Category: EUC Weekly Digest

Interesting EUC items from last week:

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Download XenApp 7.15 LTSR / XenDesktop 7.15 LTSR, Cumulative Update 2 – All Editions

Provisioning Services

• Download Citrix Provisioning Services 7.15.3 (in 7.15 LTSR CU2)

StoreFront

• Download Receiver 2.6.6 for HTML5 – fixes only

NetScaler

• Download NetScaler Release (Feature Phase) 12.0 Build 57.24 – replaces 12.0 build 57.19

NetScaler MAS

• Download NetScaler MAS Release (Feature Phase) 12.0 Build 57.24

NetScaler Gateway

• Windows and MAC Supported Applications by OPSWAT Version 4 for NetScaler EPA Scans – v4 is in 12.0 build 57 and laterWindows and MAC Supported Applications by OPSWAT Version 4 for NetScaler EPA Scans – v4 is in 12.0 build 57 and later – Citrix KB article
• Citrix NetScaler Unified Gateway – using HDX & nFactor – 53 minute YouTube video

ShareFile

• Download ShareFile StorageZones Controller 5.3 – security fixes

VMware

• VMware Horizon is not compatible with vSphere 6.7 at this time – VMware Knowledgebase Article
• Introducing VMware vSphere 6.7! – VMware Blog Post
• Download VMware NSX SD-WAN Edge by VeloCloud 3.2.0

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Interesting EUC items from last week:

WEM/Profile Management

• Citrix Workspace Environment Management (WEM) Agent fails to work when Windows 10 is upgraded to Windows 10 v1709 – uninstall and reinstall – issue 10 – Citrix KB article

XenMobile

• Download Updated XenMobile MDX files for 10.8.10 iOS apps V2 Released 9 Apr 2018

Citrix Cloud

• Citrix Workspace experience (cloud portal) is supported in some Receivers, including Azure AD authentication – Citrix Docs
• Citrix Unveils Gateway Service with Secure and Single Sign-On to SaaS, Enterprise Web & VDI Apps – Citrix Blog Post

Microsoft

• Announcing Windows Admin Center: Our reimagined management experience – Microsoft Blog Post

VMware

• Download VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.7.0

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Interesting EUC items from last week:

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Where to Find XenApp 6.5 Features in XenApp & XenDesktop 7 – Citrix Blog Post

VDA

• When you upgrade Citrix VDA to the current release (e.g. VDA 7.17), any GPO settings created under HKLM\Software\Policies\Citrix are deleted – run gpupdate /force – Citrix KB article

App Layering (Unidesk)

• Download Citrix App Layering 4.10
• What’s new in Citrix App Layering 4.10 – Windows 10 1709 support – Citrix Docs

WEM/Profile Management

• WEM 4.6 multiple configuration set issues after upgrade – private fix – Citrix Discussions
• Start Menu icons are missing with Citrix 7.15 CU1 UPM. Disabling UPM or using UPM 7.15 fixes the issue – “by design”? – Citrix KB article

Receiver

• Win + G Pop Up Citrix Receiver Launching Apps/Desktops – HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\AllowGameDVR (DWORD) = 0 – Citrix KB article

NetScaler

• Download NetScaler Release (Maintenance Phase) 11.1 Build 57.11/57.13 – 57.13 replaces 57.11
• NetScaler Master Class April 2018 – HA, and SDX – YouTube

NetScaler Gateway

• Citrix EDT to Azure VDAs? Reduce MTU to 1400 or less – Citrix Discussions

XenMobile

• What’s new in XenMobile Cloud Service 10.18.4 – more Chromebook policies – Citrix Docs
• Download Citrix XenMobile Mail Manager (XMM) 10.1.2 Released 2-APR-2018
• What’s new in XenMobile Mail Manager 10.1.2 – Citrix Docs

VMware

• Quick-Start Tutorial for VMware User Environment Manager – 130 page document
• [Deep Dive] New Features in AirWatch 9.3 & Identity Manager 3.2 – VMware Blog Post
• How to enable VMware Horizon Watermark on RDSH – login script to launch vdimark.exe
• Good explanation of Workload Optimization in vROps 6.7
• VMware vRealize Suite Technical Guides – bunch of videos
• VeloCloud SD-WAN by VMware introduction – Packet Pushers

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Interesting EUC items from last week:

WEM/Profile Management

• Download Citrix Workspace Environment Management 4.6
• What’s new in Workspace Environment Management 4.6 – Citrix Docs
• Citrix WEM 4.6 can deliver icons from StoreFront store – James Kindon
• How to configure, deploy, and troubleshoot StoreFront-based assigned application actions in Citrix Workspace Environment Management (WEM)
• For multiple users on RDSH, configure Citrix WEM to merge App Security (AppLocker) rules instead of replacing the existing rules

StoreFront

• Download Citrix Receiver 2.6.5 for HTML5 – multi-monitor is now supported

NetScaler

• Citrix NetScaler Update – Deep Dive Into TLS 1.3 – recorded CUGC webinar

NetScaler Gateway

• The Microsoft Edge browser on Windows 10 is not supported with the NetScaler Gateway 11.1/12.0 VPN Plugin

