Citrix A vs F
http://www.citrix.com/content/dam/citrix/en_us/documents/support/Subscription_Advantage_Price_Schedule.pdf
In the top group under XenApp, what is the difference between XenApp Fundamentals, Advanced, Enterprise, Platnium?
I found this:
http://www.citrix.com/site/resources/dynamic/additional/Citrix_XenApp_6.5_Comparative_Feature_Matrix.pdf
I get... F works, A gives you more granular control - apps to different users, P gives you a bunch of VPN SSL stuff... I am thinking of going with A or F. F with embedded TS seems inviting, if it really means you don't have to deal with TS licensing too.
My environment is very little. 50 users on a dental app, and some .NET apps + one app loads a browser (I force it to use chrome, and citrix shows it nicely).
I am on PS 4.0 W2k3. I need to stay for the time being, on W2K3.
Thanks,
-gsgi
In the top group under XenApp, what is the difference between XenApp Fundamentals, Advanced, Enterprise, Platnium?
I found this:
http://www.citrix.com/site/resources/dynamic/additional/Citrix_XenApp_6.5_Comparative_Feature_Matrix.pdf
I get... F works, A gives you more granular control - apps to different users, P gives you a bunch of VPN SSL stuff... I am thinking of going with A or F. F with embedded TS seems inviting, if it really means you don't have to deal with TS licensing too.
My environment is very little. 50 users on a dental app, and some .NET apps + one app loads a browser (I force it to use chrome, and citrix shows it nicely).
I am on PS 4.0 W2k3. I need to stay for the time being, on W2K3.
Thanks,
-gsgi
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From https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/27771419/Citrix-for-w2003-server.html
> by: CoralonPosted on 2012-06-28 at 17:43:04ID: 38135203
> Gsgi - correct. you purchase your XA 6.5 licenses with current
> SA and then you run XA 5.0. You should not need a different license.
>
> XA 5 will fall within the SA scope, so it will work properly. Citrix
> licensing doesn't really watch the versioning, it watches the SA date,
> and the edition type.
>
> Coralon
This seems to suggest you MUST keep SA going if the licensing watches the SA date. Is this true?
-gsgi
> by: CoralonPosted on 2012-06-28 at 17:43:04ID: 38135203
> Gsgi - correct. you purchase your XA 6.5 licenses with current
> SA and then you run XA 5.0. You should not need a different license.
>
> XA 5 will fall within the SA scope, so it will work properly. Citrix
> licensing doesn't really watch the versioning, it watches the SA date,
> and the edition type.
>
> Coralon
This seems to suggest you MUST keep SA going if the licensing watches the SA date. Is this true?
-gsgi
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If you are required to stay on Server 2003 then none of those options will work as Server08r2 is required.
As for TS CALs, yes they are included with XenApp Fundamentals with embedded TS CAL. However, as CarlWebster pointed out F is no longer available with XenApp 6.5.
As for TS CALs, yes they are included with XenApp Fundamentals with embedded TS CAL. However, as CarlWebster pointed out F is no longer available with XenApp 6.5.
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Reading back, I didn't make it clear.. my apologies.
The licensing does watch the SA date. What happens is when you install a product, it checks with the licensing server to see if it has a valid license. If the product was released *after* the SA date, it will not run, or may run in a grace-period mode depending on the product.
If the product was released before the SA date, it will run, even if the SA is expired. Hopefully that clears it up :-)
Fundamentals was designed as a companion product for SBS. It has very similar limitations on purpose.
If you let your SA expire, then Citrix generally makes you rebuy all the licenses to get back on (basically at full price).
Coralon
The licensing does watch the SA date. What happens is when you install a product, it checks with the licensing server to see if it has a valid license. If the product was released *after* the SA date, it will not run, or may run in a grace-period mode depending on the product.
If the product was released before the SA date, it will run, even if the SA is expired. Hopefully that clears it up :-)
Fundamentals was designed as a companion product for SBS. It has very similar limitations on purpose.
If you let your SA expire, then Citrix generally makes you rebuy all the licenses to get back on (basically at full price).
Coralon
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Thanks Coralon, I appreciate the clarification you made. I was a little freaked out by my assumption that after the SA date the citrix licenses would stop working.
-gsgi
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Thanks everyone for the help!!!!
Going from A to E to P just adds features and performance monitoring as you move up the chain. P is what Citrix wants you to buy. I would definetly get SA since Server 2012 will be coming out soon which means Citrix will have to have a new product out for it.