{"id":4511,"date":"2016-12-06T19:50:08","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T03:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atumvirt.com\/?p=4511"},"modified":"2016-12-06T19:50:08","modified_gmt":"2016-12-07T03:50:08","slug":"xenapp-and-xendesktop-7-12-now-available-lhc-is-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avtempwp.azurewebsites.net\/2016\/12\/xenapp-and-xendesktop-7-12-now-available-lhc-is-back\/","title":{"rendered":"XenApp and XenDesktop 7.12 Now Available–LHC is BACK!"},"content":{"rendered":"
“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.” \u2013Atum wan-Kenobi<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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New Features<\/h3>\n
Citrix has released XenApp and XenDesktop 7.12, which, along with many other enhancements, includes the much anticipated return of Local Host Cache (LHC).\u00a0 Although LHC shares the name as the XenApp 6.5 implementation, it is implemented completely differently and tasks such as periodic dsmaint and the randomized corruptions should be a thing of the past.<\/p>\n
Admins can read about the feature here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
In addition to LHC, other totally awesome enhancements include multiple restart schedules for delivery groups\u00a0 This can be combined with the new \u201cTag Restriction\u201d feature that allows application and delivery groups\u00a0 to be \u201csubdivided\u201d into smaller groups, effectively giving us the flexibility of worker groups entirely through tags.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s worth noting that in 7.11, automatic install and upgrade of Citrix Insight Services was enabled by default and disabled in the CLI and now the GUI and<\/em><\/strong> CLI are enabled by default.\u00a0 The auto-upload can be disabled in the registry or using the CLI option.\u00a0 When installing a Windows VDA, the CEIP is also automatically enrolled.\u00a0 If you want to opt out of those settings consult the Citrix Insight Services article<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Enterprise customers see increased historical data from 7 days to 31 days in director.<\/p>\n
See the complete \u201cWhat\u2019s new<\/a>\u201d for more.<\/p>\n
Notable Fixes<\/h3>\n
\u201c&\u201d is now supported in application names<\/p>\n
Machine Creation Services (MCS) created machines do not honor machine account password GPOs, causing passwords on the MCS machines to not reset.<\/p>\n
Deprecation<\/h3>\n
Copying this verbatim to try to avoid confusion –<\/p>\n
Announced in XenApp and XenDesktop 7.12<\/h4>\n
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In-place upgrades from XenDesktop 5.6 or 5.6 FP1 will not be allowed after the next LTSR. Instead, you can migrate your XenDesktop 5.6 or 5.6 FP1 deployment to the current XenDesktop version.<\/p>\n
The following platforms will not be supported after the next LTSR:<\/p>\n
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- VDAs on\u00a0 Windows 8.1 and earlier Windows desktop releases. Install desktop OS VDAs on Windows 10.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- VDAs on Windows Server 2008 R2. Install server OS VDAs on supported versions such as Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2016.<\/li>\n
- XenDesktop 5.6 used on Windows XP. No VDA installations on Windows XP will be supported. Install VDAs on a supported Windows version.<\/li>\n
- CloudPlatform connections. Use a different supported hypervisor or cloud service.<\/li>\n
- Azure Classic (also known as Azure Service Management) connections. Use Azure Resource Manager.<\/li>\n
- Installing core components (other than Studio) on 32-bit machines: Delivery Controller, Director, StoreFront, and License Server. Use 64-bit machines.<\/li>\n
- The following features will not be supported after the next LTSR:\n
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- Connection leasing. Use Local Host Cache.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Legacy Thinwire mode<\/li>\n
- Desktop Composition Redirection (DCR)<\/li>\n
- Clear as mud?\u00a0 Start planning now if you use any of these.
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Provisioning Services 7.12<\/h2>\n
Although docs doesn\u2019t currently listed it, you can view fixed issues here<\/a>.\u00a0 I\u2019m personally glad that these fixes are now mainstream<\/p>\n
Server Issues<\/h4>\n