Interesting EUC items from last week:
XenApp/XenDesktop
- Download Citrix XenApp 7.18 / XenDesktop 7.18, All Editions
- Citrix 7.18 supports vSphere 6.7. But 7.15 does not – Citrix KB article
- The following table lists the earlier operating systems that are not valid for installing/upgrading components in the current Citrix release – no support for Windows 2008 R2 – Citrix Docs
- Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop Site upgrade to version 7.18 fails if the Monitor database is on SQL Server 2008 R2 – Citrix KB article
- 7.18 includes support for customizing an App-V 5.0 package using Deployment Configuration Files – Citrix KB article
- Citrix supports vSphere 6.5 Update 2 – Citrix KB article
- VMware vSphere 6.7 – Citrix Known Issues – the fix will be included in the next Cumulative Update of 7.15 LTSR expected in October 2018 – Citrix KB article
- Hotfix DStudioWX64_7_15_2001 – For Citrix Studio 7.15 LTSR CU2 – policies not localized – Citrix KB article
VDA
- Citrix Optimizer updated for Win10 1803 – Citrix KB article
- Download Citrix Linux Virtual Delivery Agent 7.18
- Use MCS to create Linux VMs on XenServer and Azure – Citrix Docs
App Layering (Unidesk)
- Analyzing Citrix App Layer Conflicts: an Illustrated Example – “for the benefit of everyone who likes pictures” – Citrix KB article
- Public release of Unidesk\Citrix App Layering PowerShell SDK (BETA) module now available! – CTA Ryan Butler on Github
HDX
- Download Citrix HDX RealTime Optimization Pack 2.5 for Microsoft Skype® for Business
- Download Citrix HDX RealTime Optimization Pack 2.4.1000 (LTSR Cumulative Update 1)
- Small but nice new feature with XenDesktop 7.18: Battery icon notification – A battery icon will show up in the session’s host notification tray in which the information from the client’s battery information will be represented – René Bigler on Twitter
- Citrix 7.18 ThinWire Progressive Mode documentation – enabled when Available bandwidth drops below 2 Mbps, or Network latency increases to above 200ms – configurable – Citrix Docs
- Citrix XenDesktop 7.18 JPEG vs. H.264 Build to Lossless Comparison – YouTube
- HDX Graphics Goodies in 7.18! – Citrix Blog Post
- Understanding FastSmartCard (FSC): HDX Smart Card Redirection in Citrix 7.18 – not enabled by default – Citrix KB article
Director/Monitoring
- Citrix Director 7.18 has built-in Alert Policies – Citrix Docs
- Download Citrix Application Probe Agent
- My documentation on Citrix StoreFront probes in Director 7.18 – carlstalhood.com
- Download Citrix AppDNA 7.18
- Dynamic session recording – use PowerShell to start recording in middle of session – Citrix Docs
WEM/Profile Management
- Citrix UPM 7.18 can roam Outlook cache file (*.ost) and the Microsoft search database – requires Win10 1709 or Windows Server 2016 – Citrix Docs
- How Citrix Profile Management 7.18 roams (VHDX) Outlook search index on a per-user basis – Citrix KB article
- Citrix UPM 7.18 only supports specific versions of Windows Search service. Windows patching updates Search Service to unsupported version?
- Citrix finally addressed the blank icon Start Menu issue in UPM 7.18 – Citrix Docs
Provisioning Services
- Download Citrix Provisioning Services 7.18
- Use PVS 7.18 with Citrix Cloud Connectors – Citrix Docs
- vDisk Replicator Utility – GUI utility – Citrix Blog Post
Receiver
- Download Citrix Receiver 4.12 for Windows
- Citrix Receiver for Windows probably won’t update automatically (due to a certificate issue), so you’ll need to manually upgrade to 4.12 – Citrix KB article
- Cipher changes in Citrix Receiver for Windows 4.12 – supports DTLS v1.2 for connections to the VDA, deprecates all TLS_RSA_* cipher suites (GPO configurable) – Citrix KB article
- Citrix Receiver 4.12 – Troubleshooting Application or Desktop Launch Failures with TLS or DTLS – might need crypto changes on NetScaler and/or Group Policy – Citrix KB article
- Download Citrix Receiver 4.12 Desktop Lock
- Download Citrix Receiver 4.9.3000 for Windows, LTSR Cumulative Update 3
NetScaler
- Citrix NetScaler Master Class June 2018 – SSL Overview, Secure Web Gateway – YouTube
NetScaler MAS
- Citrix NetScaler MAS 12.1 maintenance tool to perform cleanup of the system database – Citrix Docs
NetScaler Gateway
- Citrix NetScaler Native OTP – prevent external access to manageotp if a device is already registered – 61-page GUI configuration page – Stan Demburg at iRangers
XenMobile
- Download Citrix XenMobile Updated MDX files 10.8.25 V1
- Download Citrix XenMobile Mail Manager 10.1.4 – Released 8-Jun-2018 – adds TLS 1.1/1.2
- What’s new with Secure Mail – Citrix Blog Post
Citrix Cloud
- Citrix SaaS Gateway Service – enables partners to offer managed SD-WAN services for business critical SaaS applications to their end customers – Citrix Docs
VMware
- Quick Start Tutorial for VMware Horizon Cloud on Microsoft Azure 1.5 – 92-page document
Microsoft
- Download Office 2016 Administrative Template files (ADMX/ADML) and Office Customization Tool updated June 4
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