The possible power state of the VDA machines

This article describes all the possible power state of the VDA machines...

Black screen after VDA uninstallaion

Customer uninstalled the VDA to upgrade to a later version but now they see a black screen when they try to logon to the console. The event logs show that LogonUI.exe was crashing...

Storefront - How to check the trace level of StoreFront diagnostics logs

This article describes how to check the trace level TraceLevel of the StoreFront diagnostics logs...

Driver Disk for Qlogic qla2xxx 10.02.12.01_k - For Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 Cumulative Update 1 LTSR

Who should install this driver disk? Customers running the Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 Cumulative Update 1 LTSR release who use Qlogic's qla2xxx driver and wish to use the latest version of the following: Driver Module| Driver Type| Version ---|---|--- qla2xxx| Fibre Channel HBA/Storage Controller|...

CVAD wizard fails with device name # is invalid when PVS-Accelerator is enabled

We are using XenServer 8.0 and PVS Accelerator the CVAD wizard will fail to create new devices. When an AOT trace is captured and analyzed you will see the following errors in the logs: PVSDllHypervisorPlatformsAO,,0,,5,Information,"XenAPI failure, error description:...

Citrix ADC - EPA Scans failing after library upgrade for CWA version check

EPA libraries from Jan 18 OPSWAT version 4.3.3906.0 failing EPA checks for CWA version. If the EPA library version is downgraded to the Nov 2023 libraries OPSWATversion 4.3.3801.0, EPA check is working as expected...

Unable to set DefaultReuseMachinesWithoutShutdownInOutage using PowerShell command

While runing the PowerShell command "Set-BrokerSite -DefaultReuseMachinesWithoutShutdownInOutage $true" in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops CVAD 2203 LTSR environment, the following error "A required feature is disabled by the system configuration" was shown...

Citrix DAAS Cloud Connector

Introduction This article is a summary of the support articles and documentation related to the most common customer issues for Citrix DAAS Cloud connector. Overview of the Issue The Citrix Cloud Connector serves as a channel for communication between Citrix Cloud and your resource locations...

XenServer VM Tools

Introduction Instances where XenServer encounters various errors while installing XenServer VM tools Overview of the Issue In different situations, XenServer has some issues when installing VM tools, possibly due to various factors. This article will outline different scenarios and potential...

Xenserver Upgrade: Comprehensive Guide

Introduction This article aims to assist you in XenServer upgrade process and troubleshooting Overview of the Article This article will assist you in finding resources that discuss upgrading procedures and troubleshooting techniques Appendix: Top Knowledge Content Troubleshooting Common Problems...

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop - Graphics, HDX Optimization and Audio

Introduction This article is a summary of the support articles and documentation related to Graphics and Display issues, HDX Optimization Teams and Browser Content Redirection and Audio. Overview of the Issue HDX is a set of remoting technologies providing the user with the best possible virtual...

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop - Peripherals (USB, Printers , Drives etc.)

Introduction This article is a summary of the top support articles related to Peripherals - USB, Printers , Drives etc. Top Support Knowledge Content Printing Issues CTX227534 - Citrix Printing Quick Start Guide CTX232031 - How to use Citrix Policy to Set a Default Session Printer CTX140208 -...

Netscaler SDWAN

Introduction This article provides a summary of the useful resources about troubleshooting the network, configuring and preventing the most common issues related to SD WAN. Overview of the Issue These articles discuss the common issues faced at operation level. The issues are related to licensing...

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops: Authentication

Introduction This article is a summary of the top support articles and Product Documents related to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Authentication Methods. The most commonly used support articles and guides are below. It is recommended that all customers refer to the product documentation for...

Citrix DAAS Console

Introduction This article is a summary of the top support articles related to Citrix Daas web consoles: Web Studio and Monitor. Top Knowledge Content Director CTX257614 - How to create a detailed custom report from the Cloud Hosted Director Monitor Web Studio CTX477615 - Studio Console Shows...

Internal Error 2869 when Installing Hotfixes on XenApp 6.x

Errors occur when installing hotfixes on a XenApp 6.0 server usingthe manual method. The manual installation method included: Right-clicking on the .msp hotfix package and selecting Apply Double-clicking on the .msp hotfix package The errordisplayed is a message box with the following dialog:...