XenMobile

• Download XenMobile Server 10.8.0 Rolling Patch 1 – fix for not detecting changes to AD group membership
• What’s new in XenMobile Cloud Service – Screen Sharing, G Suite Partner access to manage Chrome, Win10 Application Guard policy, iOS 11.3 restrictions

VMware

• Download VMware OS Optimization Tool released March 30
• Download VMware Tools 10.2.5 – vmxnet3 driver update, fix for View 6
• Download VMware Horizon View 6.2.6 Standard – Win10 1709 support

Other

• NVIDIA GRID 6 – XenMotion (but not vMotion), 4K resolution in cheaper license, Tesla V100 support – Documentation

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Interesting EUC items from last week:

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Not able to roam ICA Session when using VMware App Volumes – Citrix KB article

Receiver

• Download Receiver 12.9 for Mac
• Download Citrix Receiver 13.9.1 for Linux

NetScaler

• It’s recommended not to use the NetScaler 11.1 Build 57.11 – wait for build 58 – Citrix KB article
• NetScaler SDX 12.0 build 57 changes SSL Chips to Asymmetric Crypto Units – Citrix Docs

NetScaler Gateway

• NetScaler Smart Control policies and ICA policies do not work if DTLS is enabled – Citrix Docs
• NetScaler SSL VPN Client IP Pool (IIP) Traffic Flow and Routing Diagrams – Citrix KB article

Other

• GA version of the PVS plugin for Nutanix AHV

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Here are some EUC items I found interesting last week. For more immediate updates, follow me at http://twitter.com/cstalhood.

For a list of updates at carlstalhood.com, see the Detailed Change Log.

 

NetScaler

• Troubleshooting NetScaler High Availability (HA) and Sync Cheat Sheet
• Unable to create new Cipher Group in NetScaler 12.0 57.19 – wait for build 58, or downgrade
• NetScaler Policies with GSLB Wildcard Location expressions not getting a hit on build 11.1-53.11 and above – re-enable from CLI

 Citrix Cloud

• Citrix Cloud XA/XD Service has new REST APIs for Delivery Groups – and Application Instance Prediction – Citrix Docs

VMware

• Download VMware App Volumes 2.13.3
• Download VMware Identity Manager 3.2

Microsoft

• Using SysPrep CopyProfile for the “Start Menu” isn’t supported – use group policy and XML instead – TechNet Blogs

Here are some EUC items I found interesting last week. For more immediate updates, follow me at http://twitter.com/cstalhood.

For a list of updates at carlstalhood.com, see the Detailed Change Log.

 

XenApp/XenDesktop

• How to: Configure Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop to use Microsoft SQL multi-subnet (Basic) Availability Groups – Patrick van den Born
• How to move XenDesktop machines to a different hypervisor connection – set-brokermachine -HypervisorConnectionUid 2 – Citrix Discussions

VDA

• Citrix VPrefer: Session Sharing Between a Published Desktop and a Published Application Made Easy – detailed configuration guide – Citrix Blog Post

StoreFront

• Download Citrix Receiver 2.6.4 for HTML5 – multimonitor support

Receiver

• Download Citrix Receiver 13.9 for Linux – browser content redirection

NetScaler

• NetScaler Master Class March 2018 – GSLB – recorded webinar – YouTube
• NetScaler WAF Overview and NSS Review – recorded webinar – YouTube
• Excel file containing list of Windows and MAC Applications supported by OPSWAT 4 EPA scans in NetScaler 12.0 build 57 – Citrix KB article
• Disable AppFlow before updating a certificate or NetScaler might crash – Citrix KB article
• Several NetScaler Trace Studies – SAML, LDAP, AAA SSON, USIP, App Launch, EPA Preauth, etc. – Citrix knowledgebase

NetScaler MAS

• NetScaler MAS 12.0 build 57 lets you pull a certificate from one instance and push to other instances – Networks > SSL Dashboard > Install

XenMobile

• Download Updated XenMobile MDX files for 10.8.5 iOS apps (updated Secure Mail and Secure Web)

Citrix Cloud

• A brief introduction to Citrix Analytics with focus on security and user behavior analytics – YouTube

VMware

• Limitations of VMware Horizon Virtual Desktop Session Collaboration – Adam Gleeson

Here are some EUC items I found interesting last week. For more immediate updates, follow me at http://twitter.com/cstalhood.

For a list of updates at carlstalhood.com, see the Detailed Change Log.

