Category: EUC Weekly Digest

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

• What Data is Smart Check Collecting? And Smart Check vs Citrix Insight Services – Citrix Blog Post
• Verify and Set vCenter role permissions for XenDesktop\PVS service accounts – Ryan Butler

Director/Monitoring

• Reduce Citrix Director Interactive Session Time to 3 seconds – George Spiers

WEM/Profile Management

• Citrix WEM on PvS? Run AgentCacheUtility.exe -refreshcache at target device boot – Julian Mooren

Provisioning Services

• Lab it Up! With Citrix Unidesk and PVS – 2:37 recorded webinar – PVS content starts around 1:06

NetScaler

• NetScaler Master Class May 2017 – AppFirewall – YouTube
• EPA added as an action that can be used with nFactor in Citrix NetScaler 12 – Source = George Spiers
• Validated Reference Design – NetScaler and Microsoft Azure – 16 page PDF
• How to configure NetScaler in AWS as a NAT Gateway – 12 minute YouTube video

NetScaler Gateway

• AD FS 4.0, Server 2016, MFA, FAS, Single FQDN, & SSO with Citrix NetScaler Unified Gateway – CTP Jason Samuel

XenMobile

• Download XenMobile Server 10.5.0 Rolling Patch 2 – Citrix KB article
• Download MDX files for ShareFile 5.3.1 and QuickEdit 6.8.1 for Android Released 04 May 2017
• How to use Installed Apps Widget in XenMobile dashboard – Citrix KB article

ShareFile

• Download ShareFile StorageZones Controller 5.0

Microsoft

• Want to customize the WinX menu for different sets of users on the same devices? – James Rankin

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

• Guidelines for adding KEYWORDS to Citrix Published App description – spaces, case insensitive, etc. – Citrix KB article

Director/Monitoring

• Citrix Feature Matrix – Citrix Director Platinum Edition – lists the Director features that require Platinum Licensing
• Download Citrix agent for Microsoft Operations Management Suite (OMS)

WEM/Profile Management

• New Workspace Environment Management (WEM) forum at Citrix Discussions

NetScaler

• Download NetScaler Release 12.0 Build 41.16
• Release Notes for Build 41.16 of NetScaler 12.0 – what’s new
• How to Configure GSLB Active-Passive Topology on NetScaler Using the New GSLB wizard – Citrix KB article
• Secure Web Gateway with Citrix NetScaler – CTP Marius Sandbu
• How to add EULA functionality to NetScaler nFactor Login Schema – CustomCredentialHandler JavaScript function – Citrix KB article
• In NetScaler 11.1 build 51 and later, logging for Kerberos has moved to ns.log instead of nskrb.debug – Citrix KB article

NetScaler MAS

• Download NetScaler MAS Release 12.0 Build 41.16
• List of NetScaler MAS features that are free, or require licenses for more than 30 vServers – Citrix Docs

NetScaler Gateway

• How to Configure NetScaler Gateway Enabled PCoIP Proxy Support for VMware – Citrix KB article
• Gateway nFactor Authentication, from NetScaler 11.1 build 52, Login Schema is adjusted for Receiver – Citrix KB article

XenMobile

• Download Secure Mail MDX files for App Store & Google Play Released 26 Apr 2017
• What’s new in XenMobile Service 10.5.3 – Windows 10 1703 support, Win10 device properties, push iOS updates
• For XenMobile Apps sending traffic through NetScaler, allow SNIP to reach Launch Darkly servers – Citrix KB article

ShareFile

• Citrix StorageZones Controller 5.0 – Migrate ShareFile Data from one on-prem zone to another – Citrix Docs

VMware

• VMware OS Optimization Tool b1090 failing antivirus scans? Download version b1090b instead.
• PCoIP Zero Clients: “View Connection Server communication error.” alert with View Connection Server 6.2.4 – Teradici Communities

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

• Script that creates a direct desktop icon for each of your XenApp servers – Citrix Blog Post
• XenApp and XenDesktop 7.11+: Latency and SQL Blocking Query Improvements – Citrix Docs
• Zone Preference Internals – Citrix Blog Post
• Download Hotfix GPCSExt170W2K8R2X64009 – For Citrix Group Policy Client side Extension in XenApp 6.5 – Citrix KB article

VDA

• Download Citrix Health Assistant v1.2.0.34 for VDA troubleshooting – updated April 18 – new UI – Citrix KB article
• Base Image Script Framework (BIS-F) – Version 6.0.1 – seal your Base Image for MCS, PvS, etc.

