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Sebbene non sia una notizia recentissima, al seguente indirizzo è possibile scaricare la versione Express di Citrix Essentials for Hyper-V.

http://deliver.citrix.com/go/citrix/ehvexpress

Come per altri prodotti Citrix nel recente passato, vedi XenDesktop Express e Netscaler VPX Express, il prodotto è assolutamente gratuito ed ha il limite di gestire al più due nodi HV ed un solo storage FC o iSCSI.

La Express Edition include anche StorageLink e, cosa molto interessante, nei link dei vari download è possibile scaricare una versione trial della durata di 30 giorni di DataCore™ Virtual SAN Appliance for Citrix Essentials che gira sempre sull’hypervisor di Microsoft, avente le seguenti caratteristiche:

1. Pool up to 1 Terabyte of disk space
2. “Thin Provision” storage to your virtual machines. See how much capacity it saves!
3. Speed up application performance using surplus server memory to cache I/Os from the virtual SAN
4. Snapshot: Instant Volume Cloning and Fast Disk-to-Disk Backups

La scelta di proporre un appliance virtuale DataCore è sicuramente interessante, specie se pensiamo che DataCore sviluppa prodotti che servono a trasformare uno o più server in un gateway FC o iSCSI che accelera le performance di tutti i sistemi di storage che gli andiamo ad agganciare nel nack-end (dal Jbod SATA allo storage FC)…come fa? A livello logico il software trasforma il nostro server, nel caso dell’appliance è una virtual machine, in uno storage + controller iSCSI, mentre la RAM del server verrà usata come cache per celare la lentezza di I/O dei dischi che nel caso di questa vm che gira sotto Hyper-V sono dei semplici VHD.

Volendo, quindi, se si acquistasse l’appliance di Datacore nella sua versione base potremmo avere in virtuale (il che significa trarre tutti i vantaggi della virtualizzazione in termini di resilienza) uno storage iSCSI a tutti gli effetti con funzionalità degne di un prodotto enterprise e soprattutto con performance sicuramente interessanti visto qual è il meccanismo di funzionamento della vm DataCore.

E’ evidente che avremmo tutto quello che ci serve per realizzare una piccola farm Hyper-V, dotata di strumenti di management evoluto, con uno storage dalle performance, magari non strabilianti, ma sicuramente degne di nota, ad un costo che penso sarà altrettanto interessante…dico “sarà” perchè non so quanto costi l’appliance di DataCore.

Molte piccole aziende che ad oggi si vedono frenate nell’approcciare la virtualizzazione per via dei costi iniziali, specie nel dimensionamento dei dischi dello storage, sicuramente apprezzerebbero questa soluzione.

Lorenzo Di Palma

dalam setting default Citrix Web Interface,  dalam tampilan menu utama kita hanya di suguhkan tulisan ‘welcome’ tanpa kita tahu siapa user yang sedang menggunakannya. Dengan mengutak atik 2 file utama yang mempengaruhi file ini, kita bisa mengetahui, siapakah sebenarnya yang sedang menggunakan Web Interace ini. Jadi di main menu, akan berubah menjadi ‘welcome [nama_user]

Untuk Web Interface 3.x

• buka kedua file berikut : \Inetpub\wwwroot\Citrix\MetaFrame\site\serverscripts\credentials.cs dan \Inetpub\wwwroot\Citrix\MetaFrame\site\include\welcome.inc
• Untuk credential.cs, tambahkan sesuai yang di cetak tebal :

public Credentials getCredentials(string logonMode) {
Credentials credentials = null;

default:
// Explicit login
ClearTextCredentials cc = new ClearTextCredentials();
cc.initialize(ExplicitFullUserName, ExplicitDomain, ExplicitPassword);
Session["YourName"] = ExplicitFullUserName.ToUpper();
cc.setDomainType(ExplicitDomainType);
credentials = cc;
break;

• Untuk welcome.inc, tambahkan sesuai yang di cetak tebal:

