XenMobile is unable to identify the group membership of users

Although XenMobile can find both user objects and group objects in Active Directory, XenMobile is unable to enumerate the group membership of user objects. This can result in no MAM resources being deployed unless they are bound to the 'All Users' Delivery Group. You may also find that resources...

Removing application from delivery group.

When I remove an application from delivery group, the application is not uninstalling from device...

WEM 4.4 -Transformer autologon is not launching the Agent at logon

WEM Transformer does not auto-launch after an end user logs onto a WEM Agent machine...

How to delete the Device Entry for a User directly from the SQL Database

For some reason like datacorruption or some null pointers, device information is not getting removed fromthe XenMobile Console. This can be deleted directly from the Database by running the below SQL command. Please take the DB back up before we run the below SQL query First obtain the Device ID...

Secure App's access on Android devices Hung with the Screen "please wait"

End user accesses Secure App's on Android device which flips to SecureHub forauthentication and will get stuck on the screen 'Please wait' and circle keep on spinning endlessly. Screenshot Below for reference:...

Shared device requirements and Prerequisites for Enrolling Shared Devices in XenMobile.

Shared Device Requirements For the best user experience, including silent installation and removal of apps, Citrix recommends configuring shared devices on the following platforms: iOS 10 iOS 9 Android M Android 5.x Android 4.4.x Android 4.0.x MDM-only mode Prerequisites for Enrolling Shared...

Bypass iCloud/Activation Lock using XenMobile

An end user may return an iOS device to the I.T. department and does not supply their iCloud account information. After a restore, the I.T. department cannot enroll the device as the device cannot be unlocked without iCloud credentials. XenMobile can issue a 'Activation Bypass Code' as per Apple...

Storefront services such as "Peer Resolution Service" does not start.

A new Storefront 3.12 server is added to a server group. The join is successful .However the services do not start. Event Id 7036 The citrix peer resolution service on local computer started and then stopped Other dependent services such as "CitrixCredential Wallet" and "Default Domain Domain...

"Missing intermediate certificates or root anchor" While Scanning Vulnerablity of MDM IP

While customer uses 3rd-party security scanner to scan MDM IP, there is warning:"Missing intermediate certificates or root anchor"...

NetScaler 12.0 51.24 Shows Status of Connectivity Between NetScaler SNIP and AppFlow Collector

With the NetScaler Release 12.0 Build 51.24, NetScaler admin can view the status ofconnectivity between NetScaler's SNIP address and Appflow Collector by checking new information called State NetScaler's SNIP address is used to detect network reachability between NetScaler and AppFlow collector. ...

iOS 11 MDM-enrolled Device Issues with XenMobile in Cluster Mode

MDM commands may try to deploy multiple times on an MDM-enrolled iOS 11 device and may fail to complete successfully. An admin attempting to push MDM policies to an iOS 11 device, deploy applications, or carry out security actions such as Lock or Wipe may not be able to successfully to do. The us...

SecureWeb 10.x: HTTP 1.1 Gateway timeout error while accessing external/internal websites from Secure Web.

While accessing any internal/external websites using Secure we get the following error in Secure web Error : Http/1.1 gateway timeout error Unable to find the requested server or DNS Error...

Error: “Cannot start apps. Please run reset receiver to resolve a lockdown conflict for ClientHostedAppsShortcuts (error 2320)”

Users access a StoreURL and launch published IE from their Client machines. Then they use published IE and connect to another StoreURL from another farm to access another application. Majority but not all users get errors while launching the application. Error: “Cannot start apps. Please run Rese...

User Layer is Out of Space. How Do I Find Out Where the Space Has Gone?

If your user layer is out of space and you need to figure out where the space is going as opposed to simply expanding the User Layer disks with https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX222095, orhttps://support.citrix.com/article/CTX226688for Unidesk version 2, you will need to examine the User Laye...

"Incorrect credentials" for device enrollment.

when setting up some accounts on mobile devices, YES can not be selected for device enrollment. When YES is selected perpetual error of incorrect credentials is received no matter how many times the username/password are typed and typed correctly...