Citrix Receiver is Unable to Create a Secure (https://) Connection in the Browser

When launching applications on Internet Explorer 10 using the Citrix Receiver for HTML5 v1.1, the following error message appears: “Citrix Receiver cannot create a secure https:// connection in this browser. Please try a different browser.”...

FAQ: Disconnected ICA Sessions Release Connection License

Q: What are thereasons for the disconnected ICA sessions to release their Connection License? A : Active ICA sessions might be disconnected due toanynetwork issues or a user might have intentionally disconnect the session instead of logging off. In either of the cases disconnect or log off, the...

XenServer - Overview of Disaster Recovery Options

This article provides an overview of different backup/restore methods available in XenServer for Virtual Machine Metadata. Background Backup/Restore or Site Recover/Disaster Recovery options in XenServer have evolved over recent product versions. This document briefly explains those options...

Target Device Performance and Freezing Issues While Patched into a Cisco Catalyst Line of Switches

Target devices experience intermittent freezing behavior and poor performance while patched into a Cisco Catalyst line of switches...

How to Backup the XenMobile Database

This article describes how to back up the XenMobile database...

Provisioning Services Target Device Fails to Download tsbbdm.bin

Booting a Provisioning Services PVS target device through the Boot ISO method created by the Boot Device Manager utility fails with the following error: "Downloading tsbbdm.bin from FAILED!"...

Uninstallation of the Citrix License Server Fails with Error 1722

The uninstallation of the Citrix License Server fails and the following error message is displayed: “Product: Citrix Licensing -- Error 1722. There is a problem with this Windows Installer package. A program run as part of the setup did not finish as expected. Contact your support personnel or...

Unable to Connect to High Availability Enabled XenSever Pool and All Servers in Pool are in Emergency Mode

This article provides resolution to connectivity issues to the pool in XenCenter. Following are some of the issues that you might experience: Cannot connect to the pool in XenCenter Cannot start or migrate the virtual machines, although the virtual machines are active and running. All the servers...

USB Support in XenApp/XenDesktop Server Products

This article contains information about USB Support in XenApp. USB Support in XenApp/XenDesktop Citrix support for peripherals attached to a client device is a fundamental functionality leveraged by the Citrix Server Based Computing SBC model. Support for many client-side peripherals exists...

Provisioning Services Target Device Software Fails to Install

Provisioning Services Target Device Software might fail during the installation with the following error: When you click OK , the following error appears: Reviewing the Event Viewer of the server displays the following errors: “Product: Citrix Provisioning Services Target Device x64 -- Error...

"Error 1722 . There is a problem with the Windows Installer package" on Provisioning Services

When removing or Installing the Citrix Provisioning Services PVS Server Console or Citrix Provisioning Services PVS target Device X64 from Add/Remove Programs or Provisioning services ISO, the following error message appears: “Error 1722. There is a problem with the Windows Installer package.A...

Event ID 7026 - The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) failed to load: Bnistack

On a target hosted on a VMWare Hypervisor and running Provisioning Services Target Device Software 6.0 and later,the target device cannot connect to virtual disk when starting it from the local hard drive.A red ‘X’ appears on the virtual disk status icon in the system tray. In the Event Viewer, t...

Upgrade from StoreFront 2.1 to 2.5 Fails

Upgrade from StoreFront 2.1 to 2.5 fails. Event log reported the following error: CitrixStoreFront-x64.msi' failed with error code 1603. Fatal error during installation. StoreFront log from the installation reported the following error: Remove-DSFeatureInstance: Error Access to the path...

Recommended Install Order for Preparing Target Device Captured by Provisioning Server to Deploy vDisk

This article contains the recommended order to install or prepare a target device that must be captured by the Provisioning Services Sever to deploy a virtual disk...

Pass-through Authentication Might Fail Starting Publish Desktops with StoreFront and Desktop Viewer

Pass-through authentication to StoreFront does not work when starting XenApp published desktops. When users log on to the client workstation with Windows Active Directory AD credentials, the Receiver starts and successfully passes the user credentials to the configured Store and displays availabl...

How to Deploy Secure Mail Test Tool

This article details how to deploy Secure Mail Test Tool and also covers some of the frequently asked question about this tool...

