Daniel Ruiz

While working on a new XenApp 6.5 implementation, we decided to deploy “XenApp Full Desktops” (AKA Poor Man’s VDI) with published apps, and XenDesktops all talking to a single XenApp Service Site (AKA PNAgent) -> behind multiple Services Site load balanced by the NetScaler that is 🙂

When you use single XenApp Services site to manage both XenApp and XenDesktop environments, or you’re providing published desktop and applications from your XenApp farm and XenDesktops, you’ve probably noticed that your users will get the Full Desktop icon and/or XenDesktop in their start menu.

Picture below shows me connected to a XA 6.5 Full Desktop running Citrix Receiver 3.4 Enterprise (I know 30MBs per user session).  The issue here is why should I see the XenApp Desktop icon when I am already connected to it?

Environment:

• Windows 2008 R2
• Citrix XenApp 6.5 Hotfix Rollup Pack 2 / XenDesktop 5.6 <- (I know, not XD 7 yet)
• PVS 6.1.16
• StoreFront 2.0 / Web Interface 5.4

Solution:

Follow the instructions on CTX123969  which shows how to hide Published Applications, however keep in mind the goal here is not to hide published apps, but rather hide desktops from both XenApp and XenDesktop.

Replace the code with the following:

java.util.ArrayList filtered = new java.util.ArrayList();

 for (int i=0; i<resources.length; i++) {
 if (!(resources[i] instanceof com.citrix.wing.webpn.DesktopInfo)) {
 filtered.add(resources[i]);
 }
 }
resources = (ResourceInfo[]) filtered.toArray( new ResourceInfo[0] );