NetScaler Gateway, StoreFront and XenDesktop Integration Communication Workflow

Topics 1. Introduction 2. Detailed Workflow 2.1 SSL Connection 2.2. Authentication 2.3. Get the App/Desktop List 2.4. Get the ica file 1. Introduction In this article, we will talk about NetScaler Gateway+StoreFront+XenDesktop workflow. I will separate the workflow into 5 steps. 1. SSL...

Automate backup of NetScaler appliance using Netscaler MAS

Citrix ADM, formerly NetScaler MAS Is it possible to automate the backup on the NetScaler, we have 20 in total and want to automate and save to a shared locations...

Citrix Provisioning Services imaging fails - Target Device Stuck at Windows splash screen

ESXi VM Hardware version 10 and 11 include a SATA controller for CD/DVD Media by default. If the SATA and SCSI controller are present on the PVS Target Device, the Master Target Device will fail to boot while creating vDisk & it will be stuck at windows splash screen...

PVS Servers Show Offline on PVS Console - Event ID 11 - Undefined Database Error

PVS server shows offline in the PVS console, although Streaming service is running on occasion: An error in event viewer: Event ID: 11 – Undefined database error/PVS server status is "Down" This is an internal error. Please contact technical support...

Error : Sync not permitted. Account doesn't have permission to sync with the mail server.

Error : Sync not permitted. You account doesn't have permission to sync with the mail server...

How to change management IP of SVM from LOM

Change the SDX Management Service SVM IP via the LOM when network access to SVM IP and XenServer Hypervisor is not available...

Certificate Based Authentication : Troubleshooting steps

3. . If the value forDS Mapper usage isDisabled , run the following command to enable it: netsh http add sslcert ipport=0.0.0.0:443 certhash=20c70a6c6e66c3f82cf6098b7bcd2859486ecd10 appid=4dc3e181-e14b-4a21-b022-59fc669b0914 certstorename=my verifyclientcertrevocation=Enable...

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"...

Citrix App Layering: Recipe IBM SPSS 21

Licensing Considerations The following information should be discussed with your IBM licensing contacts: Concurrent user network licensing for IBM SPSS packages. Usage of SPSS in a virtualized environment requires a licensing “addendum” and further cost. A physical server with current Java versio...

XenServer Host Console Not Visible On Some High-Resolution Monitors

Due to resolution incompatibility issues on some high-resolution monitors the host console may not be visible when booted The following monitors have been confirmed to have this issue: Dell, U2312HM, 23", 16:9, 1920 x 1080 Philips, 226V6QSB6, 21.5", 16:9, 1920X1080 AOC, I2280SWD, 22", 16:9,...

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...

Optional VPP Apps show "Mismatch between user and device iTunes store account hashes"

The following error is seen when inspecting the Delivery Group details of an Apple device on the MDM server console: "Mismatch between user and device iTunes store account hashes". Attempts to send installation commands for VPP apps from the MDM server to the Apple device can fail. Optional VPP a...

WEM Database Creation Error Message regarding "Path Specified" when creating WEM database

When attempting to create a WEMDatabase using the Database Management Utility Console, it failswith: "Database Creation Error" The Citrix WEM Database Management Utility Debug Log shows the following exception:"Exception - CreateVuemdb.Run : SqlDatabaseHelper. connection Error : 5133 | Directory...

PVS target on ESXi hardware v10 and v11, fails to boot at "Starting Windows"

Target Devices Failing to boot,hanging at "Starting Windows" Wireshark trace shows Single IO phase of boot but BNIStack driver does not get loaded and no MIO Phase starts...

Citrix SCOM MP for StoreFront causes high memory utilization on Windows Server 2008 R2

Citrix SCOM MP for StoreFront causes high memory usage as well as can spawn many cscript.exe and conhost.exe processes...

How to Load Balance XenMobile Server Admin Portal

This article will guide you to load balance the XenMobile admin portal running on port 4443. Load balancing the admin portal will ease your XenMobile administration when you have cluster of XenMobile servers with which you can access the admin portal using one single load balancing IP instead of...

