
Because what XenApp essentially does, is to extend the capabilities of the Microsoft Remote Desktop session host server. This is a role service of the Remote Desktop Services role on Server 2008 R2.Īlso Citrix XenApp relies on a RDS license server. To install Remote Desktop CALs, you first need to install a Remote Desktop License Server. If you don’t have Remote Desktop Services Client Access Licenses (RDS CALs), your users will not be able to connect to a remote desktop session host server, after the initial grace period of 120-days expires. And finally we will look at how to designate specific License Servers to RDS Session Host Servers, through Group Policy.

We will also review the two different types of CALs, and how to install CALs on the RDS License Server.

In this blog post we will look at how to install and activate a RDS License Server.
