How to do Factory Reset on 410-SE

Factory Reset on 410-SE...

StoreFront 3.7 and Above - XenDesktop access policy rules cannot be applied on Endpoint

After implementing the steps mentioned in https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2015/07/01/rewriting-the-session-clientname-from-storefront/ , XenDesktop access policy rules cannot be applied on client name as the client host name comes up as WRXXXXX when using Receiver for web . The client name can only ...

Considerations When Creating a Platform Layer in Citrix App Layering 4-x or higher

The objective of this article is to inform Citrix customers and partners about the best practices when creating a Platform Layer in Citrix App Layering 4.x. The Platform Layer is used to install drivers and software specific to a particular platform like PVS or MCS. The Platform Layer enables App...

How to fix App Layering tasks stuck at "Stalled" status

Tasks stuck in ELM management console stuck in a "Stalled" state...

Windows 10 & 11 Compatibility with Citrix Virtual Desktops (XenDesktop)

With the release of the Windows 10 & 11 Operating Systems, Microsoft introduced a new way to build, deploy, and service Windows:Windows as a service. New features are packaged into Feature Updates. Bug fixes and security fixes are packaged into Quality/Feature Updates. These updates can be deploy...

HTML5 Receiver Citrix PDF Print Function is Not Working with Chrome Browser v57

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. HTML5 Receiver - Citrix PDF Printer Prints blank document in Chrome 57. IE and FireFox work fine...

Application launch using Anonymous user account resets the Session Limit Timer to 10

While launching an application for unauthenticated/Anonymous user, the idle tab for the Anon account might default back to 10 minutes even after manually setting it to some other value. The following steps can be followed to test the behavior: From a VDA running 7.9 or higher, run the below .exe ...

StoreFront Management console shows error "No Web Receiver Services found within IIS site '-1'. defaultDocument"

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 StoreFront Management console shows error "No Web Receiver Services found within IIS site '-1'...

F5 with StoreFront session timeout closing active sessions

When the StoreFront session times out, it's closing active ICA sessions. We found the issue is only happening when authenticating via F5 frontend. When Authenticating via F5. After 20 minutes the Citrix Desktop and storefront session shuts down. After 17 minutes, a 3 mins countdown starts in the...

What is the Default Password for App Layering?

Question: What is the default root password for the Citrix Enterprise Layer Manager ELM via console for App Layering Unidesk? Answer: The default username and password sets for App Layering Unidesk are as follows: rootvia the ELM virtual appliance console - two possible defaults: v9Yx6uj OR...

Selfservice.exe Crashes on First Log On, Second Attempt Works

When a user attempts to logon it fails the first time and succeeds the second time. The first time selfservice.exe crashes. Self-service Plug-in exited unexpectedly. Exception was Object reference not set to an instance of an object. at Dazzle.AppMonitor.Control.Controller.WaitForLogoff at...

Citrix Receiver for Windows shows Authentication Window or Receiver prompts periodically

Citrix Receiver for Windows authentication prompt and/or receiver prompt pops up randomly...

How to Upgrade Citrix Endpoint Management (XenMobile) Servers in a Cluster

This document explains how to upgrade Citrix Endpoint Management XenMobile servers in a clustered environment...

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...

Change Password Option in StoreFront Not Shown, Available Only for Admins

Change password option in StoreFront not shown for non-domain admins but is there for domain admins...

Errors while launching HDX apps from Receiver/Secure Hub

When trying to launch any HDX applications from iOSor Android devices below error message is displayed. Error Message on iOS Devices:- Connection Error: Server Error; The Server disconnected the session. Error Message on Android devices: Cannot Connect : Error Connecting to the session reliabilit...

NetScaler SD-WAN 410-SE Stuck in Rescue Mode When Factory Reset Using NMI Button

NetScaler SD-WAN 410-SE stuck in rescue mode when it is factory reset using NMI reset button. User does not see the outputs mentioned in the reset Citrix Documentation. The following is a screenshot of recovery image landing in rescue environment: You will then see the Choose Box ID option:...

Virtual Apps and Desktops: Logon Duration in MonitorData.Session Table shows "Null"

Logon Duration inMonitorData.Session Table in Monitoring Database shows "Null" value for all sessions and hence Director does not report Average logon Duration for Sessions. Restarting the Monitoring Service on Delivery Controllers does not fix the issue. We used the below scripts to ensure thatO...

Recommended Hotfixes for Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 Cumulative Update 1

This article contains the minimum set of hotfixes to install to get your Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 Cumulative Update 1 installation up to date. If you use theAutomated Updatesfeature of XenCenter, this is the set of hotfixes that are installed. Note : Citrix Hypervisor 8.2 Cumulative Update 1 reaches...

An SSL hostname is required but none was supplied

Attempting to launch application gives the error message : "Cannot start App" Storefront Reports the following error :"An SSL Hostname is required but none was supplied"...

VPP Apps Does Not Appear on XenMobile Console After Accidental Deletion of the app.

Deleted VPP applications does not sync with XenMobile Server automatically. Summary VPP is an Apple Enterprise program to distribute corporate App license to device through MDM. Citrix XenMobile makes use of Apple's API to associate / disassociate license based which are distributed through...

