Setting up a default landing page on Storefront 3.0

The article describes how to set the default landing page in x1 / 3.x on StoreFront 3.x...

"This account is already added. Please select another account to add or press the close button" While Configuring 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. When customer attempts to configure Receiver, he gets an error: This account is already added. Pleas...

Citrix Store Front 3.0 Unable to save favourites in Store Front

Unable to save favourites in Store Front...

How to Configure NetScaler as IDP for SAML Based Integration with 15Five

This article describes how to configure NetScaler as an Identity Service Provider IDP for 15Five SaaS applications, using SAML Security Assertion Markup Language protocol. Introduction 15Five is a company that provides performance management platform that combines employee feedback, objectives...

NetScaler Double Hop Communication Flow with StoreFront

This article explains how the communication flow works when we configure NetScaler in double hop with StoreFront...

UPM Doesn't Migrate Local User Profiles Since Version 5.4.1

In UPM 5.4.1 and later versions, UPM doesn't migrate local user profiles to UPM store. Then users who are using local profile is unable to retain their personal settings by UPM...

PVS targets experience BSOD: IRQL Not Less or Equal on targets created using XDSW when booting for the first time

PVS Target devices created using Xendesktop Setup Wizard are running in toa blue screen of death issue. The error message displayed on the BSOD screen shows the following message: Your PC ran into a problem and needs to restart. We're just collecting some error info, and then we'll restart for yo...

Changing DNS information on App layering ELM - 4.x

In 4.x, you cannot update DNS information by going to port 5480 MAIPAddress:5480...

OSPF is not advertising SDWAN routes to connected Router

OSPF configured on SDWAN 1K. OSPF is up between the MCN and next hop router. All of the virtual paths are up, but the MCN not advertising SDWAN routes into OSPF...

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"...

After publishing layer to PVS, the VM keeps rebooting with windows error

After publishinglayer to PVS, VM keeps rebooting with windows error below - SYSTEMTHREADEXCEPTIONNOTHANDLED CVhdMp.sys...

Can't create the PVS connector - error returned at Test Credentials - "Failed to validate the Domain User and Password."

Configuration settings appeared correct but reviewing the unidesk-pvs-connector.log.json displayed the below: HandlerHelper: 'Application Error while processing 'Command' 'CreatePowerShellSessionCommand'': 'DefaultTitle="", MessageID="PowerShellCreateSession",...

Unable to create an SR from a CIFS share containing DFS Targets

Unable to create an SR from a CIFS share containing DFS Targets. When trying to create the SR XenCenter gives an error: Unable to mount the directory specified in device configuration request The following errors can be seen in the logs: daemon.log Apr 6 10:35:04 dubvdodxa65-5 cifs.upcall: unable...

Assigning a GPU to a Windows VM using xe CLI

To assign a GPU to a Windows VM using xe CLI...

Install XenServer tools silently

To silently install the XenServer Tools and to prevent the system from rebooting...

How does LDAP Authentication work with Kerberos Impersonation SSO?

How does LDAP Authentication work with Single Sign On using Kerberos Impersonation? In this flow, the NetScaler is contacting the KDC after we purged tickets on the KDC, and the NetScaler. 1. The client makes a GET request to the LB vServer. 2. The LB vServer is configured with Form-based...

Why does Citrix Receiver send DNS query for nonexistent hostname?

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. Question: Why does Citrix Receiver send DNS queries to similar NonExistingSubDomain? Answer: Citrix...

Install or upgrade to Citrix Director 7.x using Director .msi file

This article explains the prerequisites and steps to install or upgrade to Citrix Director 7.x using the Director .msi file. Note : Citrix recommends that you use the product installerinstead ofthe .msi file. Requirements Windows Server 2008 R2 or later IIS 7 or later .Net 4.5.1 or later...

Citrix Receiver: Difference of Logon Experience When Logon StoreFront with a Locked Account by Using Username/password and Smart Card

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 This article describes user experience of using Pass-throughwith username and password or smart card log...

Start Menu Layout Roaming on Windows 10

The Windows 10 Start menu layout is pain point for many users. What’s more, when utilizing roaming profile solutions, the Start menu layout might not be persistent when roaming across multiple desktops. We have described the reasons for this issue in this Citrix blog. The following is a workaroun...

Create non-persistent vm on XenServer

You can create a non-persistent XenServer VM by setting the VDI param to on-boot=reset VM will reset to original state after each reboot...

LDAP SSL - invalid user account-LdapErr-DSID-0C090FB4-Error-initializing-SSL

ISSUE: User can not login after changing LDAP authentication to LDAP SSL authentication. Error message: Invalid user account. Symptom: Check the Network Trace and found. For TLS: 22283 2017-03-09 16:54:29.344825357 2.2.2.22.2.2.3LDAP 232 extendedResp1 00000000: LdapErr: DSID-0C090FB4, comment:...

