How to install Server VDI with HDX 3D Pro enabled and confirm it was installed correctly

How to install Server VDI with HDX 3D Pro enabled and confirm it was installed correctly

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Description

How to install Server VDI with HDX 3D Pro enabled and confirm it was installed correctly.


Instructions

To install Server VDI with HDX 3D Pro enabled, use the following command line:

DesktopVDA.exe /quiet /servervdi /controllers /enable_hdx_3d_pro /optimize

NOTE: For more details about all the switches available to install VDA using the command line, refer to session "Command-line options for installing a VDA" available at http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-13/install-configure/install-command.html

To confirm that HDX 3D Pro was enabled, launch a published Desktop to the VDA and download the "HDX 3D Pro Health Check Tool" from CTX135593 - HDX 3D Pro Health Check Tool.

Run the "HDX 3D Pro Health Check Tool" within the Desktop ICA session and go to Graphic - Thinwire.
On the right panel, check the Provider Status, which should show Value "HDX 3dPro (<GPU>)".

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Issue/Introduction

How to install Server VDI with HDX 3D Pro enabled and confirm it was installed correctly.

Additional Information

Install using the command line - http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-13/install-configure/install-command.html (check session Command-line options for installing a VDA)

Server VDI - https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-13/install-configure/server-vdi.html

HDX 3D Pro - http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-xendesktop/7-13/hdx/hdx-3d-pro.html

How to Validate an AMD GPU Graphics Card is Active - https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX220663