Daniel Ruiz

StoreFront, Web Interface

Speeding up the new StoreFront 1.2 (CloudGateway Express)

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August 6, 2012

StoreFront 1.2 was just released on 07.31.12. After reading it’s benefits, I figure I set it up for a POC and see how it behaves with a new XenApp 6.5 environment. You can read on the benefits here. The one thing I noticed, it is extra slow. The first change comes from…
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XenApp, XenDesktop

Citrix Receiver 3.3 installation script

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August 6, 2012

I came across this installation script for the new Citrix Receiver 3.3 on another bloggers site. Please note the original author gets all the credit for this. What I like is how the author utilized all the command line options including the ability to use a new Storefront without HTTPS (I am not recommending you do)…
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NetScaler

HA Citrix License Server via NetScaler (No MS Clustering please)

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August 2, 2012

Working with large and complex Citrix environments, I always thought on how you can best HA your Citrix license server. Now in days with many XenApp/XenDesktop deployments running with Citrix Provisioning (PVS), you license server becomes very important to have redundancy. But how? there are several options, Citrix recommends MS Clustering.…
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Merchandising Server

Merchandising Server a thing of the past?

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August 1, 2012

With the release of the new Receiver clients for windows and mac… It is hard to say where the Merchandising Server is heading. Although I took the time to implement it. I think the automation of the new client allows for simple user interaction with virtual apps and desktops and of course now mobile apps 🙂…
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PVS, XenApp

Citrix Provisioning 6.1 and ESX 4.1 / 5.0 VMXNET3 NIC driver issue

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July 24, 2012

Before you roll out Citrix Provisioning 6.1 make sure you install the latest Citrix PVS 6.1 Hotfixes. I had some really weird behavior when attemting to boot up VMs both on ESX 4.1 and 5.0 Issue: I was not able to get target VMs working with ESX 4.1 / 5.0 utilizing the VMXNET3 NIC driver. As…
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