Access is Denied XenApp 6.5 Windows 2008R2 when launching XenApp Published Apps. This error has been posted several times already by other people, but I wasn’t able to quickly find…
Citrix PVS Database Migration
How to Migrate a Citrix PVS Database to a New SQL Server. Before proceeding with migrating your PVS Database to a new SQL Server make sure everyone is aware and…
How to Migrate PVS Target Devices
While working on a Citrix project we decided to build a new Citrix Provisioning Services environment instead of upgrading. The current PVS Servers were running Windows 2008R2 on physical hardware…
Citrix AppDisk Create New Version
How to Create New Versions of Citrix AppDisks with PVS. In Citrix Studio under AppDisks right click on the Sealed AppDisk that you want to create a new version of…
Stop and Remove a Citrix AppDisk Task
If you need to stop the creation of an AppDisk that has stalled or appears hung up you can run the PowerShell commands to stop and remove the task. I…
Delete a Failed AppDisk in Citrix XenApp XenDesktop 7.8
First try to delete the AppDisk through Studio by going to the AppDisks then the action Pane. Click Delete AppDisk. Click Yes to Delete. Deleting the AppDisk should start and…
Creating Citrix AppDisks with PVS
How to create a new AppDisk in Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop 7.8 with Provisioning Services. Creating Citrix AppDisks allows you to separate applications from your master image OS. This new…
Netscaler Import and Install PFX Certificate
Citrix Netscaler Certificate Import and Installation process I recommend importing and converting the PFX to PEM since this will encrypt your key file. Netscaler 11 does allow a slightly faster…
Citrix AppDNA 7.8 Upgrade SQL Error Login Failed
During the upgrade of our Citrix AppDNA 7.6 Server to 7.8 I ran into the following error. SQL Error: Login failed for user “domain\HostName$ Here’s how to fix this error…
Netscaler Failure when AppFlow is Enabled
Recently we finally got around to upgrading our Netscalers to the latest firmware version 11 64.34 after running into a different Netscaler bug. The latest firmware 64.34 was supposed to…
XenDesktop 7.8 Virtual Delivery Agent Upgrade
XenDesktop 7.8 Virtual Delivery Agent Upgrade Start up your master/golden image and mount the XenDesktop 7.8 ISO. Click on AutoSelect.exe to begin the installation. Click on Virtual Delivery Agent for…
Citrix PVS 7.8 Target Device Software Upgrade
Open Citrix Provisioning Server Console. Create a new version for the vDisk that you want to upgrade from PVS 7.6 CU1 or 7.7 to PVS 7.8 Target Device Software on…
Upgrade Citrix Licensing Server to 11.13.1.2
Upgrade your Citrix License Server to the latest version 11.13.1.2 to support Citrix XenDesktop/XenApp 7.8. Citrix recommends that you install the newest License Server. The new License Server is backward…
Failed to Validate the Central Configuration Service Location
The Delivery Controller Address has Changed. Failed to Validate the Central Configuration Service Location. Citrix Delegated Admin service which will check permission of all user accounts added under administrator in…
XenDesktop 7.8 VDA Upgrade Issue and Fix
During the upgrading of XenDesktop VDA from 7.7 to Citrix XenDesktop 7.8 I ran into an issue. We don’t currently use Personal vDisks and the Personal vDisk check box was…
StoreFront 3.5 Installation
Installing Citrix StoreFront 3.5 Before you start installing StoreFront 3.5, I recommend that you request a certificate for your StoreFront Site and the Windows 2012R2 OS is patched and up…
Citrix XenDesktop XenApp 7.8 – Upgrade Site and Delivery Controllers
Upgrading XenDesktop 7.7 Site and Delivery Controllers to 7.8. Whats New In XenDesktop 7.8- AppDisks Enhanced support for Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) Applications node in Studio Updated Create Delivery Group…