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XenMobile 10 POC Installation using SSL_Bridge

XenMobile 10 is out!
But just for new installations, the upgrade path is expected to be released in the next 6 weeks

As there is nothing out there yet I’ve decided to write up some.
Please bear in mind that I don’t know if developers do really want to set it up like this, use at your own risk. However, it’s working 😉

This environment is set up using NetScaler 10.5 Build 54
My internal Network is 192.168.84.0/24 and the internal dns namespace is cch.local
My DMZ/External Network is 192.168.137.0/24 and the external dns namespace is cch.external & adnlab.de (I had to reuse an official certificate for netscaler gateway) means my external FQDN for MDM is mdm.cch.external and the external FQDN for NetScaler Gateway is login.adnlab.de

Update

  • The internal loadbalancer for MAM should have the same name as the FQDN entered into the XMS Server
  • Using NetScaler 10.5 Build 55 does not require anymore that you create the MDM Loadbalancer manually as it doesn’t run into conflicts anymore

XenMobile Server Setup
1. Download the Appliance from , import it to your hypervisor and start it.

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2. Set a username and password for the local user account

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3. Enter your network information

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4. Random secrets always sound good

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5. Connecting to MSSQL, in my test environment this is on the domain controller.
Important! The Account used for DBAccess must be specified in SamAccountName-Format, means domain\username

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6. Cluster in preparation on more blogs

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7. Important! Specify the external FQDN

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8. enter y to commit the settings

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9. I’m using default ports

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10. As this is just a test environment, I’m going to use the same password for all certificates

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11. We don’t upgrade from an earlier version

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12. Console configuration is finished, now open a webbrowser connecting to https://xms-server:4443 and ignore the SSL certificate warning

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13. Login with the credentials specified during the console initialization

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14. Next

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15. I don’t have a license server in place right now, so skipping this configuration

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16. On the certificate page, click on import

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17. Select a non-chained web certificate for SAML, doesn’t matter if from a public or private PKI

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18. Click OK, we want to replace the certificate

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19. Import the APNS certificate if you want to use iOS devices as well

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20. On the next menu, enter your the external FQDN for NetScaler Gateway

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21. Click on Add and enter the callback address and VIP for netscaler gateway (usually the same FQDN as the external)
That address must be reachable from the XenMobile Server

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22. On the next screen, enter your details for connecting to your domain controller

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23. Enter your smtp details if they do exist 😉

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24. Review everthing and save it

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25. Click Start Managing

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26. Click on Configure -> Device Policies -> Add

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27. Search for Passcode

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28. Name the policy

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29. set the parameter for iOS Passcode policy

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30. set the parameter for android password policy

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31. samsung know configuration

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32. windows phone settings

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33. windows tablet password config

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34. this is going to be effective for all users

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35. second policy for deploying the internal CA certificate, search for Credentials

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36. give it a name

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37. import the Microsoft CA Certificate in base64 format

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38. same for android

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39. and for Windows Phone

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40. add it to the deployment group for all users

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41. Go to Configure -> Apps -> click on Add

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42. Select MDX File

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43. I am going to create a App distribution for WorxWeb

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44. Select the wrapped WorxWeb MDX for iOS and set the desired options

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45. Select the wrapped WorxWeb MDX for Android and set the desired options

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46. and import the mdx for Windows Phone 8.1

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47. No workflow

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48. for all users, later this does not push out the app to the user, for pushing the app you must change that directly in the delivery group

NetScaler Setup
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49. Get over to your netscaler and log on

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50. Enable the SSL feature

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51. Import the required certificates
The Internal Wildcard is used for an internal loadbalancer for MAM and the official certificate is used for NetScaler Gateway

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52. I’m going to use the wizard as this is a fresh new netscaler, furthermore it is just for a POC

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53. Do not select the wizard for Loadbalance MDM, otherwise the wizard will crash as it tries to add the same server ip multiple times
Do just select the wizard for NetScaler Gateway

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54. set the vSrv Name and VIP

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55. select the public certificate

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56. enter your active directory LDAP details

