Error: XDDS:84D81E3A Unable to Read Disk. Failed to create Machine Catalog. Permission to perform this operation was denied.

Error: XDDS:84D81E3AUnable to Read Disk.Failed to create Machine Catalog. Permission to perform this operation was denied" when creating machine catalog...

How to Configure Windows 2003 Network File Share as Authenticated Storage Repository for XenServer

This document describes how to configure Windows Server 2003 Release 2 Server Network File Share NFS as an authenticated storage repository for XenServer. The NFS component is only included in Windows Server 2003 Release 2. If you do not have this edition, you can achieve the same results by...

Provisioning Services Boot Process Diagram

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Failure of TSBBDM.BIN File Download

Downloadingtsbbdm.bin fails as shown in the following screenshot:...

Relating IntelliCache and In-memory Read Caching

Introduced in XenServer 5.6 SP1, IntelliCache is designed to reduce the volume of storage I/O hitting the network and the storage repository SR shared with other hosts. Introduced in XenServer 6.5, in-memory read-caching is designed to reduce the volume of storage I/O hitting an SR and reduce I/O...

How to Change the Password Reset Reminder Settings in StoreFront

This article provides information on how to change the Password Reset reminder settings in StoreFront...

Targets Booting Very Slowly - Windows Splash Seen for over 10 Minutes

New deployment targets taking over 10 minutes to boot. Background Target device gets to the Windows splash and then it takes over 15 minutes to load Windows. After Windows loads, there is no performance problem...

How to Move a XenServer Pool to a Different IP Subnet

This article describes how to change the IP subnet assigned to the management network on a XenServer pool. This procedure is long compared to changing the IP address while staying in the same subnet. Requirements Working knowledge of XenServer and XenCenter and basic knowledge of the Command Line...

Understanding Subnet Affinity and Auto Rebalance

This article details the Subnet Affinity and Auto Rebalance features and also provides the best practices for their use. Subnet Affinity When assigning the server and NIC combination to provide a vDisk to target devices, select from the following subnet settings: None: Ignore subnets; use least...

How to Troubleshoot Provisioning Services Server Machine Account Password

This article contains information about troubleshooting the Provisioning Services PVS Server machine account passwords...

Error 2320: "No value could be found for LegacyLocaluserNameAndPassword" when opening ICA connection

The following message is displayed when opening an ICA connection: Error 2320: Citrix Receiver configuration manager: No value could be found for LegacyLocaluserNameAndPassword that satisfies all lockdown requirements. The lockdown requirements in force might be conflicting...

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.”...

Error: "Cannot verify database connectivity" on StoreFront

Though StoreFront server is able to communicate to the SQL server over TCP port 1433, when you click Test Connection at the Deploy Multiple Server Group setup Window for StoreFront 1.1, the connection fails with the following message: Cannot verify database connectivity. The connection string...

How to Configure a Promiscuous Virtual Machine in XenServer

This article describes how to configure a Virtual Machine VM running on XenServer to behave promiscuously on the network, that is, allow it to see all network traffic on the Physical Network Interface PIF. Certain applications, such as network diagnostic or performance monitoring tools, might...

How to Enable Promiscuous Mode on a Physical Network Card

This article describes how to enable promiscuous mode on a physical Network Interface Card NIC.In a network, promiscuous mode allows a network device to intercept and read each network packet that arrives in its entirety. This mode of operation is sometimes given to a network snoop server that...

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...

Error: "SR BACKEND FAILURE 181" in XenServer

After installation or upgrade to XenServer 6.0, user experiences issues with any storage related operations. The following error message appears: “SRBACKENDFAILURE181 Error In metadata Volume Operation For SR.” The following entries appears in the log /var/log/SMlog file: Error code:...

Linux Virtual Machines are Unable to Boot from DVD on XenServer

On XenServer, a user can run both Linux and Windows virtual machines, and like physical machines, it can be set to boot from various sources. However, when a Linux virtual machine is set to boot from DVD, it can fail with the following error message:...

Error: "Remote license server is not compatible" after upgrading to XMS 10.8.23

After upgrading the server to XenMobile server to 10.8.23 Unable to access remote licenses...

Uninstalling or Upgrading from Beta Release of Hotfix Rollup Pack for XenApp not Supported

Uninstalling or Upgrading from Beta Release of Hotfix Rollup Pack for XenApp not Supported...

How to Backup the XenMobile Database

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

Applications in StoreFront Fail to Enumerate

When using Citrix Receiver running in Mac 11 to log on to StoreFront, the applications fail to enumerate. An internal server error occurs in the client device. The following is the log trace of the issue in StoreFront server: Log Name: Citrix Delivery ServicesSource: WebApplicationDate: 06/02/201...

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...

Failure to Store Cache on Local Hard Drive

Even after selecting “cache is on device hard drive”, cache is getting stored on the Provisioning Service PVS server. The following screen shot shows the virtual disk status:...

Unable to Bind Provisioning Services TFTP Service to Multiple NICs

Target devices on different non-routable VLANs are unable to connect to the Provisioning Services PVS server that has a NIC bound to each of the non-routable VLANs...

