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Wen a Citrix <ar i# created, by default, te data #tore i# created on te fir#t #erer of te <ar

u#ing an &cce## databa#e. =i# article will teac you ow to bac-u% an &cce## data #tore and

igrate tat data #tore fro &cce## to S>L Serer.

=ere are a cou%le of adantage# to u#ing &cce## for te data #tore;

• Easy to setup during XenApp installation

•

No complicated ODBC DSN file to create or configure

=e di#adantage# to u#ing &cce## for te data #tore;

• If the XenApp server hosting the data store goes down or is restarted !arm functionality is severely crippled

• Only recommended for very small !arms "ecause of performance reasons

• No #igh Availa"ility options

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• $arely included in "ac%up or disaster recovery planning

=e adantage# to u#ing S>L Serer for te data #tore;

• Is not run on a XenApp server

• Can "e used for any si&e !arm

• #igh Availa"ility options

• 'sually included in "ac%up and disaster recovery planning

<or ti# article, 7)ware Wor-#tation 6.?.1/1"6132 will be u#ed wit Window# Serer

"22 Standard @x6A and Citrix Ben&%% for Window# Serer "22 !latinu @x6A. =efollowing 7irtual )acine# @7)A will be u#ed;

• Domain Controller( Citri)DC

o *he +, will "e assigned one processor -.B of $A, and -/.B of #ard Drive space

o Domain Controller for the 0e"sters1a"2com Active Directory domain

o *erminal Server 1icense server and Citri) 1icensing server

o Static I3 Address -452-/62-2-77

• S81 Server( Citri)S81-

o *he +, will "e assigned one processor 5.B of $A, and -/.B of #ard Drive space

o *his +, will host the new migrated to S81 Server data store

o *his +, will use S81 Server 5779 S3:

o Static I3 Address -452-/62-2-7-

• XenApp 9 ;-( Citri)XA-

o *he +, will "e assigned one processor 5.B of $A, and -/.B of #ard Drive space

o *his +, will host the original Access data store

o Static I3 Address -452-/62-2-75

• XenApp 9 ;5( Citri)XA5

o *he +, will "e assigned one processor 5.B of $A, and -/.B of #ard Drive space

o *his +, is used to show how to change additional XenApp servers to use the new S81 Serverdata store

o Static I3 Address -452-/62-2-7:

CitrixDC a# a file #are naed CTXBACKUP  tat I will u#e to #tore te data #tore bac-u%.

Ben&%% ? for Window# Serer "22 wa# in#talled on CitrixB&1 and a new <ar naed

Webster  wa# created during te in#tallation. &fter re#tarting te 7), Ben&%% ? for Window#

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Serer "22 wa# in#talled on CitrixB&" and ten ti# in#tance wa# oined to te Webster  <ar.

=wo a%%lication# were %ubli#ed on te <ar; ote%ad and !aint. 8ot a%%lication# are

configured to run fro bot Ben&%% #erer#.

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It i# a 8e#t !ractice to alway# bac-u% te data #tore before %erforing te igration. =e

&cce## ba#ed data #tore, by default, i# located in C:\Program Files\Citrix\Independent

 Management Arcitect!re and i# naed MF"#$mdb.

<ro a coand %ro%t on CitrixB&1, te following coand wa# run to generate a bac-u%;

dsmaint bac&u' ((CitrixDC(C%)#ac&u'

=e coand d#aint bac-u% a-e# a co%y of te )<"2.db &cce## data #tore to te

location #%ecified. d#aint bac-u% i# u#ed only to bac-u% an &cce## data #tore and u#t be

run on te Ben&%% #erer o#ting te &cce## data #tore. It cannot be u#ed to bac-u% a data #torewic i# u#ing )SD$, S>L Serer "22? $x%re##, S>L Serer, (racle or D8".

=i# article i# u#ing te conce%t# fro Citrix #u%%ort article C=B6::?4".  <or S>L Serer

Databa#e #%ecific inforation, %lea#e #ee %age 13 of te Ben&%% In#tallation Guide.

#*+,R* -,. S%AR%%H* M/0RA%/,12 ma&e sure t3e account being used for t3is'rocedure is a +ull +arm Administrator4

 ote; If you ae a )icro#oft S>L Serer D8& aailable, %lea#e reference te Citrix Su%%ort

article Citrix Presentation %er&er and Microso't %() "##* Con'ig!ration.

=o create te S>L Serer data #tore databa#e, o%en S>L Serer )anageent Studio. Clic-

%tart +, All Programs +, Microso't %() %er&er "##* +, %() %er&er Management %t!dio .

