Author: Carl Stalhood

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

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Citrix Acquires Norskale – UEM, CPU/Memory/IO optimization – Citrix Blog Post
  • Overview of Norskale – 42 minute YouTube video
• Measurement comparison of Thinwire Plus and H.264 on various client devices and NetScaler – CTP Sacha Thomet
• Citrix IMA Helper – helps with XenApp 6.5 IMA startup issues – Citrix KB article
• KB articles:
  • Users may Experience Profile Corruption, Slow Logons or Unexpected Behaviour if using Profiles from Differing Windows Version as Roaming or UPM profiles
  • Windows Modern Apps are not Launching with #Citrix Profile Management Enabled – registry permissions issue – Citrix KB article
  • App Readiness Service causes 10 second logon delay – Citrix KB article
• Breaking Out of Citrix and other Restricted Desktop Environments – several techniques – Pen Test Partners
• Can’t add Controller to farm using AlwaysOn Availability Group – Hal Lange

StoreFront

• Download Receiver 4.4.2000 for Windows LTSR – Cumulative Update 2
• How to Create and Configure a Store via PowerShell – Citrix KB article
• Citrix explains the StoreFront 3.6 interface for aggregating farms – Citrix Blog Post

NetScaler

• Download NetScaler Gateway 11.0 Build 68.10 – several AppFlow fixes
• How to Configure a full VPN Setup on a NetScaler Gateway Appliance – with videos
• Recording of NetScaler Master Class September 2016 – 2 hour YouTube video
• Multiple Security Vulnerabilities in Lights Out Management (LOM) firmware – update your firmware – Citrix KB article
• NetScaler MAS high availability deployment info – Citrix Docs
• KB articles:
  • How to Copy a Portal Theme from the Device running version 11.0 to another Device running 11.0
  • Good explanation of Forcedtimeout option in AAA Session Policies

XenServer

• XenServer Multiple Security Updates – Citrix KB article
• Recommended Updates for XenServer Hotfixes
  • For XenServer 7, Hotfix 12 replaces Hotfix 8
  • For XenServer 6.5, Hotfix 38 replaces Hotfix 34

XenMobile

• Download MDX Toolkit 10.3.10
• Download Worx Apps 10.3.10 – iOS 10, Android N support – QuickEdit for Android
• Download XenMobile Server 10.3.6 Rolling Patch 2
• Worx Home Changes (VPN) on iOS 10 – Citrix Docs
• Android N no longer allows user-added certificate authorities (CAs)
• How to change XenMobile Certificate deployment from SHA1 to SHA256 – 30 page PDF – Citrix Blog Post

Citrix Other

• Download DesktopPlayer for Windows and Mac 2.2

VMware

• Download VMware Mirage 5.8.1

Microsoft

• How to Create mandatory user profiles in Windows 10 – TechNet
• Manage connections from Windows operating system components to Microsoft services – long TechNet article – updated for Windows 10 1607 and Windows 2016

Other

• ControlUp XenDesktop Broker Integration – ControlUp Blog
• Use ControlUp Script Based Action to launch a VMware Remote Console to a VM – Trentent Tye
• Does WebEx Support Citrix? – WebEx KB article

Here are some EUC items I found interesting last week:

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Windows 10 Optimization Guide – Citrix KB article
• Registry keys to fix Citrix Client Drive Mapping on Windows 10 Anniversary – Citrix KB article
• For Windows 10/2016, if deleting locally cached profiles, configure UPM with 40 second logoff delay – Citrix KB article
• Download CDFControl – updated Aug 31, 2016
• Use Excel Power Pivot to connect to Citrix Director oData feed – Citrix KB article

Receiver

• Download Receiver for Linux 13.4 – YouTube video showing new features
• Resetting Receiver on RDSH disconnects sessions for all users – Citrix Discussions

StoreFront

• Enabling StoreFront Aggregation Groups breaks subscriptions – Citrix Blog Post
• PowerShell Script to launch Published Application from Storefront Receiver for Web – Stan Czerno

