Unable to view cluster in SCVMM hosting connection

Not able to see cluster in SCVMM hosting connection Error: - An unexpected error occurred. Contact Citrix Technical Support...

Command-line upgrade to CVAD 2203+ fails if Delivery Controller can't connect to the license server

Command-line upgrades to CVAD version 2203 or later will fail if the Delivery Controller cannot connect to the license server. Following error is seen in the installation failure log. The product version you are upgrading to requires an upgraded version of the Citrix License Server.parsing:...

Printers intermittently shows Access denied, Unable to connect

Customer has moved from 7.15 to DAAS with WEM on cloud, Since then they are facing issues with printers intermittently 2. Issue is occurring with all the users Admins and non Admins 3. Issue got auto resolved post 15-20 minutes and sometimes users need to close the application and they able to...

Enable Azure AD Joined Device Management Functional Limitations

After configuring "Enable Azure AD Joined Device Management" stale machine objects are not automatically removed from AAD. - Made a custom aad role with the following permissions: microsoft.directory/devices/standard/read microsoft.directory/devices/delete - Assigned this role to the spn we use...

HTML Element / Text not appearing correctly on Auth Window using Citrix Workspace App Native]

When using CWA Native their was HTML Element / Text not appearing correctly on Auth Window. - Text was missing / Custom Banner was missing - Issue is not present when using MS Edge browser...

VDA 2402 - How to redirect all URLs using Host to Client Redirection

Use Host to Client Redirection policy to redirect all URLs from the VDA to the Client. This is useful when redirection fails when the URL is not added to ValidSites Registry, but Customer wants to redirect a long list of URLs but doesn't mind redirecting all URLs...

CVAD LVDA - How to update list of Controllers on a Linux VDA

Instructions to update the list of Controllers on a Linux VDA...

DaaS - Create machine catalog using private storage endpoints on Azure

Create a secure environment in Azure by forcing all storage traffic through Private IPs. With this the Azure Storage Endpoint gets a Private IP assigned, and the Hosting Connection traffic cannot go through the public internet; all traffic needs to go through a Private IP...

CVAD 2203- Services are failing intermittently after restart

After a database outage, restarting Citrix processes on the controllers, as well as rebooting the entire controller, results in crash notifications in event viewer and odd behavior...

Users experiencing greyed out "Log Off" buttons on CWA LTSR 2203.1

Upgraded Workspace app for Windows from 2203.1 to 2402 CU2...

uberAgent - CVAD Site not visible in Splunk

Splunk dashboard CVAD/DaaS Applications & Desktops does not display CVAD Site on the list. There is no issue with data upload from agent to Splunk as other DDC metrics are available. uberAgent.log file located in C:\Windows\Temp on the Delivery Controller shows the error if you search for:...

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops - MS Office processes crashes or gets stuck on close

When users open MS Access within ICA session and create a form it is one of the objects you can create within Access, save and then close the MSAccess UI, the UI goes away but the process MSAccess.exe remains in task manager consuming resources. The issue is specific to ICA session. The issue is...

Session Recording 2402 - Sessions not getting recorded even though Session Recording is enabled

When the user logs on, users were not seeing the Session Recording notification and also the sessions did not get recorded. We can see some 0KB files on the server side. Session Recording policy was set to record sessions for all users with notification. Session Recording Agent was configured to...

Citrix Storefront - Error "404 - File or directory not found" when accessing Storefront URL

Browsing to Storefront web URL results in below error "404 - File or directory not found. The resource you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable."...

Desktop VDA installation on Surface Pro with ARM64

VDA installation and setup on Surface Pro device with ARM64 Processor...

Citrix : ADC: Netscaler VPX vs ESXi compatibility version

Netscaler VPX on ESXi got rebooted automatically...

CVAD: Logon Duration is not reported if "Do not process the legacy run list" group policy is enabled

Logon Duration is not logged in Citrix Director if "Do not process the legacy run list" group policy is enabled...

CVAD: Role of "Citrix Profile Management" service in reporting logon duration in Citrix Director

Q. What is the role of "Citrix Profile Management" service in logon duration reporting? Ans. The Citrix Profile Management service is responsible for collecting logon duration data from the Virtual Delivery Agent VDA. It gathers information about the logon process, including the time taken for...

Citrix Provisioning - Unable to add a new server to the Farm

Configuration Wizard shows warnings when admin tries to add a new PVS Server to the Farm. Error displayed: Errors have occured during the configuration process ConfigurationWizard.log located in C:\ProgramData\Citrix\Provisioning Services on the PVS Server shows the errors:...

