Provisioning Services on John Billekens | Notes from the field

OptimizeEndpoint

Mon, 16 May 2016 13:40:44 +0000

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.

Provisioning Target Device Unattended Deployment

Sat, 05 Mar 2016 18:57:44 +0000

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.

CtxVdContinuousShutdown Script

Thu, 14 Jan 2016 19:28:42 +0000

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.

Citrix Provisioning Services Versions 7.x (current) Available Updates

Sat, 03 Oct 2015 11:03:47 +0000

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 Maintenance jobs

Wed, 15 Apr 2015 11:27:08 +0000

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: