Citrix XenDesktop Device Inventory

FlexNet Manager Suite 2019 R1 (On-Premises Edition)

FlexNet Manager Suite can generate license compliance position for the applications installed on virtual machines that are created and managed by Citrix XenDesktop Server. To generate complete and accurate license compliance position for some publishers, FlexNet Manager Suite collects the following information:

VDI templates, groups, and group membership inventory (collected through a separate .ndi file for each XenDesktop server on the appropriate inventory beacon). The Virtual Desktop Templates page displays the VDI template and the virtual desktop details for XenDesktop Server. The Password Store on the appropriate inventory beacon must be configured to collect this inventory. See Using Password Manager When Collecting Specialized Inventory.
Normal hardware and software inventory of virtual machines (collected through at least one .ndi file for virtual machine based on each VDI template). For each VDI template, the virtual desktop records based on it are also displayed on this page.

Note: Citrix XenApp server inventory can be collected through the XenApp adapter. For more information, see the FlexNet Manager Suite 2019 R1 Inventory Adapters and Connectors Reference available through the title page of online help.

To collect Citrix XenDesktop inventory, FlexNet Manager Suite uses the following different components and processes:

Inventory type Component used Process used Need

VDI templates and VDI devices

Inventory type	Component used	Process used	Need
VDI templates and VDI devices	inventory beacon	The inventory beacon connects to the Citrix XenDesktop Server and gets the VDI templates, groups, and group membership information. This information is collected through a separate `.ndi` file. You need the following settings: Create one or more discovery and inventory rule with the following settings: The target should include the subnet in which the desired virtual machines are hosted The action should have the following options selected: `Discover Citrix XenDesktop environments` `Gather Citrix XenDesktop environment inventory`. Configure the Password Store on the appropriate inventory beacon. See Using Password Manager When Collecting Specialized Inventory. The collected information displays on the Virtual Desktop Templates page. This page also displays the relation of VDI templates and the VDI devices.	With VDI template inventory, FlexNet Manager Suite can quickly identify the software applications that are installed when a virtual desktop is cloned from a VDI template, and the total number of cloned virtual desktops from a VDI template. Organizations generally use specific VDI templates for specific user roles like one for the accounts department and other for the IT department. Note: Flexera recommends including FlexNet inventory agent in the VDI template so that each cloned VM is automatically managed by FlexNet Manager Suite.

inventory beacon

The inventory beacon connects to the Citrix XenDesktop Server and gets the VDI templates, groups, and group membership information. This information is collected through a separate .ndi file. You need the following settings:

Create one or more discovery and inventory rule with the following settings:
- The target should include the subnet in which the desired virtual machines are hosted
- The action should have the following options selected:
  - Discover Citrix XenDesktop environments
  - Gather Citrix XenDesktop environment inventory.
Configure the Password Store on the appropriate inventory beacon. See Using Password Manager When Collecting Specialized Inventory.

The collected information displays on the Virtual Desktop Templates page. This page also displays the relation of VDI templates and the VDI devices.

With VDI template inventory, FlexNet Manager Suite can quickly identify the software applications that are installed when a virtual desktop is cloned from a VDI template, and the total number of cloned virtual desktops from a VDI template. Organizations generally use specific VDI templates for specific user roles like one for the accounts department and other for the IT department.

Note: Flexera recommends including FlexNet inventory agent in the VDI template so that each cloned VM is automatically managed by FlexNet Manager Suite.