Somewhere down the line, Citrix Admins need to upgrade their Citrix Site from one version to another, Example, from XenDesktop 71.5 LTSR to CVAD 1912 LTSR. For Citrix site upgrade, we have to mount the product ISO in Citrix server and run the setup file. But What about VDIs? Based on your company’s VDA usage,…
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…
Issue: vcenter certificate replaced. From thereon, Citrix studio cant connect to vcenter. Power control options grayed out in director and studio doesn’t show power options at all. Troubleshooting: Hypervisor tests on the vcenter server url in studio->hosting tab, show that studio cant connect to vcenter because of certificate issue. Solution: Goto your vcenter url: https://vcenter.domain.com…
Issue: Citrix VDA is not registered. Troubleshooting: Checked Citrix services on the VDI. Citrix ICA service wasnt started. Throws error, “windows could not start the citrix ica service on local computer 1067” and fails to start. Solutions: On the VDI, check if authenticated users group is added to local administrators group. If you find it,…
Those who are on IOS 14 OS might have seen below prompt when opening apps. VNC Viewer is an example shown here. In IOS 14 we see similar prompt for almost all apps. If you do not allow access for these apps to your local network, they wont work. In case if you have disabled…
Image by Tumisu from Pixabay While upgrading or installing linux OS from one version to another you might end up in below error. In my case, I tried to install linux mint 20 (Ulyana), and faced the error. Note: I have already disabled secure boot in my laptop. I have downloaded Linux mint 20…
When you try to add a vcenter connection under “Hosting” tab in Studio, you get the below error sometimes: Solution: Open your vcenter server in IE, like, https://vcenterServer.yourcompany.com. You will see certificate error. Click on “Continue to this Website (not recommended). Click on Certificate error in the address bar. Click View certificates and install the…
Azure important points: Use locks on critical resources. Use resource groups to segregate your resources into virtual groups so that they can be managed as a single entity. Create policy to set compliance and rules on your Azure resources. Use Initiatives if you have multiple policies. Even if you have a single policy today, It…
Source: Giphy When users complain that they are experiencing slowness in their VDIs, there are some points to check within in citrix. If you have Citrix ADM (Application Delivery Management) installed and configured, you should see users sessions and bandwidth details in ADM. You may see high ICA RTT even though users say that they…
Azure Learning Links: Azure Docs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/browse/ AZ-900: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/paths/azure-fundamentals/ https://github.com/ddneves/awesome-azure-learning/blob/master/topics/certifications/az-900.md https://azure.microsoft.com/en-ca/community/events/ – Change country and select course. https://microsoft.github.io/AzureTipsAndTricks/ Windows Virtual Desktop: WVD Introduction: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/paths/m365-wvd/ Youtube playlist: Azure Academy
Here are few recommendations to save money on azure: Reduce costs by eliminating unprovisioned Azure ExpressRoute circuits. Buy reserved instances to save money over pay-as-you-go. Right-size or shutdown underutilized virtual machines. Use Reserved Instance.Choose low-cost locations and regions. Right-size underutilized virtual machines. Deallocate virtual machines in off hours. Delete unused virtual machines. Migrate to PaaS…