Interesting EUC items from last week:
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
- Windows 2012 R2 is EOL on October 10, 2023 – I have OS replacement guidance for #Citrix components at https://carlstalhood.com/cvad-upgrades/#deliverycontrollers and the following sections. Citrix does not support in-place OS upgrades. StoreFront does not support mixed OS versions.
- Manage Local Host Cache (LHC) on your Citrix Delivery Controllers using PowerShell commands – Citrix Docs
Citrix App Layering
- Download Citrix App Layering 2309
Citrix HDX
Citrix Provisioning
- Citrix Image Portability Service can automate reverse-imaging a PVS vDisk to a native VMware VMDK – Citrix Cloud Updates
Citrix Workspace app
- Download Citrix Workspace app 2309 for Mac – Support for macOS 14 Sonoma
- Download Citrix Workspace app 2309 for Linux
NetScaler ADC
- NetScaler WAF Signatures v113 includes mitigations for three CISA published vulnerabilities for Ignite Realtime Openfire, Adobe Commerce, and Ivanti MobileIron Sentry – NetScaler Community
- Download NetScaler firmware release 14.1 Build 8.50
- NetScaler Build 14.1-8.50 release notes – bind WAF policy to Gateway; new reducer for HDX; more SmartControl options; no more SSL settings on vServers (SSL Profiles required); no support for MPX 11500 series
- v0.3.0 of Let’s Encrypt integration for NetScaler – CoreLayer – Github
NetScaler ADM
- Download NetScaler ADM Release 14.1 Build 8.50
- NetScaler ADM Build 14.1-8.50 release notes – connect ADM On-Prem to ADM Cloud for Security Advisory feature; GUI rebranded to NetScaler ADM
- NetScaler ADM Agents Best practice deployment and monitoring – NetScaler Community
Citrix XenServer
- Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 CU1 now supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Rocky Linux 9, CentOS Stream 9, and Debian Bookworm 12 – XenServer Docs
Citrix Cloud
VMware
- VMware Horizon Cloud next-gen new features – fault tolerance for Horizon Edge; True SSO (Microsoft CA) support
Microsoft
- Azure Virtual Desktop (classic) will be retired on 30 September 2026 – Azure Updates
- On 30 September 2025, default outbound access connectivity for virtual machines in Azure will be retired – use explicit outbound connectivity methods such as Azure NAT Gateway – Azure Updates
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Hello Carl,
We are looking to upgrade our CVAD environment from 1912 LTSR to 2203 LTSR CU3. I have three questions which am looking to get clarified before starting the upgrade process.
1. In one of our farm we do have a legacy 2008 R2 citrix app published server with VDA agent 7.15 CU3 installed. Will it have any issues when we upgrade the DDC & other infra components to 2203.
2. Can we upgrade the infra components individually with a different maintenance window (PVS, Storefront, DDC, WEM). All of these infra servers running with 2019 OS.
3. All our devices are not power managed (hosting not configured). But few of the VDI’s alone configured with hosting as they built with MCS. Will VCenter upgrade to 8.1 will impact our 1912 LTSR since VCenter 7.0 update 3 will be compatible till 1912 as per citrix compatibility check documents.
1. Upgrade the VDA to the latest Cumulative Update for 7.15.
2. Yes. Servers of the same type should be upgraded in the same maintenance window but different types can be upgraded in separate maintenance windows.
3. Only Delivery Controllers communicate directly with vCenter.
Thanks a lot Carl for the reply.
Even with PVS Infra servers running with 2203 LTSR. Can we run 2012 OS target devices with PVS target device agent 2203 installed in it? Will it be compatible.
Windows 2012 is not listed for PVS 2203, but older PVS Target Device software might work. https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/provisioning/2203-ltsr/system-requirements