App Layering

• HA/DR recommendations for Elastic Layers file share – Citrix Discussions
• Citrix App Layering script to convert published PvS VHD image to VHDX, or add image as a version – Unidesk.com
• VDA in Platform Layer is missing local groups – Citrix Discussions
• Elastic Layers reduces disk free space to 20 GB – Unidesk.com
• Setkmsversion.exe instead of unattend.exe – Unidesk.com

Provisioning Services

• Accurately determining the PvS RAM cache size when using RAM cache with overflow to disk – Citrix Docs

Receiver

• Receiver 4.7 issues on Windows 10 Creators Update? high DPI only? – small mouse – Citrix Discussions

NetScaler

• Performance Issues with NetScaler MPX SSL – custom TCP Profile – Citrix KB article
• NetScaler policy extension (Lua) to filter a list – CTP Simon Gottschlag
• Citrix NetScaler Automation – AWS Lambda functions and Terraform configs to manage VPX instances in AWS – Github from Citrix Chiradeep Vittal

NetScaler MAS

• How to Add a Static Route on Netscaler MAS – Citrix KB article

XenMobile

• Mobility Master Class: What’s new with Citrix XenMobile Service and Microsoft – YouTube video
• Download Updated MDX files for QuickEdit and Sharefile
• How Apple VPP synchronization works for Citrix XenMobile – Citrix KB article
• Enable XenMobile Enrollment of iOS and Android Devices with Azure AD as Identify Provider – Citrix KB article
• XenMobile Rest API – example Node.JS script to search a device by serial number and then lock that device – Citrix KB article

VMware

• VMware OS Optimization Tool updated again – version b1090 – April 20
• Download VMware vCenter Server 6.5.0d – vSAN 6.6
• Download VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 6.5.0d – vSAN 6.6

Microsoft

• Windows 10 1703 comes with 31 UWP apps. Daniel Feller lists which ones should be removed
• Recording of webinar by James Rankin: Windows 10 on XenDesktop – Universal Apps Platform & FTAs – CUGC

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

• Windows 10 Creators Update (v1703) – Citrix Known Issues – four issues fixed from 1607, printing remains – Citrix KB article
• Citrix added support for vSphere 6 Update 3 – Citrix KB article
• Script to find XenDesktop desktops not used in last 30 days, and notify users – CTP Kees Baggerman
• Citrix CDFControl updated – files dated April 1 – Citrix KB article

HDX

• Citrix Connection Quality Indicator updated – files dated March 31 – customize notifications – Citrix KB article

WEM/Profile Management

• Private fix for Citrix roaming of File Type Associations – Citrix Discussions

Provisioning Services

• Citrix PvS vDisk Replicator Tool – Citrix Blog Post

Receiver

• Generic Client Input Method Editors (IME) in Citrix Receiver 4.7 uses SHIFT + F4 hotkey – Citrix KB article
• Receiver for Mac 12.5: Connections may fail if Gateway config includes a cross-signed intermediate certificate – Citrix Docs
• In Citrix Receiver for Mac 12.0 and later, only secure (HTTPS) stores are allowed by default – see KB article for override

NetScaler

• Download NetScaler Release 11.1 Build 53.11
• NetScaler policy extension (Lua) to filter a list – CTP Simon Gottschlag
• NetScaler MPX/SDX 11515 through 11542 End-of-sale October 2017 – Citrix Product Matrix

NetScaler MAS

• Download NetScaler MAS Release 11.1 Build 53.11

NetScaler Gateway

• Heap Overflow Vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler Gateway Could Result in Arbitrary Code Execution – Citrix KB article
• How to setup NetScaler Gateway SSL VPN in Azure as Point-to-Site VPN replacement, using multiple network interfaces – Christiaan Brinkhoff

XenMobile

• Curated resources that address common issues with XenMobile deployments – auth, security, wrapping, etc. – Citrix KB article
• XenMobile On-Premise to Cloud Transition – long Premium KB Article

