Supported Target Systems

The Citrix XenApp Farm scan tasks are supported on the following platforms

  • Citrix XenApp 6.5, Platinum Edition

  • Citrix XenApp 6.5, Enterprise Edition

  • Citrix XenApp 6.5, Advanced Edition

  • Citrix XenApp 6.0, Platinum Edition

  • Citrix XenApp 6.0, Enterprise Edition

  • Citrix XenApp 6.0, Advanced Edition



Access Settings (PowerShell)

The scan tasks use Windows PowerShell Remoting to obtain information from a single server within the farm.


  • Windows PowerShell 2.0 or above must be installed on the machine running the XIA Configuration Client.

  • Windows PowerShell Remoting must be enabled on the Citrix server even when installed on the same machine as the XIA Configuration Client.

  • Firewall access must allow access to the PowerShell Remoting (WinRM) port on the server.

  • By default the XIA Configuration client service account (or the custom credentials in use) must have Citrix View Only or above rights to the farm, for more information see the following page.



Windows Firewall

When using Windows Firewall with Advanced Security the following rules must be enabled. 

NOTE: it is recommended that the PowerShell Remoting use a HTTPS connection.



Host Information

The Citrix XenApp Farm scan tasks are by default configured to collect optional host information such as manufacturer, and serial number from the host servers in the farm. This is by default collected using a direct PowerShell remoting connection to the hosts, however if this fails, a direct WMI connection will be attempted to the host servers.

  • Please see the Access Settings (PowerShell) above for the PowerShell requirements for each host in the farm.



Host Information (WMI)

  • Firewall access must allow access to the WMI ports on each host in the farm.

  • By default, the XIA Configuration Client service account (or the custom credentials in use) must have administrator rights on the remote machine. This is a requirement for remote WMI access enforced by the operating system.



Host Information (WMI) - Windows Firewall

When using Windows Firewall with Advanced Security the following rules must be enabled.




Local Service

The Citrix XenApp Farm scan tasks do not support the XIA Local Service.



Automatic Detection


Citrix farm servers can be automatically detected and scanned by Windows Machine Scan Tasks.