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• Fish and dead hosts stink after three days

  XenServer

  Posted on February 10, 2011

  

  

  Prolog: We had a XenServer go down and it required a rebuild.  The problem was that we could not use the same name until the old server was removed from XenCenter.  Using XE Host-Forget UUID=<Host UUID> did not work because the pool master thought a VM was still running on... [Read More]

  Tags:

  • Administration
  • Citrix
  • XenServer

• Disable Personalization for a User/System

  AppSense

  Posted on November 2, 2010

  BLOG UPDATE: We recently consulted with AppSense on an unrelated issue and discussed this personalization group that disables personalization.  It was recommended that we use a condition to prevent any chance of a user/computer falling into it accidentally.  So, we used an AD Group that we can drop users or... [Read More]

  Tags:

  • AppSense
  • Environment Manager
  • Troubleshooting
  • User
  • Virtualization

• Forcing ICA Memory for Session Graphics higher than 8192k

  Using PowerShell

  Posted on September 2, 2010

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  Tags:

  • Administration
  • Citrix XenApp
  • ICA
  • PowerShell
  • Remote Access
  • Res Wisdom
  • Scripting
  • Windows Registry
  • XenApp

• Hide EM Logoff Splash Screen

  AppSense

  Posted on August 19, 2010

  When you use AppSense Environment Manager you will notice a splash screen that displays on logoff with the following text: Environment Manager actions in progress. Please wait while logoff completes.. To remove this text, you open the Environment Manager Console and load your current EM configuration. [Read More]

  Tags:

  • AppSense
  • Environment Manager
  • User
  • Virtualization

• It's My Lab In a Box

  Posted on July 8, 2010

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  Tags:

  • Hardware
  • LabInABox
  • Training
  • XenServer

• User Personalization, Microsoft Outlook

  AppSense

  Posted on June 18, 2010

  AppSense allows a user’s application customizations to move to any managed device.  The benefit of this for the user is obvious as it creates a seamless experience, reduces user frustration, and reduces service desk calls.  In this post, I’ll cover what I’m capturing to manage MS Outlook in AppSense. [Read More]

  Tags:

  • AppSense
  • Environment Manager
  • User
  • Virtualization

• Policy Configuration, Multiple Conditions in Nodes

  AppSense

  Posted on June 18, 2010

  AppSense, allows for very granular control of the user environment.  In most cases (if not all), it can completely replace login scripts and Active Directory Group Policies.  In this post I will highlight how to have multiple conditions in a node. [Read More]

  Tags:

  • AppSense
  • Environment Manager
  • User
  • Virtualization

• E-mail Alert when your TS logins are disabled

  Wisdom-Fu

  Posted on May 28, 2010

  Note: This blog contains screenshots and references to an older version of Ivanti Automation which was developed by a company called RES Software that was aquired by Invanti. [Read More]

  Tags:

  • Administration
  • Citrix
  • Reporting
  • Monitoring
  • Res Wisdom
  • XenApp

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