The XenApp Connector for System Center 2012 Configuration Manager enables administrators to orchestrate the tasks required to deliver applications both to end-users and XenApp Servers seamlessly with Microsoft System Center 2012 (and SP1). With the XenApp Connector, administrators can: Extend the Configuration Manager 2012 user-centric and rules-based application delivery capabilities to deliver applications to […]
XenDesktop pilot to production at enterprise scale with Sanbolic Melio – Sanbolic Melio enables fast VDI PoC deployments with lower upfront cost, rapid transition into production and seamless scale-out for the greatest ROI in XenDesktop VDI.
There are several troubleshooting tools for Citrix environments out there, some from Citrix and from many 3-parties. Here is a overview of many good tools to troubleshoot with and some to do configuration in Citrix XenApp, XenDesktop, Xenserver and Provisioning Server. Citrix XenDesktop Troubleshooting Tools: XD Ping Tool The XDPing tool is a command-line based […]
The Citrix XenDesktop on the Citrix XenServer FlexCast models Hosted VDI and Hosted Shared running on Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers were successfully validated.The Cisco UCS B250 M2 Extended Memory Blade Servers offer an optimal memory configuration that allows virtual desktop hosting servers to use the full CPU capabilities of the servers. The 192 GB […]
Citrix partners and customers alike are looking to build scalable XenDesktop environments on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V and have requested guidance around what to expect when scaling up those environments. The Citrix team, with help from HP and Microsoft, collaborated on creating a large-scale virtual desktop environment at HP’s Houston Solution Center. This […]
When provisioning a Windows 7 or Server 2008 R2 virtual machine from a WIM image, the virtual machine fails to boot with an error message that he BOOTMGR is missing. Requirements A WinPE boot disk of the proper bit type (a 32-bit operating system can only be repaired using an x86 version of WinPE). Or […]
If you do not configure your antivirus software properly, the performance of the Target Device and Provisioning Services Server can be greatly impacted. Below is a list of symptoms consistent with an Antivirus client that needs to be tuned: • The Target Device seems sluggish or generally slower than normal after installing or upgrading your […]
Citrix has released a good whitepaper on how to delivering 5000 Desktops with Citrix XenDesktop.The validation report and recommendations includes how to obtain a Scalable VDI Deployment using Citrix XenDesktop and Provisioning Services, NetApp Storage and VMWare Server Virtualization. The document is intended to provide advanced technical personnel – architects, engineers and consultants – with […]
Here is a great blog post from Paul Wilson of Citrix about how to Optimize Windows 7 for Citrix FlexCast Delivery. Introduction With the release of XenDesktop 4, Windows 7 is now a supported operating system for XenDesktop. Since Microsoft announced the end-of-life for Windows XP many institutions are considering moving their user population to […]
