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

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Citrix VDI Best Practices handbook for XenApp and XenDesktop 7.6 LTSR – 136 pages – Citrix Docs
• Announcing the new Citrix Customer Success Services Select – includes e-Learning, System monitoring, and more
• Download Citrix LTSR Assistant – updated Oct 20 for LTSR CU2, Win10, PvS 7.7
• Download PXEChecker for Citrix Provisioning Services – updated 10/25
• MCS Capacity Sizing on Hyper-V – regular linked clone, MCSIO, Full Clone – CTP Aaron Parker
• AMD Processors Can Cause Black Screen on VDA 7.8 & 7.9 – Citrix KB article
• Google Chrome 54 stops working as a Citrix published app? – Citrix Discussions
• PowerShell script to find machines with ghost Citrix sessions and reboot them – Citrix Discussions
• When the user logs on to the Citrix Linux VDA, the client side volume level is set to 100% – Citrix KB article

Receiver/StoreFront

• Download HDX RealTime Optimization Pack 2.1.200 for Microsoft Skype® for Business

NetScaler

• Unauthorized Redirect flaw in Citrix NetScaler could result in session hijack – fixed in 11.1, 11.0-65, 10.5-60 – Citrix KB article
• Download NetScaler Gateway 10.5 Build 64.9
• Download NetScaler Release 10.1 Build 135.8
• Missed HA HeartBeats of NetScaler VPX on VMware ESX Hypervisor – reserve all memory and one CPU core – Citrix KB article
• Latency Observed When Accessing ICA Sessions Through NetScaler Gateway – bind nstcp_default_XA_XD_profile – Citrix KB article
• NetScaler MPX/VPX/SDX being a FreeBSD system, is not impacted by Dirty Cow Vulnerability (CVE-2016-5195) – Citrix KB article
• NetScaler 11.1 50.x includes XL710 Firmware Update for NetScaler SDX 14xxx / 25xxx 40G NICs – can’t downgrade – Citrix KB article
• Manually Configure NetScaler Unified Gateway with AAA, ADFS, RDP Proxy, Pattern Sets, HTTPS Redirect – Simon Gottschlag

XenMobile

• To fix ShareFile on upgraded XenMobile 10.4, do a REST call – Thorsten Rood at Citrix Discussions
• Mobility Master Class: What’s New with Citrix XenMobile 10.4 – YouTube
• How to Manage Windows 10 Universal Apps (Secure Mail, Secure Web) Through XenMobile – Citrix KB article
• How to Safely Remove Android Traybar Icon in XenMobile if Google Cloud Messaging is enabled – Citrix KB article
• ShareFile Medical Image Viewer – Citrix KB article
• ShareFile Connector SSO to Network Shares and SharePoint using Kerberos (KCD) – internal content switch – Citrix KB article

VMware

• Download VMware Tools 10.1.0
• VMware Horizon 7 Instant Clones Best Practices – no Persona, 2 monitors max, no 3D – VMware Blog

Microsoft

• Deploy a two-node Storage Spaces Direct file system for User Profile Disk storage – TechNet

Other

• Utility to Compress a Unidesk Layer – Unidesk Blog

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

StoreFront/Receiver

• Duplicated Desktop And Start Menu Shortcuts of Published Applications or Desktops Citrix Receiver – Citrix KB article
• Download Receiver 2.2 for HTML5 – Release Notes
• How To Configure Single Sign-on for Receiver for Chromebook – ADFS, FAS, NetScaler Gateway – Citrix KB article
• Users Intermittently unable to authenticate to Web Interface 5.4.2 – private build 5.4.3 – Citrix KB article

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Android devices cannot launch apps after updating to Citrix VDA 7.11 – Session Reliability issue, fix coming – Citrix KB article
• Citrix Director 7.6 Failure Reasons Demystified – details each failure reason / meaning, and lists action items – Citrix Blog Post
• Citrix VDA 7.11 has new graphics memory requirement formula: SumOfAllMons (Width * Height) * 4 / 0.3 – Citrix KB article
• Citrix VDA Configuration Options – Part 2 – ListOfSIDs, load balancing, Controller Groups, Zones – Citrix Blog Post
• Citrix Machine Creation Services (MCS) Storage Considerations – Citrix KB article
• Published Windows Explorer does not retain icon size and layout settings with Citrix Profile Management enabled – Citrix KB article
• In full screen desktop published from Windows 1607, Smart Card PIN prompt is not visible – Issue 5, no solution – Citrix KB article

NetScaler

• How to Force scriptable monitor to use SNIP in NetScaler – RNAT, for LDAP, StoreFront, and other Perl – Citrix KB article

