I’ve been using my “Windows optimize script” for a while now. Most issues are resolved and it’s been tested thoroughly. So I thought why not give it back to the community, so here it is: OptimizeEndpoint. It can be used to optimize Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10. (It can also be used for Windows Server versions, but this is not tested) I used the script made by Ingmar Verheij, and made some changes. It contains most of the Citrix XenDesktop Best Practices. Please don’t run the script without reviewing the options, it can damage you master image if you’re not careful! At the top of the image there are some parameters that can be set. Read the comments. Run it on your own risk. If you have issues or questions let me know.
When deployoing the Citrix PVS Target Device software with for example SCCM or RES ONE Automation, this fails. As it turns out “CFsDep2.sys” is missing from the System32\Drivers directory. This is because during the (unattended) installation of the Target Device software the installation of “CFsDep2” fails. When you install the software by hand, everything is works as it should. This can be solved to run the following command after the installation of the Target Device Software.
I released also my CtxVdDrain Script, this script will put any selected XenDesktop Machine catalog in maintenance mode and turn it of where possible. It won’t kick users out of their desktops, it will wait and try again. You can download it here
For a customer we needed a solution to recycle “old” PVS Virtual Desktops. And because Citrix XenDesktop doesn’t use the oldest desktops first (without using power options), we had to come up with a solution. And so my Shutdown Script was born. The script basically checks which Virtual Machines are the oldest, puts them in maintenance mode so no user can use it anymore. After this is done the vm’s are given a shutdown command. When their down , maintenance mode will be turned off. You can get it here.
Today I decided to put my CtxVdStatus script on GitHub. With this script you can get an overview of your Citrix XenDesktop environment. It helped me to troubleshoot some issues. You can download/view it here
Here you will find a list of the latest Citrix Provisioning Services Updates. I will do my best to update the list as soon as there are new updates available. Citrix Provisioning Services 7.6 (Server) Provisioning Services 7.6 Cumulative Update 1 for Server and Console x86 http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX142613 Replaces: None (yet) Provisioning Services 7.6 Cumulative Update 1 for Server and Console x64 http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX142614 Replaces: None (yet) Citrix Provisioning Services 7.6 (Target) Provisioning Services 7.6 Cumulative Update 1 for Target Device x86 http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX142615 Replaces: None (yet) Provisioning Services 7.6 Cumulative Update 1 for Target Device x64 http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX142616 Replaces: None (yet) Citrix Provisioning Services 7.1 (Server) Hotfix PVS710ServerConsoleWX86004 for PVS Server and Console 7.1 x86 http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX142336 Replaces: All Other Versions Hotfix PVS710ServerConsoleWX64004 for PVS Server and Console 7.1 x64 http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX142406 Replaces: All Other Versions Citrix Provisioning Services 7.1 (Target) Hotfix PVS710TargetDeviceWX86004 for PVS Target Device 7.1 x86 http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX142333 Replaces: All Other Versions Hotfix PVS710TargetDeviceWX64004 for PVS Target Device 7.1 x64 http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX142397 Replaces: All Other Versions
Windows 8 has some new maintenance jobs. These are great when you have an physical machine. But not when you’re using Citrix PVS to stream the OS. To disable these tasks enter the following commands:
When using a different base url for storefront than your storefront is member of you might run into this one. When logging on to a machine configured for Domain Passthrough you need to enter the credentials again in Windows. To resolve this issue enter on your StoreFront server the following command:
Socket Pooling. # In StoreFront we need to configgure socket polling in the config files, while in Web Interface we could configure this in the console. Storefront maintaines a pool of sockets instead of creating a socket each time a new user connects, when enabled it will give a better performance for SSL traffic. To change this, edit C:inetpubwwwrootCitrix<STORE>web.config (as Administrator) and find: