Category: EUC Weekly Digest

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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Interesting EUC items from last week:

Citrix VDA

• Citrix Optimizer 2.6 – What’s new – Citrix Blog Post

Citrix MCS

• Troubleshooting tips from the field for Machine Creation Services in AWS – Citrix Blog Post

Citrix StoreFront

• Download Citrix Workspace app 1911 for HTML
• Standalone installation of Citrix StoreFront fails if VMware Tools 10.3.2 – fixed in VMware Tools 11.0 – Citrix Knowledgebase article Issue 5
• Migrate Citrix StoreFront subscription database to SQL – for easier subscription management – Citrix Docs

Citrix Session Recording

• Antivirus exclusions for Citrix Session Recording – Citrix Tech Zone

Citrix ADC

• Download Citrix ADC Release (Maintenance Phase) 12.1 Build 55.13
• October 2019 Microsoft patches is enforcing ECHDE ciphers, which causes capacity issues for older ADCs – Citrix Knowledgebase article
• Vulnerability in Citrix ADC and LLDP – workaround: disable LLDP on switch – Citrix Knowledgebase article
• Citrix ADC nFactor Basics Cheat Sheet – Citrix Knowledgebase article
• Citrix ADC as an ADFS proxy – Citrix Docs
• Citrix ADC as an Istio Ingress Gateway – Citrix Blog Posts

Citrix Gateway

• Download Citrix Gateway/nFactor EPA Libraries for Mac OS X [Opswat version – 4.3.904.0] updated Nov 15, 2019

Citrix Cloud

• Citrix Cloud Network Location Service allows internal users to bypass the gateway and connect to the VDAs directly – similar to beacons – Citrix Docs

VMware

• Customize labels when DUO authentication is setup – VMware Knowledgebase article
• Automating VDI Template Creation with VMware Code Stream and HashiCorp Packer – Mark Brookfield
• VDI Image Building With MDT, PowerCLI, and Chocolatey – Sean Massey

Other

• Chrome blank screen issue since Tuesday when any RDSH session is locked – workaround is –disable-backgrounding-occluded-windows – Chromium Bugs

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Interesting EUC items from last week:

Citrix VDA

• Download Citrix Optimizer v2.6.0.118 – Windows 10 1903 template

Citrix HDX

• Citrix LTSR Browser Content Redirection 15.15 (ADMX Files) – Latest Version (November 2019) – increases max of URLs from 20 to 100

Citrix Gateway

• Citrix Gateway customers can now use micro VPN with Microsoft Endpoint Manager – Citrix Blog Post

VMware

• End User Computing Announcements at VMworld 2019 Europe – VMware Blog Post
• Driving Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Innovation with VMware Horizon at VMworld 2019 Europe – Gabe Knuth at VMware Blogs
• Download VMware Horizon Client for macOS 5.2.1 Release Date 2019-10-31 – support for macOS Catalina (10.15)

Microsoft

• FSLogix Container (Office/Profile) in Citrix Environments – Manuel Winkel at Deyda.net
• Windows Virtual Desktop announcements & news from Ignite 2019! – Freek Berson at LinkedIn
• Microsoft Ignite 2019 Book of News – 87-page PDF

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Interesting EUC items from last week:

Citrix HDX

• Citrix Connection Quality Indicator 19.9.0.33 updated Oct 25, 2019 – Reduced the tool’s CPU usage – Citrix Knowledgebase article

Citrix Workspace app

• Google Chrome no longer displays “always open these types of links in the associated app” checkbox – affects Workspace app – sjaak at t-e.cc

Citrix Cloud

• Invoke-AutoscaleMachineCreation.ps1 – monitor load across a Citrix Cloud MCS Delivery Group and create\delete machines when crossing the configured watermarks – Github
• Export Citrix Analytics data analyzed for risky events into a Microsoft Azure Sentinel environment – Citrix Docs

VMware

• Workspace ONE UEM 1910 Whats New – 8 minute YouTube video
• Download VMware Horizon 7.5.3 (ESB Maintenance Release)

Other

• Scoutbees by ControlUp is a managed service to monitor the availability of your Citrix Virtual Apps\Virtual Desktops, Citrix Cloud, VMware Horizon or VMware Horizon Cloud published resources and notify you in advance about any issue
• Install Palo Alto Traps for VDI for non-persistent RDSH – Palo Alto documentation

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Interesting EUC items from last week:

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

• Download Citrix XenApp 7.15 LTSR / XenDesktop 7.15 LTSR, Cumulative Update 5 – All Editions

Citrix WEM and Profile Management

• Citrix WEM Cloud Service has support for exporting and importing configuration sets – Citrix Docs

Citrix ADM

• Download Citrix ADM 13.0 Build 41.28 – replaces build 41.22

VMware

• Download VMware vCenter Server 6.7U3a
• App Volumes 4.0 Beta Guide with Exercises – VMware Communities

Microsoft

• Security baseline for Chromium-based Microsoft Edge, version 78 – Microsoft Tech Community

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Interesting EUC items from last week:

Citrix App Layering

• Citrix App Layering performance and scalability enhancements – new Compositing Engine – Citrix Blog Post

Citrix WEM and Profile Management

• Citrix Profile Management File and Directory Exclusions are not honored for directories that are Mirrored – Citrix is aware of this issue and will resolve it in an upcoming version of the product – Citrix Knowledgebase article
• Designing Citrix Profile Management and FSLogix with Active-Active Resource Locations – CTP James Kindon

Citrix Workspace app

• Download Citrix Workspace app 1910.2 for Mac
• Customers using Citrix Workspace app for Mac 1910 and 1910.1 must upgrade to Citrix Workspace app for Mac 1910.2 manually to receive future updates through Auto Update – Citrix Docs

Citrix ADC

• Authentication Bypass Vulnerability in the Management Interface of Citrix Application Delivery Controller and Citrix Gateway – Citrix Knowledgebase article
• Download Citrix ADC Release (Maintenance Phase) 12.1 Build 54.16 – replaces 54.13
• Download Citrix ADC Release (Feature Phase) 13.0 Build 41.28 – replaces 41.20

Citrix ADM

• What’s new in Citrix ADM Cloud Service October 17, 2019 – new indicators in Infrastructure Analytics, Manage Kubernetes Ingress configurations – Citrix Docs

VMware

• VMware Horizon Blast Extreme and Remote Experience in Horizon 7.10 – VMware Blog Post
• Download VMware vRealize Operations for Horizon 6.7.0 – compatibility with version 8.0 of vRealize Operations Manager, and compatibility with Horizon 7.10 (7.7 and newer)

Microsoft

• Secure Local Drive Access On Your EUC Endpoints – CTP Dave Brett
• Secure PowerShell In Your EUC Environment – CTP Dave Brett
• Top 5 tips for efficiently deploying and configuring OneDrive – Microsoft Tech Community

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