XenMobile

• Download XenMobile QuickEdit for Android 6.5.1 – updated Oct 20
• Download XenMobile MDX wrappable ShareFile Android client – updated Oct 17

VMware

• VMware is developing a Skype Horizon plug-in similar to Citrix’s RTOP
• What’s New in vSphere 6.5: Host & Resource Management and Operations
• What’s new in vSphere 6.5: Security – VM encryption
• What’s New with VMware Virtual SAN 6.5 – iSCSI Target
• What’s New in vSphere 6.5: vCenter Server – vCenter HA, UI changes
• What’s new in vSphere 6.5 Core Storage – VMFS-6, View Storage Accelerator max += 32 GB
• Nested ESXi Enhancements in vSphere 6.5 – PVSCSI support, will run on 6.0.2 – William Lam
• What’s New in SRM 6.5
• Blast Extreme Does Not Measure up to PCoIP – Teradici explains why PCoIP is better than Blast
  • Blast Extreme Requires GPUs to Deliver a Competitive User Experience – Teradici

Microsoft

• Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 RD Licensing servers will work with Windows Server 2016 deployments – TechNet
• ADMX Version History – Excel spreadsheet details all ADMX changes since Vista – Technet Blog

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

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Load balancing Citrix Workspace Environment Manager – CTA Ryan Revord
• Citrix WEM Performance Optimization Video – Hal Lange at YouTube
• “Preliminary results show that the VSImax for Server 2016 is 15% lower” – LoginVSI
• Fix for Get-MonitorConfiguration not working in upgraded XenDesktop 7.11 – Citrix Discussions

Receiver

• Registry workaround for Receiver Single Sign-on not working after Window 10 upgrade – Issue 2 – Citrix KB article

NetScaler

• Download NetScaler LOM Firmware Upgrade – MPX/SDX 14000 and 25000 series updated Oct 13
• How to use AppQoE to adjust TCP profile based on policy expression – Citrix KB article

XenMobile

• XenMobile Secure Hub 10.4 for iOS 10 issue – Apple issue, three workarounds – Citrix KB article
• Download Citrix XenMobile QuickEdit for iOS v6.5 – Oct 14
• ShareFile is aware of an issue preventing Windows 10 users from successfully installing the Drive Mapper app – Windows 10 1607 – Citrix KB article
• ShareFile Employee / Client logon page is now automatically generated when SAML is configured on the account – Citrix Discussions

Citrix Partner

• XenMobile for Microsoft EMS – Sales Training

VMware

• New VMware Whitepaper: Blast Extreme Display Protocol in Horizon 7

Microsoft

• What’s new in Microsoft Intune October 2016 – block ActiveSync to Exchange Online but allow MAM apps (Outlook) – Microsoft Docs

Other

• What’s new in Unidesk 4.0.5 – Horizon View connector, Elastic Fit indicator, XenApp publish Elastic Layers

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

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Citrix recommends uninstall the VDA, apply the Win10 Anniversary Update (v1607), and then reinstall Citrix VDA – Citrix KB article
• Download Citrix UPM Log Parser – updated Sept 28
• Citrix Group Policy Management Template Updates for XenApp/XenDesktop – Citrix Docs
• Download XenDesktop 7.6 LTSR Cumulative Update 2
• Download Storefront 3.0.2000
• Download Provisioning Services 7.6.3
• Implementing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and CentOS7 Linux with Citrix XenDesktop 7.11 – Carl Webster

Receiver / StoreFront

• How to Change StoreFront Desktop Icon for all Citrix Delivery Groups – Citrix KB article
• Skype Video Camera Image Shows Light Blue Tile Instead Camera Image – Citrix KB article

NetScaler

• NetScaler Master Class October 2016 – YouTube video
• Download NetScaler Release 11.0 Build 68.10/68.12 – 68.12 fixes 68.10 – no more new features in 11.0
• How to Enable Session Reliability failover on a NetScaler 11.1 build 49 High Availability Pair that has AppFlow enabled – Citrix Docs
• How to Customize Footer of NetScaler Gateway Login Page – now includes RfWebUI instructions – Citrix KB article
• Microsoft Office ADAL/OAuth/modern Authentication is not supported on NetScaler – disable on client – Citrix KB article
• What’s New in NetScaler SD-WAN 9.1 – routing, VRF – Citrix Docs

XenMobile

• Citrix Secure Hub 10.4 for iOS has been removed from Apple App Store – Citrix KB article
• Download XenMobile Server 10.4
• Download XenMobile 10.4 Citrix Secure Apps
• Download XenMobile MDX Toolkit/SDK v10.4.0.22 (iOS and Android)
• Download MDX wrappable XenMobile ShareFile clients – iOS updated Oct 7, Android updated Oct 3.
• Download New QuickEdit for Android – Released 04 Oct 2016
• Citrix Launcher for Android in XenMobile 10.4 – Citrix Docs

