Troubleshooting XenCenter Proxy Authentication Issues

XenCenter does not connect to a proxy server One common problem with using a proxy server is that the client XenCenter can’t connect to it. You may receive the following error when trying to connect to a XenServer host after configuring to use a proxy server in XenCenter: You may also receive the...

Secure Hub Error: Request Failed on iOS devices

This article explains how to troubleshoot the errorRequest Failed on iOS devices when we have cert+LDAP policy on Netscaler Gateway Below error in the iOS Secure Hub logs indicates that the issue is because two factors Authentication is disabled. ,,ERROR...

Citrix ADC: DNS resolution fails towards Name servers.

Citrix ADC is unable to resolve DNS. Effective state of the Name server could bedown...

How Do I Set Up Automatic Client Machine Clean Up on NetScaler Gateway?

This article describes how to set up automatic client machine clean up on NetScaler Gateway. Background This article will allow a NetScaler administrator to force clean-up when an user closes a session. You can specify all, none, or any combination of the client-side items. These items are: Cooki...

XenMobile Error :"Certificate not trusted -Cannot connect to company's network "

After putting XMS FQDN in the Secure Hub we get error "Certificate not trusted - We cannot connect securely to your company's network" LOG ANALYSIS : Below error message indicates that there is an issue with incorrect certificate uploaded under the NetScaler offload configuration. ",RECEIVERUI,IN...

How to Collect Client VPN Logs for ADC Gateway

This article describes how to collect VPN logs from Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8 for analyzing VPN connection issues in an ADC Gateway appliance...

How to check Deadlocks in SQL DB and Delete historical data

When you see deadlocks, run the following query to see the deadlocks. Then, a database administrator or Microsoft SQL team can confirm the information...

Error "cannot connect to the hypervisor at <ADDRESS> object reference not set to an instance of an object" when running the XDSW

When running the XenDesktop Setup Wizard, it can fail with the following error: "cannot connect to the hypervisor at object reference not set to an instance of an object" The string will contain the actual URL of the vCenter Server. This issue can appear when the DataCenter name on the VMWare sid...

How to disable the prompt "Authentication is required to set the network proxy used for downloading"

After logon to Linux VDA ICA session,you will receive a prompt "Authentication is required to set the network proxy used for downloading" as below, which would annoy users...

How to Enable DEBUG Log Level for Syslog Events on the NetScaler

This article describes how to enable DEBUG log level for syslog events on NetScaler. Enabling DEBUG level for syslog events will allow you to capture detailed information that is not recorded by default in ns.log file. Note : The DEBUG level should be disabled upon finishing the troubleshooting...

PVS Targets run chkdsk at boot after the vDisk has been modified

Every time a PVS Target Device boots from a vDisk the OS detects problems with the C: drive and automatically runs chkdsk at boot time. The following events might be observed in the Windows Event Log on the Target Device: Event Log: System Source: Ntfs Event ID: 55 Text: The file system structure...

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"...

Unifiltr EventID 3: Unidesk denied an attempt to rename a directory

Your software may report an error attempting to rename a directory, you may receive an error trying to move a folder to the Recycle Bin, and you may see an error in the Windows System event log on an IM that looks like this: Log Name: System Source: unifltr Date: 10/23/2013 9:58:30 PM Event ID: 3...

Users unable to see the pinned taskbar icons with UPM profile

Users unable to open an application from the pinned taskbar icons...

Citrix Director: Configuring,Managing Alerts and Notifications

In this article, we will take a look at how to configure, visualize your alerts, manage them, analyze their details and historically track alert trends...

Error "Superblock last mount time is in the future" from fsck when booting a Linux VM

In only one host, restarting a Linux VM will encounter the warning: /dev/mapper/rootvg-lvroot: Superblock last mount time Mon Feb 27 16:19:54 2017, now = Fri Feb 17 16:37:49 2017 is in the future./dev/mapper/rootvg-lvroot: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY. i.e., without -a or -p option...

