The next LTSR is, at long last, here. Nick Rintalan has an excellent post summarizing the top 10 reasons to upgrade. Some of my favorite enhancements are to Director, which has come a long way in terms of functionality and robustness. Custom reporting, login time drill-down…too many good things to […]
XenApp and XenDesktop 7.17 is the latest Current Release version of XenApp and XenDesktop and is now generally available at the download site (sign in required). I encourage you to read the release notes for each component, but I’ll highlight my personal favorite new or fixed things here. XenApp and […]
Download page Better late than never, PVS 7.12 has been released. Provisioning Services 7.12 includes a number of notable fixes, and a much-anticipated tech preview release of Linux VDA streaming. Additionally, PVS is now capable of clearing cached Windows credentials – a feature I know a few of […]
“I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in joy, and were suddenly ecstatic. I fear something awesome has happened.” –Atum wan-Kenobi Download Page New Features Citrix has released XenApp and XenDesktop 7.12, which, along with many other enhancements, includes the […]
CTX136079 includes a download link for PVSDataCollector 2.5.2.1. This utility is used to collect information about the Provisioning Services Farm and is often required when dealing with support. Unfortunately, with 7.8 and 7.9 there is an issue – upon running the utility, you receive an error and it does not […]
There are times where you need to configure the bootstrap information (or re-configure) for the servers in the farm. The bootstrap information can be updated in a few different ways. The first place you will encounter the bootstrap information screen is in the configuration wizard while configuring Provisioning Services if […]
Provisioning Services works by streaming an operating system over the network. This very basic premise empowers administrators to tackle incredibly powerful use cases, reduce storage costs and scale to phenomenal levels at a reasonable cost. However, in order to accomplish this, some “magic” needs to happen in order to get […]
In an environment where security is delegated, you may need to know at a granular level just which permissions are needed to accomplish tasks within Provisioning Services. This is often the case when working in larger environments where the vCenter admin may be separate from the AD Team and Citrix […]
Provisioning Services has included support for a Boot Device Manager (BDM) Partition since version 7.0. There are some use cases where it is preferable to choose the BDM partition, and it is simple to do when provisioning machines using the XenDesktop Setup Wizard within the Provisioning Services Console. One limitation […]
Citrix has made good on their promises for their next iteration in their products, but sometimes it can be tricky to find what you’re looking for. You can find the Provisioning Services download under the XenApp or XenDesktop product headers: https://www.citrix.com/downloads/xendesktop/product-software/xendesktop-79-platinum.html Some highlights for XenApp and XenDesktop 7.9 – From […]