<%= getString(“Welcome”, currentLocale) %> <%= Session["YourName"] %> <br>

Untuk Web Interface 4.0 / 4.2

• buka kedua file berikut : \Inetpub\wwwroot\Citrix\MetaFrame\site\serverscripts\session.cs dan \Inetpub\wwwroot\Citrix\MetaFrame\site\include\welcome.inc
• Untuk session.cs, tambahkan sesuai yang di cetak tebal:

private void _sessInitNewSession( UserContext userCtxt, AccessToken accessToken ) {
WIConfiguration config = getConfiguration();
AuthenticationConfiguration authConfig = config.getAuthenticationConfiguration();

Session["YourName"] = (string)accessToken.getShortUserName().ToUpper();

• untuk welcome.inc, tambahkan sesuai yang di cetak tebal:

<%= getString(“Welcome”, currentLocale) %> <%= Session["YourName"] %> <br>

Untuk Web Interface 4.5/4.6

• buka kedua file berikut : \Inetpub\wwwroot\Citrix\AccessPlatform\app_data\site\serverscripts\session.aspxf dan \Inetpub\wwwroot\Citrix\AccessPlatform\app_data\site\include\welcome.inc
• lakukan perubahan atas file session.aspxf dan welcome.inc sama seperti Web Interface 4.0/4.2

berikut gambar perbandingan sebelum dan sesudah perubahan:

WI sebelum

WI sesudah

It amazes me in this day and age that something as fundamentally simple as the clipboard in a windows environment can have issues, but it does happen… Especially in a multi user environment.

If you experience clipboard issues with office, Lotus notes and other copy and paste capable programs you have have a session memory issue!

The session View size and pool size have a massive part to play in 32 bit citrix environments, these size options dictate the amount of graphical memory that can be assigned to each session. The ceiling for these options in 32 bit are just 16mb, which rediculously low in modern days.

Taking equal parts of graphically heavy applications like Office 2007 and Known citrix killers like lotus notes, it really isn’t long until these limits spill over into horrible clipboard and copy / paste disasters. Take one step further and implement Microsoft App-V and you are in serious trouble.

If alike me, you run an environment that requires all the above nasties, help is at hand. After 12 months of continued troubleshooting I’ve found a happy medium of 64mb between low limits and too high limits.

To test the same, simply bash these off the following command lines and reboot, waving goodbye to your horrible clipboard issues:

reg add “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management” /v SessionPoolSize /t reg_dword /d 64 /f
reg add “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management” /v SessionViewSize /t reg_dword /d 64 /f

Disclaimer:

We currently run with 10gb of memory, allowing us to allocate this extra 112mb of memory per user. If you require these options, consider a lower value or upgrade your ram capacity

Recently I ran out of storage space on a Citrix XenServer because a number of local virtual disks had become orphaned and deleting them proved to be a little difficult, so, I thought it might be useful to share what I found lest others suffer the same issue.

I think the problem occurred because I removed disks which were attached to some VMs which had been created from templates, because I was using them with Provisioning Server and had run the XenConvert stage to copy the hard disk to the vDisk. This was so I could test that they worked without local disks, but didn’t want to delete them in case there was a problem.

I found two methods – the “hard” way and the “easy” way.  Guess which I found first?!

Method 1.

From a console shell prompt run the command:

xe vdi-list

Note that vdi is short for “virtual disk image” in this context. This should result in a display similar to the following with one entry per storage item so will include ISO images as well as virtual disks. Note that this will list all items, not just orphaned ones. Pipe the output to “more” or redirect to a file and use “vi” or similar on the file produced to find the oprhaned items.

uuid ( RO)                : cb5781e0-c6f9-4909-acd6-5fd4b509d117

          name-label ( RW): Vista master for UIA

    name-description ( RW): Created by template provisioner

             sr-uuid ( RO): 72cc0d44-bea7-6c15-cf8d-c2965ca495b2

        virtual-size ( RO): 25769803776

            sharable ( RO): false

           read-only ( RO): false

Fortunately, I knew the name of the disks that were orphaned so passed their uuid values as an argument to the “xe vdi-destroy” command thus:

xe vdi-destroy uuid=cb5781e0-c6f9-4909-acd6-5fd4b509d117

The storage space freed up by deleting the disks will eventually be realized but to force this, you can manually instigate a re-scan of the containing storage repository. For this, we need to know the uuid of the storage repository which we have in in the “sr-uuid” field in the original “xe vdi-list” command above:

xe sr-scan uuid=72cc0d44-bea7-6c15-cf8d-c2965ca495b2

Method 2.

