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I you want to see any type of alerts in your XenApp 5.0 console, its probably a good idea to install EdgeSight (the new Resource Manager). In the event you are using a mixed XenApp 4.5 and 5.0 environment, it is still possible to use your default Resource Manager Configuration.

1. find a server / install IIS
2. fire up autorun in your CPS5 folder (run as administrator)
3. for enterprise users, click on “Enterprise Edition”
4. click on “Application Performance Monitoring”
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5. click on “EdgeSight Server”
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6. At the welcome to the EdgeSight server installer, click on next
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7. click on Select EdgeSight Server Website and Database, then click on Next
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8. At the Prerequisite Check, Assure the following components are installed. If you receive an error indicating failure, correct the associated component.
   • minimum memory recommendation
   • sql server client tools requirement
     • install from any sql 2k5 or higher server install, download express as needed.
   • operating system requirement
   • iis feature requirement
   • microsoft .net 2.0 sp1 runtime requirement
   • msmq requirement
     • in server 2008 add ”Application Server” server role,  then add Message Queuing Activation (role service) which is part of the application server foundation.
   • msxml requirement
   • windows script host requirement
9. Assuming everything from the prerequisite check is good, you should see a “pass” from every item under Prerequisite. Now click on next to continue.
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10. Note: if you are planning on installing EdgeSight Server on a Xenapp 5.0 server where you plan to host applications, you may receive the following warning indicating: “Installing the EdgeSight Server on a XenApp Server is not recommended. Are you sure you want to do this?” Click Yes if are fine with the prompt.
11. At the End-User License Agreement, make your selection and click on Next.
12. Assuming you selected “I accept the terms in the License Agreement” at the End-User License Agreement you should now see the setup type (typical/custom)
13. For the sake of documentation, we are going to select “custom” then next.
    1. If you select custom, and plan to configure a database on a different server or hotel, make sure you have the appropriate rights.
    2. by default, program files root: C:\Program Files (x86)\Citrix\System Monitoring\Server\EdgeSight\
    3. by default, data files path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Citrix\System Monitoring\Server\EdgeSight\Data\
    4. note, if you have an existing xenapp 5.0 install on the same server you plan on using edgesite, you will get a prompt indicating its not best practice to run both.
14. Let the installation fun begin!
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15. Cross your fingers, should everything go as anticipated you will receive the “citrix edgesight server 5.0 installer has completed”
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16. Now make sure you keep the check in “go to the edgesight server website now then click finish.
17. IE will launch and open the EdgeSight Server Setup Wizard, at the prompt – click on Next.
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18. At the create an inital company prompt enter the following (click on next when finished):
    • Name: (enter the name that you wish to use for the company)
    • Time Zone:
    • Language:
19. At the Create Superuser account prompt, complete the following and click on next when you are ready:
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    • First Name:
    • Last Name:
    • Email/Login
    • Password
    • Confirm
20. Next at the configure email settings, setup your smpt server information if you have it available. Complete and click on next when ready.
21. At the configure Agent support and licensing prompt fill out the requested information and click on next to continue.
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    • if you dont have any license’s for edgesite to host other configurations, agents. you will receive an error indicating “no edgesight licenses were found on the specified license server”.
    • if you dont have any licenses, click on the down arrow next to “edgesight for presentation server support” and set to “off”. then click on next to continue.
22. You are now complete! EdgeSight Server V5.0 (S26) has been successfully installed.