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New Citrix Xenapp Server - Load Balance?

Right now I have one Citrix Xenapp 4.5 server running on 2003 server. I am going to be adding a second server. I dont really use published apps except through the web interface. For my remote offices I just have them connect to an IP address from an icon on their desktop for a custom ica connection. Can I somehow create an IP address that will load balance between the two servers or do I configure the custom ica connection to do that somehow? What is the easiest way to accomplish this?

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amichaell

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mattpayne59

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I probably should have given more information here. In my remote offices, I have a point to point T1 line which is my primary connection to the citrix servers. Then I also have a backup DSL/cable line which I use incase the point to point t1 goes down. So I have two custom ica connection icons on the desktop - one which points to the internal IP address of the citrix server as I said above, and a second which uses the local DNS of the ISP and goes over the cable/DSL line to get to the citrix server. Is there a way to have this backup choice through the web interface?

amichaell

You can have an internal and external Web Interface. The internal would be accessible via internal IP or hostname. The external via a public website. The external would need to reside in a DMZ and be used in conjunction with Secure Gateway or Access Gateway.

mattpayne59

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Does this require putting it in the DMZ and either Secure Gateway or Access Gateway? Right now I have the web interface setup and working without using any of this but it is just on the one server. I am not very familiar with Secure Gateway/Access Gateway. Not even sure if they are different products or included with Xenapp. I dont want to have to spend more money to get this solution working though.

If it doesnt require any of that stuff, any pointers on how I get this solution going?

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