I do a lot of Active Directory Health Check and Remediation projects. Going all the way back to my first conference presentation, 95% of Active Directory (AD) issues trace their roots to DNS. One of the DNS culprits is not having DNS Aging and Scavenging configured correctly. This new script will configure the DNS scavenging server f […]

Manage Citrix & VMware Horizon Deployments Stacy Leidwinger, CMO, Goliath Technologies Why do most IT departments struggle to manage Citrix & VMware Horizon deployments effectively? IT spends millions of dollars and years of worker-time so their workforces can work anywhere, anytime, on any device, securely. And a huge […]

#Version 1.11 25-Oct-2019 Fixed the sorting of Root Hint servers thanks to MBS Fixed the sorting on Name Servers You can always find the most current script by going to https://carlwebster.com/where-to-get-copies-of-the-documentation-scripts/ Thanks Webster […]

v4.00 October 23, 2019 Re-arranged site aggregation output. Added hardware information for all StoreFront servers in the group. Added software information and Citrix services for all StoreFront servers in the group. Please email me directly (Sam.Jacobs@ipm.com) with any comments, suggestions, enhancement requests, etc. All feedback […]

Version 2.28 25-Sep-2019 Added “Multi-session OS” and “Single-session OS” where appropriate for CVAD versions greater than or equal to 1909 Unlike Citrix, I use the correct form of “Single-session OS” and not “Single session OS”. Thanks to Melissa Case Added new Broker registry keys […]

Updated for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 1909. I am sure I may have missed something, so if I did, please let me know. You can always find the most current Excel file by going to https://carlwebster.com/where-to-get-copies-of-the-documentation-scripts/ Thanks Webster […]

Computer XenApp Settings: Added: Automatic migration of existing application profiles – Disabled Added: Display memory limit – 65536 KB Removed: Framehawk display channel port range Added: Migrate user store – Disabled Added: Outlook search index database – backup and restore – Disabled Computer XenDes […]

Now that you have installed the XenServer host, the host’s configuration can begin. As stated in the Introduction article, Citrix uses XenCenter to manage one or more XenServer hosts. The first thing needed is to download XenCenter from Citrix, or browse to the IP address of the XenServer host and download either the XenCenter […]

Installing Citrix XenServer 8.0 is easy as there are not many options. It is almost a “Next, Next, Install, Finish, Reboot” process. The first thing is to download the latest XenServer 8.0 ISO from Citrix. After I downloaded the XenServer ISO, I used Rufus to create a bootable 32GB thumb drive from my laptop, as shown in […]

Before getting to work adding Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD), Parallels RAS, and VMware Horizon to the lab, there are a few additional items on the to-do list for vCenter. Join vCenter to the lab’s Active Directory (AD) domain Add the lab’s AD to the SSO Create a Citrix related service account with minimum VMware permis […]

Before creating a vSphere Distributed Switch (vDS), a Datacenter is required. Verify you are connected and logged in to the vCenter console. Click Menu and click VMs and Templates, as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1 Right-click the vCenter VM and click New Datacenter…, as shown in Figure 2. Figure 2 Enter a Name for the Datacenter and […]

Now that the host has local storage for a Virtual Machine (VM), we can install the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA). To make the installation easier, I downloaded the VCSA 6.7 U3 ISO, mounted it, and extracted all the files to a VCSA67U3 folder, as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1 I am installing the VCSA from my Windows 10 computer. Since […]

Building Webster’s Lab – VMware ESXi Host Configuration Now that the host has a static IP address, you can begin more of the host’s configuration. You do minimal configuration for now. Just enough to allow the installation of the vCenter Server Appliance in the next article. To continue, start an Internet browser and br […]

#Version 1.23 12-Sep-2019 Add a Rename parameter switch. (Thanks to Jani Kohonen for this suggestion) If a GPO name contains any the following characters, <>:”\/|?*, replace the character with an _ (Underscore), allowing the creation of a report file in  Windows. The GPO is then renamed in the Group Policy Management C […]

In the “Introduction” article, I made the following statements: For storage, I decided to go with Network File System (NFS) instead of Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI). Gregory Thompson was the first to tell me to use NFS instead of iSCSI. If you Google “VMware NFS iSCSI”, you find many articl […]

Version 1.21 9-Sep-2019 Fix incorrect LicenseSKU value for PVS version 7.19 and later You can always find the most current script by going to https://carlwebster.com/where-to-get-copies-of-the-documentation-scripts/ Thanks Webster […]

Version 5.18 9-Sep-2019 Fix incorrect LicenseSKU value for PVS version 7.19 and later Fix issue with Versions vDisk tables You can always find the most current script by going to https://carlwebster.com/where-to-get-copies-of-the-documentation-scripts/ Thanks Webster […]

I started work on rebuilding my lab in June 2018, and then life happened. During the 2019 New Year’s holiday break, I finally got back to working on the lab rebuild, but still ran into issues. Finally, in August 2019, someone on Twitter gave me a possible solution for my lab issues. His suggestion worked, and now 15 months afte […]

Version 2.27 4-Sep-2019 Add a NoSessions parameter to exclude Machine Catalog, Application and Hosting session data from the report You can always find the most current script by going to https://carlwebster.com/where-to-get-copies-of-the-documentation-scripts/ Thanks Webster […]

Now that the ESXi 6.7 host installation is complete, it is time for the initial host configuration. In this article, you complete the following steps: Give the Host a Static IPv4 address Configure DNS Give the Host a unique hostname Enable SSH Enable VMware vSphere Storage APIs Array Integration (VAAI) support for NFS on the Synolog […]