It is really exciting to share something that we know to all the people in the community. I recently started youtube video series on how to install and configure complete virtual apps and desktops (XenDesktop) site. Go through below videos and check them out: Virtual Apps and Desktops (XenDesktop) Basic Definitions: Virtual Apps and Desktops (XenDesktop)…
As part of citrix VDI life cycle, citrix admins would be tasked to update master images and update machine catalogs based on the same. For PVS update process is completely different. For MCS dynamic VDIs, we already have a GUI option in studio to update machine catalog with updated snapshot. But for MCS static VDIs,…
One of the issues where users might end up in bad mornings is at loading their VDI. If their UPM profile is huge, it takes long time for them to login. In case if we end up a user with long logon time issues, we will first have a look at user’s citrix UPM profile….
As part of day to day tasks, one of the major activity for citrix admins is to maintain free VDIs in xendesktop delivery groups. If we dont have registered free VDI machines, and when new users try to connect to VDI, they would get errors like “Cannot start VM”. So, we have to make sure…
Provisioning Services Ports: Source Destination Type Port Details Provisioning Server Provisioning Server UDP 6890– 6909 Inter-server communication Microsoft SQL Server TCP 1433 Communication with Microsoft SQL Server Domain Controller TCP 389 Communication with Active Directory Target Device (PVS outbound Broadcast/DHCPServer UDP 67 / 4011 Optional: Obtaining network boot information in case DHCP options 66 -TFTP Server…
Storefront: For StoreFront, the credentials are verified directly to a Domain Controller. SF then passes the validation over to the DDC to begin resource enumeration (Step 4). Note: StoreFront validates user’s credentials by default on its own. From Storefront 3, we can enable xml service based authentication, When StoreFront is not in the same domain…
We have several options to load balance target devices to vDisks. Under Subnet Affinity, they are None, Best Effort and Fixed. ** If we want to restrict PVS vDisk streaming to only some subnets, where PVS servers are spread across different subnets, we can use subnet affinity feature. Subnet Affinity When assigning the server and NIC combination…
TCP Chimney (sometimes referred to as TCP Offloading) This feature is designed to take processing of the network such as packet segmentation and reassembly processing tasks, from a computer’s CPU to a network adapter that supports TCP Chimney Offload. This has the effect of reducing the workload on the host CPU and moving it to…
Issue: VDI takes long time to login to the session. When connected to the VDI from RDP, user is able to login but it took long time. So, to test this, we had to increase the VDI login time from Citrix. Solution: One the VDI, change/create the registry key: Key: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Citrix\PortICA Value: AutoLogonTimeout Type: DWORD Specify…
If you go to “Netscaler Gateway” and “Monitoring connections” you will see, “Active user sessions” and “ICA Connections”. The former shows users who have authenticated against the gateway, and the latter is those who have an ICA connection open through the gateway. The lists could be different as a user might have timed out on…
Variable: A variable is a symbolic name associated with a value. In Terraform, “variables” almost always refers to input variables, which are key/value pairs used in a run. Terraform modules can declare variables to allow customization. For child modules, the parent module provides a value when calling the module; for the root module, values are provided at run time. Provider: A…
It is really a painful task for Citrix admins to deal with users with huge Citrix profiles. When using Citrix UPM or WEM, it creates UPM_Profile folder. All the files/folders in user’s profile are stored in this folder. We can redirect user’s Desktop, Downloads, Documents to a share path but still we might end up…
Disaster Recovery (DR) refers to the set of policies and procedures in place to ensure the continuity and recovery of mission critical systems in the event of a disruptive event such as a power outage, flood, or cyberattack. In other words, how quickly can you get your computers and systems up and running after a…
Azure Database Services: Azure Database Services are fully managed Paas database services. Azure database services are fully managed, freeing up valuable time you’d otherwise spend managing your database so you can focus on new ways to delight your users and unlock opportunities. Enterprise-grade performance with built-in high availability means you can scale quickly and reach…