NetScaler

• 2016 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Application Delivery Controllers
• NetScaler Gateway 11.0 build 67+ probes StoreFront VIP before connecting – Citrix KB article

Provisioning Services

• Use Windows Backup to Reverse Image from PvS – Jan Hendriks

XenServer

• How to Enable XenTools Windows Update on Existing Virtual Machines – uninstall XenTools, xe vm-param-set, reinstall XenTools 7 – Citrix KB article

XenMobile

• Download XenMobile Rebranding Assets – icons, logos – click “new assets”
• Download Updated MDX Toolkit for Windows Phone
• Download Updated Worx Apps for Windows Phone

VMware

• What’s New–Horizon 7.0.2 – Sean Massey
• Technical explanation of Horizon Instant Clone Technology and its benefits and limitations – 18 page VMware Technical Paper
• Load Balancing Access Point – protocols, session affinity, health monitoring – Mark Benson at VMware Communities
• VMware Access Point RSA SecurID Authentication Setup – 25 minute video from Mark Benson
• vROps 6.3 can filter SNMP Alerts – Simon Eady
• vRealize Operations Manager 6.3 Sizing Guidelines – VMware KB article
• Workspace ONE Reference Architecture: Validated Integration Design – 70 page VMware Technical Paper

Microsoft

• Email desktop alerts aren’t displayed in Outlook on Windows Server 2012 R2 – known problem – Microsoft KB article
• Microsoft does not recommend enabling Access-Based Enumeration – TechNet Blog
• CTA Rory Monaghan’s App-V Sequencing Guide

Here are some EUC items I found interesting last week:

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Citrix SCOM Packs – configure aggregation retention times in the OperationsManagerDW database – DW database size – Citrix Blog Post
• Ultimate Desktop Virtualization and Application Remoting Best Practices – 1 hr YouTube Video from CTP Ruben Spruijt, Citrix Nick Rintalan, CTP Helge Klein

Receiver

• Windows 10 Anniversary Update (v1607) – Citrix Known Issues – updating the OS breaks client drives and Single Sign-on
• Single-click interpreted as a double click in latest Windows 10? – Citrix Discussions
• Client Selective Trust ADM rewritten as an ADMX file – Citrix Discussions
• Receiver for iOS doesn’t work with SOCKS Proxy for AppFlow? – Citrix Discussions

NetScaler

• Download Command Center 5.2 Build 46.7
• Download free NetScaler CPX Express – container version free up to 20 Mbps

XenMobile

• Download MDX Toolkit 10.3.9
• Download XenMobile Worx Apps 10.3.9
• Download ShareFile Drive Mapper – updated Aug 19 – fixes large file transfers
• Download ShareFile Worx clients – Android and iOS updated Aug 26

XenServer

• Recommended Updates for XenServer Hotfixes – now includes 6.5 SP1 Hotfix 31 and 35

VMware

• VMware Windows OS Optimization Tool Guide – 38 page PDF
• VMware App Volumes 2.11 Technical FAQ: Newly Updated – VMware Blog Post
• How to save only profile data for writable volumes in App Volumes 2.11 – assign template_uia_plus_profile, avoid admin rights to prevent app installs – VMware KB article
• StacksWare provides real-time monitoring of App Volumes applications – VMware Blog Post
• Download VMware vRealize Operations 6.3 – screenshots of new features
• Error: “Fault Module: ntdll.dll” when starting vCenter Server on Windows – increase ThreadStackSizeKb in vpxd.cfg – VMware KB article

Microsoft

• Disable Welcome to Microsoft Edge page and default browser prompt in Windows 10 1607 – 4sysops
• Migrate from VMware to Hyper-V for only the cost of Software Assurance – TechNet
• Customize Windows 10 Start Screen and Optimize for Higher User Density – CTP Eric Haavarstein

Other

• New monitoring API/SDK in NVIDIA GRID August 2016 – NVIDIA Rachel Berry
• Nutanix – no Shadow Clones with MCS on AHV, instead it does Copy on Read – CTP Kees Baggerman

