XenDesktop unattended install joins farm in indirect mode
Issue
When performing an unattended install of XenDesktop the server will join the farm in indirect mode, making it dependent on the server specified in the command line e.g.
setup.exe -passive -edition ADV -joinfarm %JOINSERVER% -components DDC,CONSOLES -licenseserver %LICENSESERVER% -nosites
Resolution
To convert the server to direct mode run the CHFARM utility:
chfarm /joinfarm /ddsc:"SQL Server" /odbcuser:%USERNAME% /odbcpwd:%PASSWORD% /dsnfile:MF20.dsn /verbose /quiet
References
Products
Citrix XenDesktop 4
Citrix XenDesktop 2.1
Created: 27th February 2009
Updated: 12th January 2010
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