Author: Carl Stalhood

Interesting EUC items from last week:

Citrix Synergy 2018

• Citrix Synergy 2018 Review – CTP Rory Monaghan
• New Citrix product names – What is Citrix ADC? – Citrix.com
• Recorded Citrix Synergy sessions – the good stuff is hidden in these sessions – YouTube

Citrix Workspace app

• Workspace App comes with an embedded browser to directly access websites/SaaS from within the app offerings using Citrix Secure centralized policies, including watermarking and blocked sites support leveraging Citrix Analytics in Citrix Cloud – CTP Thorsten Rood on Twitter
• Citrix Workspace app – the new Receiver? – Citrix Blog Post
• Citrix Workspace app overview – YouTube

VDA

• Citrix 7.15 LTSR CU2, or 7.17, Session Launches as a Black Screen due to Profile Management – uninstall UPM – Install UPM 7.15 CU1, or UPM 7.16, or private fix – App Readiness – Citrix KB article
• Citrix Known Issues for Windows 10 1803 – upgrade breaks Profile Management – Issue 10 – Citrix KB article

WEM/Profile Management

• Citrix CTX224835 Start Menu is not Responding article updated – exclude Usrclass.dat* and !ctx_localappdata!\packages from UPM – Citrix KB article

Provisioning Services

• Citrix PVS XenDesktop Setup Wizard attempts to connect to Hyper-V host in wrong cluster – fixed in PVS 7.15.3 – Citrix KB article

Receiver

• To correctly install and configure Citrix Receiver a bit of tuning is required. This article shows you how to do this using PowerShell – CTA Dennis Span

NetScaler

• Compute-Based Licensing for Citrix Software ADCs – Citrix Blog Post

XenMobile

• Citrix XenMobile Secure Mail for iOS 10.8.20 supports rich push notifications, even when not running in the background – VIP Only mail notifications is no longer available – Citrix Docs
• Download Citrix Updated MDX files for 10.8.20 XenMobile apps V1 (updated Secure Mail and Secure Web) Released 9 May 2018

ShareFile

• Download Citrix ShareFile User Management Tool 1.11 for Policy Based Administration – if upgrade from 1.8 and older, uninstall first – UMT 1.9 and newer rules are not compatible with UMT 1.8 or older rules – recreate rules in 1.11

VMware Horizon 7.4

• VMware Horizon 7.4 now supports vSphere 6.5 Update 2 – VMware Interoperability Matrix
• Download VMware Horizon Desktop Watermark Fling Build 20180510 – Added support for multiple monitors
• Download VMware Identity Manager 3.2.0.1
• Quick-Start Tutorial for Cloud-Based VMware Workspace ONE – 264-page guide

VMware Horizon 7.5

• VMware Horizon 7.5 announced – JMP, Extended Service Branch, Blast Extreme improvementVMware Horizon 7.5 announced – JMP, Extended Service Branch, Blast Extreme improvement
• What’s New with Horizon 7 – VMWare Cloud on AWS, JMP Workflow, and More! – VMware Blog Post
• Top Questions on Horizon 7 JMP Technologies – YouTube
• A Sneak-peek at VMware App Volumes 2.14 – Writable Volumes backups, Shared Datastore for Writable Volumes – VMware Blog Post

Microsoft

• If someone loses RDP access after May 2018 security update to a remote server, you might want to change “encryption oracle remediation” back to vulnerable and connect to the server again, patch the server and revert the setting – Oliver Kieselbach on Twitter

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Interesting EUC items from last week:

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Citrix Supportability Pack updated May 5 – added Citrix VDA Commandline Helper and Citrix MSI Log Analyzer – Updated 7 existing tools

VDA

• Private fix LC9648 for Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 black screen issues on Citrix XenApp & XenDesktop 7.15 LTSR CU2 and 7.17 – Citrix Discussions (via CTP George Spiers)
• Citrix provides “Configuration only” support for Windows 10 1803Citrix provides “Configuration only” support for Windows 10 1803 – Citrix KB article
• Windows 10 April 2018 Update (v1803) – Citrix Known Issues – WEM agent is broken after upgrade – Citrix recommends XenApp/XenDesktop version 7.17 or 7.15 CU2 to pilot v1803 as VDA – Citrix KB article
• Download Citrix VDA Commandline Helper Tool – v1.0.0.14

HDX

• Download Citrix RealTime Optimization Pack Capability Checker v2.4.0 – updated May 1 – Citrix KB article
• Citrix Skype RTOP Analyzer – parses HROP log files as well as SfB log files and shows call information at one place – Citrix KB article

StoreFront

• Download Citrix Receiver 2.6.7 for HTML5

Receiver

• Download Citrix Receiver 12.9.1 for Mac
  • To re-enable the auto update feature you have to manually upgrade to Citrix Receiver 13.9.1 for Mac – Tweet from René Bigler

NetScaler

• Download Citrix NetScaler Release (Maintenance Phase) 11.1 Build 58.13
• NetScaler GA, 2019 releases onwards will not support Classic Policies and features

