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Shouting it from the Rooftops while standing on my SoapBOX! Extra! Extra! – SoapBOX  Citrix XenApp Access Management Console & vSphere Client breaks after applying Microsoft .NET 2.0 updates.  Citrix I was working on installing a Citrix Server at a client site placing the server into its intended farm today using a fresh installation of [...]

There is a lot of hype these days around VDI and it seems like every week there is some new VDI related product or company being announced. With all of these options available how is company ever to decide on which VDI solution to go with?
In my opinion you should first decide on whether or [...]

If you are integrating Citrix XenServer with EMC Clariion storage the Navisphere Host Agent (naviagent) can be installed in the Linux management OS (domain 0) so that the host registers with Navisphere.

Download the Navisphere Host Agent 6.28 from here (requires Powerlink login) - http://tinyurl.com/n5cbu2
Unzip and copy the RPM to the /tmp folder of the XenServer [...]

I work for a reseller of both Citrix and VMware products.  In many client meetings we often debate over which virtualization platform a client should use for server virtualization and which one is “better”.  Now, if I were to ask all of our engineers (and I have) which hypervisor they would choose (XenServer or VMware) [...]

When it comes to Thin Client computing there are several questions that typically come up.  The big one is usually “What about video performance?”.   Video performance was typically subpar or “choppy”, how choppy usually depending on what protocol (ICA or RDP) you were using.  WYSE responded with it TCX Multimedia Redirection software which significantly improved [...]

With the new version of Provisioning Server Citrix changed the management console ports from 8000 and 8001 to 54321 and 54322. The reason for this change is so that PVS can be installed on the XenDesktop Desktop Delivery Controller without port conflicts.
The port change breaks the the XenDesktop Setup Wizard because by default the setup [...]

Citrix just released an updated build of the XenDesktop VDA.
I was experiencing slow login times at one of my clients with the previous 3.1 build and this updated build fixed the issue.
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX121590
Posted in Citrix, xendesktop Tagged: Citrix, xendesktop

Citrix XenConvert is a tool to migrate (P2V) physical (or virtual) Windows systems to XenServer.
XenConvert is similar to VMware Converter but without some of the advanced features and functions differently.
XenConvert is installed and executed on the source system and only one local disk can be converted at a time.
You must have 115% free space to [...]

The below is from Brian Madden’s blog.
Citrix will be releasing Feature Pack 1 for XenDesktop 3 at Citrix Synergy in two weeks.
Here is a list of new features.

Multimedia redirection for Flash (or HDX MediaStream or whatever it’s called now). This just means that the remote host will send the raw flash content to the endpoint [...]

When using the Citrix Advanced Access Control (AAC) software with the Citrix Access Gateway the Secure Access Client must be installed with some additional command line arguments. The Secure Access Client must be downloaded and insalled with these command line arguments.
CitrixSAClient.exe -Q -D https://cag.company.com -i
After installing there will be a shortcut on the desktop that [...]

Citrix has released a new hotfix rollup pack for XenApp 5/Presentation Server 4.5 for Windows 2003.
Before you install this latest rollup pack make sure you read through this article http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX119069
One of the most important prerequisites is to update your Citrix Licensing server to 11.6 https://www.citrix.com/English/ss/downloads/details.asp?downloadId=1688507&productId=186%20target=
If you have not yet installed hotfix rollup pack 3 then [...]

As a follow-up to my last post around the Windows 2003 TS / Citrix XenApp comparison I thought I’d create a high level summary of some of the changes made to Windows Server 2008 Terminal Server.  Most of this is summarized from a recent Citrix document that is very informative.  In general, most of the [...]

 
In the last few weeks I’ve met with a couple different clients that use Windows Terminal Server to provide applications to their end users.  While their environments worked pretty well and were very cost effective, they still have some pretty common problems.  Performance was usually an issue depending on how many people were connected and [...]

Here are some useful resources for troubleshooting Citrix Application Streaming.
Troubleshooting Application Streaming Issues – http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX113304
Application Streaming FAQs for Administrators – http://support.citrix.com/article/ctx118181
RadeRunSwitches – Application Streaming – http://community.citrix.com/blogs/citrite/josephno/2008/03/28/RadeRunSwitches+-+Application+Streaming
Citrix Application Streaming Guide for XenApp 5.0 – http://support.citrix.com/servlet/KbServlet/download/17820-102-18856/Application-Streaming-Guide.pdf
How to Find the .Rad File that is Used to Launch a Streamed Application – http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX114673
XenApp Plug-in for Streamed Apps – [...]

As VDI is used more and more across the enterprise, the use of thin clients becomes an obvious choice when it comes time to replace client hardware.  Some of the advantages to going the thin client route are:
-          Cost – Thin clients are usually half the cost or less of a standard PC.  Prices can [...]