Add the disk to an existing VM and then delete the disk from the “Storage” tab in XenCenter for the VM when it is powered down

I hope this is of use to someone?…

Hier ein kleiner Tipp wie man die korrekte Version der installierten Citrix Access Management Console Delivery Services Console ermitteln kann. Einfach im Verzeichnis "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Citrix\System32" das Tool CPATCH.EXE mit dem Parameter /r starten. Dann werden alle Module mit ihrer Versionsnummer aufgelistet. Nachzulesen in der Citrix Knowledgebase Artikel ID CTX117091.

Whether you’re at a dead stop (there are very few of you out there) or 15 percent there (like most of you) enterprises appear to be at a virtualization plateau and driving to the next level of relies more on an IT organization’s ability to evolve their people and processes versus deciding on the technology.

Don’t get me wrong, picking the right technology is extremely important–just ask any manufacturer! And much of the technology, like virtualizing desktops,  has matured and CIOs are more confident to deploy.  But not having the skilled people and honed processes are, in my estimation, an order of magnitude more important.

According to HP’s research, the biggest barriers or inhibitors to virtualization are: upfront costs, staff training/experience, gaining approval from corporate management, and infrastructure planning.

At World Wide we recognized the importance of people & processes, so we offer a variety of services including virtualization consulting that assesses an organization’s “operational readiness.” It includes an examination of the “as is”  infrastructure as well as the management tools and processes.   Steve Chambers, a Cisco virtualization evangelist in the U.K,  says that Cisco has put this “readiness assessment” in a framework called VOMA (Virtual Operations Management Assessment).  VOMA is about “institutionalization of technology across six dimensions:”

1. Management Processes
2. Organization
3. Governance
4. Technology
5. People
6. Metrics

via ViewYonder » Poor IT hygiene is a barrier to technology adoption.

The field of players is expanding and CIOs now benefit from more virtualization  infrastructure choices than ever.  Experienced CIOs know, while the technology is important, capitalizing on the benefits of virtualization is more about the people and the process.

I had an earlier post, Stand Up and Get Ready, that was more about manufacturers and resellers being ready for the economy to turn.   I now ask CIOs and IT leaders as a whole….

Are you virtualization ready?  More importantly, are your people and processes ready?

A colleague of mine just emailed me this picture today:

It an iPhone running Windows Mobile with a little help from Citrix… Crazy

Read more about Citrix Receiver here:

http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/products/feature.asp?contentID=1860579

Wer schon immer einmal mit dem Workflow Studio experimentieren wollte muss nun nicht mehr umständlich die Umgebung mit ihren ganzen Voraussetzungen installieren. Auf der Citrix Downloadseite steht die Version 2.0 als EVA (Evaluation Virtual Appliance) zum Download im MyCitrix Bereich bereit.

Dudley Primary Care Trust (PCT) has worked with Centralis (a key Citrix & AppSense partner) to deliver a virtual desktop environment to over 3,000 staff.

Using Citrix XenServer, Citrix XenDesktop, Citrix XenApp and AppSense, Dudley PCT are able to provision desktops to their staff from just 16 Virtual Servers.

AppSense enables a single standardize image of the OS and Applications to be stored, managed and delivered as fully configured and personalized desktops to thousands of users at minimal operational cost.

A more detailed account of this project can be found here

Other joint Citrix and AppSense Customers can be found here

Further information on the joint Citrix & AppSense Solution can be found on the Citrix website here

Thanks

Gareth

This is a 6 month+ contract depending upon how long the project takes.

