Category: EUC Weekly Digest

Here are some EUC items I found interesting last week:

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Adding Windows 10 Compatibility to XenApp and XenDesktop 7.6 LTSR – requires VDA 7.9, PvS 7.9 – Citrix Blog Post
• Citrix Health Assistant updated June 22
• Configure Citrix SCOM Pack to Automatically Recover failed XenApp and XenDesktop Services – Citrix Blog Post
• Configure MCS Catalog machine naming to start at a particular number – Citrix Discussions
• Script to delete old Session Recording files – David Ott
• Federated Authentication Service can’t complete step 3 – known issue with older CAs that are upgraded – Citrix Discussions

XenMobile

• Download XenMobile Server 10.3.6, MDX Toolkit 10.3.6, and Worx Apps 10.3.6
• What’s New in XenMobile 10.3.6 – Citrix Docs
• What’s new in Worx Mobile Apps 10.3.6 – Citrix Docs
• XenMobile 10.3.5 Design and Deployment Handbook – explains new MAM server mode and other design considerations – 140 page PDF at Citrix Docs

StoreFront

• How to change published application names based on user’s browser language – Michael Bednarek at Citrix Discussions

ShareFile

• Configure ShareFile Drive Mapper to only run for specific users – User-side Group Policy – Citrix Discussions

VMware

• VMware NSX for vSphere End-User Computing Design Guide – VMware Communities

Microsoft

• App-V 5.1 Hotfix 4
• Driving Down App-V Publishing Times in Non Persistent VDI Environments – Thamim Karim
• AppLocker in Windows 10 can trust all apps from a Managed Installer (e.g. SCCM) – Technet Blog
• Windows security baselines – GPOs – Technet
• Azure Information Protection – watch the video

Here are some EUC items I found interesting last week:

NetScaler

• Networking and VLAN Best Practices for NetScaler – excellent Citrix KB article
• PowerShell script to configure NetScaler SSL for A+ – Github
• Use NetScaler rewrite to insert links (e.g. RDP Proxy) into StoreFront webpage – Simon Gottschlag
• Backend Connection Over TLS 1.2 Fails When SHA384/512 Certificate Is Bound on IIS Server – bug – Citrix KB Article
• NetScaler Device Certificate checks with W2K12R2 Online responder (OCSP) – Misja Geuskens

StoreFront

• Subscriptions Missing after Enabling Aggregation – subscriptions tied to aggregation name instead of farm name – Citrix Discussions

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Flash 22 is incompatible with Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop – Citrix KB article
• Download VDA Cleanup Utility – updated June 14
• Citrix Desktop Master Class – New in XA/XD 7.9, Skype for Business, HDX Raspberry Pi – YouTube video
• Citrix is adding CPU, Memory Usage and Process Information to the next version of Citrix Director – Citrix Blog Post
• Federated Authentication Service with Azure AD – Citrix Docs

Profile Management

• Script to cleanup UPM profiles after modifying folder exclusions – Jeremy Sprite

Receiver

• How to prevent published apps “Delivered by Citrix” from appearing in Programs and Features – DontCreateAddRemoveEntry – Citrix Discussions

ShareFile

• Download MDX wrappable ShareFile iOS clients – updated June 17
• Integrate Azure AD with ShareFile – PDF document at Citrix Discussions

XenMobile

• How to use XenMobile Mail Manager to block native email to Hosted Exchange but allow WorxMail – also Worx Apps for Windows 10 – XenMobile Master Class – YouTube video
• New Citrix XenMobile Analyzer Tool – verifies that enrollment works in your XenMobile environment – YouTube video

XenServer

• If you install XenServer Tools and don’t immediately reboot then Excessive Logging Can Fill Up XenServer Host Partition – Citrix KB article
• Recommended Updates for XenServer 6.x Hotfixes – updated to include hotfix 29 for 6.5
• VMs Fail To Migrate Between XenServer 7 Hosts During The Upgrade Process – known issue. Workarounds in the Citrix KB article.

