When resizing an OS layer to a smaller size, the Finalize process fails

When attempting to shrink an OS layer version OS layer using a size that is smaller then it currently is , the Finalize process may fail. The CALCE or UNISYSLIB logs from the Compositing Engine would shows an error similar to the following: 2024-01-17 09:29:11 ERROR 1668 uni.ca.syslib.reghive...

Citrix Profile Management fails to load When User Personalization Layer is enabled

When User Personalization Layer UPL is enabled, Citrix Profile Management CPM profile is is not loaded. If UPL is not enabled, CPM profile does load...

Microsoft’s January security update fails/reverts on a machine with 2411 Session Recording Agent

Microsoft’s January security update installation fails/reverts on a machine having 2411 Session Recording Agent TPV-6160...

Hotfix XS82ECU1079 - 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...

DaaS: 2411 VDAs are not registering with the Cloud Connectors

When users are trying to launch the published resource getting an error - "No work Station Available", as the VDA is in unregistered state...

DaaS - Issue with cloud connectors after upgrade failure

The cloud connector connectivity test fails. Run sfc /scannow in Administrator Command Prompt to check for corrupt files...

Citrix workspace app for Windows issues with "limit instances"

If the user clicks multiple times on a published application it will launch several instances of the application even if "Limit to one instance per user" is set on the application...

Unable to encrypt Identity disk on AWS when using encrypted master image

The AMI was created using an encrypted instance\snapshot. However, the MCS machines appear with identity disk "Not encrypted"...

Bidirectional Content Redirection: Local web browser window does not become foreground

The logic of Bidirectional Content Redirection feature is that if the URL is opened via a client-side redirect. Bidirectional Content Redirection feature is using the Microsoft API SetForegroundWindow directly to bring the window to the foreground, but it still doesn't work as expected in the...

Fail to open the recorded session file using the old version Session Recording Player

"The recorded session file requires a newer version of the Session Recording Player for playback" error message was shown when opening the recorded session file. The error message was shown as below...

VMware vSphere 8.0 Known Issues

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How To: Nitro API Authentication for RADIUS Access-Challenge Response

When NITRO API is used to manage or get information from a NetScaler, a session must be authenticated first. Depending on the authentication factors configured for NetScaler Management, different NITRO API resources should be used. If one of the authentication factors used, responds with a...

FAS - The RA certificate expiry notification is not displayed in the Cloud console

When the FAS Registration AuthorityRA certificate expires, the RA certificate expiry notification is not displayed in the Citrix Cloud management console...

Published applications open through IE instead of Google Chrome

No local app access or URL redirection has been set up on the site. A published application that uses a browser for launching is being accessed through a server Virtual Delivery Agent VDA...

Connector new installs fail due to installer is unable to verify the certificate chain

The new installation of Citrix Cloud Connector will result in the following error: "Unable to validate certificate chain while installing connector"...

XenServer Security

Introduction We work hard to keep our product secure and endeavour to remediate any exploitable issues. To this end, we regularly release Security Bulletins for vulnerabilites that might affect Citrix Hypervisor and XenServer and software updates that address these vulnerabilities. Overview of th...

SSL Dashboard in ADM does not show TLS Information of SDX

Don't see TLS details of SDX NetScaler in ADM SSL Dashboard. We can see TLS details of all ADC's in the SSL Dashboard but for SDX it is missing...

Citrix Workspace App for IOS version 24.8.0 is crashing for users using MicroVPN

Post autoupdate of CWA for IOS 24.8.0, IOS user experiences CWA crash Issue is affecting customers with MicroVPN enabled...

Storefront - The default TraceLevel of StoreFront diagnostics logs

This article describes the default TraceLevel of 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 Workspace for Mac does not function with background elements are disabled.

Citrix Workspace App for Mac may not function as expected if background elements are disabled. The following errors may be encountered: Users may not be able to add an account. Users may not be able to log in to the Citrix Workspace app. CWA for Mac auto-update may fail Users may encounter...

Citrix License Server Troubleshooting - Hub Article

Introduction This serves as a central location for common Citrix License Server troubleshooting articles authored and vetted by a group of Citrix subject matter experts in this area. Overview of the Issue Provide a brief yet comprehensive overview of the issue, outlining the common challenges and...

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 -...

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...

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 Desktop - Machine Creation (MCS, PVS, App Layering)

Introduction This article is a summary of the top support articles related to Machine Creation including MCS, PVS and App Layering Top Support Knowledge Content Host Connections and Resource Errors CTX224551 - Delivery Controller cannot contact vCenter server after certificate update on vCenter...

Citrix Endpoint Management: Gateway issues Guide

Introduction Configuring Citrix Gateway with XenMobile establishes the necessary authentication for remote device access to the internal network. This setup allows mobile applications to securely access corporate servers, facilitating seamless business operations from any location and ensuring th...

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...

