With the concept of LTSR, somewhere citrix admins might end up choosing either current release or LTSR versions for their citrix environments. So first of all lets see what is LTSR and CR and decide which one to choose? Current Release: With Current Release latest and greatest updates are available from citrix on the citrix […]
To change the XML port in XenDesktop 7.x, complete the following steps: Open command prompt and navigate to cd “c:\Program Files\Citrix\Broker\Service” Type BrokerService.exe /show and press Enter to show the current ports. To change the XML port type, BrokerService.exe -wiport (storefrontport) port and press Enter. For storefront it would be BrokerService.exe -StoreFrontPort PortNumber. The Citrix Broker Service will then automatically stop and start to […]
There are two ways on how we can find citrix xendesktop database server name: via powershell: Use command on the delivery controller. This will show your database server, instance name and database name. Using registry: Navigate to “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Citrix\XDservices\ConfigLoggingSiteSchema\DataStore\Connections” registry key on the delivery controller and check value of key, ConnectionString. This will have same information as above […]
XenDesktop 7.x Controller Services There are overall 11 core FMA services in every citrix site. Service Name Executable Logon Account / Startup Type Description Dependencies Citrix AD Identity Service Citrix.ADIdentity.exe NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService Automatic Manages Active Directory Computer Accounts for machines within the xenapp/xendesktop deployment. Workstation Citrix Analytics Citrix.Analytics.exe NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService Automatic Collects analytical data regarding […]
To remove any locally stored storefront sites list, go to the following keys and delete your store entries from the list: HKCUSoftwarecitrixdazzle* HKCUSoftwarecitrixreceiverSR* HKCUSoftwarecitrixreceiverctxaccount* If you have pushed store name and link thorough a policy, run a gpupdate. If not, manually enter site name or run config file from your storefront web link.
When StoreFront is not in the same domain as XenApp or XenDesktop, and it is not possible to put Active Directory trusts in place, you can configure StoreFront to use the XenApp and XenDesktop XML Service to authenticate the user name and password credentials. A user explicitly provides a user name and password. Enable XML […]
XML Service: The XML service handles all client communication. Client communication like user authentication to the published app list, resolving the Citrix Zone Preference Policies, user application requests, and user connections requests. The XML service also hosts the Secure Ticket Authority that is used for storing secure tickets for user session requests and session reliability in […]
HDX technology provides optimized support for most popular USB devices. Optimized support offers an improved user experience with better performance and bandwidth efficiency over a WAN. Optimized support is usually the best option, especially in high latency or security-sensitive environments. HDX technology provides generic USB redirection for specialty devices that don’t have optimized support or where it is unsuitable, for […]
Drive Redirection: Define how client attached drives behave in a HDX session. Whether they should be mapped or not to a HDX session. As per your company’s policies, determine whether client drives are allowed in HDX session, if yes, which types of drives are allowed, is it read-only or read-write, if allowed what should be the […]
Local App Access: Local App Access seamlessly integrates locally installed Windows applications into a hosted desktop environment without changing from one computer to another. With Local App Access, you can: Access applications installed locally on a physical laptop, PC, or other device directly from the virtual desktop. Provide a flexible application delivery solution. If users […]