Here are some EUC items I found interesting last week:

XenApp/XenDesktop

• AppDisk fails if “&” in app publisher’s name – Citrix Discussions
• Tips for getting XenDesktop to work on AWS – Citrix Discussions
• Linux VDA Graphics Configuration and Troubleshooting – H.264, hardware encoding, tweaks – Citrix KB article
• How to install VDA without installing Telemetry Service – /exclude “Citrix Telemetry Service” – Citrix Discussions

Receiver

• Receiver for Chrome Configuration Options – Citrix Blog Post
• Client Selective Trust broken in Receiver 4.3+, Chrome, NetScaler Gateway on Win7? – Citrix KB article

NetScaler

• Supporting reCaptcha with NetScaler nFactor – Citrix KB article

XenMobile

• Can’t connect a XenMobile 10.3.5 appliance to a 10.3.6 database – Citrix Discussions

VMware

• Download Horizon Toolbox 2.1.2
• Persona Management not working with v6 profiles? – VMware Communities
• Issues with Windows 10 Start Menu in Horizon – VMware Communities
• UEM settings in a mixed environment with Windows 7 and Windows 10 cookies do not transfer – add folders under <LocalAppData>\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\ – VMware KB article
• Identity Manager 2.7 requires 3 appliances for HA – vDelboy

Microsoft

• Windows 7/8.1 now receiving cumulative monthly updates – TechNet Blog
• App-V Sequencer is now in the ADK
• PowerShell on Linux and Open Source!
• Full HA RDS 2016 deployment in Azure IaaS in less than 30 minutes – JSON template – Freek Berson

Other

• Best Practices Guide Nutanix on Cisco UCS C-Series

Here are some EUC items I found interesting last week:

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Interactive Session of Logon Duration in Citrix Director – Explained – Vindhya G – Citrix Software Engineer
• Basic Troubleshooting for AppDisk – Citrix KB article
• Enable Microsoft User Profile Disk on Citrix – CTP Eric Haavarstein
• Citrix Director Features by Edition and Version – Citrix Blog Post

NetScaler

• Download NetScaler Release 11.1 Build 48.10 F
  • Download NetScaler MAS Release 11.1 Build 48.10 F
  • Download NetScaler Insight Center Build 48.10
  • Download SDX Bundle 11.1-48.10 F
• If Outlook 2016, can’t do AAA on NetScaler? – Citrix Discussions
• SCOM NetScaler Management Pack Resource Consumption & Performance – 3 GB of RAM for 14K objects – Citrix Blog Post and Whitepaper
• For 11.0 build 64 and newer, how to configure Kerberos (Negotiate) with NTLM fallback – Citrix KB article
• Link Aggregation Channels Intermittently Flap on NetScaler SDX – upgrade to SVM 11 and XenServer 6.5 – Citrix KB article
• Huge Packet Drops (Tx drops) Observed on NetScaler – don’t use interface 0/1 for data traffic – Citrix KB article
• Comparison of NetScaler TCP Profile settings – Westwood – CTA Marius Sandbu

XenMobile

• Download XenMobile Server 10.3.6 Rolling Patch 1 – security fix, cluster deadlocks
• Introducing WorxMail Attachment Repository – Citrix Blog Post

XenServer

• Download Hotfix XS70E010 – For XenServer 7.0 – replaces hotfix 6
• Recommended Updates for XenServer Hotfixes – includes XenServer 7 hotfixes

VMware

• View Composer VS Instant-Clones – 100 clones deployment comparison – Dwayne Lessner
• Customize Windows 10 Start Menu Layout via UEM – VMware Communities
• Configuring a Horizon Access Point (the easy way) – built-in Swagger UI – Daniel Langenhan at VMware Communities

Microsoft

• Intune Client vs Intune MDM – CTP Aaron Parker
• Offline Files (CSC) to Work Folders Migration Guide – TechNet Blog
• Microsoft to drop Azure RemoteApp in favor of Citrix virtualization technologies – Mary Jo Foley

