Creating the first Store within Citrix StoreFront with Powershell
You can easily automate the installation of Citrix StoreFront but what about the initial configuration. Perhaps you have multiple StoreFront server groups that you need to deploy and dont want to go...
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Merging Desktops and Applications tab in Citrix StoreFront
In Citrix Storefront 3.0 desktops and applications appear in seperate tabs by default. There are a couple of ways you can alter this behaviour so either all desktops appear on the applications tab or...
View ArticleReset Citrix StoreFront configuration
What happens if you want to reset your Citrix StoreFront configuration. Perhaps you’ve made a mistake that you dont want to uninstall or recreate the vm for. You can simply reset the StoreFront...
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Citrix StoreFront 3.1 tech preview
Citrix StoreFront 3.1 tech preview has only just been released but I thought it would be worth putting up a few screenshots to show the improvements (no tech talk I’m afraid just tantalising pictures...
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User Farm Mapping in Citrix StoreFront 3.1 TP
Huraah! User Farm Mapping has finally been included within the GUI of the Citrix StoreFront 3.1 Tech Preview release. This is a very welcome addition to those of us who have spent a long time digging...
View ArticleIT Career podcast
In this podcast I talk about my career to date going over some of the reasons and for making the choices I made and the positives and negatives that came from those choices. Author: Dale Scriven Web:...
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Citrix Storefront 3.0 and Favorites UK Spelling
Now its a very small thing I know but the thing I notice most when logging in to StoreFront is the non UK spellings of Favorites. However never fear this can easily be changed. Run Notepad as an...
View ArticleVMware NSX, the best unobtainable SDDC component?
I’ve been aware of NSX for a while and its ability but never delved too much into the in’s and outs of it. However since a move this year to a new employer I’m suddenly finding I’m being involved in...
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Citrix Storefront Multisite User Farm Mapping configuration
I’ve recently been involved in a rather large project which had lots of multisite configurations required or user farm mappings. What I did notice that whilst there is a good bit of information on the...
View ArticleVMware announces AppVolumes 3 feature list
So a couple of blog posts have dropped over at VMware about the new features included within AppVolumes 3. Going through the list of updates all appear to be great updates however the last two made me...
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How to change text in Citrix Storefront
Heres a nice little tip that will allow you to quickly and easily change most text within Citrix StoreFront Receiver for Web sites. Ever wanted to change the text that appears within Citrix Receiver...
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ProfileUnity and User Installed Applications
LiquidwareLabs ProfileUnity 6.5 allows your users to install their own applications within a myriad of configurations including physical desktops and non-persistant desktops. ProfileUnity UIA or User...
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Quick Tip: VMware Workstation 12 and Take Ownership message
One thing I’ve noticed when upgrading to VMware Workstation 12 is that I saw a marked increase in the messages such as “The VM appears to be in use” and prompting you to “take Ownership” of the vm...
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Liquidware Labs ProfileUnity DIA Department Installed Apps
Application laying appears to be a hot topic this year with everyone at least having a go. With vendors such as Citrix,VMware,Unidesk etc all in on the action. Liquidware Labs however have bought...
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Using Ravello cloud for the bandwidth embarrassed
Ravello Systems kindly provide vExpert’s with 1000 hours per month of usage. This is great for building almost no holds barred environments within the cloud for labbing etc. However for me it does have...
View ArticleCitrix NetScaler 11 on XenServer 5.6
Bit of a fringe post this but I couldnt find out too much info on this so I tested it myself. I’ve been trying to find out if I can upgrade some old NetScaler VPX 9.3’s to version 11’s running on...
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Login Command failed over API after Citrix NetScaler firmware upgrade
Performing a Citrix NetScaler firmware upgrade is generally a pain free process however its not without its pitalls. If you’ve recently upgraded your NetScaler from one major revision to another for...
View ArticleVMware’s C# vSphere client goes flat!
I’ve recently attended a conference call that finally confirmed something we’ve all known for a good number of years. From the next release of VMware vSphere there will be no desktop C# client...
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Deploying Citrix StoreFront for 100,000 users
I’ve recently been involved in a large project to deploy Citrix StoreFront for a company with a global presence for 100,000 users. They were using an in-house built front end for their Citrix...
View ArticleScore an A+ on SSLlabs.com with Citrix NetScaler 11.1
So I’ve written previously a script (HERE) that allows you to easily tighten security on your Citrix NetScaler and score that all important A+ rating on Qualsys’s SSLlabs.com. This script has worked...
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