Job Description Details:

Citrix Systems Administrator with experience in migrating applications from windows 2000 to 2003. Heavy skills as a Windows Systems administrator and Citrix Administrator 5+ years, current in the past 3.

 Individual must be a self starter with the ability to determine what applications exist on a farm and  create a plan for migration using XENAPP for application streaming. Must be able to create user profiles on multiple farms, experience at working with application owners is a must. Good personal and communication skills required.

 Timeframe for filling: immediate –candidates must be able to start immediately. 

F2F Interviews required –local Houston candidates required -would prefer to start interviewing on Tuesday the 24^th

6 month plus duration

 Strenuous Reference check will be performed –candidates must be self starters –I cannot emphasize that enough. 

Must have strong investigation skills and strong organizational skills.

 Serious Citrix Systems Admins. ONLY need apply for this role.

Strong preference for candidates with prior Oil and Gas knowledge.

Contact me if you are interested. Questions can be posed as a comment below or directly to me.

AppSense are very pleased to announce that AppSense Environment Manager 8.0 has won another high-profile award – The TechWorld Best Desktop Software Product of the year 2009.

The Techworld Awards reward innovation for all aspects of the IT industry and are evaluated on strategy, creativity, innovation and effectiveness. Winners are selected by an independent panel of judges consisting of highly respected individuals from the IT industry and Techworld editors.

This new award is a great achievement and comes only a short time after AppSense Environment Manager recently won Gold in the Desktop Virtualization category in the Best of VMworld 2009 Awards Program.  Combined, these awards, along with our recent record growth and ever strengthening relationships with Citrix, Microsoft and VMware confirm AppSense as the clear leader in the User Environment Management space.

Here is a copy of the AppSense Press Release to accompany this recent award:

AppSense Wins 2009 Techworld Award

AppSense Environment Manager 8.0 announced Desktop Software Product of the Year

 New York, NY – November 18, 2009 – AppSense, the leading provider of user environment management solutions for the enterprise, today announced that AppSense Environment Manager 8.0 has won the Desktop Software Product of the Year award as part of the Techworld Awards 2009. Recognizing both products and users, the Techworld Awards reward innovation for all aspects of the IT industry and are evaluated on strategy, creativity, innovation and effectiveness. Winners are selected by an independent panel of judges consisting of highly respected individuals from the IT industry and Techworld editors.

AppSense Environment Manager is the only enterprise solution that enables standardized desktop environments to be fully configured and personalized without the need for cumbersome profiles or scripts. From server-based computing environments through to virtual and physical desktops, AppSense Environment Manager ensures users always receive a consistent, predictable and personalized working experience. Full desktops can now be configured and business rules applied on-demand, enabling compliant, personalized virtual desktops to be quickly delivered to thousands of users at lowest possible cost. Additionally, AppSense technology is used in conjunction with many third party systems integrators, including CSC, HP, EDS, Dell and IBM.

“We are honored that AppSense Environment Manager has been recognized as the best solution to sit on the desktop by the Techworld editors and members of the IT community,” said Peter Rawlinson, vice president of worldwide marketing at AppSense. “AppSense’s unique approach represents a fundamental change in the way the corporate desktop is constructed and is a core solution in all desktop environments, providing a stable and consistent user environment. With the introduction of Microsoft Windows 7 and a huge uplift in VDI adoption, AppSense looks forward to continuing to provide enterprises with our award-winning solutions, allowing them to increase user productivity and dramatically decrease operational costs.” 

This award comes on the heels of the recent Gold award in the Desktop Virtualization category in the ‘Best of VMworld 2009’ awards for AppSense. For more information about the Techworld awards and to view a complete list of winners, please visit http://awards.techworld.com/2009/winners/.

