Category: EUC Weekly Digest

Interesting EUC items from last week:

Citrix VDA

• Citrix VDA Commandline Helper Tool updated Feb 2020 for LTSR 1912 – Citrix Knowledgebase article
• Microsoft Server 2019: No window border/allwhite issue – Geir Dybbugt
• Citrix Quick Launch Tool v4.1 – supports Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD) 1912 – Citrix Knowledgebase article

Citrix App Layering

• Supported upgrade paths for pre-19.1 versions – Citrix Docs

Citrix Director / Monitoring

• Citrix Director DismissAlerts.ps1 – PowerShell script to dismiss all the alerts generated by the Hypervisor at one go – Citrix Knowledgebase article

Citrix WEM

• What’s new in Citrix Workspace Environment Management service (cloud) – faster logons, file type associations, new external task triggers – Citrix Docs

Citrix ADC

• Citrix ADC and ADM Cheat Sheets – Citrix Tech Zone

VMware

• Download VMware App Volumes 2.18.1 (ESB Release) – fix for Writable Volume Regular Backups feature
• VMware App Volumes 4 Migration Utility updated Feb 28 – VMware Flings
• VMware App Volumes Entitlement Sync fling Version 2.4 – VMware Flings
• Download VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon 6.7.1 – addresses multiple security vulnerabilities

Microsoft

• Install Teams & OneDrive in Citrix (Machine-Based) – Manuel Winkel

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Interesting EUC items from last week:

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

• Proof of Concept guide for Microsoft Teams optimization in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environments – Citrix Tech Zone

Citrix StoreFront

• Download Citrix Workspace app 2002 for HTML5 – USB device mapping
• Citrix FAS – Notes from the Field – Julian Mooren

Citrix Workspace app

• Download Citrix Workspace app 2001 for Mac – app protection support

Citrix ADC

• In March 2020 Microsoft is releasing a security update (ADV190023) with LDAP security changes – to avoid problems, Citrix ADC/Gateway LDAP must be configured for SSL/636 or TLS/389, not Plaintext 389 – Citrix Knowledgebase article
• Impact of SameSite cookie on Citrix ADC after Chrome upgrade – Citrix Knowledgebase article
• Citrix ADC K8S Ingress Controller 1.7.6 – Canary support, SSL passthrough, ConfigMap support, TLS client authentication support, Route health injection (RHI) – GitHub

Citrix ADM

• Citrix ADM Ports and URL’s That Need To Be Opened for Communication – Citrix Knowledgebase article

Citrix Gateway

• Citrix Gateway RfWebUI based custom portal theme not working after upgrade to 13.0.47.22 and 13.0.47.24 – Citrix Knowledgebase article

Citrix Endpoint Management

• Download Citrix XenMobile Server 10.12.0.8 – Released 6-Feb-2020

VMware

• Introducing Horizon + VMware Advanced Load Balancer (Avi) – VMware Blog Post
• Workspace ONE Intelligence January 2020 Update – 4-minute YouTube video

Microsoft

• Windows Virtual Desktop scaling tool: Schedule VMs to start and stop based on Peak and Off-Peak business hours; Scale out VMs based on number of sessions per CPU core – Microsoft Docs

Other

• NVIDIA vGPU Software 10.1 – bug fixes

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Interesting EUC items from last week:

VMware

• VMware OS Optimization Tool updated January 28 – new Finalize (aka Sealing) tasks
• Download VMware Workspace ONE Access 20.01 – formerly known as VMware Identity Manager – for Horizon, leave connector at version 19.03
• VMware Workspace ONE Access 20.01 Technical Overview and Connector Architecture – 13-minute YouTube video
• Workspace ONE UEM 2001: What’s New – 8-minute YouTube video

Microsoft

• Roaming Edge Chromium in Citrix UPM, Ivanti EM, and VMware DEM – Avanite

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Interesting EUC items from last week:

Citrix App Layering

• Download Citrix App Layering 2001 – supports Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 1912; supports Win10 1909; supports the VMware Paravirtual SCSI Controller
• Citrix App Layering 4: LayerPriority Utility updated January 2020

Citrix ADC

• Download Citrix ADC 13.0 Build 47.24 – security fix
• Download Citrix ADC 12.1 Build 55.18 – security fix
• Download Citrix NetScaler 12.0 Build 63.13 – security fix
• Download Citrix NetScaler 11.1 Build 63.15 – security fix
• Download Citrix NetScaler 10.5 Build 70.12 – security fix
• FireEye and Citrix worked together to release a new tool that searches ADC for indicators of compromise (IoC) associated with attacker activity

Microsoft

• Administrative Template files (ADMX/ADML) for Office 365 ProPlus, Office 2019, and Office 2016 updated Jan 22, 2020

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Interesting EUC items from last week:

Citrix VDA

• Microsoft Edge (based on Chromium) in Citrix – Kasper Johansen

Citrix Workspace app

• Citrix Receiver 4.12 reached End-of-life in December 2019 – upgrade to Workspace app. Or downgrade to 4.9 LTSR, which is EOL August 2022

