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 […]

Installing VMware ESXi 6.7 is easy as there are not many installation options. It is almost a “Next, Next, Install, Finish, Reboot” process. The first thing is to download the latest ESXi 6.7 ISO from VMware. After I downloaded the ISO, I used Rufus to create a bootable 32GB thumb drive from my laptop, as shown in Figure […]

August 2019 This is the 8th major update to Webster’s Lab since I started this website in November 2008. This write-up will attempt to include more detail that you have asked for. As of August 2019, there are now seven physical servers running XenServer that allow me to install and run many different operating systems.  I tri […]

#Version 2.60 28-Aug-2018 This update has been sitting on Github for almost a year, so I figured it was time to release it. This is the last update to this old script. The 2.60 update adds support for Word 2016/2019/O365 and removes support for Word 2007. Added -Dev and -ScriptInfo parameters Added Chinese language support Added fou […]

Version 1.20 8-Jul-2019 Added to Farm properties, Citrix Provisioning license type: On-Premises or Cloud (new to 1808) Added to vDisk properties, Accelerated Office Activation (new to 1906) Added to vDisk properties, updated Write Cache types (new to 1811) Private Image with Asynchronous IO Cache on server, persistent with Asynchro […]

Version 5.17 8-Jul-2019 Added to Farm properties, Citrix Provisioning license type: On-Premises or Cloud (new to 1808) Added to vDisk properties, Accelerated Office Activation (new to 1906) Added to vDisk properties, updated Write Cache types (new to 1811) Private Image with Asynchronous IO Cache on server, persistent with Asynchro […]