About AppSense
Founded in 1999, AppSense is the leading provider of user environment management (UEM) solutions for enterprise organizations. UEM is a proven method of reducing desktop management costs by treating the user environment separate from the desktop and delivery method. This separation enables IT to standardize the corporate desktop and automate the delivery of the user’s working environment, significantly reducing operational costs. AppSense technology is used around the world by companies such as JPMorgan Chase, Lowes, United Airlines, Wachovia, Wal-Mart, ESPN and CB Richard Ellis. AppSense has main offices in New York and Manchester, England with additional offices in Palo Alto, London, Munich, Melbourne and Amsterdam.

PR Contact:
Heather Fitzsimmons
Mindshare PR
+1 (650) 947-7400
heather@mindsharepr.com

Please click on the TechWorld Winners Logo to be taken to the TechWorld Awards page to view the winners from other catagories.

Thanks to all those who have helped make Environment Manager the leading UEM solution that it is:)

Enviroman (Oliver Sills, Product Manager for AppSense Environment Manager) was in the office the other day, pestering me about signing a petition to change the Environment Manager “colour” from green to Tangerine – something to do with some UK footy club. I told him the Budgie Smugglers don’t look any better in Tangerine, so stop sitting on my desk

Just about then the phone rings, it was a Solution Architect from a large software company. “Tell him about Personalization”, Environman whispers in my ear. I covered the phone, told him to go way, and went back to the call.

Turns out one of his clients was trying to deploy 600+ Virtual Desktops, and it had just dawned on them that Policy, Profiles and the User Personality had become a nightmare to maintain when using a Non Persistent Pooled Desktop environment.

Think about it – each user, every time they log in, has a brand new base model PC.

This Client did a Proof of Concept – easy – P To V a couple of desktops, load a client, connect in using RDP – jobs a good’un – look Mum no hands – I’m doing VDI

So then they ticked all the boxes, app compatibility – tick, ease of use – tick, centrally managed and deployed – tick, user acceptance – tick, user personalization – tick – hey, not so fast.

You CAN have a tick in that box if you are talking One to One, dedicated hosted virtual desktops for a small number of users – otherwise, you need to think again.

It’s like when I started talking to the Aussie market about AppSense back in 2004 “Yes I hear what you say, but I’ve only got 5 servers – it’s not a problem” 6 months later “Yes I hear what you say, but I’ve only got 10 servers – it’s not a problem” 6 months later “Our farm is out of control, now we have 15 Citrix servers we now understand what you guys were on about 6 months ago”

As we always say – we don’t hold a grudge – and we don’t ever say “I told you so”.  After all we’re from AppSense – we’re here to help

Virtual Desktops are starting to ramp up, and unfortunately with some clients projects, the devil will be in the detail.

Like the client we are now helping, they thought the “Profile Stuff” built into the VDI solution would be the easy bit. “There’re tools built into the base product” they say – yes there are, but those built in tools can be compared to other in-built free software like NTBackup – yes it will backup a file, but it’s not granular enough, and it just won’t cut it in an Enterprise environment – that’s why companies invest in a Third Party backup products.

AppSense is exactly the same. Built in “Profile” tools or features are o.k. for a simple small deployment where one size fits all, but the reality is most organisations will need more.  The reason for this is simple, profile management tools are there to solve profile issues such as bloat and logon times.. they are not designed to be cross platform, cross delivery mechanism personalization solutions, not to mention the need for policy action control also.

It’s just not as easy as saying “We use Roaming Profiles and redirected folders” – try reimaging every PC in your business, every morning, and see if it causes a few hassles for users.

So we keep plugging away out there – educating the market in advance, some clients “get it” up front and they’re the ones with the smooth running, no surprises VDI projects.

As for the rest of you – we’ll be here, happy to answer questions, happy to show and tell – all with passion and enthusiasm.

After all – we’re from AppSense – we’re here to help

Citrix learning is providing new training for Citrix Essentials for Hyper-V. Go and catch your seat.

Description

This course is available at no cost for a limited time only!  Register now to add this course to your learning transcript and lock in the promotional offer. This course will remain available in your learning transcript for future access. Note: New users will need to create an account.