How to configure SAML Authentication-Test Configuration

A test page is available to help test that SAML authentication is working and configured correctly. This page bypasses any Storefront components and only verifies the SAML authentication...

How to Remove PVS Server from a Farm

This article describes how to decommission/remove a Provisioning Services Server from a farm...

How to Enable Password Expiration Notification on StoreFront 2.x

This article helps you configure StoreFront 2.x server to show password expiry warning message when you connect directly to StoreFront server...

The management console is unavailable because the root certificate is missing

Error: The management console is unavailable because a root certificate is missing. Go to Verisign and download the certificate “VerSign Class 3 Primary CA – G5”...

Receiver for Windows - Unable to remove old version

This article is intended for Citrix administrators and technical teams only.Non-admin users must contact their company’s Help Desk/IT support team and can refer toCTX297149for more information Question: Unable to install new receiver since we were getting the pop-up that later version already...

PVS fails to connect to database after sql server mirroring failover

SqlException on db open, number = 53, msg = A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections...

Increase RAM for XenServer VM's through Command Line Interface.

Increase RAM for XenServer VM's through Command Line Interface. If the RAM editing option is grayed out through XenCenter...

XenDesktop Setup Wizard fails on a Hyper-V Environment

The XenDesktop Setup Wizard might fail when creating Targets on a Hyper-V Environment under the following Scenarios: The vDisk is set to any kind of Write Cache that includes a Local Hard disk BDM Partition is selected as the Boot method for the Targets The XenDesktop Setup Wizard might present t...

Overview of Windows activation with KMS server

Sometimes after properly following the preparation steps, on start up the Operating System shows only 3 days remaining to be activated, or Office prompts users to activate now, or similar. This doesn’t necessarily indicate an issue with PVS image preparation, or with the streamed image. It’s up t...

Unable to Add/Upload an SSL Certificate/Key Pair to the CloudBridge: “Execution Error”

When configuring an SSL Profile the ssl certificate/key pair must be previously uploaded. The following error message is displayed when trying to upload the Certificate file extension .cer: Please correct any problems and resubmit your request Execution error...

Could not sign CSR Caused by: java.io.IOException: Cannot obtain certificate from certsrv authority: 403 Forbidden

After configuring Client Certificate Authentication for XMS but the Client Certificate Request on the both the XMS and Issuing Server is returning a HTTP Response 403 Frobidden com.zenprise.zdm.pki.spi.IssuingServiceException: Could not sign CSR at...

Configuring Multi Language Keyboard Layout for the session in Receiver for HTML5 and Receiver for Chrome

This article is intended for Citrix administrators and technical teams only. Non-admin users must contact their company’s Help Desk/IT support team and can refer to CTX297149 for more information. This article describes how to configure Multi Language keyboard layout in Receiver for HTML5 and...

How to change the Sync duration of Apple DEP server and Xenmobile 10.x server.

To change the Sync duration of Apple DEP server and Xenmobile 10 server. The default syncduration is 1440 minutes...

How to add a pre-log in or post-log in message for users in an on-prem Storefront environment

With on-prem Storefront, administrators can customise their users' pre-log in or post log-in experience by adding a pop-up welcome message...

How to find the hotfix applied on XenServer ?

Get a list of hotfixapplied on XenServer and when it was applied on the Host both from XenCenter or from the command line...

How to troubleshoot / Useful command around openVswitch in XenServer

This article provides information about ovs and command that can be used to troubleshoot ovs related issues...

HTTP 1.1 Gateway timeout error while accessing internal websites from Secure Web

HTTP 1.1 Gateway timeout error while accessing internal websites from Secure Web when traffic is tunneled through the NetScaler. This issue occurs when the MDX Policy is set for Secure Browse. If the preferred VPN mode on the app is set to FULL VPN TUNNEL, then the issue will not occur...

Generated troubleshooting for NFS related issues on XenServer

This article will give you guidelines for troubleshooting NFS SR related issues on XenServer...

How to connect to a console of a Linux VM from XenServer Host Console

Sometimes it might be necessary to connect to the console of VM via command line when SSH and XenCenter console is not working. This article describe the process for it...