VMware

• Download Horizon 7.0.1, AppVolumes 2.11, and vROps for Horizon 6.3
• New Horizon Clients 4.1
  • New Software Updates feature – see page 31
• 6 VMware EUC Product Announcements – VMware Blog Post
• Download VMware Mirage 5.8 – full Windows 10 functionality
• VMware UEM
  • Microsoft Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) breaks VMware UEM DirectFlex – VMware KB article
  • VMware UEM FlexEngine Advanced Settings (ADMX template) – VMware KB article
• Use VMware App Volumes to Store the Microsoft Outlook Cache (.OST) – UIA template, move .OST to C:\SnapVolumesTemp\writeable – YouTube video

Microsoft

• Five tips for dealing with Windows 10 telemetry – disable Modern apps, disable Cortana, disable services, block DNS domains – James Rankin

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Comparison of Citrix display codecs and recommended Citrix Policies – Citrix Blog Post
• How to add Windows 10 VDA to LTSR 7.6 – VDA 7.9 – Citrix KB article (scroll down)
• What’s new… Printing in Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp 7.9? – Universal Print Server load balancing – Bas van Kaam
• Overview of Citrix SCOM Management Packs – Synergy 2016 Breakout – YouTube video
• “New” Citrix Best Practices 2.0 – PvS Ports/Threads, PvS memory, oversubscription, codecs, cluster sizing, zones – Citrix Blog Post
• Federated Authentication Service can store private key in a TPM or HSM – Citrix Docs
• Restore Policy Console Utility – if inconsistency between user and computer policy – Citrix KB article
• MCS Memory caching vs XenServer IntelliCache – Citrix Discussions
• Citrix Studio (mmc.exe) with App-V publishing crashes after upgrading to 7.9 – Citrix Discussions

StoreFront

• Updated Code to disable continual scrolling behavior of Featured App Groups in StoreFront 3.6 – Citrix Discussions

NetScaler

• Scoring an A+ at SSLlabs.com with Citrix NetScaler – updated – Citrix Blog Post
• Understanding/Configuring EPA Verbose Logging Feature – set vpn param -clientSecurityLog ON – case ID in ns.log – Citrix KB article
• NetScaler Application Firewall Learning Mode Best Practises – learn in separate UAT environment – Citrix KB article
• Deploying NetScaler with Microsoft Exchange 2016 – Citrix Deployment Guide
• Login to Citrix (NetScaler, StoreFront, XenDesktop) using Google Accounts (oAuth) – Dave Bretty

XenServer

• Download Hotfix XS70E003 – For XenServer 7.0 – security update

VMware

• Download VMware Tools 10.0.9
• Blast Extreme requires 3x-5x the bandwidth of PCoIP? – Citrix Blog Post

Other

• Nutanix AHV plugin for Citrix MCS – Kees Baggerman
• Unidesk 4.0.1 – Elastic Layering, Win08R2, Win10 – release notes

Here are some EUC items I found interesting last week:

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Download XenApp 7.9, XenDesktop 7.9, PvS 7.9, AppDNA 7.9, SCOM Packs 2016_05_23, StoreFront 3.6, etc. – all are in-place upgrades
• Vulnerability in Citrix Studio Could Result in Insecure Access Policy Configuration – fixed in 7.6.1000 or 7.7+ – Citrix KB article
  • Use the script at Insecure Access Policy Rules to verify the presence of the vulnerability.
• Everything you need to know about the new Citrix 7.9 MCS IO acceleration – similar to PvS – Andrew Morgan
• Run scripts during before and after MCS Image Preparation – Mark Syms at Citrix Discussions
• PowerShell scripts to export published apps from one 7.8 farm, and import to another – Dominik Britz
• Deploying Citrix StoreFront for 100,000 users – 26 Storefront servers across 7 locations – Dale Scriven

XenMobile

• XenMobile Prerequisites Checklist – Servers, IP addresses, firewall rules, Visio drawing, etc. – Citrix KB article
• XenMobile Optimizations – Server Properties tuning, Android and deployment scheduling – Citrix Blog Post
• ShareFile Control Plane is moving to new IPs – Citrix Discussions
• Download MDX wrappable ShareFile Android clients – updated Jun 3
• WorxWeb Secure Browse vs Full VPN for website authentication methods (certificate, SSON, etc.) – automatic switching – Citrix Docs
• How to configure Certificate + One-Time-Password Authentication for Worx Home – Rewrite to insert HTTP Header – Citrix Docs