Citrix ADC

• Patched Citrix ADC code expected this month – Citrix Knowledgebase article
• Citrix’s CVE-2019-19781 Verification Tool – requires Python
• Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a utility that tests whether Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway software is susceptible to the CVE-2019-19781 vulnerability
• Citrix ADC Indicators of compromise – Manuel Kolloff

Citrix Cloud

• Building a simple Citrix microapp that shows blog posts from a WordPress RSS feed – Phil Wiffen

VMware

• What’s New in VMware App Volumes 4 – VMware Tech Zone
• Download VMware App Volumes 4.0
• How to upgrade App Volumes 2.18 to 4.0 – Laurens van Duijn
• App Volumes Migration Utility fling – migrates AppStacks, which are managed by VMware App Volumes 2.18, to the new AppStack format of VMware App Volumes 4.0
• VMware Tools 11.0 addresses a local privilege escalation vulnerability – or fix folder ACL
• Download VMware Tools 11.0.5
• VMware Horizon Reach fling updated January 17, 2020
• Documentation for VMware Horizon Universal Broker – alternative to Cloud Pod Architecture – VMware Docs

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Interesting EUC items from last week:

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

• Citrix 7.6 LTSR is End-of-life around 1 year from now – Citrix Product Matrix
• Getting up and running with Citrix User Personalization Layering – ukznmcl

Citrix App Layering

• Citrix App Layering and FSLogix profile containers – Citrix Blog Post

Citrix WEM and Profile Management

• Citrix WEM 1912: you can upgrade the database without removing it from the availability group – Citrix Docs
• Citrix WEM Cloud Service new features: automatic agent upgrade, and Citrix optimizer in WEM – Citrix Docs

Citrix Workspace app

• For Webcams, only Citrix Receiver for Windows 4.9 LTSR is supported with 7.15 LTSR Windows VDA – Citrix Knowledgebase article

Citrix ADM

• Citrix NetScaler ADC exploit code has been posted. Mitigate the vulnerability if you haven’t already

Citrix Cloud

• Citrix Cloud: vertical load balancing of RDSH machines – Citrix Docs
• MCS in Citrix CVAD Cloud Service supports AWS dedicated hosts – Citrix Docs

VMware

• Best Practices and FAQs for Architecting VMware Workspace ONE Access – VMware Tech Zone

Other

• ControlUp v8.1 can monitor Horizon Connection Servers – and Monitor improvements

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Interesting EUC items from last week:

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

• Download Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 1912 LTSR, All Editions

Citrix VDA

• If the Personal vDisk (PvD) component was ever installed on a Citrix VDA, that VDA cannot be upgraded to version 1912 LTSR or later, even if you never used PvD – uninstall the current VDA and then install the new VDA – Citrix docs
• If you install the new Citrix User Personalization Layer on your 1912 master image VDA, do not enable the Personalization Layer feature on your master or it will be hosed. Only enable on non-persistent machines.

Citrix WEM and Profile Management

• Download Citrix Workspace Environment Management 1912

Citrix StoreFront

• Use Citrix Optimizer to perform StoreFront customizations – CTP Dennis Span

Citrix ADC

• Vulnerability Citrix ADC and Citrix Gateway that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to perform arbitrary code execution – configure Responder to mitigate; upcoming firmware will fix it
• Citrix ADC WAF Signature update for December 2019 – 40 new rules – Citrix Docs
• Citrix Networking Master Class – December 2019 – 2-hour YouTube video

Citrix Endpoint Management

• Download Citrix XenMobile Server 10.11.0 Rolling Patch 3 – Apple DEP fix

Citrix Hypervisor

• Download Citrix Hypervisor 8.1

VMware

• Download VMware Horizon 7.10.1 (ESB Release) – ThinPrint security vulnerability
• Download VMware Horizon 7.5.4 (ESB Release) – ThinPrint security vulnerability
• VMware OS Optimization Tool updated December 20
• Download VMware vRealize Operations 8.0.1
• New Computer-based Horizon Smart Policies in DEM 9.10 – 6-minute video

Other

• NVIDIA vGPU Software Release 10.0 – Support for Win10 1909, Citrix 1912, and Horizon 7.11

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Interesting EUC items from last week:

Citrix VDA

• Password field not displayed when publishing any Office 365 application such as Excel or Word on Server 2019 – Disable Web Authentication Manager via registry – Citrix Knowledgebase article

Citrix HDX

• HDX optimization for Microsoft Teams now generally available – Citrix Blog Post

Citrix StoreFront

• Download Citrix Workspace app 1912 for HTML

Citrix Workspace app

• Download Citrix Workspace app 1912 for Mac – supports intelligent features
• Download Citrix Workspace app 1912 for Linux