Other

• Cisco UCS B-Series vSphere Deployment For Tintri VMstore – connect to Appliance ports on FIs – Tintri whitepaper

Here are some EUC items I found interesting last week:

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Download Receiver 12.2 for Mac – works on Mac 10.12 beta – Generic USB Redirection
• Download Receiver 4.4.1002 for Windows – Flash 18/22 fix
• Introducing 7.9 MCS Storage Optimization – new IO caching feature – Citrix Blog Post
• AppDisks aren’t supported on VSAN – Citrix Discussions
• AppDisk with PvS gotchas – Citrix Blog Post
• Remote Display Analyzer for HDX 1.4 released – new Analytics section – Bram Wolfs
• Memory Permission Weakness in Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop – fixed in 7.9 and 6.5 R07, but not fixed in 7.6.1000 – Citrix KB article
• Issue with XenDesktop 7.9 in parent domain and users in child domain – Citrix KB article
• Hotfix DStudioWX64_7_9_001 (Version 7.9.1) For Citrix Studio 7.9 x64 – App-V fix
• Skype for Business 2016 support coming in September – Citrix Discussions
• Universal Print Server printer connections not visible from Devices And Printers on Windows 2012 R2 servers – Microsoft hotfix
• Slow logons after installing XenApp 6.5 Hotfix Rollup Pack 7 – private hotfix – Citrix KB article

NetScaler

• RDP Proxy doesn’t work on 11.1 Enterprise Edition – Citrix KB article
• Configuring AlwaysON on NetScaler 11.1 – CTA Marius Sandbu
• Change background image on NetScaler Admin, NetScaler Gateway, and StoreFront – CTP Eric Haavarstein
• Citrix NetScaler Master Class – August 2016 – 2.4 hour YouTube video
• SHA512 certificates don’t work on TLS 1.2 back-end services – Citrix KB article
• NetScaler MAS Firewall Ports – Unified Logging Format (ULFD) – Citrix Docs

XenMobile

• Download QuickEdit for Android – updated Aug 4
• Citrix and Microsoft to offer XenMobile Office 365 management – TechTarget
• Limitations of MAM-only mode – Citrix Docs

Microsoft

• Windows Server 2016 licensing model – per core instead of per socket – TechNet
• Starting in Windows 10, version 1607, administrators can pin additional apps to the taskbar and remove default pinned apps from the taskbar – TechNet
• Download Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016
• Windows Update for Business Group Policy Changes for Windows 10 1607 – new setting “Select when Feature Updates are received”  – Alan Burchill
• Update to enable WSUS support for Windows 10 feature upgrades – Microsoft hotfix

VMware

• Introducing AirWatch Express – AirWatch Blog
  • Setup – Quick walkthrough the console – Rob Beekmans
• Download VMware vCenter Server 5.5 Update 3e

Other

• EMM enrollment changes in Windows 10 Anniversary – More Info at MSDN
• ControlUp v6.0 beta Release Notes – XenDesktop integration (e.g. Delivery Group monitoring), Hyper-V integration, App Load Time, and more
• What’s new in ControlUp Insights
• Understanding NVIDIA GRID vGPU – how GPUs are virtualized – Sean Massey

Here are some EUC items I found interesting last week:

XenApp/XenDesktop

• VDA Cleanup Utility – updated July 25 – no longer beta
• VMware vSphere Privileges for XenApp/XenDesktop – minimum permissions for different activities (e.g. MCS vs PvS vs power mgmt)
• Several new alerts (e.g. ICA RTT) coming in Director v.Next – Citrix Blog Post
• Citrix LTSR Assistant – updated July 19

StoreFront

• Download Receiver 2.1 for HTML5
• Create an ICA File from Storefront using PowerShell or JavaScript – Github – Ryan Butler
• Set StoreFront Default Language to English – custom script.js edit – Citrix Discussions