In this Essentials for Hyper-V online training course, learners will be introduced to Citrix Essentials for Hyper-V and gain the knowledge needed to perform basic installation and configuration tasks. Through online simulations, students will install and configure key features and explore product capabilities, such as virtual storage management, provisioning services, lifecycle management and workflow studio.

New content added!
This course is now updated to include features and enhancements aligned with the Windows Server 2008 R2 release.

Register

I recently wrote “How to Carry Your Office on a Stick,” which showcased the best ways to install portable applications on a USB flash drive. But what if you’re the type of person that doesn’t like to carry a flash drive around or happens to lose or forget it? The solution then might be a desktop in the clouds. This idea of an online or virtual desktop that you can access from any computer has actually been around for years, but continues to evolve with time. Here are some of the best ways to host your desktop online today.

Free Web Desktops

If you’re not interested in hosting your own virtual desktop or are not quite ready to invest in an expensive corporate class solution like the ones offered up by Microsoft (s msft), WMware (s vmw) and Citrix (s ctxs), then you might be interested in some of these free web desktop offerings. These services provide extremely easy do-it-yourself solutions that even the least technically-savvy individuals can set up.

iCloud from Xcerion provides a super-slick web desktop that you can set up in a few minutes. Its free public version provides 3GB of online storage for files and documents, and plenty of free applications such as a Twitter client, instant messenger for many services, email, calendar and much more. You can also add free widgets to your desktop, just like your regular one. It’s a neat product, but one issue that Simon highlighted when he wrote about it earlier this year is a lack of browser support.

EyeOS is another cloud desktop, but it’s a little different because it’s an open-source platform that you can either install and run on your own server, or you can create a free hosted account. One of the big advantages this one has — besides being able to host your own online desktop — is that you can actually create Word documents and spreadsheets with the included web applications. You can save your documents on your virtual desktop or download them to your local computer. Another interesting aspect is the fact that you can even build your own EyeOS web applications thanks to its open-source development platform. There is a helpful wiki for developers too.

G.ho.st stands for Global Hosted Operating System and it also offers a web desktop where you can run applications and store files that you can access anytime from anywhere.

One of the best things about G.ho.st is that it offers live connection to Google Docs (s goog) and Zoho Office apps which means you can work on your word documents, spreadsheets and presentations all from your web desktop. There are also many other slick web apps and widgets that you can add to customize your desktop. You can save files on your 15 GB G.ho.st drive and even share files or folders with others. I especially like the ability to share files with non-G.ho.st users by making them public.

There’s also a G.ho.st lite version which is actually a mobile device version of the platform. This is exciting because it means you can access your files on your virtual desktop from your smartphone.

Self-Host Your Own Virtual Desktop

The concept of self-hosted virtual desktops isn’t new by any means, but the technology has matured over the years and has now become more affordable for smaller firms. The biggest self-hosting desktop solutions were originally from Citrix and Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Services. Thankfully, the incredible expense involved with establishing virtual desktops has steadily declined through the years.thanks to newer services like like VMware’s Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI). Citrix has also unleashed its own open-source virtual solution with its Xen Hyperviser product line.

What web desktops have you tried? Please share them in the comments.

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Stötte på ett enormt irriterande problem igen, men finns det problem som inte är irriterande?

Det var när jag körde Citrix och remote desktop. Helt plötsligt så var klipp och klistra och shift icke fungerande, efter enormt lång tid snurrande i Googles sökmotorer så hittade jag en öppning.

Öppna “kör”
Skriv clipbrd
När programmet öppnas, välj edit och delete (redigera och ta bort på svenska)
Problemet löst.

Dock är det återkommande, men varje gång jag tömmer clipboardet via clipbrd så löser jag det.

//JFR

While staffing our booth during Microsoft Tech.Ed Europe 2009, a lot of questions on the upcoming Citrix XenClient were asked. It definitely is cool technology and one of the missing pieces for a complete dynamic desktop solution. Pete Blum, the Product Manager for XenClient, posted a couple of nice introduction videos discussing the various features of XenClient.

