Author: Carl Stalhood

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.

 

VDA

• Workaround for Windows 2016 Start menu blank icons with Citrix 7.15 CU1 – HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ImmersiveShell\StateStore\ResetCache (REG_DWORD) = 1 – Citrix Discussions

App Layering (Unidesk)

• Detailed guide on using Citrix App Layering 4.8 with Azure – Office 365 layer too – Christiaan Brinkhoff

StoreFront

• Download Citrix Receiver 2.6.2 for HTML5 Release Date: Jan 23, 2018

Receiver

• Citrix Receiver 4.10: Adaptive Transport Fall back from TCP to UDP shows SSL error when Reconnecting session via NetScaler 11.1 – fix = NetScaler 12. Workaround = Disable SmartControl and HDX Insight (AppFlow) on NetScaler 11.1 – Citrix KB article

NetScaler

• How to configure NetScaler nFactor with step-up authentication – i.e. one website needs single factor, other website needs multi-factor – useful for Unified Gateway – Citrix KB article
• NetScaler nFactor Login Schema: how to extract second password instead of first – -passwdExpression “HTTP.REQ.BODY(1000).SET_TEXT_MODE(URLENCODED).TYPECAST_NVLIST_T(\’=\’,\’&\’).VALUE(\”passwd1\”).DECODE_USING_TEXT_MODE”- Citrix KB article

NetScaler Gateway

• NetScaler Gateway 12.0-56 can fail when AppFlow is enabled, and when a VPN user tries to launch any application – fix is available from NetScaler Gateway 12.0 57.x build onwards – Citrix KB article

XenMobile

• Migrate XenMobile from on-premises to XenMobile Service in the Citrix Cloud without re-enrollment – 50 minute recorded webinar
• Citrix XenMobile Mail Manager 10.x documentation seems to have been greatly expanded – Citrix Docs

VMware

• VMware App Volumes 2.13.2 released! This release includes important updates and bug fixes – VMware Docs
• No longer able to see C:\SnapVolumesTemp using File Explorer – an issue in App Volumes 2.13.1 and App Volumes 2.13.2. Fix is coming in App Volumes 2.13.3 – VMware Communities
• Production Support for VMware Horizon 7.4, 7.3.2, and 7.2 with Win 10 1709 Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) – Composer issue fixed in 7.4.
• Download VMware ThinApp 5.2.3 – Support for Windows 10 Creators Update and Windows Server 2016
• VMware NSX for vSphere End-User Computing Design Guide 1.2 – 101 pages

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.

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Updated Visio stencils for Citrix – Additions include XenApp XenDesktop logon process diagrams, Citrix Cloud services for NetScaler, Smart Tools, App Layering, etc. – Citrix Daniel Feller

VDA

• Are you experiencing Random Disconnects with XenApp/XenDesktop 7.16 on Server 2016? There’s a patch available. – Citrix KB article

Provisioning Services

• Citrix Provisioning Services supports Windows 10 v1709 with two known issues – can’t uninstall target device software – Win10 x86 can’t boot in Private Mode – Citrix KB article
• Sortable and filterable view of all your Citrix XenApp XenDesktop v7.7+Provisioning Services devices with corresponding info from Delivery Controllers and AD too. E.g. easily find devices overdue reboots or booted off wrong disk versions – Guy Leech

Receiver

• Download Citrix Receiver 12.8.1 for Mac

NetScaler

• NetScaler nsconmsg Commands Cheat Sheet – Citrix KB article
• In NetScaler 12.0 56.20, any certificate with a private key is classified as both a server and client certificate (more than one type) – unknown certificates can be seen in the Unknown Certificates bucket – Citrix KB article
• NetScaler in Cisco ACI’s Cloud Orchestrator Mode – APIC version 3.1 simplifies L4-L7 integrations by abstracting configuration complexity through standardized parameters – Citrix Docs