NetScaler

• NetScaler and OpenSSL 2016 Vulnerabilities – fixed in NetScaler versions 11.1.47, 11.0.67, and 10.5.63
• NetScaler SDX Multiple Security Updates – affects 10.5 before 58.11, affects 10.1 before 133.9. 11.0 is not affected.
• How to downgrade NetScaler SDX Single Bundle installation using Clean-Install (factory reset) feature – requires newer hardware with larger partition

Provisioning Services

• “delete profiles older than xx days”, Citrix Telemetry Service causing Server 2012 R2 images stuck at “Getting devices ready” – Citrix Discussions
• PVS Reverse Image with VMware vCenter Converter – George Spiers

XenMobile

• WorxMail 10.3.8 Attachment Repository requires custom XML files – installation instructions at Citrix Docs
• Enabling Office 365 Interaction with WorxMail, WorxWeb, and ShareFile – Citrix Docs
• How To Set Worx Home Log Level to 15 – Citrix KB article
• Multiple Favorites/Bookmarks are not visible in WorxWeb – separate them with comma and space – Citrix KB Article
• Citrix Mobility Master Class: XenMobile Tools and What’s New – WorxMail 10.3.8 –  2 hour YouTube video
• What’s coming in XenMobile – MDX apps delivered from App Store, Worx renamed to Secure (e.g. WorxHome = Secure Hub), WorxChat (Secure Chat) Cloud, Microsoft EMS

XenServer

• Citrix XenServer Multiple Security Updates
• Citrix XenServer 7 Master Class – July 2016 – new features in 7, new partition layout, Bitdefender memory introspection – 1 hour YouTube video

VMware

• VMware Identity Manager On-Premises Deployment Considerations – 32 page Technical White Paper

Microsoft

• Windows 10 Upgrade Analytics – OMS feature, based on telemetry data, identifies issues that block upgrades – TechNet
• Step-by-Step SCCM 1606 Upgrade Guide – systemcenterdudes

Here are some EUC items I found interesting last week:

Citrix General

• New Health Check Executive Summary at taas.citrix.com – Citrix Blog Post
  

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Database Sizing Guidance for XenApp/XenDesktop Versions 7.6 Through Current Release – Citrix Docs
• Use 7.9 Application Groups to beta test software without creating new published applications – Citrix Blog Post
  
• Integrate Director Notifications into Custom Apps with Octoblu – use PowerShell to enable WebHook – Citrix Blog Post
• Universal Print Server Load Balancing in XenApp and XenDesktop 7.9 – Citrix Blog Post
• Using Azure Resource Manager in XenApp/XenDesktop v.Next or Cloud – Citrix Blog Post
• PowerShell script to query XenDesktop monitoring database and display session count and total/avg session hours – CTA David Ott

NetScaler

• RDP Proxy not working on NetScaler 11.1 Enterprise Edition? – Citrix Discussions
• HDX Insight Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Guide – Syslog errors, counters – Citrix KB article
• Use Octoblu trigger to run PowerShell script that shows NetScaler vServer status – CTA Dave Brett

XenServer

• Configuring a Nvidia Tesla M60 under Citrix XenServer (and assign a vGPU to a VM) – detailed guide, includes licensing – Jan Hendrik Meier
• XenServer 7.0 Performance Improvements: Parallelised Plug and Unplug VBD Operations in Xenopsd – XenServer Blog

XenMobile

• Download ShareFile Worx clients – iOS updated July 19, Android updated July 21
• Download QuickEdit – updated July 20
• Click to Dial Jabber from WorxMail iOS – how to find Open-in URL for an IOS app – PDF document

VMware

• Download VMware Horizon View 6.2.3 Standard – Release Notes
• VMware App Volumes 2.x with Microsoft Office Products – VMware KB article
• VMware Horizon 7 FAQ
• The Anatomy of an Instant Clone – VCDX Travis Wood

