EUC Weekly Digest – May 21, 2016

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