 

XenApp/XenDesktop

• Download Citrix XenApp 7.17 / XenDesktop 7.17, All Editions
• What’s new in Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop 7.17 – Citrix Docs
• Group Policy Default Settings for Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop That Changed Between 7.16 and 7.17 – CTP Carl Webster

VDA

• Windows 10 v1709 will not boot after installing Citrix VDA with default options – Default installation of VDA includes PvD component. This component is not compatible with Windows 10 v 1709 – Citrix KB article

Provisioning Services

• What’s new in Citrix Provisioning Services 7.17 – API Service to automate the VM wizards – Start-PvsProvisionXdMachines – Citrix Docs

StoreFront

• Citrix StoreFront 7.17 deprecates support for TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 protocols between XenApp and XenDesktop and Citrix Receiver – Citrix Docs

Receiver

• What’s new in Citrix Receiver 4.11 – vPrefer – session sharing in published desktops – Citrix Docs
• Download Citrix Receiver 4.9.2000 for Windows, LTSR Cumulative Update 2

NetScaler

• NetScaler security vulnerabilities – fixed in 12.0 Build 57.19, 11.1 Build 56.15, 11.0 Build 71.18, and 10.5 Build 67.10 – Citrix KB article
• Download NetScaler Release (Feature Phase) 12.0 Build 57.19 – updated OPSWAT for EPA
• Download NetScaler SDX Bundle (Feature Phase) 12.0-57.19 – SDX 8900 support, automatic LOM upgrade

NetScaler MAS

• Download NetScaler MAS Release (Feature Phase) 12.0 Build 57.19

NetScaler Gateway

• NetScaler Advanced Endpoint Analysis Scans documentation – Citrix Docs

XenServer

• XenDesktop 7.16 and PVS 7.16 not supported on XenServer 7.4? I guess they have to be upgraded to 7.17 before you can upgrade XenServer to 7.4 – Citrix KB article

VMware

• Download VMware Unified Access Gateway 3.2.1

Here are some EUC items I found interesting last week. For more immediate updates, follow me at http://twitter.com/cstalhood.

For a list of updates at carlstalhood.com, see the Detailed Change Log.

 

XenApp/XenDesktop

• XenApp & XenDesktop Tech Update with Daniel Feller – recorded webinar at CUGC – Daniel Feller

StoreFront

• Use PowerShell to configure Citrix StoreFront Multi-Site (multiple farms) Aggregation – CUGC – Dennis Span

Receiver

• Receiver 4.9 configured with SSON constantly prompting for login when connected to external network – Citrix KB article
• Citrix Casting allows users to move virtual app and desktop sessions from a mobile device to a Citrix Ready workspace hub – Citrix Blog Post

NetScaler Gateway

• Configure NetScaler EPA to verify no missing Critical Windows Updates – Citrix KB article

XenMobile

• Download XenMobile Server (on-prem) 10.8.0.23
  • What’s New in XenMobile Server 10.8 – Citrix Docs
• What’s new in XenMobile Cloud Service 10.18.2 – Workspace Hub Device Management, Apple TV Management, kiosk Android for Work devices, Win10 bulk provisioning, and more … – Citrix Docs

ShareFile

• Download ShareFile Drive Mapper 3.11.103.1

Citrix Cloud

• XenApp and XenDesktop Cloud Service Support for Azure Managed Disks – including master image – Citrix Blog Post

VMware

• VMware Horizon Cloud Fundamentals – free self-paced course
• Save ‘Date Modified’ in VMware UEM – VMware Communities
• VMware Horizon 7.3 Enterprise Edition Reference Architecture – updated recently
• Network Ports In VMware Horizon Cloud Service

Microsoft

• Download Office 2016 Administrative Template files (ADMX/ADML) version 4564 for Office 2016 released Feb 12
• Security baseline for Office 2016 and Office 365 ProPlus apps – TechNet Blog

Here are some EUC items I found interesting last week. For more immediate updates, follow me at http://twitter.com/cstalhood.

For a list of updates at carlstalhood.com, see the Detailed Change Log.

 

VDA

• Citrix Linux VDA 7.17 removes GPU graphics limitations – P40 support, hardware encoding in all supported vGPU profiles – Citrix KB article

App Layering (Unidesk)

• What’s new in Citrix App Layering 4.9 – Nutanix AHV 5.5 support – Citrix Docs
• Download Citrix App Layering 4.9

StoreFront

• Download Citrix Receiver 2.6.3 for HTML5

NetScaler

• If you are using 59xx/89xx appliances, don’t upgrade to the 12.0 images starting from build 53.22. Patches suitable to these appliances will be posted soon – Citrix Docs
• Citrix Acquires Cedexis – Citrix Blog Post

NetScaler Gateway

• EDT DTLS falls back to TCP instead of UDP intermittently – versions above 11.1.57.x and 12.0.56.11 should have fix for this issue – Citrix KB article

XenMobile

• Download Updated XenMobile MDX files for 10.7.30 public apps (updated Secure Mail & Secure Web)
• New in Citrix XenMobile Secure Mail – personal Distribution Lists, and report phishing emails – Citrix Docs
• Citrix Mobility Master Class – YouTube video
• Documentation for Citrix XenMobile integration with Microsoft Intune/EMS – Citrix Docs

ShareFile

• Download ShareFile Drive Mapper 3.11.102.0

VMware

• FAQ: Horizon 7, App Volumes, UEM Extended Service Branches (ESB) – 2 years support for annual Horizon ESB releases – 3 service packs with no new features – VMware KB article
• [Deep Dive] VMware Workspace ONE 9.2 Feature Pack 3 – improved user experience for VMware Tunnel applications – YouTube video
• [Deep Dive] What’s New in VMware Identity Manager 3.1 – new Virtual Apps Collection feature, recommended apps feature, People Search app – YouTube video