xd7slavecontroller

This modules install a fully working Citrix 7.x Delivery Controller and registers it to an existing XenApp/XenDesktop 7.x site. All the site configuration and database access setup is grabbed from the existing controller.

The following options are available for a production-grade installation :

• Sécurity : SSL configuration to secure communications with the Citrix XML service

Integration informations

The SSL certificate provided needs to be a password protected p12/pfx certificate including the private key.

The module can be installed on a Standard, Datacenter version of Windows 2012R2 or Windows 2016. Core version is not supported by Citrix for delivery Controller installation.

Usage

• svc_username : (string) Privileged account used by Puppet to join the controller to the existing Xendesktop Site (Citrix administrator privilèges needed)
• svc_password : (string) Password of the privileged account. Should be encrypted with hiera-eyaml.
• sourcepath : (string) Path of a folder containing the Xendesktop 7.x installer (unarchive the ISO image in this folder).
• sitename : (string) Name of the existing Xendesktop site
• site_mastercontroller : (string) FQDN of one of the controllers of the existing Xendesktop 7. This controller will be contacted by puppet to join the current controller
• https : (boolean) : true or false. Deploy SSL certificate and activate SSL access to Citrix XML service ? Default : false
• sslCertificateSourcePath : (string) Location of the SSL certificate (p12 / PFX format with private key). Can be local folder, UNC path, HTTP URL)
• sslCertificatePassword : (string) Password protecting the p12/pfx SSL certificate file.
• sslCertificateThumbprint : (string) Thumbprint of the SSL certificate (available in the SSL certificate).

Installing a Citrix Delivery Controller

node 'CXDC' {
	class{'xd7slavecontroller':
	  svc_username => 'TESTLAB\svc-puppet',
	  svc_password => 'P@ssw0rd',
	  sitename => 'XD7TestSite',
	  site_mastercontroller => 'srv-cxdc01',
	  sourcepath => '\\fileserver\xendesktop715',
	  https => true,
	  sslCertificateSourcePath => '\\fileserver\ssl\cxdc.pfx',
	  sslCertificatePassword => 'P@ssw0rd',
	  sslCertificateThumbprint => '44cce73845feef4da4d369a37386c862eb3bd4e1'  
	}
}