StoreFront Displays Incorrect Username

When there are multiple users with the same log on name in different domains, StoreFront displays incorrect name. For example, if the domain names are domain1\jdoe and domain2\jdoe for John Doe in domain 1 and Jane Doe in domain 2, StoreFront displays the incorrect display name when the user from...

When Failing Over to a SQL Mirrored Database, the Provisioning Server Shows as Offline and is Unable to Connect

When failing over to a SQL Mirrored Database, the Provisioning Server shows offline and is unable to connect...

CITRIX-XML-SERVICE NetScaler Monitor Fails after Installing XenApp 6 Hotfix Rollup Pack 02

The CITRIX-XML-SERVICE NetScaler built-in monitor fails after Hotfix Rollup Pack 2 for Citrix XenApp 6 for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 is installed. However, XenApp continues to work. The following message appears when you view the monitor. "Failure – TicketTag not found in the response" Wit...

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...

Best Practices to Uninstall XenApp/Presentation Server on Windows Server

This article contains best practices for uninstalling XenApp/Presentation Server 4.5 on Windows Server. Best Practices Before uninstalling any Citrix Server products, consider the following points: Ensure that all Hotfixes and Hotfix Rollup Packs are removed before uninstalling. Refer to the Hotf...

When to Enable Intermediate Buffering for Local Hard Drive Cache?

Background Enabling Intermediate Buffering improves throughput performance with writing to the write cache drive and can improve target device performance as well. Refer to Buffered Services for additional information on buffered file I/O services. The following are some points to consider before...

How to Configure StoreFront to Start Published Desktops in Full Screen Mode

This article describes how to configure StoreFront to start published desktops in Full Screen Mode...

Copied vDisk Fails to Start in Private Mode

Provisioning Services Server target devices fail to boot in private mode with the following error: “vDisk file access permission denied ” The error does not occur when the target devices boot is in standard mode...

How to change from NIC adapter e1000 to VMXNET3 for PVS streamed VMs

This article explains how to change from NIC adapter e1000 to VMXNET3 for PVS streamed VMs...

Desktops Do Not Register using XenDesktop and Provisioning Server

When using ​XenDesktop with Provisioning Service, the desktops do not register. Note : XenDesktop might try starting all the machines in your desktop group on the VDA Event Viewer: Under Application: Desktop Service - Failed to start WCF services. Exception Log on Failure due to unknown user name...

Provisioned Target Device Booting up with Multiple IP Addresses

Provisioned Target Device booting up with multiple IP addresses...

Adding Virtual Machines Created by Machine Creation Services to New Catalog

After deleting the host connection in XenDesktop, desktops created using Machine Creation Service MCS are not visible in the Catalog...

Firefox Users Cannot Access Desktops or Applications from Receiver for Websites

Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux users cannot access desktops and applications from Receiver for websites using Mozilla Firefox 26 or later. When a Firefox user clicks an icon, the Receiver for website displays a spinner for a few seconds, but the desktop or application does not start and no error...

Domain Pass-through to StoreFront Cannot Launch XenDesktop

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How to Capture a Memory Dump from a Provisioned Target in a Hyper-V Environment

This article describes how to generate a memory dump file from a provisioned target in a Hyper-V environment.This process requires no modification to the virtual machine. Requirements Download and install the Debugging Tools for Windows package from Microsoft's web site: Debugging Tools for Windo...

IPC Error when Exporting the vDisk on Provisioning Services

IPC Error when exporting vDisk on Provisioning Services PVS. PVS Console log includes thefollowing errors: ERROR EnterpriseAccess.HandlerBase - PvsStatusExceptionHandlerERROR EnterpriseAccess.HandlerBase - return code: 184ERROR EnterpriseAccess.HandlerBase - exception type: PvsStatusExceptionERRO...

How to Prepare Provisioning Services 7.x Master Target Device to be Captured on a vDisk

This article provides the recommended procedure for preparing Provisioning Services 7.x Master Target Device to be captured on a vDisk...

Error: "vDisk is not available. Please check your network PXE boot configuration and restart Imaging Wizard" or "Red X" on Provisioning Server

After installing the Target Device Software and rebooting the following symptoms can be seen: A Red X is displayed on top of the vDisk Status Applet in the Tray Bar After running the Imaging Wizard and rebooting the following message is shown:"vDisk is not available. Please check your network PXE...