Samsung Device - Policy deployment issues - "Refresh Request Failed"

"Refresh Request Failed" :...

Federated Authentication Service High Availability and Scalability

FAS High Availability Q: How can I restrict the FAS servers available to a particular StoreFront? To do this, you edit the GPO which applies to the StoreFront. You remove unwanted FAS FQDNs from the list, but be sure to replace them with a blank space character. This will ensure that the "index"...

FAQ: Password change over LDAP on Read Only Domain Controller Servers

Question : Can customer change password over LDAP when using Read only Domain controller RODC? Answer : Password change is not possible on RODC servers. Note: We support referrals only for group extraction, it might not be applicable for password resets. For information on password change in a...

During New MAM Enrollment End User Receives - "An error occurred. The enrollment will stop"

During enrollment MDM proceeds successfully, but the MAM enrollment fails with "An error occurred. The enrollment will stop". OnAndroid you may experience the following: Enrollment will successfully complete, however Secure Hub is enrolled only in MDM mode not MAM. Scenarios that Identify failed...

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...

Error: Secure Hub - Couldn't Load Store

There are two scenarios in which this error might occur 1While performing a new enrollment. 2 Tapping on Store for a already enrolled user...

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...

"Authentication Failed! (401)" When Trying to Create or Edit a Connector

Unable to create or edit aconnector. When you try to select a Datacenter on a new Connector, or when the page attempts to render an existing Connector, you get this error:...

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 Promote vDisk from Remote PVS Server

Failed to promote vdisk version from remote PVS server due to error "DeviceIoControl error: A device attached to the system is not functioning." And this vDisk Remote Mount error does not prevent Promotion of a vDisk Version, which will leave the vDisk in an unusable state. Customer will encounte...

XenMobile: What IP address has to be assigned to MAM LB?

XenMobile: MAM LB Configuration Looks like to this day the confusion still exist as to what IP Address has to be assigned to MAM LB on NetScaler which communicates with XenMobile Server. Whether this IP Address should be Internal or External? And what standard has to be followed is the objective ...

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

The SR failed to complete the operation...

"XenDesktop Site is not reachable, check that the Citrix PVS Soap Server service user has XenDesktop permissions and network connectivity" While Promoting vDisk Version

The following error appears while trying to promote an updated version of a vDisk: "XenDesktop Site f0a65a14-f50b-403a-ba3b-77700c7829b7 is not reachable, check that the Citrix PVS Soap Server service user has XenDesktop permissions and network connectivity." The PVS Soap Server service runs as...

SecureMail: Configuring Multiple Mailboxes

The requirement is to configure personal mailbox and a shared mailbox on Secure Mail for Android and iOS...

Published Desktop not launching automatically via Netscaler

Desktop was not launching automatically via Netscaler. When tried internally, the desktop was launching automatically...

USB Devices prompting to connect on each session

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

In XenMobile Server Command Line Console :The error shows a message"hrtimer: interrupt took * ns"

Opening the XenMobile Server console: The error shows a message "hrtimer: interrupt took ns": This is a system level message, it’s just a info log from the system. It is a generic warning from the kernel, that some hardware interrupt took longer than expected to service...

PVS Streamed Desktops are Assigned the Same MAC Address

All desktops created by streamed VM setup wizard are assigned with the same MAC address...

Allow iOS MDM Exchange profile to be set as DEFAULT, and other iOS apps to interact with MAIL

Inform XenMobile Administrators how to allow iOS enrolled users the ability to set the MDM provisioned Exchange profile to be set as default mail account. Users may not see the Exchange account listed in the iOS Mail settings. Additionally users will not be able to send email with this account fr...

App Layering Recipe For Google Chrome 2.6 or Later

Google Chrome by default will install into a user profile which is problematic for mass deployment in a layer. However Google does provide an “offline” installer that installs Chrome into “Program Files” and this installer should be used with Unidesk if installing into a layer. The default way...

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...

Receiver 4.3 /4.4 When Client is Locked via Start Menu, User is Prompted with the Login Screen Twice

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. Receiver 4.3 Desktop Lock + Private LC3579 When client is locked via Start Menu Lock, user is requir...

How to sync exchange contacts with Local Contacts from secureMail

How to sync exchange contacts with Local Contacts from secureMail?...

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...

Desktop Not Being Deleted from the Delivery Group

Objects not deleting from Citrix Studio XenDesktop 7.6 after deleting in Unidesk 2.9.6.3 via the UMC...

Creating a Mandatory Profile Recipe

Windows profiles include the user registry and the file system under c:\users%username%. Windows profiles are where application vendors store setting information particular to a user. What is stored here can be anything the vendors need to store for their applications to work. Many application ru...

With StoreFront Authentication only gateway users stuck detecting Citrix workspace app

When the gateway is configured for "Authentication only", when the user goes to the store in their web browser, after opening Citrix Workspace Launcher it gets stuck and does not proceed to the next screen...

Unidesk Recipe for NP Desktop Logon Time Optimization v3

One very popular use case for VDI is for kiosk or lab machines. Uses for these types of desktops include classroom labs, library access and general computing in schools and corporations. Architects and Administrators of these types of use cases generally want to be able to define default...

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...