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 $x%and -atabases in te left colun.

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'igt/clic- -atabases and #elect .e/ -atabase.

It i# recoended to %ut te <ar nae in te databa#e nae.

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Clic- 0ptions and a-e #ure 1eco&er2 Model  i# #et to F!ll  and Compatibilit2 )e&el  i# #et to %()

%er&er "##* 34#5. Clic- 0K .

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 (n te Ben&%% #erer o#ting te &cce## data #tore, a new Data Source ae @DSA need# to be created for te S>L databa#e.

Clic- %tart  /E Administrati&e Tools /E -ata %o!rces 30-BC5.

 ote; Wat i# (D8CF =i# i# ta-en fro tt%;**#u%%ort.icro#oft.co*-b*112293

(%en Databa#e Connectiity @(D8CA i# )icro#oft# #trategic interface for acce##ing data in a

eterogeneou# enironent of relational and non/ relational databa#e anageent #y#te#.8a#ed on te Call Leel Interface #%ecification of te S>L &cce## Grou%, (D8C %roide# an

o%en, endor/ neutral way of acce##ing data #tored in a ariety of %ro%rietary %er#onal co%uter,

inico%uter, and ainfrae databa#e#.

(D8C alleiate# te need for inde%endent #oftware endor# and cor%orate deelo%er# to learn

ulti%le a%%lication %rograing interface#. (D8C now %roide# a unier#al data acce##

interface. Wit (D8C, a%%lication deelo%er# can allow an a%%lication to concurrently acce##,iew, and odify data fro ulti%le, dier#e databa#e#.

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Clic- te File -%.  =ab.

 ote; Wat i# te difference between 0#er DS, Sy#te DS and <ile DSF =i# i#ta-en fro tt%;**#u%%ort.icro#oft.co*-b*"13::".

.ser DS1; =e 0#er DS i# a data #ource tat i# u#er/#%ecific. & 0#er DS i# #tored locally but

i# aailable only to te u#er wo create# it.

 

S5stem DS1; 0nli-e a 0#er DS, a Sy#te DS i# not u#er/#%ecific. & Sy#te DS i# #toredlocally and i# not dedicated to a %articular u#er. &ny u#er wo log# on to a co%uter tat a#

 %eri##ion to acce## te data #ource can u#e a Sy#te DS. Soe %rogra#, #uc a# )icro#oft

S>L Serer or )icro#oft Internet Inforation Serer @IISA, reHuire a Sy#te DS. =i# DSu#t be created on te #erer were te %rogra i# located. Sy#te DS# are #tored in te

Window# regi#try under te following -ey;

$JKL(C&LK)&CI$Software(dbc(dbc.ini(dbc Data #ource#

+ile DS1; =e <ile DS i# created locally and can be #ared wit oter u#er#. =e <ile DS i#

file/ba#ed, wic ean# tat te .d#n file contain# all te inforation reHuired to connect to te

data #ource. ote tat you u#t in#tall te (D8C drier locally to u#e a <ile DS. <ile DS#

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are not #tored in te Window# regi#try. =e .d#n file i# a text file tat you can iew in any text

editor, #uc a# )icro#oft ote%ad.

Cange te )oo6 in to C:\Program Files\Citrix\Independent Management Arcitect!re. =e new

DS u#t be %laced in ti# folder. =e IMA%718IC7  #erice i# %rograed to loo- in onlyti# folder.

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Clic- te Add  button.

 Clic- on %() %er&er  and clic- .ext .

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=y%e in C(Program +iles(Citrix(/nde'endent Management

Arc3itecture(Webster+armDSM+674dsn  and clic- .ext .

 ote; =e DS can be naed anyting a# long a# it a# a .d#n file exten#ion. It doe# not need to

contain )<"2 anywere in te nae.

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$nter a -escription and ty%e in te nae of te S>L Serer and clic- .ext .

If a successful connection to the S81 Server is made clic% Next 2 A common pro"lem is the 0indows !irewall is notconfigured to allow S81 traffic <*C3 3ort -=::>2 *o configure an instance of S81 Server 5779 to use a static portfollow the steps descri"ed in the ?#ow to( Configure a Server to 1isten on a Specific *C3 3ort <S81 ServerConfiguration ,anager>? topic in S81 Server 5779 Boo%s Online2

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Note( If S81 Server is set to use a static port clic% Client Configuration then unchec% Dynamicallydetermine port  and enter the value for the static port num"er2

 If te account li#ted in te grayed out  )ogin I- autenticate# #ucce##fully to te S>L Serer,Cange te de'a!lt database to te new S>L Serer data #tore and clic- .ext .

