VMware Horizon 6.0 & Mirage 5.0 Reviewers Guides
VMware released their Mirage 5.0 Reviewer´s Guide. It can be downloaded here: http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/techpaper/vmware-horizon-mirage-reviewers-guide.pdf. Topics covered are: What is VMware...
View ArticleInstalling Splunk and uberAgent Components
Today I want share the steps that are necessary to install the prerequisites for Helge Klein´s uberAgent. We will start with the installation of Splunk. After this first step is done we will go on and...
View ArticleCitrix & VMware – Installer Mess!
At first I want to wish you all a happy new year. I had planned a different blog post as the first one but I had no chance of preventing me writing down these thoughts about the installers of Citrix...
View ArticleuberAgent for Splunk – Installation and Configuration
With this second blog post regarding Splunk and Helge´s uberAgent I want to share my experiences during installation and configuration.I will start with an overview of the uberAgent installation, will...
View ArticleHow to set Citrix XenApp 7.6 Policies with PowerShell
I was recently asked how to create Citrix policies with PowerShell and I must admit that it took me some time to figure it out. If you search for solutions you get only a few hints on how to do it. The...
View ArticleA Look Inside My Homelab
I was busy upgrading and rebuilding my home lab in the last weeks. Now I want to share with you in detail how it looks like. This blog post will cover the following topics: Hardware overview Network...
View ArticleInstall Citrix StoreFront 3.0.1 from the Command Line
With this blog post I want to show you how to install Citrix StoreFront 3.0.1 with all it´s necessary prerequisites from the command line. If you start the Citrix StoreFront installer via GUI the...
View ArticleInstall Citrix XenDesktop 7.6 Server VDA from the Command Line
This is the second post of a series about how to install basic infrastructure components. This was the first one: Install Citrix StoreFront 3.0.1 from the Command Line. Today I want to share some...
View ArticleInstall Citrix XenDesktop 7.6 Controller from the Command Line
Here we go again with the next post in a row about installing Citrix XenDesktop from the command line. This was the first one: Install Citrix StoreFront 3.0.1 from the Command Line. The second one is...
View ArticleFSLogix Apps and Profile Containers – How cool is that!?!
Today I want to share a deeper look at FSLogix Apps on Citrix XenApp with you. I will explain how the get started with the installation, the creation of rules, the assignment of Profile Containers and...
View ArticleAzure Stack – Resources to get you started
Today I want to share some information about Azure Stack. You will find links to some of the websites and blogs that give basic information about it. In the next days I will prepare my lab to install...
View ArticleWhy I love the PowerShell AppDeployment Toolkit
Today I want to share some thoughts and insights about a very useful toolkit that is available free for everybody – The PowerShell App Deployment Toolkit. I will describe what features it has, how the...
View ArticleRemote Desktop Services Updates Revealed – Windows Server 2012 R2
If you are running a Remote Desktop Services Infrastructure (RDS) with Citrix XenApp, VMware View or doesn´t use any third party extension at all you will have to install a bunch of Updates to resolve...
View ArticleReduce Citrix XenApp / XenDesktop 7.x Controller Setup Size
Citrix has done a great job providing stand alone installers for the Virtual Delivery Agents, StoreFront, Studio and Director. But one of the components that is still missing as an stand alone...
View ArticleThe E2EVC Experience
More then a week went by since E2EVC has taken place for the 30th time and it took me a few more days to sort out all the dead brain cells in order to review this event for myself. This year has been...
View ArticleE2EVC Rome 2016 – Part 1 (Citrix) – Troubleshoot XenApp With Style
Hi and welcome to this first part about troubleshooting Citrix XenApp. Last november I had the honor to speak at two well known EUC and Citrix events. First of all at E2EVC in Rome, Italy and the day...
View ArticleE2EVC Rome 2016 – Part 2 (Microsoft) – Troubleshoot XenApp With Style
Hi and welcome to this second part about troubleshooting Citrix XenApp. Last november I had the honor to speak at two well known EUC and Citrix events. First of all at E2EVC in Rome, Italy and the day...
View ArticleStep by Step – Install Microsoft RDS Licensing on Windows Server 2016
This blog post is part of a series covering the installation and configuration of Citrix XenApp 7.13 on Windows Server 2016. This is the manual part were we are doing a next, next, I agree...
View ArticleStep-by-Step – Install Citrix License Server 11.14.0 for 7.13
This is the manual part were we are doing a next, next, I agree walk-through for all of you that are new to Citrix XenApp / XenDesktop or want to see what changed in the installation from previous...
View ArticleStep by Step – Configure Microsoft RDS Licensing on Windows Server 2016
Hi and welcome everybody to the next blog post of a series about installing and configuring Citrix XenApp 7.13 on Windows Server 2016. After the sucessfull installation of the Microsoft Remote Desktop...
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