ShareFile

• Citrix Desktop Master Class – XenDesktop with ShareFile – April 2017 – 2 hr video
• ShareFile for Windows 10 UWP – KB article with more info

Citrix Cloud

• Citrix XenApp Essentials Service Deployment Guide – 30-page PDF – Citrix Docs

VMware

• Download VMware App Volumes 2.12.1
• Download VMware vCenter Server 6.5 c
• Download VMware vCenter Server 6.0 U3b

Microsoft

• Windows 10, version 1703 and version 1607 both use the .V6 profile version – TechNet
• Download ADMX for Windows 10 Creator Updates

Other

• ControlUp – Realtime Troubleshooting Example – 5 minute video – Trentent Tye
• Goliath Technologies introduces a VMware Logon Simulator, a quick introduction – Rob Beekmans

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

• Black screen when launching Citrix published apps on Windows 2016? Wait for XenApp 7.14 and Microsoft patch – Citrix Discussions
• Hotfix XA650R07W2K8R2X64009 for XenApp 6.5 HRP07 – session sharing fix – Citrix KB article

HDX

• Short sounds are inaudible in XenDesktop 7.6 ICA session – private fix is available – Citrix KB article
• Factors Impacting Video Quality with Skype for Business – Citrix KB article

App Layering (formerly known as Unidesk)

• Citrix App Layering Service with appliance download – download on-prem appliance from Citrix Cloud
• Download Citrix App Layering 4 Upgrade Package – if upgrading from 4.0.8 or older
• New App Layering forum at Citrix Discussions

WEM/Profile Management

• In Citrix UPM 5.4.1 and later, default of “migration existing profiles” does NOT migrate local and roaming profile – Citrix KB article

Receiver

• Download Citrix Receiver 4.4.4000 for Windows LTSR – Cumulative Update 4
• Download Citrix Quick Launch Tool 4.0.1 – files dated March 7

NetScaler

• New low-end NetScaler MPX 5900 and MPX 8900 series – 10 Gig connections, dual power supply, ECDHE – Citrix Blog Post
• Citrix NetScaler deployments in Microsoft Azure – multi-IP, multi-NIC – 9 minute YouTube video
• Recommended configuration example for NetScaler load balancing of Microsoft Exchange 2007 through 2016 – Citrix KB article
• Download Citrix Command Center 5.2 Build 47.3
• How does Negotiate authentication work on an AAA-TM vServer for External Clients? – NTLM Path – Citrix KB article
• Concepts, Entities and Terms used for nFactor Authentication through NetScaler – Citrix KB article
• Citrix NetScaler nFactor authentication. Google reCaptcha with next factor LDAP – George Spiers
• Guide that provides information on how to get a NetScaler cluster up and running – George Spiers

XenMobile

• Deploying public XenMobile Secure Apps using VPP: Current Limitations and Workarounds – Citrix KB article
• Syncing of the draft folder using ActiveSync is a new feature only available in V16 (Exchange 2016) – Citrix KB article
• How to Block XenMobile Enrollment of Rooted Android and Jailbroken iOS Devices – default is false – Citrix KB article
• Download Secure Mail Test Tool – Citrix KB article
• Configure XenMobile Secure Mail Certificate-based authentication with Office 365 – Exchange Online, Azure AD, ADFS – Citrix Docs

ShareFile

• Download ShareFile User Management Tool 1.8
• Download New iOS MDX files for ShareFile

Citrix Cloud

• List of all Citrix-provided alerts that are included in Smart Check – Citrix Docs
• citrix xenapp essentials now in the azure marketplace – CTP Marius Sandbu on Twitter

VMware

• Pre-packaged Ubuntu OVA that automates most of the customization and configuration needed for VMware Horizon 7 – VMware Fling

Microsoft

• Known Group Policy ADMX file content change issues in Windows 10 builds – Microsoft KB article
• Hotfix 8 for App-V 5.1 released – Simon Dettling

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

• Script to unattended install and configure Citrix License Server – 1st of a series of articles – Dennis Span

HDX

• Download Citrix Receiver 4.7 and HDX RealTime Media Engine 2.2.100 for Windows bundle

WEM/Profile Management

• Start Menu Layout Roaming on Windows 10 – mirror TileDataLayer  – Citrix KB article