NetScaler MAS

• Upgrade to NetScaler MAS 12.0 56.x to resolve Truncated and Non-descriptive MAS Alert Email/Event Messages – Citrix KB article
• What’s new in NetScaler MA Cloud Service January 18, 2018 – import a certificate from one instance and apply it to others – for HA pair: upgrade one node, wait, then upgrade other – and more features … – Citrix Docs
• 56 minute video overview of Citrix NetScaler MAS – YouTube

XenMobile

• Migrate from XenMobile on-prem to XenMobile cloud without re-enrollment – Citrix Blog Post

Citrix Cloud

• Citrix Cloud XenApp and XenDesktop Service Architecture Poster – Citrix Daniel Feller
• Scalability of XenApp and XenDesktop Cloud Service Local Host Cache with Citrix Cloud Connector – recommend 3 Cloud Connector VMs (4 vCPU each) for no more than 5,000 workstations or 500 server VDAs – Citrix Docs

VMware

• Download VMware Horizon Toolbox 7.4 – Horizon 7.4 support
• VMware NSX 6.4 – Identity Firewall (IDFW) now supports user sessions on remote desktop and application servers (RDSH) sharing a single IP address

Other

• NVIDIA GRID Security Updates for CPU Speculative Side Channel Vulnerabilities
• Download Nutanix XenDesktop MCS Plugin for AHV 1.1.3.0 released Jan 17, 2018
• Free unlimited users Login VSI license expiring March 31 to test the impact of Meltdown and Spectre patches on Citrix and Horizon environments

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.

 

VDA

• Citrix VDA Commandline Installer Helper Tool – Citrix Blog Post

App Layering (Unidesk)

• Download Citrix App Layering 4.8 – Office 365 User Layers, Export/Import Layers

HDX

• Challenges of DPI Scaling for high resolution displays in Citrix – Citrix Blog Post

WEM/Profile Management

• UPM 7.16 has a Large File Handling feature (for .ost files) – CTA James Rankin on Twitter
• Install Citrix WEM on Windows Server Core – James Kindon

Receiver

• Download Citrix Receiver 4.9.1000 and HDX RealTime Media Engine 2.4 for Windows bundle
• New guide: Delivering Microsoft Skype for Business to XenApp and XenDesktop Users

NetScaler Gateway

• How to have a random Background Image on NetScaler Gateway Page – rewrite “\”/logon/themes/background_images/desktop_\”+ sys.RANDOM.MUL(7).ADD(1).TYPECAST_NUM_AT+\”.jpg\””  – Citrix KB article

Citrix Cloud

• Slide deck from Citrix CTP Paul Stansel Geek Speak: Real-world partner experiences with customer cloud migrations – Azure, Citrix Cloud, limitations, lessons learned

Other

• NVIDIA virtual GPU software 5.2 (384.111/386.09) January 2018

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.

 

XenApp/XenDesktop

• For XenDesktop Local Host Cache to work correctly, the PowerShell execution policy on each Controller must be set to RemoteSigned, Unrestricted, or Bypass – Citrix Docs
• Starting Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop 7.16 after cloning the DDC the STA ID will be re-generated if the MAC address changes – Citrix KB article

VDA

• Hotfix ServerVDACoreWX64_7_16_001 – For VDA Core Services 7.16 for Windows Server OS (64-bit) – When a computer policy refresh occurs, random user sessions might disconnect – Citrix KB article

HDX

• Citrix EDT resulted in about 15% more bandwidth consumption on average compared to TCP – Citrix Blog Post
• Some technical details on the Browser Content Redirection feature introduced in Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop 7.16 – Citrix Blog Post

WEM/Profile Management

• Citrix WEM Advanced Guidance–Part 2: User Interaction – agent launch, agent actions, agent UI, printing – James Kindon
• FTA with SetUserFTA and WEM – James Kindon
• XenApp Optimization, new in Citrix Profile Management 7.16 – uses Microsoft UE-V templates – CTA George Spiers

StoreFront

• How To Add a Server Identifier to the Citrix StoreFront Page Footer – should work for both Receiver for Web and Receiver for Windows 4.4 and above – Citrix Blog Post
• Add a EULA Checkbox to Citrix StoreFront logon page – CTP Sam Jacobs and Rich Minichiello
• Download Citrix Receiver 2.6.1 for HTML5 – custom cursors on Microsoft Edge browser

