NetScaler 11.1 System Configuration

Navigation Change Log VPX Hardware – VMXNET3 Customer User Experience Improvement Program (CUXIP) Welcome Wizard Licensing: Get NetScaler VPX Mac Address for Licensing Activate licenses at citrix.com Install licenses on appliance Upgrade Firmware High Availability Networking Port Channel Dedicated Management Network Multiple Subnets/VLANs (aka two-arm) DNS Servers NTP Servers Syslog Server SNMP Configuration Call Home Change … Continue reading NetScaler 11.1 System Configuration

VMware Horizon 7.13.3 – Master RDS Host

Navigation Use this post to build a Windows Server Remote Desktop Session Host (RDSH) that will be used as the source image for additional cloned Remote Desktop Session Hosts. Or you can build each Remote Desktop Session Host manually using the steps detailed in this post. Virtual Desktop is detailed in a separate article. This post … Continue reading VMware Horizon 7.13.3 – Master RDS Host

VMware Horizon 7.13.3 – Master Virtual Desktop

Navigation Use this post to build a virtual desktop that will be used as the parent image or source image for additional virtual desktops. There’s a separate article for RDS Session Host. This post applies to all VMware Horizon 7 versions including 7.13.3 (ESB). Change Log Virtual Hardware Windows Preparation Windows 7 Networking Hotfix Windows 7 … Continue reading VMware Horizon 7.13.3 – Master Virtual Desktop

Director 7.8

Navigation Install Director on Standalone Server Director Monitoring Database Grooming Director Single Sign On Director – Multiple XenDesktop Sites Director Alerts and Notifications Director – SCOM Integration Director Tweaks Director – Saved Filters Director – Custom and Scheduled Reports Director on Standalone Server If you are installing Director 7.8 on a standalone server, see Citrix … Continue reading Director 7.8

Delivery Controller 7.7

Navigation Preparation Delivery Controller Install Citrix Studio 7.7 Hotfix 1 Create Site / Databases Second Controller Studio – Slow Launch Database Maintenance: Change DB connect strings, read-committed snapshot, Director grooming, etc. Studio Administrators vCenter Connection Citrix Director Director on Standalone Server Director Single Sign On Director – Multiple XenDesktop Sites Director Alerts and Notifications Director – … Continue reading Delivery Controller 7.7

VMware Unified Access Gateway 2312

Navigation Change Log Overview Firewall PowerShell Deploy Script Method – both upgrade and new vSphere Web Client Deploy OVF method – Upgrade Existing, or Deploy New Web-based Admin Interface Add UAG to Horizon Console Monitor Sessions Logs and Troubleshooting Load Balancing UAG Authentication – SAML, RADIUS Other UAG Configurations – High Availability, Network Settings, System … Continue reading VMware Unified Access Gateway 2312

Citrix Provisioning Master Device – Preparation

Navigation This article applies to all 7.x versions of Citrix Provisioning, including 2402, LTSR 2203 CU4, LTSR 1912 CU8, and LTSR 7.15.45 (aka LTSR 7.15 CU9). Change Log General Preparation Pagefile VMware ESXi/vSphere Hyper-V Antivirus Boot ISO Install Provisioning Target Device Software Target Device Software Tweaks – prevent drive for cache, excessive retries, hide Provisioning … Continue reading Citrix Provisioning Master Device – Preparation

Citrix Provisioning – Create Devices

Navigation This article applies to all 7.x versions of Citrix Provisioning, including 2402, LTSR 2203 CU4, LTSR 1912 CU8, and LTSR 7.15.45 (aka LTSR 7.15 CU9). Change Log Target Device Template – vSphere Target Device Template – Hyper-V Citrix Virtual Desktops Setup Wizard Target Device Power Operation Update BDM Partition Citrix Studio Machine Catalog of … Continue reading Citrix Provisioning – Create Devices

Group Policy User Settings for VDAs

Navigation Change Log Create Group Policy Objects (separate article) VDA Group Policy Computer Settings (separate article) User Lockdown Start Menu File Explorer Google Chrome Internet Explorer/Edge Internet Explorer Security Zones Internet Explorer Performance Folder Redirection Microsoft 365 Apps / Office 365 / 2021 / 2019 / 2016 Adobe Reader / Acrobat Reader DC Citrix Files … Continue reading Group Policy User Settings for VDAs

Group Policy Computer Settings for VDAs

Navigation Change Log Create Group Policy Objects (GPOs) Windows Group Policy ADMX Templates Microsoft Edge (Chromium) Microsoft Teams Microsoft FSLogix OneDrive ADMX Template Group Policy Computer Settings for VDAs VDA Receiver Configuration Group Policy User Settings for VDAs (separate article) 💡 = Recently Updated Change Log 2023 July 22 – Windows GPO ADMX Templates – added … Continue reading Group Policy Computer Settings for VDAs