App Layering: No connection to Layering Service and other web errors

You get unexpected errors and disconnects in the App Layering Management Console. While logged in, you may see "Connectivity Failure" or a status of the ELM saying "No connection to Layering Service"...

App Layering/Unidesk: Debugging Layer Conflicts

You have identified a problem that occurs when all your layers are present, but does not occur when none of them are there, or only a minimum set are present. Regardless of the actual error, this suggests a conflict between individual layers...

App Layering: Recipe for QuickBooks

QuickBooks is an application that licenses and registers to the volume serial number of the local hard disk. When the license is created an encrypted file is stored that can only be unencrypted if the volume serial number matches the system it was installed on. When Unidesk creates a new desktop,...

How To Define Page File Size and Placement in Citrix App Layering 4.x

To provide Citrix customers and users a process to define page file size and location when using Citrix App Layering...

Considerations When Creating a Platform Layer in Citrix App Layering 4-x or higher

The objective of this article is to inform Citrix customers and partners about the best practices when creating a Platform Layer in Citrix App Layering 4.x. The Platform Layer is used to install drivers and software specific to a particular platform like PVS or MCS. The Platform Layer enables App...

How to fix App Layering tasks stuck at "Stalled" status

Tasks stuck in ELM management console stuck in a "Stalled" state...

What is the Default Password for App Layering?

Question: What is the default root password for the Citrix Enterprise Layer Manager ELM via console for App Layering Unidesk? Answer: The default username and password sets for App Layering Unidesk are as follows: rootvia the ELM virtual appliance console - two possible defaults: v9Yx6uj OR...

App Layering Recipe For Google Chrome 2.6 or Later

Google Chrome by default will install into a user profile which is problematic for mass deployment in a layer. However Google does provide an “offline” installer that installs Chrome into “Program Files” and this installer should be used with Unidesk if installing into a layer. The default way...

How to remove or cancel incomplete tasks in Citrix App Layering

This guide covers how to remove and cancel half finished and incomplete tasks in Citrix App Layering. For example, you may have deleted a packaging machine off of your hypervisor, but the action remains incomplete in the management console...

Office not Activating in App Layering (incl. MCS Image Prep OS Rearm Failed)

Due to the complexity of Microsoft licensing, App Layering utilizes our own set of scripts to ensure Windows & Office activation. These scripts are a part of the "Citrix App Layering OS Machine Tools," and their misconfiguration is the leading cause of the "Image Preparation OS Rearm Failed" erro...

"This page can't be displayed" When Trying to Create a Connector

When attempting to create your first Connector in Citrix App Layering, the new browser tab is created but does not load the Connector Configuration page. Instead you see this error:...

Windows / Office is not activating on App Layering images - "runipkato" file not present

Windows and Office can show as not having activated or not genuine copies of Windows after booting up an image created by Citrix App Layering...

App Layering 4.1 - Failed to Create Layer, 'A specified parameter was not correct. url'

When attempting to create a layer, the error below is displayed: ​Failed to execute the script: vCenter returned an unexpected failure = Fault Code: 'ServerFaultCode' FaultMessage: 'A specified parameter was not correct. url' Details: "attributes":"xsi:type":"InvalidArgument","invalidProperty":"u...

7.13 VDA install hangs installing prerequisites (App Layering)

VDA installation hangs at the prerequisite screen. Depending on your version of the VDA software, it should look similar to this:...

How to Set Up Office with App Layering (Recipe)

Citrix App Layering - Microsoft Office Overview Microsoft Office is an application that is generally easy to install into a layer, and, if it will be used by itself, there are no complexities other than activation. If your organization's requirements are more complicated, then there will be more...

Nutanix AHV Connector Failure: "The storage container cannot be accessed"

Error observed: "The storage container cannot be accessed. Please check that the ELM is in the container's 'white list'. " When deploying App Layering to Nutanix AHV: You are able to "check credentials" on the left half of the connector screen successfully, and it enumerate templates and storage...

How to export log files from the Citrix Enterprise Layer Manager (ELM)

NOTE: These steps apply to AL prior to 2204. See CTX463786 for the new interface steps You can export logs for your Citrix Enterprise Layer Manager ELM, and send them to the Citrix Support. This article explains what log files are available for export, and which log files are useful for what kind...

Elastic layer not available, "no elastic layer assignments were specified"

After publishing an image with Elastic Layering enabled, when you try to connect to a session host, the layer doesn't show up and you get an error in the Application Log in Windows: "no elastic layer assignments were specified"...

Changing DNS information on App layering ELM - 4.x

In 4.x, you cannot update DNS information by going to port 5480 MAIPAddress:5480...

[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: rpm-ostree-2017.3-2.fc24

rpm-ostree is a hybrid image/package system. It supports "composing" packages on a build server into an OSTree repository, which can then be replicated by client systems with atomic upgrades. Additionally, unlike many "pure" image systems, with rpm-ostree each client system can layer on additiona...