We just unveiled StoneFusion 6.3, a virtualization-focused upgrade to our intelligent network storage platform. The StoneFusion OS is integrated into all StoneFly IP SANs, and offers block-level provisioning and centralized storage management, control and monitoring of logical storage volumes.

Here are some of the key updates:

• Compatibility with StoneFly’s new Storage Concentrator Virtual Machine (SCVM™), which provides comprehensive disaster recovery capabilities and enhanced support for leading virtual machine guest operating systems (OS)
• Improved system management with Quick Sync™ and Pass-thru Copy features
• Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) support for all IP SANs

Interested in a demo of StoneFly’s IP SANs utilizing the StoneFusion OS? Sign up for our Wednesday webinar. For more information on the update, check out the news release.

Hi,

Citrix Receiver is a new lightweight software client that makes accessing virtual applications and desktops on any device as easy as turning on your TV.

Much like a satellite or cable TV receiver in a broadcast media service, Citrix Receiver allows IT organizations to deliver applications as an on-demand service to any device in any location with a rich  high definition experience.

As long as employees have Citrix Receiver installed, IT no longer has to worry about whether they are delivering to a PC in the office, a Mac at home, or an iPhone on the road. This approach radically simplifies desktop management for IT and gives end users far more flexibility and independence in how and where they work.

I used the following steps to install Citrix Receiver ( Client ) on my Fedora 11 box

Download the rpm file of Citrix Client ( Citrix Receiver ) at http://www.citrix.com/English/ss/downloads/details.asp?downloadId=3323&productId=186&c1=sot2755#top

On the shell issue the following command :-

su

< root password  >

yum install openmotif

Note :- openmotif libs are required for Citrix client and they are not present in newer Fedora installations

cd < directory where the citrix RPM file was download >

rpm -ivh ICAClient-11.0-1.i386.rpm

SELinux needs to be in permissive mode or disabled.

I referred http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=221173 and executed the following commands

mv /usr/share/fonts/cjkuni/fonts.dir /usr/share/fonts/cjkuni/fonts.dir.old

mv /usr/share/fonts/cjkuni/fonts.scale /usr/share/fonts/cjkuni/fonts.scale.old

Finally from the Fedora menu I can start the Citrix receiver ..   Eureka !!!!!!

Regards,

Shadab I. Wadiwala

twitter.com/shadab5

Do post your feedback !!!

Auch wenn es den "Program Neighborhood Client" in der aktuellen Version des ICA Clients XenApp Online Plugin nicht mehr gibt so glaube ich er wird noch lange auf den Admin Workstations vorhanden sein. Vielleicht hat sich der ein oder andere auch schon einmal darüber geärgert das man die Sprache des Clients nicht wechseln kann. Mir geht es immer so wenn ich eine Fehlermeldung des Clients im Internet "googlen" will. Dann stört es mich gewaltig das es meist in deutsch installiert ist. doch dafür gibt es eine Lösung, man kann die Sprache des Clients nachträglich anpassen.

Über den Kommandozeilen Parameter /UserUILocale für die wfica32.exe kann dies angepasst werden. Startet man die Datei mit dem genannten Parameter öffnet sich ein Menü um gewünschte Sprachen hinzuzufügen.

We recently had a problem after a Citrix rebuild where we were seeing thin clients intermittently disconnect from the citrix servers. Nothing in the event logs, just a lovely error on the Thin Client (Igel) reporting a Driver protocol error. The users could immediately reconnect, but 10-15 disconnects a day was getting a bit annoying for poor Joe Soap.

The problem was very difficult to track down due to absolutely no logging or even acknowledgement of the problem in any event logs.

We found that the reinstall was enabling the advanced IP features in Windows server 2003 involving TCP Offloading from the Nic to the CPU, Citrix and particularly thin clients do not like this feature one bit.

To disable these options, enter the following keys into the registry and reboot.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters]
“EnableTCPA”=dword:00000000
“EnableRSS”=dword:00000000
“EnableTCPChimney”=dword:00000000

On a side note, I’ll be disabling these keys going forward on all server builds, its not a nice feature to implement unless the application is aware of the offload.