(ne %roble could be te )ogin I- account i# not #etu% to acce## te S>L Serer.

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Clic- Finis.

Clic- Test -ata %o!rce.

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If te e##age =$S=S C()!L$=$D S0CC$SS<0LLJ i# #own, clic- 0K . (terwi#e, you

will need to trouble#oot te (D8C connection to te S>L Serer .

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Jour new DS i# created. Clic- 0K .

Clic- %tart , rigt/clic- Command Prompt  and #elect 1!n as administrator .

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=y%e in DSMA/1% M/0RA%* 8srcdsn9C(Program +iles(Citrix(/nde'endent

Management Arc3itecture(M+674dsn9 8srcusercitrix 8src'wdcitrix 8dstdsn9C(Program

+iles(Citrix(/nde'endent Management Arc3itecture(Webster+armDSM+674dsn9

8dstuserwebsterslab(administrator 8dst'wd'assword and %re## 7nter .

8srcdsn i# te &cce## )<"2.d#n tat wa# created wen te <ar wa# created

8srcuser and 8src'wd are bot, by default, citrix

8dstdsn i# te new DS file

8dstuser and 8dst'wd are te u#ernae and %a##word of te account tat a# rigt# to te new

data #tore S>L databa#e

Clic- 9es on te -smaint  confiration %o%u%.

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=e igration #tart#.

If te following error i# receied;

'e#ult; an un-nown error occurred wile igrating te table, %lea#e erify te de#tination

data#ource i# clean. M)icro#oftNM(D8C S>L #erer DrierNMS>L #ererNiolation of %riary -ey

con#traint CL. Cannot in#ert du%licate -ey in obect -eytable. Indexe# ae been #ucce##fully %atced.

=i# i# u#ually cau#ed by te default databa#e being #et to )a#ter. =at i# a uge i#ta-e. )a-e

#ure te default databa#e for te DS file i# #et to te new data #tore databa#e.

Wen te igration co%lete#, an#wer 9es to te -smaint  co%ari#on %o%u%.

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=e co%ari#on run# and co%lete#.

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 ext DS)&I= C(<IG need# to be run. =e 8'wd o%tion need# to be u#ed and according to

te Ben&%% &dini#trator# Guide;

Jou u#t #to% te Citrix Inde%endent )anageent &rcitecture #erice before u#ing config wit te 8'wd o%tion.

In te coand %ro%t window, ty%e 1*% S%,P /MAS*R!/C* and %re## 7nter .

=y%e in DSMA/1% C,1+/0 8userwebsterslab(administrator

8'wd'assword 8dsn9C(Program +iles(Citrix(/nde'endent Management

Arc3itecture(Webster+armDSM+674dsn9  and %re## 7nter .

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 =y%e in 1*% S%AR% /MAS*R!/C* and %re## 7nter .

(ne cau#e of te I)&S$'7IC$ not re#tarting i# te currently logged in account i# not a <ull

<ar &dini#trator.

=y%e in CD 9C(Program +iles(Citrix(/nde'endent Management Arc3itecture9 and %re##

 7nter .

Co%y te new DS file to te reaining Ben&%% #erer# C:\Program Files\Citrix\Independent Management   Arcitect!re folder.

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$dit te co%ied DS file and cange te WSID line to reflect te nae of tat Ben&%% #erer.

(n eac reaining Ben&%% #erer, ty%e in DSMA/1% C,1+/0

8userwebsterslab(administrator 8'wd'assword 8dsn9C(Program

+iles(Citrix(/nde'endent Management Arc3itecture(Webster+armDSM+674dsn9 and %re## 7nter . =en ty%e in 1*% S%,P /MAS*R!/C* :: 1*% S%AR% /MAS*R!/C* and %re##

 7nter .

(n any of te Ben&%% #erer#, #tart te Access Management Console @&)CA.

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=e &)C counicate# wit te data #tore to retriee te <ar inforation.

If any error# are receied, go to tt%;**#u%%ort.citrix.co and #earc for te error nuber.

&n alternate way to te#t connectiity to te data #tore i# fro a coand %ro%t ty%e in

Q+ARM and %re## enter.

Jou learned ow to;

• "ac%up an Access data store

• Create a new !ile DSN for a S81 Server data store

• ,igrate to the new data store

• Configure all XenApp servers to communicate with the new data store

• Stop and restart the I,A service on a XenApp server

• 'sing the Access ,anagement Console verify communication with the new data store