VMware

• VMware Horizon 7 VCP7-DTM Certification Beta Exam

Microsoft

• Remote Desktop Services on WS2016 Docs – TechNet

Other

• Performance Tuning Guide for Cisco UCS M4 Servers – 38-page Cisco guide

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 Workspace Environment Management 4.0 – Norskale – available to XA/XD Ent/Plat with SWM – works on 6.5 and newer – Policy Mgmt, CPU/Memory/IO Mgmt, Faster logins
• Citrix VDA Cleanup Utility is available again
• Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop and VMware Horizon Value Add to Windows RDS-VDI Feature Comparison – Citrix 24-page Whitepaper
• Microsoft .NET 4.6.2 – Citrix Known Issues – breaks StoreFront 3.x on 2008 R2
• Citrix Blog Posts:
  • Run Length Encoding lossless compression in Citrix HDX Selective H.264
  • What’s new with Citrix SCOM Management Packs
• XenDesktop – “soft” vs “hard” VDA registration – Citrix Discussions
• Citrix KB article:
  • Can’t add Citirx Controller to AlwaysOn with named instances – fixed in 7.11

StoreFront / Receiver

• Citrix KB articles:
  • Citrix Receiver 13.4.1 for Linux
  • Citrix StoreFront: How to land on “Categories” view after login and every time you click on Apps tab
  • How to configure Citrix Receiver to not use proxy settings set up on IE

NetScaler

• Download NetScaler Gateway 11.1 Build 49.16 F – Universal license changes, AppFlow with HA, lots of fixes
• Download NetScaler MAS Release 11.1 Build 49.16 F – Director support, manual licensing
  • Migrating from NetScaler Insight Center to NetScaler MAS – install MAS 11.1 build 49 on top of Insight Center – Citrix Docs
  • Integrating NetScaler MAS 11.1 build 49 with Director 7.11 – Citrix Docs
  • NetScaler MAS 11.1 build 49 vServer Licensing – assign licenses to vServers; no longer random – Citrix Docs
  • NetScaler Automation Using NetScaler MAS in Cisco ACI’s Hybrid Mode – Citrix Docs
• Have a NetScaler? You now have a TON more CAG Universal licenses!! (Std=500, Ent=1000, Plat=Unlimited!) in 11.1-49 –  Citrix Jake Ruski
• Citrix KB articles:
  • Mac OSX users unable to connect through Receiver after upgrading to NetScaler 11.1 – fixed in 11.1-49.x build
  • NetScaler SSL VPN plugin : Intermittent traffic drops – Upgrade NetScaler to 11.1-49
  • Apps launched via NetScaler Gateway are disconnected when Storefront times out – fixed in 11.0 build 68
  • How to use the new “capsslkeys” (Capture Master Keys) option when capturing nstrace on Netscaler
  • NetScaler looping broadcast packets destined to VPN Intranet IP (IIP) range – ACL to drop packets
  • MEM_SSLVPN memory leak despite no Gateway config on NetScaler – SSO using KCD, fixed in 11.0-69.x and 11.1-49.x
  • High InUse Memory on Netscaler due to AES-GCM ciphers on 11.1 build – fixed in build 49
  • TCP Profile on NetScaler Content Switch causes TCP Profile on Load Balancing VServers to be ignored
  • How to install a certificate on NetScaler using NetScaler MAS
  • EPA scan to check a generic antivirus and a generic firewall in Netscaler
  • NetScaler Insight not reporting user information correctly – if on XenDesktop 7.8, upgrade to 7.9
  • How to Configure NetScaler as DHCP Relay Helper with VLAN filter

XenServer

• How to measure storage performance on XenServer at various layers in the datapath – Citrix KB article
• Unable To Perform Rolling Pool Upgrade on XenServer 7 for static Ips – A bug in the Rolling pool upgrade plugin – Citrix KB article

XenMobile

• What’s new in XenMobile 10.4 – Citrix Docs

VMware

• VMware OS Optimization Tool – updated Sept 30 with Login VSI Template – VMware Fling
• VMware Validated Design for Software-Defined Data Center 3.0 – new Sept 29
• Prevent communication from VMware Horizon FLEX 1.9 VM to host system or to other VMs on the host – VMware KB article

Microsoft

• Customize Windows 10’s Default user profile to speed up first logon – James Rankin
• RDS on Windows Server 2016 – documentation updates – Freek Berson
• Remote Desktop Services in Windows Server 2016 – planning poster! – Freek Berson
• September 2016 servicing release for Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack – App-V 5.1 Patch Sept 22 – Microsoft KB article

Other

• New Nutanix XenDesktop MCS Plugin for AHV supporting Citrix XenDesktop 7.11 can now be downloaded from the Nutanix support portal –  Citrix Manbinder Singh
• GPUProfiler 1.03 released – Minor bug-fix for Multi GPU workstations.

