Mixed Xen App 5 (4.5) W2k3 and Xen App 5 W2k8 Farm
I have a Citrix farm running Xenapp 5.0 on W2k3, which is essentially XenApp 4.5. This is the highest version of Xenapp that works on W2k3 servers. I am introducing a new W2k8 application server, which can run the latest greatest version of Xenapp but it's my understanding that Xenapp 6.0 and higher cannot coexist in the same farm as Xenapp 5.0. Can I run Xenapp 5.0, FP 3 on my W2k8 box? Or should I stay at plain Xenapp 5.0 without the feature pack? Are there any other farm level compatibility issues i should be worried about? Thanks in advance.
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Carl, right, I will be using the server 2008 version of Xenapp regardless of what version of xenapp I use. I can foresee issues in the future if I have to maintain separate 2003 and 2008 farms, like managing separate citrix policies, but if it's the best recommended practice then I will work around it.
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Do you know if there is an issue then, if I install the latest greatest version of Citrix available to me, which would be xenapp 6.5? Or Should I stick with a more similar version, like 5.0? Even though it will be a separate farm regardless
I would go 6.5 if your apps support it.
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Thanks for the great answers. Completely answers my request.
http://carlwebster.com/using-one-citrix-web-interface-site-with-multiple-xenapp-farms-3/