Updated 28-Dec-2019 with missed Single-session OS Computer settings Computer Multi-session Settings (Renamed from XenApp/Server OS) : Updated: Rendezvous Protocol. Changed from Allowed to Prohibited

One of the questions asked when I am either doing Active Directory (AD) remediation work or preparing a customer for an AD migration is “what domain accounts are used by what services and on wha

The months of September, October, and November 2019 were brutal months for me. In September, I quit my job with no new job lined up and quickly found another job thanks to the help of the community. O

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

#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://www.carlwebster.com/

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

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://www.carlw

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

Updated 14-Dec-2019 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.

Updated 12-Dec-2019 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,

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

Updated 12-Dec-2019 Now that the host has a static IP address, you can begin more of the host’s configuration. You do the minimal configuration for now. Just enough to allow the installation of

#Version 1.23 12-Sep-2019 Add a Rename parameter switch. (Thanks to Jani Kohonen for this suggestion) If a GPO name contains any of the following characters, <>:”\/|?*, replace the charac

Updated 21-Dec-2019 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 I

Updated 12-Dec-2019 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 stil

Updated 12-Dec-2019 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

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

#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