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

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Support statement on Functional Level for XenDesktop 7.11 – 7.9 is newest – Citrix KB article
• Citrix Desktop Master Class – What’s New in XenApp/XenDesktop 7.11 – Sept 2016 – 2+ hour YouTube video
• XenApp & XenDesktop 7.x Health Check has now Version 1.0 – CTP Sacha Thomet
• In 7.11, we changed “Use video codec when preferred” = Thinwire+ with Selective H264 – Citrix Nick Rintalan
• How to configure Citrix Profile Management to roam Windows 10 settings, including Start Menu – CTA James Rankin
• This article tells why Citrix does not support the datastore migration of MCS VMs – Citrix KB article
• Migrate XenDesktop Pooled Non-Persistent VMs to a New Datacenter/Cluster and re-use AD accounts – Citrix KB article
• Database Sizing Tool for XenDesktop 7 – Citrix KB article
• XenApp & XenDesktop 7.x Server OS VDA Staggered Reboot Framework v2 – Citrix Blog Post
• Default exclusions XenDesktop UPM 5.5: TileDataLayer removed, UsrClass.dat* and Speech_OneCore added -> check UPMPolicyDefaults_all.ini – Rene Bigler
• Getting Error with Nutanix plugin on Xenapp Xendesktop 7.11. Nutanix will release the new compatible plugin in 1-2 weeks – Citrix Manbinder Singh
• NVENC is only available for NVIDIA GRID 4.0 on 1GB and higher FB profiles – Citrix Discussions
• “Thinwire+ combined with Aero will impact your density on Windows 7” < 55% lower – CTP Kees Baggerman
• Citrix Linux VDA 1.4 Introduces App Publishing with XenApp & More! – Citrix Blog Post
• AppDNA 7.11: Added Security & Server 2016 RTM Reporting – Citrix Blog Post

StoreFront

• Citrix Self-Service Password Reset implementation guide – George Spiers
• Installing SSPR 1.0 appears to have broken Director 7.11 on same server – delete HTTP 8080 binding – Citrix Discussions
• How to Export and Import StoreFront Subscription Database on Storefront 3.6 – Citrix CTX216295
• Citrix Storefront 3.7 console displays Store as Internal Only – known issue – Citrix KB article
• Configure application to be open in Maximized window on XenDesktop 7.x – Citrix KB article

Receiver

• Download Receiver 12.3 for Mac
• Build 7341 of the Skype for Business 2016 client supports Citrix HDX RealTime Optimization Pack 2.1.x – Citrix Derek Thorslund

PvS

• Download PXEChecker – tool to verify PXE works – Citrix KB article
  
• Prevent drive for PvS Write Cache – Citrix Discussions
• Appdisk with PvS might fail local and instead cache to server – Citrix Discussions

NetScaler

• How to redirect users from HTTP to HTTPS while accessing NSIP/Management IP – Responder policy, and nsapimgr command – Citrix CTX204217
• How to Customize Footer of NetScaler Gateway 11 Login Page – Citrix KB article
• Automatic EULA Acceptance by Cookie Rewrite Guide – NetScaler Gateway – only require accept EULA once – Citrix Discussions
• Getting Started with NetScaler AppFW IP Reputation (It’s FREE with Platinum!) – Citrix Jake Rutski
• How to configure NetScaler to support two-step authentication in Receiver – Citrix KB article
• NetScaler 11.1 build 49 now includes 500 Universal lic w/Std, 1000 Ent, Unlimited with Platinum – Bottom of Page 2 of NetScaler Datasheet
• With NetScaler 11.1, unable to connect to Citrix SSLVPN from Windows 7 – fixed in upcoming 11.1 build 49 – Citrix KB article
• No more updates for versions 10.0.x, 10.1.x and 10.5.e of NetScaler – EOL next year, 10.5 still active – Citrix KB article
• SSL Renegotiation not working as intended on NetScaler 11 – fixed in 11.0 build 67 – Citrix KB article
• On NetScaler the feature nFactor with twofactor authentication is not working – known issue – Citrix KB article
• How to PowerShell Configure NetScaler Gateway 11.1 with StoreFront 3.6 and XenApp/XenDesktop 7.9 – 23 page document