Smart Access Control Policy Not Working on XenApp Server

A customer was trying to launch a Citrix session and trying to copy data from the the Citrix session to clipboard on their local machine. They have a smart access policy on the XenApp server to block this clipboard functionality when traffic is coming from Access Gateway Citrix Gateway:...

Does domain passthrough authentication work with NetScaler Gateway?

Question: Does domain pass through authentication work with NetScaler Gateway, like forwarding the windows machine credentials so that user do not have to login and does single sign onlatest update for 12.0.58.x? Answer: No, Domain pass through does not work with Netscaler Gateway. Authentication...

Unable To Create Machines Via Provisioning Services - Console Error: "pbm.fault.PBMFault.summary when attempting to create virtual machines"

While trying to create VMs via PVS, the following error is displayed:...

Error while uninstalling PVS target device software : TargetDir entry was not found in registry

We see the following error on trying to uninstall target device software : TargetDir entry was not found in registry...

Loopback Options When Load Balancing StoreFront Server Group Using NetScaler

In previous versions of StoreFront such as 2.6 or older, Citrix recommended that you manually modify the hosts file on each StoreFront server to map the fully qualified domain name FQDN of the load balancer to the loopback address or the IP address of the specific StoreFront server. This ensures...

Generate Security Keys warning on Storefront management console

Question:Is the warning to generate new security keys related to the Server certificate used for storefront base URL? Answer: No, this warning is not related to the server certificate used for storefront base URL. This indicates that the Self-Signed certificates generated by storefront are expire...

Error: "AddOrRemoveSSONProvOrder: Could Not Open Key for Access" While Installing Receiver 14.4.1

This article is intended for Citrix administrators and technical teams only. Non-admin users must contact their company’s Help Desk/IT support team and can refer to CTX297149 for more information. "AddOrRemoveSSONProvOrder: Could not open key for access."...

Storefront 3.7 console displays Store as Internal Only

Question: After upgrade to Storefront 3.7 the store is displayed as Internal Only. In the details it shows Remote Access as Enabled and it also works with Netscaler Gateway. Answer: This is a known issue in Storefront 3.7 and is also mentioned in the edocs...

Citrix Print Manager Service or Microsoft Print Spooler Service Crashes or Hangs

The Citrix Print Manager service cpsvc.exe or Microsoft Print Spooler service spoolsv.exe crashes or hangs. Printers are not auto-created, the default printer is not set correctly in the session, print jobs fail to spool, and so on...

NetScaler: Error - "your apps are not available at this time" when login from Receiver

NetScaler: Error - "your apps are not available at this time" when login from Receiver. This occurs when going via the NetScaler gateway . Direct access to SF works fine, as well as browser access to gateway works fine...

Unable to join two storefront servers in a server group - Not getting authorized.

Unable to join two storefront servers in a server group...

Unable-to-refresh-Storefront-Console

Event Viewer error: "An error occured during refresh. An error occured running the command: 'Get-DSWebReceiversSummary' Citrix.DeliveryServices.PowerShell.Command.Runner.Exceptions.PowerShellExecutionException: An error occured running the command: 'Get-DSWebReceiversSummary' ---...

Password settings in Web.Config file for PNAgent changes automatically when "Configure XenApp Services Support" Console is opened in Storefront Snapin.

You have modified web.config file manually or using EnablePnaForStore.ps1 for PNAgent site for the Password Options. When you open "Configure XenApp Services Support" Console and click OK on it, the settings change back...

How to Collect SSR for Citrix Insight Services (CIS) Using the CLI in Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 CU1

How to Collect Data for Citrix Insight Service CIS using the CLI in Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 CU1 and later without the use of XenCenter...

How to Configure Local Access for HTML5x Using Receiver

This article is intended for Citrix administrators and technical teams only. Non-admin users must contact their company’s Help Desk/IT support team and can refer to CTX297149 for more information. This article describes how to configure local access using Citrix Receiver for HTML5 1.0. Note : The...