There are definitely pros and cons to using the various PVS boot options. If you aren’t familiar or need a refresher, here they are: TFTP (with DHCP or PXE options) Create a Boot Device (BDM) using the included utility Let PVS XenDesktop Setup Wizard create a BDM partition/drive For the […]
The much awaited improvements to StoreFront have arrived shedding the moniker “StoreFront 3.1 Tech Preview” and instead opting for StoreFront 3.5. This release brings significant UI improvements as well as a gaggle of enhancements including optimal gateway routing for zones. Kudos to Citrix to delivering these much desired features and […]
XenApp and XenDesktop XenApp and XenDesktop 7.7 brings a number of enhancements that have been asked for since the inception of 7.x, including the (re)introduction of zones. It is important to note that they are not identical to zones in 6.5 (IMA) but they will be improved overtime. Another much […]
If you’re like me, you enjoy a good challenge. One thing I’ve always been interested in with regard to PVS is exactly what is in the .PVP file. From various whitepapers and blogs I’ve read over the years, I understood it to be a collection of outside of the VHD, […]
A lot of content out there on PVS has become somewhat “stale” but it is still good info. I figured I would rehash some notes from the field that are relevant after brushing up on PVS for a recent project. In no particular order below, here are some handy tips. […]
In Provisioning Services, you can configure the stream service to skip the vDisk boot menu to select the default option for target devices. This feature can be useful when configuring a dedicated maintenance or test target device, bypassing the need to select the boot option when using vDisk versioning. If […]
For a variety of software, such as SQL Server or Provisioning Services SOAP service, the services will attempt to self-register their Service Principal Name (SPN). When they are running as Network Service, they’ll be operating as the computer, which by default will have permission to set its own SPN. However […]
PVS 7.6 made it’s debut with a rather large version jump for what seems like relatively minor changes but a host of fixes. The “What’s new” documentation boasts support for SQL 2014 and AlwaysOn, as well as PVD Test mode. The download can be found at www.Citrix.com, log in, click […]
For those of you using PVS, I urge you to take a look at CTX140875. This hotfix pack includes a number of fairly significant updates to problems that may be affecting your environment. In my mind, notably, are the fixes for the BDM/ARP issue, the SOAP server reliability, and vDisk […]
Add-PSSnapin Citrix* $reg=get-brokerdesktop -MaxRecordCount 9999 -RegistrationState Registered -DesktopGroupName VDIWIN7 -adminaddress citrixdc.contoso.local $results=@(); $reg | %{ $comp=$_.hostedmachinename; $cache=dir “\$compD$.vdiskcache” -force; $results+=”$comp;$($($cache.length)/1GB)”} $path0=”D:WriteCachelatest.txt” $path1=”D:WriteCachewc_$(get-date -format `”yyyy-MM-dd_hh-mm_ss`”).txt” $results | out-file $path0 $results | out-file $path1 Using this script you can go to Excel, Data, Import from Text, select Latest.txt, pivot table. Then all you […]