Receiver

• Download Citrix Receiver 4.10.1 for Windows – context menu fix, high DPI disabled by default
• Citrix Receiver Auto Updates – HDX RTME for Skype for Windows is included in Citrix Receiver updates – Citrix Docs
• Receiver for iOS in mid-January requires reconfiguration of any client certificates and RSA tokens due to being signed with Zenprise certificate – Citrix KB article

NetScaler MAS

• What’s new in NetScaler MA Cloud Service released December 28, 2017  – export Network Functions reports, exclude default certificates from SSL Dashboard, SSL Insight – Citrix Docs

NetScaler Gateway

• “nsconmsg -d current -g pol_hits” doesn’t apply to Advanced Policies – Try “nsconmsg -d current -g pcb_hits” or “nsconmsg -d current -g _hits” – Citrix Discussions
• How to Configure NetScaler Gateway Authorization Policies for RDP Proxy – REQ.HTTP.URL CONTAINS 10.107.202.67″ ALLOW (TCP rule doesn’t work) – Citrix KB article

XenMobile

• The End of Life (EOL) lifecycle date for Citrix QuickEdit for XenMobile is September 1, 2018 – Citrix Docs
• The End of Life (EOL) lifecycle date for XenMobile Secure Notes is September 1, 2018 – Citrix Docs

VMware

• Download VMware Horizon 7.4.0 Standard
• What’s New in VMware Horizon 7.4 & Horizon Client 4.7 – VMware Blog Post
• Download VMware Horizon Clients 4.7
• Download VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon 6.5.1
• Download VMware User Environment Manager 9.3.0
• VMware Horizon Unified Access Gateway Endpoint Compliance Checks – video describing the feature and how to enable it

Other

• Several new Citrix monitoring features in eG 6.3 – Citrix Cloud, EDT protocol, GPO processing time, Outlook addin slowness, Linux VDAs, 7.16 support, connection quality

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.

 

VDA

• Citrix advises holding off on putting the 7.16 VDA into production until you have obtained the fix for LC8937 – Citrix Discussions

WEM/Profile Management

• Powershell Module for Citrix WEM – Part 2 – GPO Import and more – Arjan Mensch

StoreFront

• Citrix Storefront – Add a help button to your Storefront UI – Trentent Tye

NetScaler

• What new SSL features are included in NetScaler 12.0.56.15 release – ECC on backend, 4K cert on backend, DTLS on backend, chacha20 support, unknown certs, and … – Citrix KB article
• NetScaler 12.0 FR3 Traffic Management Enhancements Centered Around Monitors, Persistence and Service Groups – it’s weird they changed the UI without changing the version number – Citrix KB article

XenMobile

• Citrix Cloud XenMobile Service Onboarding Handbook – 28-page PDF – requirements for NetScaler, Citrix Cloud connector, ShareFile, etc.

Other

• Upgrading to Nutanix AOS 5.5? Please upgrade your Citrix AHV MCS plugin to 1.1.2.0. NOS 5.5 supports TLS1.2 only and MCS 1.1.2.0 supports that. (The plugin was released in Sept) – CTP Kees Baggerman

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.

 

VDA

• XenApp/XenApp 7.16 Server 2016 random disconnects – Citrix is aware of the issue
• Several new Citrix Linux VDA articles describing new features – shadowing, ICA SSL, language inputs, Session Reliability

App Layering (Unidesk)

• Citrix App Layering: “Some recent Windows 10 update from Microsoft is introducing new filesystem stuff which they have not used before.” “Our NTFS tools simply can’t handle the data we’re getting in.” – Citrix Discussions

HDX

• Remote Display Analyzer 2.0 released – RDP, Blast, PCoIP, HDX, NVIDIA GPU, H.265, Transparent mode – Bram Wolfs
• HDX Adaptive Transport – it is recommended to upgrade to Citrix Receiver for Windows 4.10. Older Citrix Receivers might experience fragmentation issues with DTLS – Citrix Docs