NetScaler

• Citrix NetScaler Master Class – June 2016 – SSL features 101, Unified Gateway – 2 hr YouTube video
• NetScaler MAS – new build released May 31

VMware

• End of General Support for vSphere 5.0 and vSphere 5.1 – August 24, 2016 – VMware KB article
• How To Determine Your Horizon View Desktop Protocol – View Administrator > Sessions, netstat, registry – Tom Fenton
• Antivirus Considerations for VMware Horizon 7 – configuration, exclusions, etc. – VMware Technical Paper

Microsoft

• Deploying per-user file type associations (FTAs) on Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1, Server 2016 and Windows 10 – James Rankin blog post

Citrix – General

• Marius Sandbu has a summary of the Synergy announcements – Day 1, Day 2
• Microsoft’s Brad Anderson explains the Citrix – Microsoft partnership – Win10 VDI on Azure with Citrix XenDesktop, XenMobile Worx apps in Intune MAM, Skype for Business 2016
• Many Citrix Synergy videos on Synergy TV. Also several on Youtube.
• For instant notification of Citrix downloads and KB articles, follow @Citrixbot by Nicolas Ignoto
• New Citrix Technology Advocates – many familiar names – Citrix Blog Post

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Download XenDesktop 7.6 LTSR Cumulative Update 1 (7.6.1000) – full install or upgrade – see Citrix Docs for LTSR version compliance
• Download Hotfix Rollup Pack 7 for Citrix XenApp 6.5
• Introducing XenApp/XenDesktop 7.9 – coming June 1 – Citrix Blog Post
• How to move a Personal vDisk (PVD) to another VM – manually detach and attach to another machine – Citrix KB article
• AppDisk Creation Task Stuck At “Creating…” – enable Volume Shadow Copy service – Citrix KB article
• Error Upgrading VDA on Server 2012 R2 from 7.7 to 7.8 – uninstall Microsoft updates – Citrix KB article
  • Additional VDA Upgrade issues listed by THOMAS KÖTZING
• Utility to migrate VMs between different XenDesktop farms – citrixtips (Shane O’Neill)
  • Seamlessly Migrating 20000 VDI Between XenDesktop Farms – Powerpoint presentation

Citrix Profile Management

• Configure UPM to roam saved passwords in Internet Explorer – Directories to synchronize, Folders to mirror – Citrix KB article
• Windows 10 and UPM – how to roam Start Menu and prevent file share locks – David Ott at Citrixirc

NetScaler

• Login Form Hijacking Vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler Gateway – fixed in 11.0 build 66 – Citrix KB article
• NetScaler Documentation Script v3 – Nitro API, Office 2016, NetScaler 11.0 – from Barry Schiffer, hosted by Carl Webster
• Introducing NetScaler Management & Analytics System – Citrix Blog Post
  • Demo of the new NetScaler Management & Analytics System – YouTube video
• Use NetScaler Management & Analysis System (MAS) to automate NetScaler config – David Brett ad CUGC
• Use Docker to deploy Netscaler CPX – Marius Sandbu
• How to handle certificate expiry on NetScaler – SNMP Traps – Citrix KB article

Provisioning Services

• Windows 2008 R2 Convenience Update prevents PvS 7.6 Target Device installation – Citrix Discussions
  • Fixed in PvS 7.6.2
• Streamed VM Setup Wizard doesn’t honor template boot properties – UseTemplateBootOrder – Citrix Discussions

XenMobile

• Download XenMobile ScanDirect for iOS:
  • Overview of ScanDirect – Citrix KB article
• XenMobile Secure Forms Demonstration – Desktop Composer and Mobile App – YouTube video
• ShareFile knowledgebase moved to support.citrix.com.
  • ShareFile YouTube channel

XenServer

• Download XenServer 7.0 Enterprise Edition – many new features – Intel Iris Pro vGPU, XenServer Tools through Windows Update, SMB Storage, memory introspection (Direct Inspect) for antivirus, better performance, and more
• Using Windows Server Containers with XenServer 7.0 – Docker – Citrix Blog Post

VMware

• VMware UEM Horizon 7 Smart Policies – VMware Blog Post
• Windows 10 with Persona management not syncing – enable Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Service – VMware communities

