17 Dec 2015
By Yendis Lambert

Implementation Considerations for VMware App Volumes in a Citrix XenDesktop Environment

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App Volumes works well with both Citrix XenDesktop and Citrix XenApp, either individually or in a combined XenDesktop and XenApp implementation. The same AppStacks that attach to XenDesktop virtual desktops to deliver applications to users can also attach to XenApp servers to deliver applications. To learn more about using App Volumes in a XenApp environment, read Implementation Considerations for VMware App Volumes in a Citrix XenApp Environment. This paper focuses only on App Volumes in a XenDesktop environment
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04 Jun 2015
By Yendis Lambert

Adobe Flash 18 – Citrix known issues

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Citrix is committed to ensuring compatibility with the latest Adobe Flash releases. Flash 18(presently in beta) is the latest offering by Adobe. Our tests have found Flash 18 to be not compatible with already released Citrix products. This article contains information about known issues of Adobe Flash 18 with Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop in conjunction with the following listed Citrix products and known workarounds for respective issues: Citrix Receiver for Windows versions up to 4.2.100 Citrix Receiver for Windows (Enterprise) versions up to 3.4.400 Note: For issues that do not have feasible workarounds, Citrix provides reasonable effort to supply hotfixes…
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19 Feb 2015
By Yendis Lambert

PernixData and Citrix Xendesktop

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Citrix XenDesktop mobilizes and secures Windows desktops so users can access them from any device. This reduces desktop costs, while maximizing control of content.  However, Citrix XenDesktop is very sensitive to latency. The slightest delay (or variations in delay) can cause poor and/or inconsistent desktop performance.  This makes storage bottlenecks a big threat to the success of XenDesktop deployments.  PernixData FVP™ software eliminates storage bottlenecks, making it a perfect complement to Citrix XenDesktop. By moving storage intelligence into hosts where the XenDesktop VMs reside, FVP lowers VDI latency by 10x–even under peak loads. In addition, FVP provides a cost-effective way…
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12 Feb 2015
By Yendis Lambert

Citrix CloudBridge Overview

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Citrix CloudBridge™ provides a unified platform that connects and accelerates applications and optimizes bandwidth utilization between branch offices and enterprise data centers and public clouds.  As the only WAN optimization solution with integrated, secure and transparent cloud connectivity, CloudBridge allows enterprises to augment their data centers with the infinite capacity and elastic efficiency provided by public clouds. CloudBridge delivers superior application performance and user experience for branch and mobile workers through a broad base of features, including: Unique enhancements for the Citrix Xendesktop user experience Secure, optimized networking between clouds Acceleration of traditional enterprise applications Unparalleled visibility into per-application performance…
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28 Dec 2014
By Yendis

CTXANALYZER Utility

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If you're a sysadmin who manages multiple Citrix XenApp Farms then this utility is for you. Introducing the NEW CtxAnalyzer which is a great utility for displaying all the information you need about your Citrix XenApp servers in one screen. Now with multiple Citrix XenApp farms view - export information of multiple farms in multiple domains to Excel or HTML files. So you may be asking yourself what information does this tool display:- Server Status: Online or Offline. Network Configuration: IP Address, Subnet, Gateway, DNS. Windows Information:: Windows Version and Platform (x86/x64), Windows Install Date,  Windows Last Boot Date and Machine…
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20 Apr 2014
By Yendis

SCCM 2012 Client install on Xendesktop Image

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I was having an online discussion with a friend this week about the correct way of installing the Microsoft SCCM 2012 client on a Xendesktop (MCS) golden image.  After doing some research there are conflicting actions with some blogs saying  "install it and that's it",  whilst others saying you must perform some additional work before closing  your image. I was intrigued to find the answer to this debate.  So I decided to test this in my Xendesktop lab myself so I decided to install SCCM 2012. To cut a long story short what I did notice was that if you deployed desktops after just installing the client you would start to get issues with "Bad MIF"…
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17 Apr 2014
By Yendis

Installing Xenserver 6.2 on VMware Workstation

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This post will guide you through installing Citrix Xenserver 6.2 on VMware Workstation 10.  The guide will consist of 3 sections:- Create the Virtual Machine Installing Xenserver 6.2 Managing server with Xencenter 1 - Create the Virtual Machine First we create a VM clicking on the 'Home tab' and selecting 'Create a new virtual machine'  We then make sure the 'Typical' is selected (more…)
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05 Apr 2014
By Yendis

Webcams not enumerated in Xendesktop Session

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I have come across an issue recently whereby certain webcams are not enumerated correctly in a Xendesktop session. The issue appears to be with certain webcams and there lack of support for switching to the default resolution of 352 x 288. By modifying a certain key within the registry you can fixed the setting to a more common resolution ie 320 x 240. The registry key in question is the HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareCitrixHDXRealTime you will need to create the following values:- Name: DefaultWidth Type: REG_DWORD Data: 320 (decimal) Name:DefaultHeight Type: REG_DWORD Data: 240 (decimal) Once this is added you should see that…
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31 Mar 2014
By Yendis

Multiple Launch Prevention in Citrix Receiver for Web

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One of the frequently asked questions for Receiver for Web is multiple launch prevention. This is supported in Receiver for Web. When you click on an application or desktop icon to launch it, a spinner is displayed and any clicks on the same icon are ignored while the spinner is spinning. Hence user cannot unintentionally launch multiple instances of the same application/desktop. Out of the box, the time period for the spinner is fixed for three seconds. In StoreFront 2.5, this can be modified by a simple customization. Just insert the following code snippet into custom.script.js in the contrib folder under…
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20 Jan 2014
By Yendis

XenDesktop Error: The hosting infrastructure could not be reached at the specified address

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When trying to create a XenDesktop group that is using ESX 4/5 as the hosting infrastructure, or you've had to reinstall VMware vCentre you may receive the following error message: "The hosting infrastructure could not be reached at the specified address." or there is no virtual desktop activity i.e. power on/off as virtual desktops are being used when viewed in vCentre recent activity The reason for this is because VMWare, vSphere, and the ESX host are configured to redirect http traffic to https by default.  Because the default certificate on ESX does not match the name of the server, it…
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