App Layering

• What’s new in Citrix App Layering (Unidesk) 4.1.0! – Unidesk Docs
• Recording of AppV with Citrix webinar from yesterday on CUGC – CTP Tim Mangan

Receiver

• Download Citrix Receiver 4.7 for Windows – no change from 7.13 ISO
• Download Receiver 12.5 for Mac

NetScaler

• Download NetScaler Release 11.0 Build 70.12
• Configure multiple IP address on one NetScaler VPX NIC in Azure – Citrix Docs
• Configuring GSLB on NetScaler VPX Appliances Running on Azure – PowerShell for Multiple NICs – CItrix Docs
• Integrating Microsoft Intune/Enterprise Mobility Suite with NetScaler (LDAP + OTP Scenario) – 26 page deployment guide

XenMobile

• Download XenMobile Server 10.5.0 Rolling Patch 1  – Citrix KB article
• Download New Android MDX files for Sharefile & QuickEdit

ShareFile

• Download ShareFile Drive Mapper 3.6.111.0

Citrix Cloud

• Citrix XenApp Essentials Service documentation
• What’s new in XenMobile Service 10.5.1 – Azure AD as iDP, export report as PDF, Locate Win10 devices, Zebra Android – Citrix Docs

VMware

• 52 page paper on how to publish apps in VMware Horizon 7.1 – RDS Instant Clone – VMware Techpaper
• 57 page Reviewer’s Guide for Cloud-Based VMware Workspace ONE – VMware Techpaper
• Download VMware vCenter Server 6.0 U3a
• Download VMware Mirage 5.9.0

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.

Director/Monitoring

• Query Citrix Receiver Versions connecting to your XenDesktop environment – XLS Report – Alexander Ollischer

StoreFront

• Unable to launch Citrix apps after upgrading to FireFox 52 – StoreFront 3.8 plus web.config modification – Citrix KB article

NetScaler

• User Defined Language File for Notepad++ to bring the NetScaler ns.conf into a colored and easy to read format – Citrix Discussions
• NetScaler password change failing with “Invalid UTF-8 character input” – no known workaround – Citrix KB article

• Download NetScaler MAS Release 11.1 Build 52.15 – March 17

SD-WAN

• Download Citrix NetScaler SD-WAN Standard/Enterprise Appliance Software Release 9.2.0

XenMobile

• Download New MDX files for Secure Mail for iOS/Android – March 15
• Schedule XenMobile health checks for enrollment and auth with the latest update of @XenMobile Analyzer

Citrix Cloud

• XenDesktop Essentials Service documentation – Citrix Docs

VMware

• Download VMware Horizon Clients 4.4
• Download VMware Horizon 7.1
• Download VMware OS Optimization Tool b1086 – updated March 17 – Template change log
• Download Horizon Toolbox 2.1.3 – updated March 17 – support for VMware Horizon 7.1, vCenter 6.5
• Download VMware vCenter Server 6.5 b
• VMware Horizon 7.1 Is GA! What’s New – Part 1 – VMware Blog Post
• VMware Horizon 7.1 Is GA! What’s New – Part 2 – VMware Blog Post
• VMware Horizon Virtualization Pack for Skype for Business (Beta) Is Now Available! – VMware Blog Post

Microsoft

• In Microsoft Remote Desktop Services, which graphics virtualization technology is right for you? – TechNet

Other

• NVIDIAGRID 4.2 update is out! Enhancements include support for XenServer 7.1 on GRID K1, K2, M10, M6 & M60 – Twitter

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

• Group Policy Settings Reference for Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop – CTP Carl Webster
• FIPS 140-2 Compliance Defined – Citrix Blog Post
• Scripts For Updating Database Connection Strings in XenApp/XenDesktop 7.13 – Citrix KB article

VDA

• Windows 10 Login Speed in non-persistent VDI – CB vs LTSB, group policies, CPU – Sven Huisman

Director/Monitoring

• The Application Instances filter in Citrix Director 7.13 requires Platinum Edition – Citrix Docs

WEM/Profile Management

• To roam FTAs on Windows 10/2016 with Citrix UPM 5.7, remove Speech_OneCore from default registry exclusions – Citrix KB article

Provisioning Services

• Citrix PVS Accelerator (XenServer 7.1) reduces VM boot time 60% – Citrix Daniel Feller