Error: Unable to Create Deployment in StoreFront

When creating a new deployment in StoreFront, the deployment fails with the following error: "Unable to Create Deployment " This error is logged in Event Viewer: New Server Deployment Citrix.DeliveryServices.PowerShell.Command.Runner.Exceptions.PowerShellExecutionException: An error occured runni...

Error: "Could not update master user list" while changing LDAP Config

Error on XenMobile Server- Could not update master user list error: "Could not update master user list" while changing LDAP Config...

How to Disable C-States and Turbo Mode on Fujitsu Servers

This article describes how to disable C-States and Turbo Mode on Fujitsu Servers. Virtual Machines display memory spikes and intermittent networking issues. Servers might become unresponsive when C-States are enabled, or restart unexpectedly when turbo mode is on. C-States and Turbo are responsib...

How to Export a Virtual Machine to an External USB Drive

This article describes how to export a XenServer Virtual Machine VM to a USB storage device...

Error: XDDS:F26A2921 Studio Cannot Contact DDC

After a failed upgrade for StoreFront 2.5 and while repairing StoreFront, Studio lost communication to the DDC. Details Error Id: XDDS:F26A2921 Exception: Citrix.Console.Common.CitrixAggregateException One or more parallel operations failed at Citrix.Console.Common.CitrixParallel.InternalForEachT...

Error: "StoreFront Monitor Probe Failed" on NetScaler

StoreFront monitor does not work on NetScaler and displays error "StoreFront Monitor Probe Failed". When http monitor is bound to StoreFront service, 200 OK is received in response and service shows as UP. When https monitor is bound to StoreFront service, it fails with error 404 Not Found...

Provisioning Services Time Synchronization Requirements

The Provisioning Services StreamProcess becomes unresponsive when a time change occurs on the Provisioning Services Server...

How to Publish the Printers Folder

This article contains the steps to publish Printers folder. Publishing the Printers folder provides users with a way of changing the printing preferences of their printers, such as paper size, paper type, duplexing options, and so on. Unlike adjusting such preferences within the print dialog of a...

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...

How to Modify Network Speed and Duplexing

This article describes how to change speed, duplex, and auto-negotiation on a network interface in XenServer. Requirements Console access required, if reconfiguring the management interface...

Error: "The Login is from an Untrusted Domain and Cannot be used with Windows Authentication" Appears when Launching Provisioning Services Console

When launching the Provisioning Services Console, the critical error message appears, “Critical Error A database error occurred. Login failed. The login is from an untrusted domain and cannot be used with Windows authentication.”...

How to Disable Specific Client Drive Mappings

This article provides instructions on how to disable specific Client Drive Mappings from enumerating within an ICA session...

Error: "HTTP Error 404" When Accessing StoreFront Through NetScaler Gateway

Error: "HTTP Error 404" when accessing StoreFront through NetScaler Gateway. This issue surfaces after changing the StoreFront base URL from HTTP to HTTPS. The following is the NetScaler Session Profile snippet:...

How to Create an ICA File with Minimal Parameters

To create an ICA file with minimal parameters set, complete the following procedure: 1. Download theICA file from this article. 2. Copy the content from this file into anICA file. 3. Update theusername orpassword parameter with the relevant username and password that you use in your environment...

TCP Ports get exhausted on the StoreFront server

StoreFront refuses to create connections and we get below events : Event ID 4231 : Request to allocate an ephemeral port number from the global TCP port space has failed due to all such ports being in use. Event ID 4227 : TCP/IP failed to establish an outgoing connection because the selected loca...

Static IP Configuration with Boot Device Manager

Attempts to useBoot Device Manager BDM to boot Windows 7, Windows 2008, and Windows 2008 R2 with a static IP addresses might fail; all systems other than the first might experience a fatal exception and display a blue screen with a duplicate IP address error message...

Error: "An error occurred during synchronization" in StoreFront

When trying to synchronize changes on a StoreFront multi-server environment, the following errors are displayed: Error: “An error occurred during synchronization” You might also view errors in the StoreFront Server Console Server Group. Error: “Cannot get valid synchronization state information...

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...

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...

VMware vSphere 5.5 - Communication Issue from Studio Console

Hosting a VMware vSphere 5.5 server through XenDesktop or XenApp Studio displays the following error:...

How to Adjust the Bond Balance Interval in XenServer 6.x

XenServer 6.1.0 introduces a change to the NIC bonding load balancing algorithm for active-active bonds in the vSwitch network stack. In past releases, active-active bonds were set to rebalance load every 10 seconds. However, in XenServer 6.1.0 active-active bonds on the vSwitch rebalance load...

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...

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...

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...

How to Find Maximum Size of IP Data Payload that can Traverse WAN Environment Without Fragmentation

Citrix SD-WAN, formerly NetScaler SD-WAN This article describes how to find out the maximum size of IP data payload that can traverse a WAN environment without fragmentation. Background The CloudBridge acceleration parameters are sent through TCP options, which use the space in the IP data payloa...