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 Interface (iSCSI). Gregory Thompson was the first to tell me to use NFS instead of iSCSI. If you Google “VMware NFS iSCSI”, […]

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 still ran into issues. Finally, in August 2019, someone on Twitter gave me a possible solution for my lab issues. His suggestion worked, an […]

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 address Configure DNS Give the Host a unique hostname Enable SSH Enable VMware vSphere Storage APIs Array Integration (VAAI) support fo […]

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 […]

#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 2.00 18-June-2019 Add support for -WhatIf and -Confirm Add switch -RemoveInvalidAccounts Add switch -UpdateNameCache with a 30-second wait At the end of the script, show: Count of the unique number of SIDs and account names Count of accounts removed Count of accounts not removed V1 of this script was written because of t […]

Computer XenApp Settings: None that I could find Computer XenDesktop Settings: None that I could find User XenApp Settings: Microsoft Teams redirection – Allowed User XenDesktop Settings: Microsoft Teams redirection – Allowed Restore Desktop OS time zone on session disconnect or logoff – Enabled Thanks Webst […]

Version 2.25 17-Jun-2019 Added new Computer policy settings missed in earlier versions Profile Management\File system\Synchronization\Profile container – List of folders to be contained in profile disk  Added new User policy settings for CVAD 1906 ICA\Time Zone Control\Restore Desktop OS time zone on session disconnect  […]

#Version 1.10 8-June-2019 Added a line to the final output that shows the number of unique orphaned SIDs or invalid account names found Figure 1 Please let me know if there is anything else that should be included in this script. If you would like to test V2 of the script with the option to remove invalid accounts, send me an email […]

Updated for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 1903. 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.carlwebster.com/where-to-get-copies-of-the-documentation-scripts/ Thanks Webster […]

Computer XenApp Settings: Add SSL Cipher Suite Add SSL Compliance Mode Add SSL Enabled Add SSL FIPS Mode Add SSL Protocol Version Add SSL Universal Print Server encrypted print data stream (CGP) port Add SSL Universal Print Server encrypted web service (HTTPS/SOAP) port Computer XenDesktop Settings: Add SSL Cipher Suite Add SSL Co […]

Updated for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 1811. 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.carlwebster.com/where-to-get-copies-of-the-documentation-scripts/ Thanks Webster […]

Computer XenApp Settings: Add Rendezvous Protocol Computer XenDesktop Settings: Add Rendezvous Protocol User XenApp Settings: Remove Automatic installation of in-box printer drivers Remove Extra color compression threshold User XenDesktop Settings: Remove Lossy compression level Remove Lossy compression threshold value Thanks […]

Updated for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 1808. 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.carlwebster.com/where-to-get-copies-of-the-documentation-scripts/ Thanks Webster […]

Computer XenApp Settings: Remove Display mode degrade preference Rename Enable XenApp Optimization to Enable Citrix Virtual Apps Optimization Remove Image caching Remove Legacy graphics mode Remove Notify user when display mode is degraded Rename Path to XenApp optimization definitions: to Path to Citrix Virtual Apps optimization de […]

There you are minding your own business when you (for once) look at the event logs on your delivery controllers. Much to your dismay, what do you see? Hundreds if not thousands of errors in the Application event log coming from the Citrix ConfigSync Service. What’s up with that? What’s going on? Updated 16-May-2019 I wan […]

The Citrix Federated Authentication Service (FAS) is a privileged component designed to integrate with Active Directory Certificate Services. It dynamically issues certificates for users, allowing them to log on to an Active Directory environment as if they had a smart card. I needed a way to document Citrix FAS for a project. I want […]

#Version 1.22 24-Apr-2019 Fixed bug when a GPO had been linked multiple times. The script counted all the GPOs, even the duplicates. Added -Unique to the Sort. If a GPO was linked ten times, the script backed up the GPO ten times and created the reports ten times. You can always find the most current script by going to https://www […]

This article was posted originally at https//mycugc.com/… Let’s talk Citrix Cloud. More specifically, the Citrix Cloud Connector and its relationship with your network. So, what is the Cloud Connector? Docs.citrix.com tells us: “Citrix Cloud Connector: Provides communication between the resources in the resource loc […]

#Version 1.01 3-Apr-2019 Fix an issue where the ListOfDDCs regkey value isn’t seen by humans but PoSH “sees” it and creates an array with one element with a value of one space. Added additional tests to check if ListOfDDCs is Null or an empty string is a string of one space, then go to the test for RegisteredDdcF […]