Receiver

• Citrix Receiver for Windows 4.7 & Mac 12.5: SSL errors when connecting to older builds of NetScaler 10.5 MPX & older – this is why Receiver 4.7 was pulled – Citrix KB article
• Download Citrix HDX RealTime Optimization Pack 2.2.100 for Microsoft Skype® for Business

NetScaler

• How to add “/” to NetScaler Pattern Set matching – CTP Simon Gottschlag
• A NetScaler configuration using Policy Extensions, XPATH_JSON, and HTTP Callout (GeoIP) – CTP Simon Gottschlag

XenMobile

• Mobility Master Class March 2017: XenMobile Server 10.5, Cloud, and ShareFile updates – 2 hour YouTube video
• How to enable auto-enroll with Citrix XenMobile when Windows device is joined to Azure AD – Citrix KB article
• How to configure StorageZone Controller without ShareFile Control Plane – sfconfig.dll – Citrix KB article

XenServer

• XenServer PVS-Accelerator Cache Storage Considerations – Citrix KB article

VMware

• Supported versions of Windows 10 on VMware Horizon View – no Current Branch support in 7.1

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 XenApp and XenDesktop 7.13 – Citrix Daniel Feller
• Restart Schedule Does Not Work If We Send Any Notification Message In XenApp 7.12 – fixed in 7.13 – Citrix KB article
• Citrix XenDesktop Reboot Schedule Internals – technical detail on how these schedules operate in the 7.x products – Citrix Blog Post
• The application layering technology cheat sheet, version 3.0!– CTP Bas van Kaam
• Download Citrix DesktopPlayer for Windows and Mac 2.3

VDA

• LoginVSI Windows 2016 tuning template for VMware OS Optimization Tool

MCS

• XenDesktop 7.12 MCS Newly Created XenServer VMs Are Reporting “XenTools Not Installed” – fixed in 7.13 – Citrix KB article

HDX

• How to Confirm HDX Enlightened Data Transport Protocol is Active – Citrix KB article
• Citrix HDX 3D Pro now supports AMD GPUs for Desktop OS VDAs, AMD Multiuser GPU (MxGPU) on the AMD FirePro S-series – Citrix KB article
• How to Enable Hardware Encoding of Citrix H.264 streams using Intel Iris Pro Hardware – install drivers – Citrix KB article
• Can’t left click volume control in Citrix published desktop? – Adjust registry permissions – Citrix Discussions

WEM/Profile Management

• Roaming File Type Associations on Windows 10 with Citrix Profile Management 5.7 – 3 minute YouTube video
• Using the layout modification XML to configure Start is not supported with roaming user profiles – Microsoft TechNet
• How To Review Citrix Profile Management Log Files using Microsoft Excel – Citrix KB article

StoreFront

• Enable RfWeb to use Citrix Receiver Launcher for Edge and remove prompt on each launch – client-side registry – Citrix Blog Post
• How to rewrite the Client Name in Citrix StoreFront 3.9 using the StoreFront SDK – CTP Jason Samuel

NetScaler

• Download NetScaler 11.1 Build 52.13
• NetScaler Master Class March 2017 – HA, GSLB, Clustering – 2 hour YouTube video
• NetScaler AppFW does not detect double encoded cross site scripting by default – enable recursion – Citrix KB article
• How to configure NetScaler AppQoE to protect against DDOS – Johannes Norz
• Use NetScaler to provide user-friendly FQDNs to Office 365 – CTP Simon Gottschlag

NetScaler MAS

• Download NetScaler MAS 11.1 Build 52.13

NetScaler Gateway

• Create NetScaler EPA Scan to Detect Receiver on Clients – registry key – Citrix KB article

XenMobile

• Download Citrix XenMobile Server 10.5.0.24
• Download Citrix XenMobile Public MDX files v10.5.0 for iOS/Android
• To access the XenMobile 10.5 mgmt console, use only the XenMobile public FQDN, or the IP address of the node – Citrix KB article
• XenMobile Server 10.5 and SmartAccess FAQ – SmartAccess headers, certificate – Citrix KB article
• XenMobile 10.5 can provide connection to StorageZone Connectors without needing ShareFile – Citrix Docs
• As of XenMobile Secure Mail 10.5, Exchange 2007 is supported until June 30 2017, Notes 8.5.3 until Sep 30 2018 – Citrix Docs