How to configure ADFS Claim Rules and StoreFront with Multiple Domains

How to configure ADFS Claim Rules and StoreFront with multiple domains?...

How to Hide a Store from Being Listed During Discovery with 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 toCTX297149for more information To stop a Store from being listed during the Discovery process with Receiver change the properties of th...

How to enable biometric authentication for Android Secure Apps

Unable to utilize biometric authentication for Android Secure Apps...

How to configure PowerShell SDK and execute commands remotely in XenApp/XenDesktop 7.x

To configure PowerShell SDK to execute PowerShell commands remotely in XenApp/XenDesktop 7.x...

How to disable Workspace Control Session Roaming on Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

This article describes how to disable workspace control session roaming from occurringon Citrix Virtual Appsand Desktops...

Change of Expired LDAP Password on NetScaler During Log On Fails Intermittently

Changing the expired LDAP password at the time of user login via NetScaler Gateway due to password-expiry may fail and demonstrate itself on the login page as: "Incorrect credentials. Try again." or "Cannot connect. Try connecting again." ifEnhanced Authentication Feedback is enabled: At the time...

License server 11.14 - Cannot display the webpage

Unable to open Citrix License Administration console in IE brower, you will get below error: "The Page cannot be displayed"...

How do I open firewall ports for App Layering

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XenServer- Server are in maintenance mode

XenServer are not able to connect to XenCenter...

Debugging domain join problems in Windows 7

Debugging domain join problems in Windows 7...

How to resolve "Unexpected inconsistency: Run fsck manually" error or when prompted to enter root password

An unexpected interruption in the operation of an ESX host or an underlying datastore in VMware can damage the root file systems of the Unidesk appliances CachePoint Appliances and the Management Appliance. This damage can prevent them from booting automatically. When an operational interruption...

How to Remove and Replace a NetScaler in High Availability (HA) Pair Setup

This article helps you address RMA replacements and includes instruction on how to backup configurations, upgrade or downgrade shipped software version, and setup of RPC password on NetScaler. Before you Begin Label all interfaces/cables prior to swap Requirements A Windows client or server with...

Visio or Project license issue when deploying in layers separate from Office 2010

Visio or Project license issue when deploying in layers separate from Office 2010...

An SSL error has occurred and a secure connection to the server cannot be made.

“An SSL error has occurred and a secure connection to the server cannot be made.” This error was seen when browsing to HTTPS sites with Secure Web over a Full VPN tunnel. HTTP sites loaded correctly...

Windows 10 is supported in vSphere 5.5 Update 3b and vSphere 6.0 and above for Unidesk environments

Windows 10 is supported in vSphere 5.5 Update 3band vSphere 6.0 and above for Unidesk environments...

Managing Printer Deployment Using Layers in the Unidesk Environment

While many brokering and persona management solutions provide mechanisms to manage printer deployment, you might find it easier to use Unidesk layers. Unidesk layers provide a flexible mechanism for managing printer deployments for different groups of users. When you use Unidesk layers to deploy...

The remote server returned an error: (500) Internal Server Error

If you see "The remote server returned an error: 500 Internal Server Error" in any of the Unidesk failure messages, it means there is a problem with an ESX host. Keep in mind that vSphere will route filesystem requests to any available ESX host that has the requested VMFS mounted, including ones...

Preventing Automatic Updates on Windows 10 for Unidesk Desktops

If there are issues with your Desktops after Windows 10 Automatic Updates, you can disable automatic updates of Unidesk Desktops using a local GPO set on the Gold image or Operating System Layer...

General KMS troubleshooting commands

Here are a few commands that will help you confirm your KMS configuration...

Windows 10 hangs during setup

Windows 10 will be imported but new desktop creation or adding layers may cause the Desktop to hang during Setup...

Problems activating PVS Target Devices configured for KMS licensing

Your PVS Target Devices are configured for KMS licensing, and after activating the first PVS Target device, activation of other PVS Target Devices devices fail. When you look more closely at the Target Devices you find that the devices all share the same CMID. This means that when building the...

The Network Connections folder in Windows is empty

The "Network Connections" folder in Windows is empty...

Using a Trusted Certificate for the Unidesk Management Console

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Virtual Desktop Optimization

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Determining what device installation required a reboot

Determining what device installation required a reboot...

Visual Studio crashing desktop after last OS update

When you install Visual Studio 2010 or 2012, Visual Studio also installs the .NET 4 components it needs in the Application layer. If you update the .NET 4 components in the Visual Studio layer and do not also update them in the Operating System layer, there is a mismatch in the .NET files, which...

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...

AppSense Environment Manager not personalizing apps

The AppSense Environment Manager can be used to personalize Unidesk Desktop features e.g. wallpaper across Desktops, but personalizing applications and fine-grained application management e.g. disabling printing from IE is not currently working out of the box. This is because AppSense only manage...