Citrix ADC

• Download Citrix ADC Release (Feature Phase) 13.0 Build 47.22

Citrix ADM

• Download Citrix ADM Release (Feature Phase) 13.0 Build 47.22 – vMotion support; DR improvements; Bot Insight; and more
• Citrix Application Delivery Management (ADM) Overview Cheat Sheet – Citrix Knowledgebase article
• Revert DR configurations to the original primary site – Citrix Docs

Citrix Hypervisor

• A number of vulnerabilities have been found in Citrix Hypervisor (formerly Citrix XenServer) – Citrix Knowledgebase article

Citrix Cloud

• Citrix Microapps documentation – Citrix Docs

VMware

• Download VMware Horizon 7.11
• Download VMware Horizon Clients 5.3
• What’s New: VMware Horizon 7.11, CART 5.3, and Dynamic Environment Management 9.10 – VMware Blog Post
• Client Battery State Redirection in VMware Horizon 7.11 – VMware Docs
• VMware Unified Access Gateway 3.8: Deep Dive – 26-minute YouTube video
• VMware UAG 3.8 has native SAML authentication for Horizon 7.11 – Identity Manager not needed; True SSO is probably needed – VMware Docs
• Managing File Type Associations (FTA) natively using Dynamic Environment Manager – IVAN DE MES
• VMware Workspace ONE UEM Powered by AirWatch 1912 Release Notes – VMware Docs
• VMware Horizon Cloud Service Release Notes – v2.2 – December 2019 – VMware Docs
• Postman Collection for VMware Horizon 7 REST API – Chris Halstead Github

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Interesting EUC items from last week:

Citrix App Layering

• Replace the App Layering agent self-signed certificate – expires every 2 years – Citrix Knowledgebase article

Citrix StoreFront

• Citrix ADC – How to create a High Available Beacon Point for Citrix StoreFront – Julian Mooren

Citrix Workspace app

• Download Citrix Receiver 4.9.9000 for Windows, LTSR Cumulative Update 9
• Download Citrix Workspace app 1911 for Windows – supports intelligent workspace features

Citrix ADC

• Citrix Networking Master Class Webinar – November 2019 – 1 hour YouTube video
• Upgrade your ADC from 10.5 to 11.x/12.x — Lessons from the field – Citrix Blog Post

Citrix Endpoint Management

• Citrix XenMobile Server 10.11.0 Rolling Patch 2 – supports devices upgraded to iOS 13

Citrix Cloud

• Documentation for Dynamically provision machines with Citrix Autoscale – Citrix Docs

VMware

• Download VMware OS Optimization Tool version b1120 released December 04, 2019 – Windows Server 2019 template; control over removing Windows Store Apps; and more
• Horizon Reach fling for VMware Horizon On Prem, multi-pod deployments – health checking and gathering errors from each pod into a single place
• VMware Horizon View Events Database Export Utility fling updated November 25, 2019
• VMware Horizon Helpdesk Utility fling updated November 25, 2019
• Download VMware vCenter Server 6.7U3b
• Download VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.7U3b
• Download VMware Open Virtualization Format Tool 4.3.0 Patch 1 – for UAG deployments

Microsoft

• Download Administrative Templates (.admx) for Windows 10 November 2019 Update (1909)
• Microsoft Teams on VDI with calling and meeting support is available with Citrix-based platforms – Microsoft Docs

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Interesting EUC items from last week:

Microsoft

• Download FSLogix Apps 1909 HF_01 (2.9.7237.48865) – HOTFIX – fixes random system hangs
• Comparing Windows 10 fully patched to Windows 7 fully patched result in 16% lower Login VSI VSImax – GO-EUC

Citrix VDA

• Citrix supports Windows 10 1909 with CVAD 1909 or newer or 7.15 LTSR CU5 or newer – Citrix Knowledgebase article

Citrix App Layering

• Download Citrix App Layering 1911 – Offload compositing option (faster packaging) for vSphere, 7.15 CU5 support
  • After upgrading Citrix App Layering, manually enable Offload Compositing on your existing connectors.

Citrix WEM and Profile Management

• In-place upgrades from Citrix Workspace Environment Management versions earlier than 4.7 to version 1808 or later are not supported – Citrix Docs

Citrix StoreFront/FAS

• Only two-way trusts are supported when deploying Citrix FAS in a multi-forest Active Directory – Citrix Blog Post

Citrix Workspace app

• Anti-screen capture in Android Citrix Workspace App – enabled by default – Citrix Docs

Citrix ADC

• Citrix Web App Firewall Signature version 37 released November 19 applicable for NetScaler VPX 11.1, NetScaler 12.0, Citrix ADC 12.1, Citrix ADC 13.0 platforms

VMware

• VMware Blast Extreme Optimization Guide – VMware Tech Zone
• Integrating FSLogix Profile Containers with VMware Horizon – VMware Tech Zone
• VMware Horizon Helpdesk Utility Fling updated November 21, 2019

Other

• NVIDIA vGPU Software 9.2 – support for VMware Horizon 7.10

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