5.0 on Server 2003 has no core differences.