Failed to Start a VM Error : The SR Failed to Complete the Operation

The SR failed to complete the operation...

USB Devices prompting to connect on each session

USB devices prompting to connect on each session:...

XenMobile 10.x : Addition of shared Mailbox in Secure Mail

Question: Does XenMobile 10.x support the addition of a shared Mailbox in Secure Mail For both iOS and Android ? Answer: Currently this is not supported on Secure Mail ActiveSync protocol officially doesn't support shared access/delegation. Hence, Secure Mail both iOS and Android also doesn’t cla...

UPM - "Most used" section on the start menu not populated correctly

The "Most Used" section in the Start menu is not populated correctly in the user profile when logging on to Windows 8 / Windows 10 / Windows server 2012 VDA...

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...

How to resolve "Failed to probe partitions from virtual disk" error while importing an OS Layer

When importing an OS layer, you get this error: Failed to attach the disk /mnt/repository/Unidesk/OsImport Disks/Windows 10.vhd. Failed to probe partitions from virtual disk This is most often seen when importing a XenServer Windows 10 Gold VM that was exported as an OVF. However, it could happen...

Troubleshooting Replication Status in Citrix Provisioning Server

NOTE : Provisioning Services does not accomplish file replication. Replication can be completed using a some of the methods in the list: 1. Manual Copy 2. Robocopy 3. DFS Replication Most enterprise environments use automated software to replicate multiple files across servers on-demand or on a...

UserProfileManger.exe periodically crashes while UPM 5.8 running in a Windows 32-bit OS

While running UPM 5.8 in a Windows 32-bit OS, customer may suffer a periodical UserProfileManger.exe crash, every 7 days exactly. Windows Application Event will log event 1000 for that crash with exception code 0xc0000005, which indicates memory Access Violation...

Issues with public store microsoft dynamic application with per app VPN

,Able to launch the application successfully however after entering the url in the application it gives the error "Your server is not available or doesn’t support this application"...

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...

Difference between Fast Clone and Full Clone

Q : When using Machine Creation Services to create a Machine Catalog containing desktop OS VMs, you can now choose whether MCS provisions thin fast copy clones or thick full copy clones. What's the difference between them? Ans Since Machine Creation Services MCS was first released in XenDesktop...

Frequently Asked Questions During NetScaler MAS Troubleshooting

Citrix ADM, formerly NetScaler MAS The following section lists some of the frequently asked questions during diagnosis and troubleshooting of NetScaler MAS issues: How to verify the NetScaler MAS build version using CLI and support file? How does MAS fetch all the dashboard related data from...

How to Configure Microsoft MAK Volume Licensing in Provisioning Services Server

Configuration MAK in Provisioning Services Server...

Connection error XMM: An error occurred while getting provider information from the database.

XenMobile Mail Manager XMM when clicking "Test Connectivity" getting "Connection error: An error occurred while getting provider information from the database. This can be caused by Entity Framework using an incorrect connection string. Check the inner exceptions for details and ensure that the...

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...

Error: “Connection to PVS Soap Server Failed” While SCOM Management Server Tries To Communicate with PVS Servers

Getting the following error when running: Check Requirements and Configuration for Citrix MPPVS: On PVS server search for below logs: C:\ProgramData\Citrix\Provisioning Services MP Agent\mppvsagt.log says “Security Support Provider Interface SSPI authentication failed” On Event viewer seeing logs...

How to Add a Domain Admin Group to Local Admin Group Using Role Based Access Control on XenMobile

This article describes how to add a group of domain admins to the local admin group within XenMobile Server so they have access to the console...

Secure Mail : Error Processing STA Ticket. Bad Request, Cannot Connect to Company Network

Cannot connect to company network and Error Processing STA Ticket. Bad Request. Seems to be happening when entering passcode. NetScalers went down due to network trouble between datacenters...

XenMobile - Deleting the certificate entries directly from the Database

When we try to upload new SSL cert on XenMobile server, it fails to to get uploadedbecause of present certificate and because of data corruption in DB we are not able to delete the old certificate from the XenMobile console so insuch scenario, we need to delete it from database directly. Note :...