Citrix Optimization Pack for Lync Performance Comparison
In this video, Citrix demonstrates the value provided to a XenApp and XenDesktop environment utilizing the optimization pack for Lync.
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HDX 3D Pro Series – From Santa Clara to Oslo Part 1
Demo of the latest HDX 3D technology in Citrix XenDesktop 7.6. In this video, Alexander Ervik Johnsen (Citrix Technology Professional, CTP) of www.ervik.as, will show you how 3D applications running in a Windows 7 Virtual Desktop(VDI) with VDA 7.6. The laptop that shows the demo is connected to the hotel WiFi of Hilton Santa […]
Microsoft Windows 10 Tech Preview on Citrix XenDesktop7.6
In this video Citrix Technology Professional (CTP), Alexander Ervik Johnsen, of www.ervik.as, shows a Microsoft Windows 10 Tech Preview VDI running on Citrix XenDesktop 7.6. The Virtual Desktop also offloads Flash HD video from youtube using the HDX Technology from Citrix.
How to Get the Desired Desktop Resolution and Configure Multi-Monitor in Case of HDX 3D Pro Enabled Desktop in XenDesktop 5.5
This article describes how to get the desired desktop resolution and configure Multi-monitor in case of HDX 3D Pro enabled Desktop in XenDesktop 5.5. Supported Desktop Resolution with HDX 3D Pro in XenDesktop 5.5 While connecting the client requests desktop with certain size (resolution ex. 1920×1200), which should be supported by the GPU on server […]
Citrix HDX Monitor 2.0.6 released
Citrix today, released a new version of HDX Monitor 2.0.6 on the web site (https://hdx.citrix.com). Here is what’s new in this update: Event logs for WinXP VDAs are now accessible. CDM drives can now be viewed remotely with firewall enabled on VDAs/XA-Server. A good number of miscellaneous bug fixes. Click here to download Citrix HDX […]
How to Change Registration Port for XenDesktop 5 Desktop Delivery Controller and Virtual Desktop Agent
This article describes how to change the Virtual Desktop Agent (VDA) registration port in XenDesktop 5 for both the Desktop Delivery Controller (DDC) and the Virtual Desktop Agent. Two scenarios are covered: The DDC(s) VDA registration port is the default of 80 The DDC(s) VDA registration port has already been changed (not 80) The default […]
Citrix releases XDDBDiag 1.5 for XenDesktop 5
This command line support tool will perform a consistency check on the data in a XenDesktop 5 database. It will also output the following diagnostic data into comma separated value (csv) files located in a compressed file (zip) named computername_XDDBDiag_Output.zip to the same directory in which the program is located. • Site Information • VDA […]
Citrix XenDesktop 5 Migration Planning Guide
With the release of XenDesktop 5 in December 2010, Citrix has introduced among many other features (see Key Features) a new architecture of the brokering layer. While the brokers of previous releases of XenDesktop where based on XenApp and its IMA core, XenDesktop 5 features a brand new state of the art architecture (see Key […]
Microsoft announces Windows Thin PC
Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it plans to offer a new version of Windows 7 designed specifically for Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) customers.The new Windows Thin PC (WinTPC) will be released as a beta version on Microsoft’s Connect site in Q1 2011, according to the Microsoft. The first version is expected to be available by […]
Citrix releases XDDBDiag tool for XenDesktop
This command line support tool will perform a consistency check on the data in a XenDesktop 5 database. It will also output the following diagnostic data into comma separated value (csv) files located in a compressed file (zip) named computername_XDDBDiag_Output.zip to the same directory in which the program is located. Site Information VDA Information Current […]