XenServer

• Citrix LTSR Assistant new version – Introduces support for XenServer LTSR compliance checking – Citrix KB article
• How to Configure XenServer 7.1 PVS-Accelerator – supplemental pack, CLI/GUI, PvS – Citrix KB article
• How to change Control Domain memory using XenCenter in XenServer 7.1 and higher – Citrix KB article
• CLI Commands and logs for XenServer 7.1 Live Patching – Citrix KB article

VMware

• Download VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.5 – compatible with vROPs for Horizon
• VMware Validated Designs 4.0 – updated March 2
• Reference Architecture for Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop 7.12 on VMware vSAN 6.5 all-flash – VMware Blog Post

Microsoft

• App-V 5.1 is approaching end of Mainstream Support – Simon Dettling

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 downloads

• XenApp 7.13 / XenDesktop 7.13, All Editions
• Citrix License Server for Windows – Version 11.14.0.1 Build 19005
• StoreFront 3.9
• Provisioning Services 7.13
• Workspace Environment Management 4.2
• SCOM Management Bundle for XenApp and XenDesktop (2017_02_15)
• AppDNA 7.13
• Linux Virtual Delivery Agent 7.13

XenApp/XenDesktop articles

• What’s new in XenApp and XenDesktop 7.13 – Citrix Docs
• Run Windows Update before installing Citrix XenApp 7.13 – Citrix KB article
• New script: Documenting Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop 7.x with Microsoft PowerShell V2.0 – CTP Carl Webster
• How to Script installation of Citrix components using PowerShell – 21 components – Dennis Span

VDA

• Windows 10 v1607 – Citrix Known Issues – black lock screen with date, time, place but no background – Issue 8 – Citrix KB article
• Solution to use Citrix VDA SSL with non-persistent server VDAs and Certificate Auto-Enrollment – script – CUGC

HDX

• Citrix Adaptive Transport (EDT) does not work with Unified Gateway, but does with regular NetScaler Gateway – Citrix Discussions

Director/Monitoring

• Monitoring Idle Applications and Sessions in Citrix Director – Citrix Blog Post
• What’s New with Citrix SCOM Management Packs – performance improvement through OData – Citrix Blog Post
• Citrix logon simulator (s) – What are vendors bringing to market? A comparison – by @robbeekmans
• Getting Started on my Free @citrix Platform Monitoring Tool – Licensing, XenServer, StoreFront and NetScaler…so far – CTP Dave Brett

WEM/Profile Management

• Citrix Profile Management 5.7 Fixed issues > ntuser.dat on 2016/10 is now deleted at logoff – Citrix Docs

StoreFront

• List of strings that can be changed in Citrix StoreFront – Citrix KB article

Receiver

• Updated Citrix Quick Launch Tool v4.0.0.5 – files dated 02/02/2017 – Citrix KB article

NetScaler

• Performance Issues After Perfect Forward Secrecy Ciphers are Enabled on NetScaler SSL vServers – upgrade hardware – Citrix KB article

XenMobile

• XenMobile Server 10.5 requires 8 GB of RAM – if less than 4 GB, doesn’t install and goes into recovery mode – Citrix KB article
• What’s new in XenMobile Service 10.5.0 – additional restriction options for macOS 10.12 and later – Citrix Docs
• Download XenMobile Server 10.4.0 Rolling Patch 4 – fix for high CPU/memory – Citrix KB article
• Download New XenMobile ScanDirect for iOS and MDX file

XenServer

• Citrix XenServer Multiple Security Updates – Citrix KB article
• Download Citrix XenServer 7.1 Enterprise Edition
• What’s New in XenServer 7.1 – Citrix Blog Post
• As @tkreidl states, @NIVIDIAGRID will support XenServer 7.1 on K1/K2 platform in the GRID 4.2 maintenance release due out this quarter – Twitter

Other Citrix

• Citrix SDK Documentation – multiple products – Citrix Docs

VMware

• Download VMware OS Optimization Tool – updated Feb 24, 2017
• Download VMware ESXi 6.0 U3
• Download VMware vCenter Server 6.0 U3
• Download VMware Tools 10.1.5
• Download VMware Identity Manager 2.8.1 – Horizon 7.1 support