Microsoft

• Plan for Skype for Business in VDI environments – Microsoft recommends Citrix – TechNet
• CTP Aaron Parker explains how to embrace the Windows Store in the Enterprise – Business Store, Azure AD
• Microsoft Passport for Windows is now known as Windows Hello for Business. Enterprise data protection is now known as Windows Information Protection – What’s new in Microsoft Intune at Microsoft Docs
• Office 365 ProPlus Configuration XML Editor – Github
• Controlling Access to Office 365 and Protecting Content on Devices – Office 365 MDM, Conditional Access, Intune MAM without MDM – 19 page document

Other

• Application layering technology cheat sheet – compares layering products – CTP Bas van Kaam
• LoginVSI acquired by Orange

Here are some EUC items I found interesting last week:

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Download Citrix Profile Management 5.4.1 – Release Notes
  • UPM 5.4.1 breaks Director Logon Duration – Workaround – Citrix Discussions
• Workaround for VDA 7.9 and Citrix Group Policy long login time issue – registry keys – Citrix Discussions
• In 5,000 VDA deployment, Citrix SCOM Pack MPXAXDAgent used 24% CPU and 2 GB of RAM – Citrix Blog Post
• Where Did EdgeSight Go in Director 7.9? – Citrix Blog Post
• Script to Resize Citrix AppDisk On vSphere – CTA Shaun Ritchie

NetScaler

• Download NetScaler Release 11.0 Build 67.12
• NetScaler Slack Channel – DM Marius Sandbu for an invite
• Networking SIG: NetScaler 11.1, CPX, plus Management & Analytics – 73 minute video from CTP Jason Samuel, CTA Marius Sandbu, and CTA Dave Brett – CUGC
• Configure Unified Gateway with AAA for internal Enterprise Applications – Citrix KB article

ShareFile

• Download ShareFile StorageZones Controller 4.1 – Documentum Connector
• Download ShareFile Worx clients for use with XenMobile – Android updated July 12
• Information Rights Management for ShareFile – Datasheet
• XenMobile and ADFS as dual IdP for ShareFile SSO – CTP Thomas Kötzing corrects Citrix’s document

Provisioning Services

• Target Devices use PvS server’s time zone – Citrix KB article

VMware

• Download VMware Identity Manager 2.7 – What’s New
• Access Point 2.7 Release Notes – AirWatch and Identity Manager only, no Horizon support
• What’s New in the Workspace ONE App 2.0? – VMware Blog
• Introducing VMware Verify Two-Factor Authentication – free with VMware Identity Manager – VMware Blog
• vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 Reference Poster

Microsoft

• Windows Server 2016 new Current Branch for Business servicing option – Nano only, others are LTSB – Windows Blog
• EMS renamed to Enterprise Mobility + Security – TechNet Blog

Other

• Good explanation of Unidesk 4 – Elastic Layering, Published Layered Images, DR, demo

Here are some EUC items I found interesting last week:

NetScaler

• Cipher/Protocol Support Matrix of NetScaler Appliances – updated for 11.1
• Citrix NetScaler Master Class July 2016 – NetScaler architecture, rundown of new features in 11.1
• Personal Bookmarks are stored in /var/vpn/bookmark – Citrix Discussions
• NetScaler Cipher Lists – 2016 Edition with ECC/ECDSA – CJHarms
• AlwaysOn NetScaler Gateway VPN tunnel in 11.1 – Citrix Docs

PvS

• PVS UEFI Boot Implementation and Troubleshooting – YouTube video

Receiver

• Unable to add account from Receiver dialog If the store is hidden in storefront – add ?MyStoreName to end of URL – Citrix KB article

ShareFile

• Preview 3D Files in ShareFile – Autodesk API – Citrix KB article

XenMobile

• Configure Shared Devices on XenMobile – 28 page document, lots of screenshots – Citrix Blog Post
• WorxApps Exclusion List – lots of Allowed URLs and Open-in exceptions – Mauricio Schaepers

XenServer

• Possible data loss or corruption on XenServer 7.0 – Citrix KB article
  • Hotfix

Microsoft

• App-V and UE-V to be included with Windows 10 Anniversary Update – TechNet Blogs
• Integrate Application Virtualization with Citrix Provisioning Services – load packages on master, run script to update targets on boot – Måns Hurtigh