Other

• Nutanix InstantOn VDI – AHV (Acroplis) hypervisor, XenDesktop MCS – Press Release

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Complete Guide to Understanding The Citrix Logon Process – Goliath whitepaper, very detailed
• Inside Citrix: The FlexCast Management Architecture – 508 page book from Bas van Kaam (CTP). I haven’t read it yet.
• XenDesktop 7.8–Unable to Create “Large” Machine Catalog – fails between 1250 and 2500 – Atumvirt Blog
• Download Citrix Offline Plug-in 6.7.6 – for XenApp 6.5

Receiver

• Receiver 4.4.1001 – Limited Release – “cannot connect to server”, slow enumeration – Citrix KB
• Upgrading to Receiver 4.4.1000 ignores previous Client Trust selections – Citrix Discussions

NetScaler

• Download NetScaler Release 11.0 Build 66.11 – nFactor for Gateway, and Portal Themes for AAA
  • nFactor for NetScaler Gateway 11.0 – Citrix Docs
• NetScaler: How Do I? guides – lots of guides – Citrix Knowledgecenter
• Download NetScaler 11.1 Beta – new admin GUI theme means redoing every single screenshot 🙁
• NetScaler HA Synchronization Fails After Upgrading to 11.0 64.34 Firmware – CLI fix – Citrix KB article
• How to upgrade NetScaler using Command Center – Citrix KB article
• Overview of NetScaler Security Insight – 54 minute recorded webinar. Threat index. Safety index – CUGC
• CloudBridge is now NetScaler SD-WAN?
• Download Citrix NetScaler 11.0 Device Package for Cisco ACI

XenMobile

• Download ShareFile Worx clients for use with XenMobile – Android and iOS updated May 17
• How to renew the WorxMail APNS certificate – Citrix KB article. Also Citrix Blog Post with screenshots.
• XenMobile Cheat Sheets – NetScaler integration, WorxMail, WorxWeb, Device Enrollment, etc. – Citrix Knowledgecenter
• Android AppLock Policy to Override Causes XenMobile Managed Devices to Stay Unlocked – Citrix KB article
• Citrix WorxForms is being renamed to Citrix Secure Forms – Citrix Docs
• Samsung & Citrix Extend Technology Partnership for EMM – free Samsung KNOX features – Citrix Blog Post
• FAQ: WorxMail APNS for IT Admins – Citrix KB article

Other Citrix

• Citrix Workspace Cloud renamed to Citrix Cloud – services renamed too – Citrix Blog Post
• Manage XenApp and XenDesktop delivery group capacity with Smart Scale – new Citrix Cloud feature – eDocs
• Citrix XenServer Multiple Security Updates – std-vga graphics device, hotfixes available – Citrix KB article

Microsoft

• Convenience rollup update for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 – basically a service pack – Microsoft KB article
• Mandatory user profiles and App-V integration with Configuration Manager – logon script to republish packages – App-V Team Blog
• Microsoft Intune now uses TeamViewer for remote assistance – Microsoft docs

VMware

• VMware instant clones for XenDesktop – demo at Synergy
• Goodbye vSphere Client for Windows (C#) – Hello HTML5 – no more vSphere Client in future releases – VMware Blog Post

Other

• AppSense v10
• Comparing the performance impact of application layering technologies – Unidesk, AppDisk, App Volumes – ControlUp Blog
• Recorded Unidesk webinar – demo of Publish to PvS, and Elastic Layers for XenApp – CUGC
• Nvidia Tesla M10 – new mid-range GPU coming in August
• HopTo recorded webinar – make Citrix HDX on iOS more touch friendly

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Citrix explains how upgrades are easier and more reliable – includes supported migration paths and upgrade methods – Citrix Blog Post
• Download VDA Cleanup Utility – updated May 5 – Citrix KB article
• Download Citrix LTSR Assistant – tool to verify LTSR compliance – Citrix KB article
• PvD Inventory Fails After Upgrading XenDesktop 7.6.300/7.7 VDA to 7.8 – known issue – Citrix KB article
• April 2016 XML core services patch breaks Director? – Citrix Discussions
• Director upgrade not showing User Connection Failures on the dashboard – delete one row from database – Citrix Discussions
• How to integrate PVS, XenDesktop, Citrix Connector 3.1 and SCCM 1602 to Deploy App-V packages – step-by-step guide – Citrix Blog Post
• Citrix is starting to move some Blogs content to Docs. Docs.citrix.com seems to be improving.

