Daniel Ruiz

XenApp, XenDesktop

XenApp 6.5 Session Limits

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December 28, 2012

This seems to be a bit confusing, and I think Citrix needs to do a much better job explaining/providing details how this works. Since session policies do not apply to XenApp 6.x and only XenDesktop 5.x, there are multiple forums detailing how Citrix Admins are experiencing challenges with session handling. Why are…
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EdgeSight

EdgeSight – Citrix End User Experience Service not starting

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CyberRuiz

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December 24, 2012

Issue: I was receiving an EdgeSight Alert regarding the Citrix End User Experience Monitor not working. The service would not start after a server reboot or manually starting it. This issue issue is related to the XenApp server not being able to communicate to crl.microsoft.com to validate a certificate. Error: The Citrix…
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EdgeSight

EdgeSight – Grace Period license violations detected

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December 24, 2012

I started receiving random EdgeSight alerts on certain servers on a daily basis. After looking at event viewer and AppCenter alerts, I figure it was not related to the XenApp servers not communicating with the license server Issue: Licensing alerts from EdgeSight server on certain XenApp 6.5 Servers The device SERVER_NAME at…
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StoreFront

StoreFront 1.2 default tabs and desktop autolaunch

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December 14, 2012

Goal: 1. Control the default Tab behavior in Citrix StoreFront 1.2 2. AutoLaunch a XenDesktop or XenApp Published Desktop Solution 1 – Control the Tabs: Open the web.config file located by default under c:\inetpub\wwwroot\NameOfYourStore\ Locate the following: <uiViews showDesktopsView=”true” showAppsView=”true” defaultView=”desktops” /> If you wish to change the default to Apps, simply…
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XenApp

XenApp 6.5 – PowerPoint 2010 flickering

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December 13, 2012

I noticed my screen will flicker from time to time while working with PowerPoint via XenApp 6.5. Although no one was complaining about it, it really began to annoy me and figure I look into it. I found out that Office 2010 utilizes hardware acceleration for displaying images (enabled by…
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