Citrix Application Delivery Management 13.0

The 13.0 release of Citrix Application Delivery Management (ADM) provides new features and enhancements. These new features and the enhancements to existing features optimizes the management and monitoring of your network instances and applications.

To avail of the new features and enhancements, you must first upgrade your Citrix ADM server to version 13.0.

Upgrade Citrix ADM to the 13.0 Release

Download the upgrade package from the Citrix ADM Downloads page and follow the instructions in this section to upgrade your system to the latest 13.0 build. After the upgrade process has begun, Citrix ADM restarts. All existing connections are then terminated and reconnected when the upgrade is completed successfully. The existing configuration is preserved, however Citrix ADM does not process any data until the upgrade is successfully completed.

Recommended precautions

• Back up the Citrix ADM server before you upgrade.

• After the upgrade, you might have to reestablish connections between the Citrix ADM server and the managed instances. A confirmation prompt warns you that connections can fail if you proceed.

• For Citrix ADM servers in high availability setup, when upgrading, do not make any configuration changes on either of the nodes.

• It is also important to understand the licensing framework and types of licenses before you start to upgrade. For Citrix ADM licensing information, see Licensing
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For more information, see Upgrade
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Warning

Do not refresh the browser until the upgrade process is successfully completed. It might take a few minutes for the upgrade process to finish.

Note: If you are using Citrix ADM for the first time, see Get Started
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What’s New in Release 13.0

For a comprehensive list of new features and enhancements, see Release Notes
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