XenMobile

• Download XenMobile Server 10.8.0 Rolling Patch 2
• What’s new in Citrix XenMobile Cloud Service 10.18.6 – Deploy PowerShell scripts to managed Windows Desktops and Tablets – Citrix Docs

VMware

• vSphere 6.5 Update 2 is now available – VMware Blog Post

Microsoft

• Download Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 1803

Other

• How to upgrade your NVIDIAVirt vGPU License server and Drivers to the 6.0/March 2018 software release on xenserver and VDA – a guide and some lessons learned – Rasmus Raun-Nielsen

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Interesting EUC items from last week:

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Seems that Citrix HDX Policies are now shown correctly in the GPMC Settings tab as per XenApp 7.15 LTSR CU2 – Tweet from Rasmus Raun-Nielsen

App Layering (Unidesk)

• Citrix Profile Streaming is not compatible with Citrix App Layering Elastic Layers – Citrix Discussions

HDX

• Download Citrix Connection Quality Indicator updated April 25 – Citrix KB article

WEM/Profile Management

• Citrix Profile Management deleting registry keys and causing black screen on logon to Windows 2016? – Citrix Discussions

Receiver

• Citrix Receiver auto-update is broken due to expired certificate – manually install certificate from article, or manually update to 4.12 when released – Citrix KB article

XenMobile

• Citrix Secure Mail for iOS supports rich text signatures – Citrix Docs

Citrix Cloud

• New checks in Citrix Smart Check – StoreFront, PVS, License Server – Citrix Docs

VMware

• Download VMware Tools 10.2.1 – fixes Guest VM ports exhausted – download VMware Tools 10.2.1 instead of VMware Tools 10.2.0
• New Release: VMware PowerCLI 10.1.0 – vSphere 6.7 support

Microsoft

• “Because of a bug, the RDSH role was missing in previous releases of Windows Server 2019 – this build fixes that.” – Microsoft Blog
• Office 2016 Administrative Template files (ADMX/ADML) updated April 26

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Interesting EUC items from last week:

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Download XenApp 7.15 LTSR / XenDesktop 7.15 LTSR, Cumulative Update 2 – All Editions

Provisioning Services

• Download Citrix Provisioning Services 7.15.3 (in 7.15 LTSR CU2)

StoreFront

• Download Receiver 2.6.6 for HTML5 – fixes only

NetScaler

• Download NetScaler Release (Feature Phase) 12.0 Build 57.24 – replaces 12.0 build 57.19

NetScaler MAS

• Download NetScaler MAS Release (Feature Phase) 12.0 Build 57.24

NetScaler Gateway

• Windows and MAC Supported Applications by OPSWAT Version 4 for NetScaler EPA Scans – v4 is in 12.0 build 57 and laterWindows and MAC Supported Applications by OPSWAT Version 4 for NetScaler EPA Scans – v4 is in 12.0 build 57 and later – Citrix KB article
• Citrix NetScaler Unified Gateway – using HDX & nFactor – 53 minute YouTube video

ShareFile

• Download ShareFile StorageZones Controller 5.3 – security fixes

VMware

• VMware Horizon is not compatible with vSphere 6.7 at this time – VMware Knowledgebase Article
• Introducing VMware vSphere 6.7! – VMware Blog Post
• Download VMware NSX SD-WAN Edge by VeloCloud 3.2.0

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For a list of updates at carlstalhood.com, see the Detailed Change Log.

Interesting EUC items from last week:

WEM/Profile Management

• Citrix Workspace Environment Management (WEM) Agent fails to work when Windows 10 is upgraded to Windows 10 v1709 – uninstall and reinstall – issue 10 – Citrix KB article

XenMobile

• Download Updated XenMobile MDX files for 10.8.10 iOS apps V2 Released 9 Apr 2018

Citrix Cloud

• Citrix Workspace experience (cloud portal) is supported in some Receivers, including Azure AD authentication – Citrix Docs
• Citrix Unveils Gateway Service with Secure and Single Sign-On to SaaS, Enterprise Web & VDI Apps – Citrix Blog Post

Microsoft

• Announcing Windows Admin Center: Our reimagined management experience – Microsoft Blog Post

VMware

• Download VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.7.0

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For a list of updates at carlstalhood.com, see the Detailed Change Log.

