Load Balance Citrix Workspace Environment Manager (WEM) with Citrix ADC 11.x/12.x

Load Balance Overview

The following WEM Broker VM’s will be used in the LAB Setup for Load Balancing:-

• LAB-DDC1 : 192.168.0.55
• LAB-DDC2: 192.168.0.58

LAB-DDC2 has been created and added as an additional WEM Broker Server.

Set SPN

Step 1: Run powershell as administartor

Step 2: Type setspn -U -S Norskale/BrokerService svc-ctxwem , hit Enter

Step 3: Verify Object is updated successfully and no errors appear.

Add Load Balance Configuration

Step 1: Browse to Traffic Management > Load Balancing > Servers

Step 2: At Server, Click Add

Step 3: Enter Name and IP Address below, then click create

• Name: LAB-DDC1
• IP Address: 192.168.0.55

Step 4: Click Add again under Server, Enter Name and IP Address below, then click create

• Name: LAB-DDC2
• IP Address: 192.168.0.58

Step 5: The two server will now be add to server page.

Step 6: Browse to Traffic Management > Load Balancing > Service Groups

Step 7: Add the following info on basic setting, click OK

• Name: LAB-SVG-WEM-BrokerAdm
• Protocol: TCP

Step 8: Click No Service Group Members under services and groups section

Step 9: Tick Server LAB-DDC1, Click Select

Step 10: Under Select Server Choose LAB-DDC1 , Add Port 8284 , click create and then repeat step 9/10 for LAB-DDC2

Step 11: Click OK at Load Balancing Service Group Main Page to create Service Group.

Step 12: Click Add Service Groups page, Add the following info on basic setting, click OK

• Name: LAB-SVG-WEM-AgentSync
• Protocol: TCP

Step 13: Click No Service Group Members

Step 14: Under Select Server Choose LAB-DDC1 , Add Port 8285 , click create and then repeat step 13/14 for LAB-DDC2

Step 15: Click OK at Load Balancing Service Group Main Page to create Service Group.

Step 16: Click Add Service Groups page,Add the following info on basic setting, click OK

• Name: LAB-SVG-WEM-AgentBroker
• Protocol: TCP

Step 17: Click No Service Group Members

Step 18: Under Select Server Choose LAB-DDC1 , Add Port 8286 , click create and then repeat step 17/18 for LAB-DDC2

Step 19: Click OK at Load Balancing Service Group Main Page to create Service Group.

Step 20: Click Add Service Groups page,Add the following info on basic setting, click OK

• Name: LAB-SVG-WEM-MonitorBroker
• Protocol: TCP

Step 21: Click No Service Group Members

Step 22: Under Select Server Choose LAB-DDC1 , Add Port 8287 , click create and then repeat step 17/18 for LAB-DDC2

Step 23: Click OK at Load Balancing Service Group Main Page to create Service Group.

Step 24: Confirm on the Service Groups page that all services are Enabled/UP (shown by green circle)

Step 25: Browse to Traffic Management > Load Balancing > Virtual Servers

Step 26:Click Add in Virtual Servers page,Add the following info on basic setting, click OK

• Name: LAB-VSRV-WEM-BrokerAdm
• Protocol: TCP
• IP Address : 192.168.0.92
• Port: 8284

Step 27: Select No Load Balancing Virtual Server ServiceGroup Binding

Step 28: Click Click to Select

Step 28: Click  LAB-SVG-WEM-BrokerAdm, Click Select

Step 29: Click Bind

Step 30: Click Continue at Load Balancing Virtual Server page

Step 31: Click Done to create Virtual Server (No Method or Persistence is required for WEM)

Step 32: Click Add in Virtual Servers page,Add the following info on basic setting, click OK

• Name: LAB-VSRV-WEM-AgentSync
• Protocol: TCP
• IP Address : 192.168.0.92
• Port: 8285

Step 33:Select No Load Balancing Virtual Server ServiceGroup Binding

Step 34: Click Click to Select

Step 35:Click  LAB-SVG-WEM-AgentSync, Click Select

Step 35: Click Bind

Step 36: Click Continue at Load Balancing Virtual Server page

Step 37: Click Done to create Virtual Server (No Method or Persistence is required for WEM)

Step 38: Click Add in Virtual Servers page,Add the following info on basic setting, click OK

• Name: LAB-VSRV-WEM-AgentBroker
• Protocol: TCP
• IP Address : 192.168.0.92
• Port: 8286

Step 39: Select No Load Balancing Virtual Server ServiceGroup Binding

Step 40: Click Click to Select

Step 41: Click LAB-SVG-WEM-AgentBroker, Click Select

Step 42: Select Bind

Step 43: Click Continue at Load Balancing Virtual Server page

Step 44: Click Done to create Virtual Server (No Method or Persistence is required for WEM)

Step 45: Click Add in Virtual Servers page,Add the following info on basic setting, click OK

• Name: LAB-VSRV-WEM-MonitorBroker
• Protocol: TCP
• IP Address : 192.168.0.92
• Port: 8287

Step 46: Select No Load Balancing Virtual Server ServiceGroup Binding

Step 47:  Click Click to Select

Step 48: Click LAB-SVG-WEM-MonitorBroker, Click Select

Step 49: Select Bind

Step 50: Click Continue at Load Balancing Virtual Server page

Step 51: Click Done to create Virtual Server (No Method or Persistence is required for WEM)

Step 52: Confirm all 4 Virtual Servers appear Up.

Create DNS Name for Virtual IP

Step 1: Create a DNS Name of “LAB-WEM” and IP Address will be 192.168.0.92. This is the virtual IP address created in the steps 26, 32, 38 & 45.

Change Group Policy & Test Agent

Step 1: Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Citrix\Workspace Environment Management\Agent Host Configuration

Step 2: Change Connect Broker Name , enter Broker Service Name : LAB-WEM

Step 3: Right Click WEM Agent in Systray and Click Refresh

Step 4: Click Yes, to confirm all environment settings will be refreshed.

Step 5: The Citrix Workspace splash screen will appear and refresh the settings.

Step 6: Confirm that Broker has changed and is using Load Balancing can be obtained the WEM Agent log found in %Userprofile%. As per below Broker Service Name is LAB-WEM which is Load Balanced Name/IP Address.

That’s Load Balancing WEM now completed successfully!

 

NOTE: Citrix Article https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX227144 links the above article.