Receiver

• About Citrix Receiver for Android 3.9 – new X1 theme support – Citrix Docs
• How to use Citrix Receiver Diagnostic tool to troubleshoot Single Sign-on – YouTube video

NetScaler

• Troubleshooting NetScaler – 270 page book from Raghu Varma Tirumalaraju, a Citrix Escalation engineer – Advanced troubleshooting topics: nsconmsg, WireShark, etc.
• NetScaler Management and Analytics System Tech Preview – combines Insight Center with Command Center.
  • Multi-tenancy. Record CLI commands and play on other instances. Corrective configuration advice.
  • Marius Sandbu’s overview of the product
  • Download the virtual appliance – 8 vCPUs, 8 GB RAM, 500 GB disk
  • NMAS documentation at docs.citrix.com
• NetScaler CLI commands support regex expressions – e.g. disable service /^.*/ – Citrix KB article
• Default SSL Profile causes core dump on VPX HA pair? – CUGC forums
• No RADIUS Challenge Response in Citrix VPN Client for iOS? – Citrix Discussions
• OWA 2013 issues through NetScaler 11.0 Clientless VPN – known issue fixed in upcoming NetScaler 11.0 build – workaround from Citrix KB

XenMobile

• Download XenMobile Server 10.3.5 Patch 10.3.5.5002 – VPP fix
• Citrix joins AppConfig Community – use MDM to perform mobile application configuration
• WorxChat Installation Steps – WorxChat Server, SQL Server, APNS for WorxChat – Citrix Blog Post

VMware

• View Agent fails to restart on Windows Server 2012 R2 RDSH Application Server when assigning an AppStack – edit snapvol.cfg to exclude MachineKeys – VMware KB article
• Obtain Last Unique Login for All Users from Horizon View Event Database – SQL query – VMware KB article
• Location Based Printing is not set as default printer in Windows 10 desktop – turn off Let Windows manage my default printer – VMware KB article
• ESXi 6.0 May 2016 Patch – VMXNET3 PSOD fix – Virten.net

Other

• Unidesk 4.0 is now available – layers stored in file share instead of VMFS. Export fully composed image to Citrix Provisioning Services on vSphere. Also Azure. 2012 R2 RDSH only.

 Citrix

• New Advanced Concepts section at docs.citrix.com.
• XenMobile:
  • Download MDX Tookit 10.3.5
  • Download Worx Apps 10.3.5
  • Overview of MAM-centric features in XenMobile 10.3.5 – Citrix Blog Post
  • XenMobile 10.3 Certificate Based Authentication for MAM-Only Mode – Citrix Blog Post
  • How to configure Touch ID authentication with XenMobile Server for iOS devices – Encrypt secrets using Passcode must be disabled. Citrix KB article
  • To wrap MDX apps for Android 6, install Android 6 API 23 – Citrix Discussions. Also edit Android_Settings.txt – Citrix KB article.
  • ShareFile Drive Mapper works on XenApp 7.8
• NetScaler:
  • Download NetScaler VPX for ESX 11.0 Build 65.72 – new VPX models (25 Mb, 5Gb, 8 Gb, 10 Gb, 15 Gb, 25 Gb), VMXNET3 support, SR-IOV support
  • NetScaler for Azure updated to 11.0 build 65.31. Future upgrades are possible. More details at Citrix Discussions.
  • Citrix NetScaler Master Class – May 2016 – Synergy discount code. Content Switching 101. DataStream (Database Load Balancing). New VPX appliance models. YouTube video
  • Overview of GSLB powered zone preference – computer voice? 2 minute YouTube video
  • NetScaler Security Insight getting started guide – for App Firewall. Built into Insight Center appliance. Marius Sandbu blog post.
  • How to configure NetScaler IP Reputation service (WebRoot) – part of App Firewall. docs.citrix.com
  • How to Set up a maintenance page on Netscaler Gateway using Responder Policy. Daniel Ruiz blog post
• XenApp/XenDesktop:
  • Known performance issue when implementing XenApp 7.6 with more than 4000 concurrent users – Citrix KB article
  • Download Citrix Connector 3.1 for System Center Configuration Manager – SCCM 2016 support, XenDesktop 7.8 support
  • How to configure RDS, XenApp, StoreFront, and Receiver to allow multiple sessions to the same machine – Citrix Blog Post
  • Enabling SSL on VDA prevents Receiver for iOS from connecting – Citrix Discussions
  • Exporting and importing VMware dvPortGroups breaks MCS – Citrix Discussions
  • ComTrade SCOM Pack for XenDesktop oData troubleshooting guide – Citrix Discussions
  • Download Secure Gateway 3.3.4 – TLS 1.2 support
  • XenApp 6.5 R06 Hotfix 21 – adds TLS 1.2 for SSL Relay
• Profile Management:
  • Configure Profile Management to save Google Chrome settings – Citrix Discussions
• Provisioning Services:
  • PvS 7.8 supports Hyper-V Gen 2 for RDSH only. No VDI. Video driver issue – Citrix Discussions
• CloudBridge:
  • Download CloudBridge Virtual WAN 9.0 – merges Virtual WAN and WAN Optimization into a new Enterprise Edition.
  • Download CloudBridge Virtual WAN Center 9.0 – monitoring, visibility, orchestration. More details at Citrix Blog Post.