XenMobile

• Worx Apps Are Changing to XenMobile Apps – Citrix Blog Post
• ShareFile Sync for Windows User Guide – Citrix KB article
• Add a Note or URL to ShareFile folder – Citrix KB article

VMware

• Horizon 7.0.2 can restrict remote access through Security Server and Access Point – Carl Stalhood
• VMware Access Point 2.7.2 converges Horizon 7.0.2, Identity Manager, and AirWatch – VMware Blog Post
• The Story of VMware Blast – explains Blast encoding (e.g. H.264) – VMware Blog Post
• Windows 10 Optimization Test Results: View in VMware Horizon 7 – 30% improvement – 17 page VMware Tech Paper
• Network Ports in VMware Horizon 7 Diagram: Updated – VMware Blog Post

Microsoft

• The latest updates to Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Services 2016 – 13 minute YouTube video

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

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Download XenApp/XenDesktop 7.11, All Editions
  • Download License Server – Version 11.14.0.1 for Windows
  • Download Provisioning Services 7.11
  • Download AppDNA 7.11
  • Download Citrix SCOM Management Bundle for XenApp and XenDesktop (2016_08_24)
• Download Linux Virtual Delivery Agent 1.4
• XenApp/XenDesktop 7.11 info
  • What’s new in XenApp/XenDesktop 7.11 – Citrix Docs
  • XenApp & XenDesktop Tech Update with Daniel Feller (09-14-16) – CUGC Recorded Webinar
  • There’s no new Catalog/Delivery Group minimum version. Latest is 7.9.
  • Zone Preference in XenApp / XenDesktop 7.11 – Carl Stalhood
  • MCS Full Clones in XenDesktop 7.11 – Carl Stalhood
  • Published Content in XenApp 7.11 – Carl Stalhood
  • Simplified Exclusions configuration in Citrix Profile Management 5.5 – Carl Stalhood
  • Citrix License Server 7.11 Phones Home Until you Stop It – CTP Paul Stansel
  • Configure AppDNA 7.11 in Minutes instead of Hours – CTP Eric Haavarstein
• Implementing Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Standard Basic Availability Groups for Use in Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop 7.9 – CTP Carl Webster
• Using Citrix Director in a MultiForest Environment – Citrix Blog Post
• Vulnerability in Linux VDA Could Result in Privilege Escalation – fixed in VDA 1.4 – Citrix KB article
• HDX3DPro – GRID K1 – Windows 10 – Hang and performance issues using K100, K120 & K140 profiles – known issue – Citrix KB article

Receiver/StoreFront

• Download StoreFront 3.7
• Download Receiver 4.5 for Windows
• Download HDX RealTime Media Engine 2.1.1 for Microsoft Skype® for Business
• Receiver 7.1 for iPads Error: 783 – use R1 receiver as workaround – Citrix KB article
• Receiver for Android Connects to Default StoreFront WebUI – due to Unified Experience
• How to customize the names of shortcuts created by Citrix Receiver – undocumented registry key – Citrix Discussions

XenMobile

• Download QuickEdit for iOS – updated September 13
• Download ShareFile Worx clients for use with XenMobile – iOS updated Sept 9
• Mobility Master Class: What’s new with #Citrix #XenMobile mobile application management (MAM) – iOS 10 changes, Lifecycle Manager, Intune for Office apps – 85 minute YouTube video
• Upgrade to Worxhome 10.3.10 before upgrading to iOS10 – Citrix KB article
• Known Issue – 10.3.10 XenMobile Worx Apps not appearing in Worx Store in MAM only environments – Citrix KB article
• Configure NetScaler GSLB for Citrix XenMobile – Citrix Blog Post
• NetScaler Gateway Universal License usage higher is than expected with XenMobile – Citrix KB article
• Android N no longer allows user-added certificate authorities (CAs) – Citrix Docs

VMware

• Download VMware Horizon 7.0.2
• Download VMware Horizon Clients 4.2
• PowerShell Script to deploy Access Point < updated for 2.7.2
• Release Notes for VMware Horizon 7.0.2 – Windows 10 Anniversary (1607) is Tech preview only
• VMware App Volumes 2.11 Reviewer’s Guide – 63-page guide

Microsoft

• How to control the Start Menu in Windows 10 – CTA James Rankin
• How to control Modern Apps on Windows 10 – CTA James Rankin
• Microsoft Intune will soon support for Android for Work – TechNet Blog

Other

• Better Together: Citrix XenDesktop 7.11 + NVIDIA GRID – HDX H.264 encoding offloaded to GRID GPU = 30% increase in server scalability – NVIDIA Blog

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