EUC Weekly Digest – September 24, 2016

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