Interesting EUC items from last week:

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Where to Find XenApp 6.5 Features in XenApp & XenDesktop 7 – Citrix Blog Post

VDA

• When you upgrade Citrix VDA to the current release (e.g. VDA 7.17), any GPO settings created under HKLM\Software\Policies\Citrix are deleted – run gpupdate /force – Citrix KB article

App Layering (Unidesk)

• Download Citrix App Layering 4.10
• What’s new in Citrix App Layering 4.10 – Windows 10 1709 support – Citrix Docs

WEM/Profile Management

• WEM 4.6 multiple configuration set issues after upgrade – private fix – Citrix Discussions
• Start Menu icons are missing with Citrix 7.15 CU1 UPM. Disabling UPM or using UPM 7.15 fixes the issue – “by design”? – Citrix KB article

Receiver

• Win + G Pop Up Citrix Receiver Launching Apps/Desktops – HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AllowGameDVR (DWORD) = 0 – Citrix KB article

NetScaler

• Download NetScaler Release (Maintenance Phase) 11.1 Build 57.11/57.13 – 57.13 replaces 57.11
• NetScaler Master Class April 2018 – HA, and SDX – YouTube

NetScaler Gateway

• Citrix EDT to Azure VDAs? Reduce MTU to 1400 or less – Citrix Discussions

XenMobile

• What’s new in XenMobile Cloud Service 10.18.4 – more Chromebook policies – Citrix Docs
• Download Citrix XenMobile Mail Manager (XMM) 10.1.2 Released 2-APR-2018
• What’s new in XenMobile Mail Manager 10.1.2 – Citrix Docs

VMware

• Quick-Start Tutorial for VMware User Environment Manager – 130 page document
• [Deep Dive] New Features in AirWatch 9.3 & Identity Manager 3.2 – VMware Blog Post
• How to enable VMware Horizon Watermark on RDSH – login script to launch vdimark.exe
• Good explanation of Workload Optimization in vROps 6.7
• VMware vRealize Suite Technical Guides – bunch of videos
• VeloCloud SD-WAN by VMware introduction – Packet Pushers

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For a list of updates at carlstalhood.com, see the Detailed Change Log.

Interesting EUC items from last week:

WEM/Profile Management

• Download Citrix Workspace Environment Management 4.6
• What’s new in Workspace Environment Management 4.6 – Citrix Docs
• Citrix WEM 4.6 can deliver icons from StoreFront store – James Kindon
• How to configure, deploy, and troubleshoot StoreFront-based assigned application actions in Citrix Workspace Environment Management (WEM)
• For multiple users on RDSH, configure Citrix WEM to merge App Security (AppLocker) rules instead of replacing the existing rules

StoreFront

• Download Citrix Receiver 2.6.5 for HTML5 – multi-monitor is now supported

NetScaler

• Citrix NetScaler Update – Deep Dive Into TLS 1.3 – recorded CUGC webinar

NetScaler Gateway

• The Microsoft Edge browser on Windows 10 is not supported with the NetScaler Gateway 11.1/12.0 VPN Plugin

XenMobile

• Download XenMobile Server 10.8.0 Rolling Patch 1 – fix for not detecting changes to AD group membership
• What’s new in XenMobile Cloud Service – Screen Sharing, G Suite Partner access to manage Chrome, Win10 Application Guard policy, iOS 11.3 restrictions

VMware

• Download VMware OS Optimization Tool released March 30
• Download VMware Tools 10.2.5 – vmxnet3 driver update, fix for View 6
• Download VMware Horizon View 6.2.6 Standard – Win10 1709 support

Other

• NVIDIA GRID 6 – XenMotion (but not vMotion), 4K resolution in cheaper license, Tesla V100 support – Documentation

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For a list of updates at carlstalhood.com, see the Detailed Change Log.

Interesting EUC items from last week:

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Not able to roam ICA Session when using VMware App Volumes – Citrix KB article

Receiver

• Download Receiver 12.9 for Mac
• Download Citrix Receiver 13.9.1 for Linux

NetScaler

• It’s recommended not to use the NetScaler 11.1 Build 57.11 – wait for build 58 – Citrix KB article
• NetScaler SDX 12.0 build 57 changes SSL Chips to Asymmetric Crypto Units – Citrix Docs

NetScaler Gateway

• NetScaler Smart Control policies and ICA policies do not work if DTLS is enabled – Citrix Docs
• NetScaler SSL VPN Client IP Pool (IIP) Traffic Flow and Routing Diagrams – Citrix KB article

Other

• GA version of the PVS plugin for Nutanix AHV

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For a list of updates at carlstalhood.com, see the Detailed Change Log.

Here are some EUC items I found interesting last week. For more immediate updates, follow me at http://twitter.com/cstalhood.

For a list of updates at carlstalhood.com, see the Detailed Change Log.

 

NetScaler

• Troubleshooting NetScaler High Availability (HA) and Sync Cheat Sheet
• Unable to create new Cipher Group in NetScaler 12.0 57.19 – wait for build 58, or downgrade
• NetScaler Policies with GSLB Wildcard Location expressions not getting a hit on build 11.1-53.11 and above – re-enable from CLI

 Citrix Cloud

• Citrix Cloud XA/XD Service has new REST APIs for Delivery Groups – and Application Instance Prediction – Citrix Docs

VMware

• Download VMware App Volumes 2.13.3
• Download VMware Identity Manager 3.2

Microsoft

• Using SysPrep CopyProfile for the “Start Menu” isn’t supported – use group policy and XML instead – TechNet Blogs