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57. use an new internal name and make sure that DNS is pointing to the used IP. NetScaler must be able to resolve the FQDN

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58. Select the internal certificate

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59. add the IP of your XenMobile 10 Server using port 8443

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60. The Wizzard didn’t activated the NetScaler Gateway Feature, right click it -> Enable

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61. Now we need to create the vServer for MDM. As you can see, the Server is already added and that’s where the MDM wizzard would crash

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62. Create a new service group on Traffic Management -> Loadbalancing -> Service Groups

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63. We are going to create a SSL_Bridge Service for MDM Port 443

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64. Click on Service Group Members

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65. Choose existing server, selecting your XMS IP and enter 443 as port

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66. Click on Service Group to Monitor binding

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67. Select tcp and bind it as monitor

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68. We are going to redo the steps for port 443 but for port 8443, add another service group type SSL_Bridge

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69. Select again your XMS IP but this time enter 8443

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70. and bind a tcp monitor

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71. Your final result on Service Groups should look like this, if a service group is down directly after creating is, try to refresh as sometimes the GUI is faster then the first check

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72. Switch over to Traffic Management -> Loadbalancing -> Virtual Server and click on add

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73. create a new server using the ip getting resolved for your external MDM FQDN for port 443

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74. Click on Load Balancing Service Group Binding

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75. select the service group for MDM on port 443 created earlier

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76. click on done

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77. Add another vServer, but this time this is going be used for port 8443

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78. Bind a service group

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79. and select the service group being used for 8443

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80. click on done

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81. Your final result on the virtual server configuration should look like this

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82. as last step you need to add the external FQDN being rewritten by netscaler gateway, otherwise you wont be able to open the worxstore. Click on NetScaler Gateway -> Global Settings -> Configure Domains for Clientless Access

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83. and add your external FQDN of MDM there
the FQDN of your MAM Loadbalancer should be here in too

Result

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and it „worx“!

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Appendix
I forgot to include the Screenshots for the APNS and SAML certificate
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1. on the XMS click on Configure -> Settings -> Certificate

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2. Click on Import

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3. Select Keystore, PKCS#12, Use as APNS and select your APNS Certificate provided by Apple

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4. Click again on import
Select Keystore, PKCS#12, Use as SAML and select non-chained webserver certificate

Dieser Beitrag hat 6 Kommentare

  1. Hello, this is a very good tutorial.

    Since NetScaler now provide wizard for XenMobile integration. Do we still need to perform step 82 and 83 in this tutorial? Because i follow Robin Hobo tutorial on Installing and Configuring NexMobile (including NetScaler, using wizard) and MDM functions fine but i cannot access Worx Store with error message : „Please contact support for accessing your app“ … I suppose it has something to do with step 82 and 83

    1. Hi Dwianto,

      Netscaler Gateway must rewrite the URL sent out by XMS for the WorxStore, otherwise there is no access token.
      In other words, your symptoms are typical for missing rewrites, means go ahead an add the official URL of your XMS to the steps 82 and 83 if not done by the wizard already

  2. can we install my poc without using netscaler ?
    and i don’t have any certificate unless internally, can you show us how to generate it ?
    can you also to show us how did you enroll your device ?

    your tutorial is very helpful, thank you very much.

    1. Hi Youssef,

      sorry, I was quite busy in the last time.
      Yes, you can run XenMobile without NetScaler in place but you will lose the mVPN functionality.

      The device can be enrolled using WorxHome entering the FQDN of the XMS server

  3. In step 52 why is private wildcard certificate really neccessary for MAM load balancer? Can we use external Cert for XMS if according to your updated status : FQDN of MAM loadbalancer must be exactly the same as for XMS?

    1. Hi Igor,
      It must be a valid trusted certificate for the client device. At the point of writing, it was possible to deploy the internal CA certificate on MDM. Due enhancements it seems that this is not working anymore as the device hits the load balancer before the root certificate is distributed. My recommendation is to use a public certificate on the MAM loadbalancer (the same you may use on the XMS Server)

      Mauricio

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