April 17, 2011
April 17, 2011
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Faulting application name: svchost.exe, Faulting module name: scardhook64.dll

We were seeing these errors on a XenApp 6 farm: Faulting application name: svchost.exe, version: 6.1.7600.16385, time stamp: 0x4a5bc3c1 Faulting module name: scardhook64.dll, version: 6.0.0.10226, time […]
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April 17, 2011
April 17, 2011
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Easily find installed hotfixes with PowerShell

I {heart} PowerShell. Need to find out if a particular hotfix is installed? Just run this command, substituting the KBxxxxx number for the hotfix you want […]
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October 29, 2010
October 29, 2010
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Windows 2008 R2 scripting: lessons learnt

My scripting plans were foiled twice this week on Windows 2008 R2. I have implemented a VBScript XenApp reboot script for several years now on several […]
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October 29, 2010
October 29, 2010
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XenServer Snapshot based Backup

If you are looking to do snapshot based VM backups in a XenServer environment then check out this collection of scripts:VBScript methodPerl script methodAndy Burton’s XenServer […]
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September 29, 2010
September 29, 2010
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Disabling/hiding Windows 7 or Windows 2008 R2 libraries

I was looking for this info a few weeks ago while locking down a XenApp 6 published desktop, but couldn’t find it then. To hide a […]
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August 30, 2010
August 30, 2010
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XenApp 6 command line configuration

My previous blog entry covered installing XenApp 6 from the command line. Installing XenApp 6 from the command line does not join your server to the […]
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August 23, 2010
August 23, 2010
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XenApp 6 command line installation

I’m just starting my first XenApp 6 install and I like what I see so far. This is the first major change to XenApp in several […]
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August 23, 2010
August 23, 2010
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XenServer VM poor network performance

In a recent project we were seeing very slow printing on the new Windows 2003 print server VMs created on XenServer. Some print jobs were taking […]
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March 8, 2010
March 8, 2010
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How to disable the “Print Dialog” window with XenApp plugin for Mac

I have a client using some Apple Macs to connect to a Citrix XenApp farm. All was working except an annoying “print dialog” pop-up window whenever […]
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September 17, 2009
September 17, 2009
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CPU and memory load generation scripts

I was asked today how to generate CPU and memory load on a Windows server. I remembered from my VMware ESX training a VBScript which generated […]
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September 17, 2009
September 17, 2009
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The password store on Windows 2008 / Vista

I always recommend a profile management system for Citrix XenApp installations; the free Flex Profile Kit is a favourite, but I recently implemented AppSense Environment Manager […]
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July 31, 2009
July 31, 2009
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Run cmd as SYSTEM on Windows 2008 Server

Thanks to Jarvis for this one, to run a cmd window as the SYSTEM account on Windows 2008 Server, download PSExec from Microsoft and use this […]
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July 30, 2009
July 30, 2009
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Full hard drive on Windows 2008 Server

Today a production XenApp 5 Windows 2008 Enterprise Server ran out of disk space. I only added it to the farm yesterday at which time it […]
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May 17, 2009
May 17, 2009
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Client hypervisors, are they the missing VDI link?

Citrix recently announced XenClient, their client side bare metal hypervisor. VMware announced their client hypervisor back in February and I would not be surprised if Microsoft […]
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April 28, 2009
April 28, 2009
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Citrix Stats using PowerShell and SQL

Wow, I like what Alain has done with some PowerShell/SQL/Visual Studio tricks. I can see how this could be turned into a farm trending/capacity management tool. […]
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April 23, 2009
April 23, 2009
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The cost of live migration: Did VMware miss an opportunity with vSphere?

VMware recently announced vSphere 4, the replacement for ESX 3.5. When I read that new editions had been released for small business I thought VMware would […]
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April 23, 2009
April 23, 2009
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The cost of Live Migration: Did VMware miss an opportunity?

VMware recently announced vSphere 4, the replacement for ESX 3.5. When I read that new editions had been released for small business I thought VMware would […]
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April 20, 2009
April 20, 2009
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Automated XenServer host & VM shutdown

A client is currently implementing Citrix XenServer 5.0 and had hit a snag trying to get the new XenServer hosts communicating with their APC UPS. They […]
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April 19, 2009
April 19, 2009
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XenApp server cloning utilities

Here’s a useful looking utility from Citrix which saves the manual steps involved in preparing a XenApp server for cloning.Download here. I also just found a […]
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April 15, 2009
April 15, 2009
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Publishing Adobe Acrobat 8 Pro & LiveCycle Designer

When publishing Adobe Acrobat 8 Pro or Adobe LiveCycle Designer 8 using Citrix Presentation Server 4.5 the application does not display. The session is established and […]
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March 20, 2009
March 20, 2009
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CitrixTools.Net

I stumbled upon CitrixTools.Net from a Citrix forum post and was surprised to find several tools they have developed which are very similar to some I […]
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March 10, 2009
March 10, 2009
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Cloud, grid and utility computing defined

http://www.katescomment.com/the-definition-of-cloud-computing/ A great definition, although coming from the MD of a utility computing company the statement “Arguably there is only really one cloud, which is the […]
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September 24, 2014
September 24, 2014
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Customise NetScaler Gateway user interface on a per vServer basis

The following guide provides details on how to create customised logon page on the same NetScaler for different NetScaler Gateway virtual servers. Citrix currently do not […]
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August 27, 2014
August 27, 2014
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Citrix Insight Services.

Citrix Insight Services is a Citrix initiative which focuses on simplifying the support of Citrix environments. Citrix has developed tools and automated online analysis capabilities to […]
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August 20, 2014
August 20, 2014
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NetScaler Block URLs

When deploying a NetScaler virtual load balancer to provide reverse proxy access to a web servers, you may have a requirement to block certain URLs being […]
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August 12, 2014
August 12, 2014
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Citrix NetScaler the networking Swiss Army knife

Citrix NetScaler is a leading and feature rich Application Delivery Controller (ADC). A recent presentation from Citrix showed the NetScaler as a Swiss Army knife which […]
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March 20, 2014
March 20, 2014
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30 x IOPS with Provisioning Services RAM cache

I’m currently working with a client to determine the potential scope of a virtual desktop deployment, and performing an infrastructure readiness assessment. While some additional compute […]
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June 27, 2013
June 27, 2013
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Atlantis ILIO: The desktop virtualisation “secret sauce”

As all of you with years (decades??) of IT experience know, users are quick to vocalise any negative experience, but providing positive feedback can be like […]
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March 19, 2013
March 19, 2013
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XenApp Farm Health Check v2

My original XenApp Farm Health Check has had great feedback, and thanks to all of you who have modified the script and supplied me with the […]
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December 7, 2012
December 7, 2012
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Citrix StoreFront SQL database creation script

Citrix StoreFront will become the standard client access point for XenApp & XenDesktop over the next couple of years replacing the venerable Citrix Web Interface. The […]
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December 2, 2012
December 2, 2012
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Citrix NetScaler or F5?

This year I have seen a large increase in the number of Citrix NetScaler projects we have been engaged on. Citrix NetScaler is a proven and […]
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