Citrix

Installing and Configuring Citrix XenApp 7.5 and publishing Desktops and Applications

March 26, 2014XenApp58 comments

On March 26, 2014, Citrix puts XenApp back on the market with the release of Citrix XenApp 7.5. This version of XenApp does not use the Independent Management Architecture (IMA) anymore like in previous versions but use the same FlexCast Management Architecture that XenDesktop use. What’s also new is in XenApp 7.5 is Cloud deployments, Full AppDNA support, Additional virtualization resource support, like VMWare vSphere 5.5, and the support for Web Interface 5.4 is back (XenDesktop 7.x didn’t support the Web Interface).

Installing and Configuring the Citrix MDX Toolkit Build 2.2.1 v372 and Wrapping Apps

February 20, 2014XenMobile21 comments

After installing and configuring the App Controller 2.9 it is time to start with application wrapping. With application wrapping you sign the application and convert/save it to an MDX file. You can upload both APK (Android) and IPA (iOS) as MDX files to the XenMobile App Controller, but with MDX files you have the additional ability to configure policies and to run the application in a sandbox. You can wrap the applications with the Citrix MDX Toolkit . Keep in mind that this MDX Toolkit only runs on Mac OS X Lion or higher and not on a Windows machine.

How to restrict XenMobile MDM Console Access

January 13, 2014XenMobile2 comments

After installing and configuring the Citrix XenMobile MDM server you can logon to the console from any place you like… even from any external address. In some cases this could lead to a security breach. Unfortunately the XenMobile MDM console provides no options to filter access to the console within the graphical interface at this time. I can imagine that some companies only want console access within the corporate network, so a filter on source IP address is very desirable. The good news is that there is a way to configure such filters, you only have to edit the auth.jsp file.

Installing and Configuring Citrix XenDesktop 7.1 and publishing Desktops and Applications

November 30, 2013XenDesktop25 comments

In October 2013 Citrix released XenDesktop 7.1. With the introduction of Citrix XenDesktop 7 the XenApp functionality is now fully integrated into XenDesktop enabling it to be used for the provision of both Desktops and Applications. With the XenDesktop 7.1 update Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1 are now official supported. In this step-by-step blog I will install Citrix XenDesktop 7.1, including the Delivery Controller, installing the Virtual Delivery Agent on a Windows 2012 R2 and a Windows 8.1 system, creating the XenDesktop Site, configuring the catalogs and delivery groups and show you how to publish Desktops and Applications.

Installing and Configuring Citrix XenMobile MDM 8.6

November 8, 2013XenMobile47 comments

In this step-by-step blog I will install and configuring Citrix XenMobile MDM 8.6 on a Windows 2012 Server, including the Oracle Java Platform (JDK) 7, configuring XenMobile MDM with the “Getting Started” wizard, create an external SSL Certificate file in .p12 format that includes the root and intermediate part, configuring an external SSL certificate within XenMobile MDM and configuring the Citrix NetScaler 10.1 for use with XenMobile MDM. For the installation and configuration of the AppController I will write a separate blog. For this installation I will use my current Microsoft SQL 2012 server which is installed on a separate server and my current Citrix NetScaler ADC 10.1.

Installing and Configuring Citrix Provisioning Services 7.1

October 28, 2013Provisioning Services41 comments

In this step-by-step installation guide I will install Citrix Provisioning Services 7.1 on a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 system. I will install the PVS console, the server itself, configure the PVS farm, installing the target device software, running the Imaging Wizard, and finaly I will apply some optimizations. For this installation I will use my current DHCP server, Microsoft SQL 2012 server and Citrix License server which are installed on a separate server. In addition to these components, you must also create a folder for the vDisk Store and create a services account before starting the installation.

Installing and Configuring Citrix StoreFront 2.0

July 11, 2013StoreFront63 comments

With the release of Citrix XenDesktop 7, Citrix also released Citrix StoreFront 2.0. One of the biggest improvements is that StoreFront does not use a Microsoft SQL database anymore! This simplifies the installation because you no longer need to run the database setup scripts. Also the HTML5 HDX Receiver is now fully integrated into StoreFront and is no separate installation anymore. This guide describes the step-step installation of Citrix StoreFront 2.0, how to configure the StoreFront server, including secure connection over HTTPS, IIS default site redirection, HTML5 HDX fallback receiver and Remote Access with NetScaler Access Gateway.

How to update a XenApp 6.5 vDisk with Provisioning Services Versioning

July 2, 2013Provisioning Services, XenApp39 comments

Back in the old days when you wanted to update a vDisk, you needed to make a complete copy of the current vDisk, then import it back into the vDisk Store, set it to Private Mode and link it to a Master device to apply your changes. After making all the changes, you needed to put the vDisk back to Standard Image mode and copy the complete vDisk to the rest of the Provisioning Services servers. Now with Citrix Provisioning Services vDisk versioning you can add versions to your current vDisk. This method of updating the vDisk creates a delta file next to the vDisk itself.

Tag: Citrix

Installing and Configuring Citrix XenApp 7.5 and publishing Desktops and Applications

Installing and Configuring the Citrix MDX Toolkit Build 2.2.1 v372 and Wrapping Apps

How to restrict XenMobile MDM Console Access

Installing and Configuring Citrix XenDesktop 7.1 and publishing Desktops and Applications

Installing and Configuring Citrix XenMobile MDM 8.6

Installing and Configuring Citrix Provisioning Services 7.1

Installing and Configuring Citrix StoreFront 2.0

How to update a XenApp 6.5 vDisk with Provisioning Services Versioning

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