WEM/Profile Management

• Powershell to auto create WEM applications based on existing start menu! – Arjan Mensch

StoreFront

• Citrix Storefront – Default to “Store” view if you have no favourited app’s – Trentent Tye

Receiver

• Download Citrix HDX RealTime Optimization Pack 2.4 for Microsoft Skype® for Business LTSR
• Download Citrix HDX RealTime Media Engine 2.4 for Microsoft Skype® for Business LTSR
• You can update the RealTime Connector and RealTime Media Engine in any order. An end user can update the RealTime Media Engine on their device to version 2.4 before you update the RealTime Connector on the server – Citrix Docs

NetScaler

• Download NetScaler Release (Feature Phase) 12.0 Build 56.20 – 4096-bit keys on back end, VPX Express license built in, authorization policies for ICMP, DTLS on back end (VDA), HTTP/2 on back end

NetScaler MAS

• Download NetScaler MAS Release (Feature Phase) 12.0 Build 56.20

NetScaler Gateway

• EPA scan is to be configured as EPA factor in n-factor authentication –  EPA requires NetScaler Enterprise Edition for nFactor? – Citrix Docs

XenMobile

• What’s new in XenMobile Cloud Service 10.7.5 – Monitor tab, Windows AutoPilot, Lost iOS lock screen message, Android for Work: Restrictions, Updates, dangerous Permissions
• Citrix Director for XenMobile Cloud Service – Citrix Blog Post

XenServer

• Several new Citrix articles describing new XenServer 7.3 features – tagged mgmt VLAN, BIOS strings, Changed Block Tracking, IPv4 Multicast

Citrix Cloud

• Citrix Smart Tools Blueprint catalog renamed to Checks and Blueprints with Custom Checks on top – Smart Check

VMware

• Download VMware vCenter Server 6.5 U1d
• [Deep Dive] Unified Endpoint Management in VMware AirWatch 9.2 & FP01 – VMware Blog Post
• VMware Identity Manager 3.0 Deep Dive – YouTube

Microsoft

• 54-page post on new Windows 10 1803 features

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.

 

Citrix

• New Citrix in December 2017 – XenServer 7.3 (Changed Block Tracking), Skype Pack 2.4 (LTSR), Secure Browser Service, Google Cloud Platform support, Oracle Cloud Marketplace, Nutanix Workspace Appliance, … – Citrix Blog Post

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Random disconnects in XenDesktop 7.16? – Citrix Discussions

VDA

• XenApp 7.15 CU1 – Blank Icons in Start Menu – Citrix Discussions
• Citrix recommends XenApp/XenDesktop 7.15 Cumulative Update 1 to pilot Windows 10 v1709 as a VDA – Citrix KB article
• Citrix VDA Health Assistant v1.5.0.57 Updated Date: Dec 12, 2017 – Citrix KB article
• Start Menu typing slow on Win10 VDA with NVIDIA GPU enabled – fixed in newer NVIDIA VIB (ESXi) and Driver – Citrix KB article

Provisioning Services

• Citrix Provisioning Services does not provide support for Windows 10 Fall Creator (v1709) – Citrix Docs

StoreFront

• Convert Citrix StoreFront Details links to stars based on subscription status – Citrix Blog Post

Receiver

• Receiver 4.10: users not able to click on certain context menu items or select items in a combo box – Some problem apps: IE Favorite menu bar, SCCM console context menu, Outlook – downgrade to 4.9 – Citrix KB article
• Download Citrix Receiver 12.8 for Mac
• HDX 3D Pro Performance comparison of Citrix Receiver for Mac 12.7 with Citrix Receiver for Mac 12.8 – YouTube

NetScaler

• TLS Padding Oracle Vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler Application Delivery Controller (ADC) and NetScaler Gateway – updated builds for 10.5, 11.0, 11.1, and 12.0 – Citrix KB article

NetScaler Gateway

• In ICA proxy mode, when user logs out from StoreFront the logout does not trigger on NetScaler Gateway or on the IDP – not supported at this time – Citrix KB article

