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PVS Gold image WMI issues fix
As part of a PVS image issue discovery project, I was able to determine that WMI was not working on several gold images which was causing several memory leaks, as well as event viewer complaining just...
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Hide Client Drive mappings for ICA sessions
Client Drive mappings is a great feature of XenApp / XenDesktop, although this presents a security concern depending on the environment, it is sometimes necessary to allow local file access for your...
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Redirecting AGEE URL – NetScaler 9.3 52.3nc
While working with a new AGEE site for a client (test2.mydomain.com), I was given the challenge to ensure that only a specific subnet is redirected to the new site while still connecting to the...
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Licensing your NetScaler AGEE nCore
Environment MPX 7500 NetScaler 9.3 52.3nc AGEE Goal: Apply a new AGEE license on your NetScaler without the need to modify your NetScaler’s host name. Configuration: First lets understand the AGEE...
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XenApp 6.5 – Remote Desktop display settings can’t be changed
Not sure how I missed this one during my last XenApp 6.5 implementation. The option of “Make text and other items larger or smaller” while in a Windows 2008 RDS session is no longer available as it was...
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XenDesktop User/Device manually release a license
Many companies are switching to XenDesktop User/Device licenses vs. the traditional concurrent model. The main reason… well they are are just about half the cost. So it make sense from a budget...
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XenApp 6.5 STAID (ctxsta.conf) not updating when using PVS
Been working on yet another XenApp 6.5 upgrade. I started noticing issues with the ctxsta.conf file normally located under C:\Program Files (x86)\Citrix\system32\, where the unique STAID does not...
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XenApp 6.5 image – Citrix Receiver error 2320
While working on another XenApp 6.5 upgrade, I noticed users were getting “Error number 2320” while opening legacy XenApp 5 (4.5 really) applications. In addition, I was seeing a MSI repair popup when...
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XenApp 6.5 AppCenter missing hotfixes
Ran into a problem while creating a XenApp 6.5 report, where some hosts did not show any hotfixes installed in AppCenter. Environment: Windows 2008 R2 Citrix XenApp 6.5 Hotfix Rollup Pack 1 PVS 6.1.16...
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StoreFront 2.0 – Customization and Default ISS site
Let me start by saying you should not consider doing an in-place upgrade of StoreFront 1.2 to 2.0. I suggest you start with a new deployment. Although I was able to get the upgrade working as a...
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Hide XenApp Full Desktop/XenDesktop icons from WI 5.4 Services site
While working on a new XenApp 6.5 implementation, we decided to deploy “XenApp Full Desktops” (AKA Poor Man’s VDI) with published apps, and XenDesktops all talking to a single XenApp Service Site (AKA...
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XenApp 6.5 Client side flash rendering with Internet Explorer 9
Client side rendering is something that improves the overall user experience when working with XenApp and XenDesktop technologies. However, many folks out there know that client side flash rendering on...
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XenApp 6.5 Full Desktop – Hide PVS System Tray
While working on a new XenApp 6.5 Deployment with Citrix Provisioning Services, I noticed the Citrix PVS Target Tools icon in the system tray when connecting to a Full Desktop session, this could be...
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XenApp 6.5 User sessions remain active
While working on an SAP 730 implementation, I noticed a customized application was preventing for sessions to log off when the application was terminated. This was causing for sessions to remain in...
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NetScaler 10.1 Unable to load applet
I been working on a NetScaler 10.1 deployment/migration for the last few weeks, and noticed that I was running into issues with the Citrix NetScaler Java applets build in to the GUI. After thinking it...
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XenApp 6.5 session printers not printing
Citrix has collaborated with HP to test select HP printers and their associated HP print drivers in Citrix environments up to and including Citrix XenApp 6.5 with Windows Server 2008 R2 Edition. These...
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Customize AGEE logon page for NetScaler 10.1 via Rewrite policies
While migrating to Access Gateway on the NetScaler 10.1. I noticed the rewrite policies I implemented on 9.3 did not work. While this can be done with some HTML customization, etc, and/or creating...
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How to HA Citrix PVS TFTP services via NetScaler 10.1 using RNAT
I was recently working on a project to migrate a pair of NetScalers from FW 9.3 to a new set of MPX appliances running 10.1: Build 122.17.nc I was very pleased to know that Citrix deployed a native way...
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Customizing Citrix StoreFront 2.6 including Pre-Login message page
Here are my StoreFront customizations for Citrix StoreFront 2.6. Many are similar to previous version of SF, however some of the syntax changed. There are some good improvements/features SF 2.6...
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Customizing Citrix NetScaler Gateway 10.5 logon page with Dual Factor...
Following up on my instructions on how to Customize the new version of Citrix StoreFront 2.6. Below is how you can create your own Citrix NetScaler Gateway customization package , and ensure your...
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