VMware

• Two+ monitors crashes Horizon Client 4.0+ connecting to desktop on ESX 6.0 Update 2 – uncheck Enable display scaling – VMware KB article
• Horizon FLEX 1.8 Deployment Considerations – Word document. VMware communities.
• Download vSphere Management Assistant 6.0.0.1

Other

• April 2016 hotfix rollup for the Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack – App-V and UEV hotfixes
• Can’t disable Windows Store in Windows 10 Pro through Group Policy – Can still be disabled in Enterprise. Microsoft KB article
• NVIDIA GRID B-Profiles for business – Rachel Berry blog post. Links to NVIDIA documentation.
• Control-Up Citrix PvS 7.8 Farm Check Script Based Action
• Windows 10 – How to turn off Live Tiles – Technet

Here are some EUC items I found interesting last week.

Citrix

• StoreFront:
  • Code at Discussions to add featured app groups to categories view and increase # of featured apps
• Receiver:
  • Download Receiver for Windows 4.4.1000 – new checkbox to suppress Add Account wizard – Citrix KB
  • Receiver for HTML5 2.0 re-released to fix some taskbar issues.
  • Receiver JSON error when X1 theme is enabled – uncheck “Enable Client Side Measurements” in the AppFlow actions. Citrix Discussions.
• NetScaler:
  • How to insert Client IP into TCP protocol – Usually only possible for HTTP. Now TCP too. Citrix KB
  • NetScaler Clustering Simplified Into 3 Easy Steps – Citrix KB
  • Demo NetScaler Datastream with SQL AlwaysOn – monitor to verify SQL replica availability. Content Switching read vs write. Integrated caching. Demo application. Jake Rutski blog post
  • Geo Maps don’t work in Insight Center 11.0 build 65 – Citrix Discussions
  • Configure NetScaler for DirectAccess load balancing – YouTube video
• XenMobile:
  • Download ShareFile StorageZones Controller 4.0 – new rights management functionality
    • ShareFile StorageZones Controller 4.0 supports TLS 1.2 – no Mac clients. Windows clients need registry key.
  • ShareFile Protected Document Viewers – to view Rights Protected files
  • XenMobile Server 10.3 Rolling Patch 2
  • Citrix Mobility Master Class: 10.3.5 new features, MAM First, Auto Wipe, Reverse Split Tunnel, Apple DEP (including supervisor mode), VPP (including WorxHome). YouTube video.
  • Configure NetScaler as SAML iDP for ShareFile. Internal users do Integrated Windows Auth (Kerberos). If fails, prompt for NTLM instead. LDAP for attribute extraction. Citrix KB.
  • How to export WiFi settings from Windows 10 and use XenMobile to push to Windows 10 machines. – Citrix Blog Post
  • WorxMail 10.3.5 will support 451 redirection to move mailboxes from on-prem  to cloud – Citrix KB
  • Node.js code to upload an .mdx file to XenMobile – Citrix Discussions
• Upload Access database and connect using HTML5 Receiver – new Citrix Workspace Cloud service. Citrix Blog Post.
• Citrix TV is retiring – use YouTube instead
• Tools to transfer commands, files, links, and mail to client device – uses Virtual Channel. MQ Technologies.

