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 t

Manage Citrix & VMware Horizon Deployments Stacy Leidwinger, CMO, Goliath Technologies Why do most IT departments struggle to manage Citrix & VMware Horizon deployments effectively? IT

#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/wher

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 serve

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 f

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://carlwebst

Computer XenApp Settings: Added: Automatic migration of existing application profiles – Disabled Added: Display memory limit – 65536 KB Removed: Framehawk display channel port range Added

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

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

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 th

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

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 e

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. J

#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 characte

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). Gr

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-docu

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://carlwebste

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. F

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://c

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 DN