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How to redirect your XenApp Web Interface site to a new URL without breaking...
Had a request today to redirect a XenApp site on an old set of Web Interface 5.4 servers to a new URL as part of a brand change (domain name migration). Normally you could go into IIS and do a 301 or...
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Combating Citrix application sprawl using the XenApp SDK, Powershell, IIS,...
One of the biggest challenges you will face in a large XenApp environment is application sprawl. With multiple farms and many Citrix admins managing different business units, the problem gets...
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Publishing IE via Citrix in full screen kiosk like mode and retaining the X...
I’ve written about staying away from publishing IE via Citrix if you can help it in many articles before. It’s a pain to do all the hardening that comes with publishing a browser. If you don’t lock it...
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How to telnet from the Netscaler Access Gateway SNIP to your Citrix STA and...
If you’re trying to troubleshoot a Citrix Netscaler Access Gateway and attempt to telnet from the Netscaler via a Putty session to an STA/XenApp server you’ll notice that more than likely nothing will...
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Adding a user or security group to every published application in your XenApp...
I had a need to add a certain security group to every single published application in a XenApp 6.5 farm today. Create a new file with the extension .ps1 and copy and paste this in: Add-PSSnapin...
View ArticleAdding websites to IE zones on a XenApp server using local group policy
Sometimes when working on a XenApp server and publishing websites through Internet Explorer, you may have a need to temporarily add the website to the Local Intranet or Trusted Sites zone for testing...
View ArticleXenApp applications won’t launch in a PVS environment with multiple network...
If you click an application icon on your web interface or storefront site, Receiver will popup and say “Starting…” like normal and if you click for More information, it will say “Connection in...
View ArticleOpening Sharepoint documents in a Windows 7 XenDesktop session using XenApp...
Wow, long title there! Just like it says, I’m going to cover opening Sharepoint documents in a Windows 7 XenDesktop VDI session using XenApp published Office products with content redirection enabled....
View ArticleHow to create a XenApp 6.5 Server 2008 R2 golden image for PVS 6.1
I urge you to read my PVS 6.1 on XenDesktop/Windows 7 guide first. Read it and make sure you understand it. The same concepts and most all procedures apply to Server 2008 R2. So I am not going to get...
View ArticleHow to load balance Citrix Director 7.6 using a Citrix NetScaler
Citrix Director is a very important piece of any XenDesktop or XenApp environment. You don’t want to have a single point of failure for this, especially if your help desk relies on it. I saw a Twitter...
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