XenMobile

• Download Updated XenMobile MDX files for 10.7.20 public apps (Secure Mail, Secure Web and ShareFile for IOS & Android, and QuickEdit for Android)
• You can now preview attachments (MS Office and images) in enMobile Secure Mail in-app, rather than by opening it using third-party apps, such as QuickEdit – Citrix Docs
• Citrix Mobility Master Class: Security and Workflow Deep Dive – YouTube

ShareFile

• Download ShareFile Drive Mapper 3.10.103.0 released Dec 13, 2017
• Download ShareFile StorageZones Controller 5.2 – Google Cloud Platform

XenServer

• Download XenServer 7.3 Enterprise Edition – Tech Preview of XenMotion for vGPU
• With the release of Citrix XenServer 7.3, customers utilizing the free version of XenServer will no longer have access to the following features – Citrix Licensing FAQ – XenServer.org
• You can access the consoles of Citrix VDA 7.16 machines hosted on XenServer Version 7.3 and later directly from Director 7.16 – Citrix Docs

Citrix Cloud

• Citrix Workspace is now available for new XenApp and XenDesktop Cloud Service customers – Citrix Docs

VMware

• Download VMware Tools 10.2.0 – several graphics fixes
• With the release of iOS 11, individually purchased devices can now join a DEP account using Apple Configurator 2 – VMware Blog Post

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

 

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Download Citrix XenApp 7.15 LTSR / XenDesktop 7.15 LTSR, Cumulative Update 1 (7.15.1000)
  • Fixed issues in XenApp and XenDesktop 7.15 LTSR Cumulative Update 1 (CU1) – Citrix Docs
  • Citrix LTSR Assistant v1.6.0.97 updated with support for XenApp and XenDesktop Long Term Service Release (LTSR) 7.15 CU1 – Citrix KB article
• Rasmus Raun-Nielsen performs some CPU analysis of XenDesktop 7.16 Browser Content Redirection, including client-side GPU – LinkedIn
• Citrix In-session Watermark Technical Preview – Citrix Blog Post

 VDA

• Download Citrix Optimizer v1.1.0.32 – Citrix KB article
• VDA optimization is by default included on VDA upgrades – can’t uncheck the optimization option – Maximum Event Log size will reduce to 1.028MB – Citrix KB article

App Layering

• Download Citrix App Layering 4.7 – Windows 10 1703 support

WEM/Profile Management

• Download Citrix Workspace Environment Management 4.5 – App Security (AppLocker), SDK PowerShell modules, SQL AlwaysOn support, user-centric Process optimization history
• On Windows 10 1709, Citrix Profile Management 7.16 resolves !CTX_OSNAME! to Win10RS2 instead of Win10RS3

 Receiver

• New Citrix Receiver virtual channel to help with AppFlow processing – Citrix KB article
• Download Citrix Receiver 13.8 for Linux

 NetScaler Gateway

• Newer NetScaler 12.x builds in Q4 2017 will have DTLS = On by default – 11.1.55.10 or 12.0.53.6 builds contain some important DTLS fixes – Citrix KB article

NetScaler MAS

• What’s new in NetScaler MA Cloud Service December 07, 2017 – stylebook dependency viewer, YAML editor – Citrix Docs

 NetScaler SD-WAN

• NetScaler Master Class December 2017 – SD-WAN – YouTube

 XenMobile

• Download XenMobile Server 10.7 Rolling Patch 2 – Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL – Citrix KB article
• Order of XenMobile timeouts – Forced Time Out (NetScaler Gateway Session policies) > Background Service Ticket > Session Timeout (NetScaler Gateway OS session policies) > Max Offline Period (MDX app) > Inactivity Timer (Client Properties on XMS) – Citrix KB article

 Citrix Cloud

• Building Citrix Cloud Workspace Solutions in Microsoft Azure – 1.5 hour recorded webinar at CUGC

VMware

• VMware Horizon 7.x/6.x Windows 10 Semi Annual Channel support FAQ – VMware Knowledgebase Article
• Download VMware Identity Manager (Workspace ONE) 3.1