Recently I ran into a fun little issue while integrating a Citrix environment into a brand new Workspace ONE Access tenant. This one was interesting because a third-party IdP was immediately in use, so no Password (Cloud) was ever configured, as it was assumed (hint, hint) not to be needed. There are two primary components […]
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Use the Same Image for Type 1 and Type 2 Imprivata Desktop Pools
Imprivata is heavily used across many healthcare industries today due to their tap-and-go and EPCS functionalities. If you have used Imprivata before, you are likely aware of the difference between “Type 1” (Single User) and “Type 2” (Shared Kiosk) agents and workflows. When it comes to VDI, Type 1 is sometimes also paired with a […]
Streamline Browser and Adobe Updates in VDI Images
Typically customers opt to place browsers and Adobe Reader in their VDI images due to the majority of their users utilizing them. Sometimes it is an extra half hour of work just to get them updated and often a step gets missed along the way. Just as you push the image to production, you realize […]
Update a Static/Dedicated MCS Image (vSphere)
The other day I made a change to the “master” machine that was initially used for the deployment of several MCS static/dedicated desktops. When I went to deploy additional desktops, I expected the changes to persist from the master. Guess what? That was not the case. But WHY? If you pay close attention when you […]
Citrix XA/XD SQL Mirroring
As you probably know, SQL is one of the foundations of a successful Citrix deployment. All transactions processed in a XenApp/XenDesktop environment must go through SQL (Citrix brought back connection leasing in 7.6 to temporarily workaround a SQL outage). SQL mirroring is Citrix’s recommended method of a highly available deployment. It also seems to be […]
Citrix Personal vDisks
Citrix PvD (or Personal vDisk) is a great way to allow users to have the freedom of installing their own applications and customizations, while still having the standard vDisk as its base disk. Citrix has made major improvements to this architecture throughout the years. The personal vDisk is a virtual disk that you will actually […]
Expanding a Citrix PVS VHD Image
Ah, Citrix Provisioning Services… argumentatively one of the most ingenious technologies when it comes to Citrix’s XenApp/XenDesktop suite. PVS gives administrators the ability to install application updates, perform image maintenance, maintain version control, etc. without ANY service interruptions to production virtual desktops. On top of that, the cache-to-RAM/overflow-to-disk option (7.1) gives storage administrators a huge […]