Citrix Infrastructure Monitoring- issue with adding new PVS/SF servers for monitoring from Cloud UI

When Admin tries to add/register new PVS or Storefront Servers for monitoring, the eror message appears:Incorrect token. Ensure you copy and paste the token correctly. The token is valid. Network trace shows 500 response code when the request is send to...

Citrix Workspace App for Windows - Blank window and no authentication prompt

Citrix Workspace App for Windows SelfService does not display authentication prompt. It stays with a blank screen. End user can browse the store URL, login and launch apps/desktops successfully...

Hotfix XS82ECU1080 - For Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 Cumulative Update 1

Who Should Install This Hotfix? This is a hotfix for customers running Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 Cumulative Update 1 and is only available to customers on theCustomer Success Servicesprogram. Note: Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 Cumulative Update 1 reaches end of life on Jun 25, 2025. Upgrade toXenServer...

FAS - Users from 2-way trusted domain getting "incorrect username or password" on VDA login

Users from primary domain are able to be authenticated without issue. Users from Domain B, which is in a different forest and is trusted via 2-way trust, can authenticate with the storefront without issue. However, when launching a resource the CWA eventually loads a small window indicating the t...

Unable to save default application on UPM on Windows Desktop OS VDAs after February MS updates

After Microsoft Windows Updates on February 2024, Desktop OS VDAs using Citrix Profile Manager UPM profiles are unable to save default applications As part of the February 2024 updates KB5034763 for Windows 10 and KB5034765 for Windows 11, Microsoft introduced a new driver called the "User Choice...

After upgrading from 1912 to 2402, unable to view license usage in Studio

After upgrading Delivery controllers from 1912 to 2402, unable to view license usage in Studio. Studio show error : An error has occurred with the Citrix License Server. Check the license server to make sure it is running, then try again...

Launch of Resources from CWA 2402,2403 or 2405 may fail if MSTeams Citrix plugin is installed

Affected versions : CWA release 2402, 2403 or 2405 When launching a published Desktop users are presented with a grey window momentarily. This then closes but shows connected in connection center Application launches will simply fail but the below error will be observed in the event logs In the...

DAAS. PDF Printer generates image files are not editable selectable letters in PDFs with HTML5

Citrix PDF Printer generates image files are not editable / selectable letters in PDFs with 2402 With HTML5 Receiver v22.9.0.26 in DAAS. Users can't copy and paste any character...

Publishing an App Layering image to PVS with Offload Compositing may fail

When publishing an App Layering image to PVS using Offload Composting, it may fail...

Citrix Virtual Desktop - Printers cannot be created if one of printer server is offline

There are 2 printer servers, each with 6 printers. Apply the printers with Citrix policy "Printer Assignment". If one printer server is offline, other online printers cannot be created in the ICA session desktop...

New Teams Deployment Guidance for App Layering or User Personalization Layer(UPL)

Microsoft Teams 2.x has changed its installation method and now installs under C:\Program Files\WindowsApps. Based on those changes this article provides the specific steps for the deployment of the Teams 2.x in an App LayeringAL or User Personalization LayerUPL environment. For the most current...

BITS performance counters not working after publishing App Layering image to PVS

When you published an image from App Layering to PVS, Target Devices may not show BITS performance counters...

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops: Session Launch Issues

Introduction This article provides a list of Knowledge Base resources on how to investigate, troubleshoot, and prevent the most common issues with session launch in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops. Overview of the Issue The process of session launch in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops is depende...

Director “Cannot retrieve the data” for License Server

In Director see error “Cannot retrieve the data” for License Server. In event log see of Director Server there is this event. There was no endpoint listening at https://LicenseServerFQDN:8083//slsunauth/services/sls that could accept the message. This is often caused by an incorrect address or SO...

CWA 2405: Application launch fails after upgrading to CWA 2405

After upgrading CWA to 2405 app launch may fail with "Internal error" or "Connection Timeout". The issue is seen more frequently while trying to launch multiple applications at the same time. The ICA file gets downloaded but after sometime, "Connection timeout" error is seen. Sometimes, the first...

Backup and restore capabilities in XenServer xsconsole

XenServer hosts store metadata about VMs and associated resources such as storage and networking. This metadata forms a complete view of all VMs available across the pool. You can backup this database to recover from physical hardware failure and other disaster scenarios. The legacy backup and...