VMware

• Download VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.2.1
• Known limitations of the Intel® Xeon® processor E5 v4 series with ESXi – VMware KB
• Mirage and MongoDB – Overview, High Availability. VMware blog post
• “Your user account is disabled” error in VMware Horizon – known issue in 6.2.0/.1 – Terence Luk

Other

• Windows Subsystem for Linux: Architectural Overview – 20 minute video, unmodified Bash doing Linux system calls on Windows
• Download Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5
  • What’s New in Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5
  • What’s new with System Center 2016 – Shielded VMs, Storage Spaces Direct, SCOM MP Recommendations, tune SCOM MPs to reduce alerts. 15 minute video
• MAM and Conditional Access for Skype for Business – no enrollment needed

Here are some EUC items that interested me last week.

Citrix

• Citrix License Server 11.13.1 has historical usage reporting
• NetScaler:
  • Download NetScaler Release 10.5 Build 62.9
  • NetScaler 11.0 build 65.31 is re-released as 65.35
  • Harden SSHD ciphers/MAC to prevent inaccurate vulnerability scans. Citrix KB
  • Suppress Command Center Alarm Related Actions For a Particular Time Period – schedule disable/enable filters. Citrix KB
  • Monitor and Manage Changes on NetScaler Using Command Center – Audit Policy. Citrix KB
  • Setup Netscaler as ADFS Proxy – XenAppBlog
  • Content Switch XenMobile and NetScaler Gateway – Dave Bretty blog post
• XenMobile:
  •  How to configure Citrix VPN for iOS Per App VPN – XenMobile VPN policy, XenMobile App Attribute, NetScaler Session Policy
• StoreFront:
  • Auto launch desktop setting in StoreFront 3.5 is not accurate? – Citrix KB
• Receiver:
  • Receiver 4.3.100 doesn’t create stubs anymore. Registry key to re-enable. Citrix KB
  • New Toolbar in HTML5 and Chrome Receiver – at top of screen. Citrix Blog Post
  • Experience of HTML5 Receiver on mobile browser – gestures, multi-touch, soft keyboard, Continuum. Citrix Blog Post
  • Experience of HTML5 Receiver new App Switcher
• Company:
  • How to renew Citrix certifications – Citrix Blog Post
  • Introducing the new Citrix – interview with CEO Kirill Tatarinov
  • Citrix Revenue up 9% YoY – seems like good numbers
• VDA:
  • How to make logon disclaimer window bigger – David Ball blog post

VMware

• What’s New in VMware Identity Manager 2.6: Technical Deep Dive – 46 minute YouTube video from VMware
• Use VMware UEM to launch and configure BGInfo – VMware Communities
• Can’t search vSphere inventory when logged on using session credentials – VMware KB
• App Volumes – Office 365 32-bit has problems on 64-bit Windows – edit snapvol.cfg – VMware KB
• Download VMware Tools 10.0.8 – resolves NSX issue
• Download VMware Workstation 12.1.1 Pro for Windows
• Download VMware Fusion 8.1.1 for Mac OS X
• It Architect: Foundation in the Art of Infrastructure Design: A Practical Guide for It Architects – book written by VCDXs. vSphere and Horizon. I have not read it yet.

Other

• Microsoft SQL Server Developer Edition is now free
• Microsoft IT Pro Cloud Essentials – free subscription to Azure, free Azure training, free Pluralsight, free exam. More at Microsoft Blog.
• NVIDIA M60 / M6 cards are shipped to OEMs in “compute” mode. Don’t forget to change to “graphics” mode. – Rachel Berry blog post
• RDS redirected resources showing degraded performance Windows Server 2012 R2 – get hotfix form Windows Update
• Lots of Windows 10 UI changes in Insider build