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XenApp 5.0 not supported on Windows server 2008 R2

On September 6, 2009, in Server Based Computing, XenApp, by René Vester

Hey folks,

Just a small headsup, it seems XenApp 5.0 is not supported on Windows 2008 R2 and i have not heard about any workarounds so far. From Citrix the official answer seems to be that “Server 2008 R2 will be supported in a future Citrix release.”

If you want more information check: http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX122601

To be honest i find this extremely wierd.. it seems from the buzz that R2 is going to be much more commonly used than Windows Server 2008. I would think XenApp 5.0 should be run on the most stable and commonly used 2008 OS.. but guess we will have to wait

Rene Vester

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René Vester

René Vester is a fulltime virtualization and server based computing enthusiast working for Conecto A/S a Danish Citrix specialist partner. René is the author of several blogs addressed to virtualization technologies and has authored many articles related to virtualization. He is a dedicated member of the community and spends the time he has sharing his experiences with vendors and peers. René is a Citrix Technology Professional and founder of the Danish Citrix User Group.

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2 Responses to XenApp 5.0 not supported on Windows server 2008 R2

liamdye says:

September 7, 2009 at 00:30

This forum has current status about the progress of XenApp compatibility. http://forums.citrix.com/thread.jspa?threadID=250807&tstart=0

It is because of the new Remote Desktop 7 in Server 2008 R2. I thought it was weird until I found this out.
Rene Vester says:

September 7, 2009 at 00:41

Could one say that maybe Citrix knew about RDS 7 before the release of R2 and maybe we could have expected atleast a roadmap for the release of a supported version?

/René