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop - Director and Monitor Service

Introduction This article is a summary of the top support articles related to Citrix Director. The most commonly used support articles and guides are below. Director is a monitoring and troubleshooting console for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops. Top Knowledge Content Troubleshooting Common...

Best Practice for Setting the Citrix Profile Manager Cache File for Provisioning Services Server

This article describes the best practice for setting the Citrix Profile Manager Cache file for Provisioning Services PVSServer...

Memory Dump File Not Being Generated on Provisioned Target

While attempting to configure a Windows 2008 target server created by Citrix Provisioning Services to generate a complete memory dump, it was observed that the memory dump file was not being created properly. Following CTX123642 – How to Recover Windows Kernel Level Dump Files from Provisioned...

Error: "Cannot connect to server. Try again in a few minutes" on StoreFront

End-user is unable to add Store into Receiver, unless the full Store path is appended. Example https://SF-FQDN/Citrix/; - Add Store is successful https://SF-FQDN - Add Store fails: After user gets prompted for credentials, an error message appears: "Cannot connect to server. Try again in a few...

Target Device Fails to Boot on Hyper-V V2

Provisioning Service Target Devices fails to boot when launched from a HyperV v2 host other than the host where the Provisioning Service Server is located...

Configure Alternate Addressing in StoreFront

This article describes how to configure Alternate Addressing in StoreFront...

How to Create an ISO Storage Repository by Using a CIFS Share with NTLMv2 Authentication Enabled

This article describes how to create an ISO Storage Repository by using a CIFS share with NTLMv2 authentication enabled. When Group Policy Object GPO of the Windows domain enforces NTLMv2 authentication, you are unable to create the ISO Storage Repository by using XenCenter. The following procedu...

Unable to Remove Decommissioned Server from StoreFront

Unable to remove decommissioned server from StoreFront deployment using StoreFront GUI and Remove Server action. The console is stuck and the following error appears: “Cannot Remove Server” In this case, in the StoreFront console you might see the following warning message: In addition, the...

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...

How to Upgrade from StoreFront 2.1 to StoreFront 2.6

The sequence of steps to upgrade from StoreFront 1.2to StoreFront 2.5: 1. Upgrade from StoreFront1.2 to StoreFront2.0. 2. Upgrade from StoreFront 2.0 to StoreFront 2.5 or StoreFront 2.6. For more information see the StoreFrontlegacy product documentation. To learn more about upgrading from...

Store Configuration by Server Based Discovery Fails

When attempting to configure Receiver Stores by entering in address of StoreFront server in Email/Server Based Discovery dialog, the following error appears: "Your account cannot be added using this server address. Make sure you entered it correctly. You may need to enter your email address...

Domain Pass-through to StoreFront Cannot Launch XenDesktop

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“Cannot connect to the HyperVisor" when connecting to Hyper-V from the Machine Creation Wizards

When trying to connect to SCVMM to enumeratetemplates for Provisioning Services, the following error message appears: “Cannot connect to the HyperVisor at IP address of Hyper-V. Object reference not set to an instance of an object.”...

Provisioned Target Devices are Acquiring Multiple IP Addresses During Boot Process

Provisioned Target Devices acquiring multiple IP addresses on a same NIC while booting up, thus leading to IP address exhaustion on a DHCP server. The following error message might appear: "A duplicate IP address was assigned to this machine while attempting to boot from the network. Stop code:...

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...

Support for XenApp in Virtualized Environments

This article provides information on support for XenApp in virtualized environments. Virtual servers provide mainframe-class virtual machines on Intel and AMD architecture servers, and are ideally suited for consolidating and partitioning systems in high-performance environments. Citrix supports...

How to Configure QLogic HBA on XenServer

This article describes how to update the parameters of QLogic HBAs with SANSurfer. HBA parameters might need to be adjusted to the correct configuration on XenServer to function as required. QLogic HBAs contain a default set of parameters that will function but might not give optimum performance ...

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...

Partition Details are Not Displayed After a Clean Install of XenServer 6.x

On a clean install of XenServer 6.0 or later, the detailed partition does not appear for XenServer boot disk when you run the command,fdisk –l. On XenServer 6.0 or later and running thefdisk –l command, following shows the output and does not display any partition details of the booting disk. Pri...

Sessions Disconnecting on XenDesktop 7.x and NetScaler 10.x with Session Reliability Enabled

Session Reliability is configured and enabled and when user connections are going througha NetScaler 10.x Device their sessions aredropping or disconnecting. By-passing the NetScaler 10.x device allows user sessionsto not disconnect or drop. Disabling the Session Reliability feature also allows...

PVS SOAP Service Crashes After Running the Auto Update

Provisioning Services Simple Object Access Protocol service crashes after running the Auto Update. The Auto Update feature in Provisioning Services PVS allows a master target to receive an update and roll it out to the target devices. The completion is signaled to the Windows Application log by a...