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 […]
Citrix has released XenApp and XenDesktop 7.16, and per their usual cadence, it is packed with a bunch of new goodies. I’ll highlight a few of my favorite features and fixes here, but be sure to look over the release notes for anything that may be important to you! Be […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