XenServer and Citrix Hypervisor Security Update for CVE-2024-31143 and CVE-2024-31144

Description of Problem Two issues have been identified, the first of which affects both XenServer 8 and Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 CU1 LTSR and the second of which affects Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 CU1 LTSR only. The first issue, which affects both XenServer 8 and Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 CU1 LTSR, may allow...

Netscaler SDX RAID

Introduction This article provides the instructions on how to replace the faulty physical drive on SDX box Overview of the Issue RAID replacement on SDX and steps to replace it. Note:The SDX appliance in its default configuration is shipped with four disk slots populated with solid-state drives...

Error: "Uninstalling StoreFront Failed With Exit code -1" While Uninstalling StoreFront

The following message appears whileuninstalling StoreFront: Uninstalling StoreFront failed with exit code -1...

Error: "Invalid disk file for [vDisk name]. Cannot add disk" when Importing vDisk

When importing vDisk, the following error appears: “Invalid disk file for vDisk name. Cannot add disk” After clicking OK, the following error appears: “The scan did not find any new vDisks”...

Error: "Error 1069: The service did not start due to a logon failure" on Provisioning Services

The Provisioning Services PVS service fails to start with the following error: "Windows could not start the Citrix PVS Stream Service server on ServerName. Error 1069: The service did not start due to a logon failure"...

Hotfix Rollup Pack 1 for XenApp 5 2008 - Features and Enhancements List

This article describes Hotfix Rollup Pack 1 for Citrix XenApp 5 for Microsoft Windows Server 2008. Hotfix Rollup Pack 1 is cumulative - it can be installed on top of the XenApp 5 for Windows Server 2008 base product, on top of the first Feature Pack, Feature Pack 2, or Feature Pack 3. HRP01...

How to Manually Create a Database for Provisioning Services

This article describes how to manually create a database for Provisioning Services when the database administrator prefers to create the database manually. Requirements The DbScript.exe file located in “C:\Program Files\Citrix\Provisioning Services”. SQL Database Server. SysAdmin privileges to ru...

Printing with the Mac 10.x ICA Client Explained

This article provides a brief overview of the printing architecture with the 10.x versions of the Mac ICA Client. Background The Mac 10.x ICA Client is a feature-rich client offering. Many of the same features found with Win32 clients/plug-ins. This includes the ability to autocreate all of the...

XenMobile: Unable to enroll devices Error: "Username and Password are Incorrect"

User is unable to enroll in XenMobile After entering username and password in SecureHub usersreceive the error: "Incorrect Username and Password are Incorrect" Users are able to authenticate in windows with the same credentials...

How to Configure NetScaler and StoreFront for Internal and External Connections

This article describes how to configure NetScaler and StoreFront with two NetScaler Gateways, two StoreFront sites, two different subnet IPs, and one URL for both internal and external connections...

VMware vSphere 5.5 - Citrix Known Issues

Citrix is committed to ensuring compatibility with the latest VMware products. Citrix supports VMware vSphere 5.5, vSphere 5.5 Update 1, vSphere 5.5 Update 2, and vSphere 5.5 Update 3. This article outlines issues and their known solutions that users of vSphere 5.5, vSphere 5.5 Update 1, vSphere...

Repeater RAID Command Usage

This article contains additional information on commands used in breaking, repairing, and monitoring RAID arrays on 85xx/88xx Branch Repeater appliances. Show Summary Status of Arrays Description This command displays the current state of all RAID arrays defined on the Branch Repeater appliances...

Importing an Existing vDisk in Provisioning Services Console Causes Error

When importing a vDisk using theProvisioning Services PVSServer Console, the error “Invalid disk file for . Cannot add disk” appears. The SoapServer.log displays the following text, if Info level logging is enabled: INFO Mapi.Command - Get UndefinedDisks: Disk is not valid, needs to be a base .vh...

How to Configure XenServer 6.x Multi-GPU Passthrough for XenDesktop HDX 3D Pro Graphics

This article describes how to configure XenServer 6.0 with XenDesktop for HDX 3D Pro Graphics so that a host workstation with multiple graphics cards can be shared by an equal number of concurrent high-end professional graphics users one user per GPU, thereby reducing the cost per user. Hardware...

DHCP configurations for PVS

Citrix recommends DHCP configuration which ensures that a PVS target device receives the same IP address for all DHCP requests during its booted lifespan. The end result should be a target device using the same IP address it received at boot time, for the entirety of its booted lifespan. DHCP...