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 […]
When you manage multiple sites you may find that Citrix Director lacks an “at-a-glance” view of the status of multiple sites. This becomes extra apparent in a large pod-based design where multiple sites may exist within the same datacenter or in an active-active datacenter setup. With VDI, it is important […]
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 […]
As previously announced at Citrix Summit 2015, one of the key new features for 7.6 FP1 is Session Recording. Some users may remember SmartAuditor, which offered a way to record sessions and was an invaluable tool for the organizations that deployed it. That functionality didn’t make the transition from IMA […]
I recently spoke with someone and realized I hadn’t created a post for this yet – much to my disappointment, as it was a major accomplishment to have the issue solved. At my previous employer (K-12 education) the environment was setup as follows: Approximately 1100 pooled desktops from a single […]
If you are looking to configure COM or LPT redirection in XenDesktop 7.x, you might be at a loss when you find the policies aren’t where you’d expect them. Fortunately, the functionality still exists, however its days are numbered. Citrix has officially deprecated the feature and now requires that you […]
Yesterday afternoon we were struck by a bug that left us unable to enumerate applications, effectively resulting in a near 100% system-down condition. We’ve been working with Citrix on an intermittent inability to log in with little visible error other than ‘All the Citrix XML Services configured for farm Farm1 […]
My 6 year old Son excitedly told me today at lunch time that today was, in fact, Bring Your Child to Work Day. Last year he found out too late and didn’t get to come, so this year he was quite excited to join me for my afternoon. After informing my […]
