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 […]
Did you know that XenApp 6.5 End of Life is approaching? On June 30th, 2018, XenApp 6.5 will reach end of life from Citrix, according to their lifecycle announcement page. This date has previously been extended twice and this time marks the final sunset date for XenApp 6.5, Web Interface […]
Storefront 3.6 brings a few important new features to the table. One of the three new features in the list is the ability to load balance non-identical sites or farms. Prior to version 3.6, all farms should have been publishing identical resources with load balancing enabled. This post will look […]
Often times it is necessary to set up multiple identical sites. One key tenant in enabling efficient IT delivery today is having automation. As administrators, you must find the balance between the need to automate and the deadline for delivery. To that end, rather than focusing on an end-to-end automated […]
Suppose you’ve have your environment for a bit of time. Your PVS targets are humming along happily and life is good. After a recent company expansion, you have planned to add capacity. You fire up the XenDesktop Setup Wizard in PVS to easily add additional machines. After running through the […]
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 […]
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 […]
A shout out to the greatest KB article in a long time – finally an all-in-one (or just about) pack of the best support tools for your XenApp or XenDesktop environments. http://support.citrix.com/article/203082 Check out the description over at the Citrix blog announcement.
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 […]
