EUC Weekly Digest – May 26, 2018

Interesting EUC items from last week:

XenApp/XenDesktop

• vSphere 6.7 is not supported with Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop versions up to 7.17 and Provisioning Services (PVS) versions up to 7.17 – Citrix KB article

VDA

• Hotfix DesktopVDACoreWX64_7_15_2001 – For Citrix VDA Core Services 7.15 LTSR Cumulative Update 2 for Windows Desktop OS (64-bit) – audio fixes – Citrix KB article

Profile Management

• Private Citrix Hotfix for blank Start Menu icons in 7.15 CU1? – Citrix Discussions

Provisioning Services

• During the validation of ESX 6.7 citrix found an issue connecting PVS to the host. This will be resolved in the next version of PVS 7.18 to be released soon and will be updated in a 7.15 LTSR release. – Citrix Discussions

StoreFront

• Citrix StoreFront: Add Application Categories to Favorites Tab – CTP Sam Jacobs at CUGC

NetScaler

• Download Citrix NetScaler Release (Feature Phase) 12.1 Build 48.13
• What’s new in NetScaler 12.1 – RDP Proxy improvements, SaaS apps catalog
  • In NetScaler 12.1, you can migrate a NetScaler VPX instance by using VMware vMotion. Supported interfaces are E1000 and VMXNET3.
  • NetScaler 12.1 shows Days to License Expiration
  • NetScaler 12.1 built-in Secure SSL Profile – TLS 1.2 only (but not TLS 1.3), four ciphers – Run “show ssl profile ns_default_ssl_profile_secure_frontend” to see full config
  • NetScaler 12.1 Net Profile has an option to override global Mac Based Forwarding (MBF)

NetScaler MAS

• Download NetScaler MAS Release (Feature Phase) 12.1 Build 48.13
• NetScaler MAS 12.1 comes with a disk partition tool – Citrix Docs
• NetScaler MAS 12.1 HA pair now requires a Floating IP – nodes must be on same subnet – Citrix Docs
  • How to upgrade HA pair on different subnets – Citrix Docs
• In NetScaler MAS 12.1, an existing StyleBook ConfigPack can be migrated to a different StyleBook
• New Stylebook to configure NetScaler as ADFS Proxy – Citrix Docs
• New Instance Dashboard in NetScaler MAS 12.1 – Go to Networks > Instances, right-click an instance, and click Dashboard – Citrix Docs
• In NetScaler MAS 12.1, you can now create multiple Network Reporting dashboards for various instances, virtual servers, and other entities – Citrix Docs

NetScaler Gateway

• Documentation on the new RDP features in NetScaler 12.1 – Citrix Docs
• SaaS App Catalog in NetScaler 12.1 Unified Gateway – doesn’t seem to work unless I remove my StoreFront settings from the UG

XenMobile

• Citrix Mobility Master Class May 2018 – AetherPal, Win10 App Lock, Android enterprise, Chromebook, Citrix Analytics, Apple TV management, iOS NetScaler VPN NAC
• Android P Work Profile enhancements – dedicated tab for work apps, updated blue briefcase badge, switch to turn off work mode, support for devices shared by multiple users, lock multiple apps

Citrix Cloud

• The Citrix Cloud Migration Tool allows you to take your existing farm structure and recreate it in a farm in Citrix Cloud – CTA Shane O’Neill
• Manage Citrix Cloud and On Prem with a single PowerShell SDK – CTA Shane O’Neill

VMware

• Download  VMware Unified Access Gateway 3.3 – no more Network Protocol Profile (NPP)
• Download VMware vCenter Server 6.7.0a
• VMware AirWatch will be known as Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) – VMware Blog Post

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