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Part 4: Deploying XenDesktop 7.6 – Site Creation
After we’ve successfully installed the Delivery Controller, Studio (Management Console), and Director (Monitoring), we now need to configure the site. This is where we’ll need to ensure that our...
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Part 5: Deploying XenDesktop 7.6 – Virtual Delivery Agent
Welcome to the 4th installment of Deploying XenDesktop 7.6 series. In this section, we’re going to cover the Virtual Delivery Agent Deployment. VDA’s are an interesting way of making a server or a...
View ArticlePart 1: Deploying XenDesktop 7.6 – Introduction
I recently started working on a new project which encompasses the upgrade of our existing Citrix Presentation Server environment. For the Citrix Admins, you know that PS is quite old, in fact it has...
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Part 12: Deploying XenDesktop 7.6 – Installing Provisioning Services (PVS)
Let’s begin by installing the Provisioning Services server which we’ll be using for provisioning our XenApp and XenDesktop servers. The PVS server is a probably one of my favorite products from Citrix....
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Part 6: Deploying XenDesktop 7.6 – Configuring StoreFront
Now that we have our StoreFront server installed, it’s time to make some configurations and ensure that our users are able to successfully access their applications. Part 1: Deploying XenDesktop 7.6 –...
View ArticleNetscaler 10.5 loses network connectivity on vSphere 5.5
A few weeks ago (I know this dates back to November 5, 2014), I ran into an issue with the Netscaler VPX appliance where upon deployment of the appliance on vSphere 5.5, Netscaler would lose network...
View ArticlePVS 7.6 Capture Image fails with “Failed to initialize backup 0x80042302″
Earlier today I was working on capturing a PVS image in my lab and ran into an issue. Upon completing the PVS Image Wizard and rebooting to capture the image, the capturing process failed. The only way...
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Configure Single Sign-On with Citrix Receiver 4.x
Signle Sign-On is an awesome feature of any product if you ask me. It really makes the user experience a whole lot better! Imagine your user logs into his/her PC and all of the applications they use on...
View ArticleEVO:RAIL Hands on Labs
As a virtualization consultant, part of my job is to stay on top of new technology and see how this technology can solve some of the challenges that my customers face on a daily basis. If you’re in the...
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Part 7: Deploying XenDesktop 7.6 – Publishing Applications and Desktops using...
Let’s get to the point, finally! Let’s start publishing applications. The main reason for XenApp is for it’s capability of publishing applications to many users. This post is going to cover the...
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Part 8: Deploying XenDesktop 7.6 – Publishing Applications and Desktops using...
Now that we’ve seen how to deploy applications and desktops using PVS, let’s take a look at how MCS (Machine Creation Services) works. Part 1: Deploying XenDesktop 7.6 – Introduction Part 1: Deploying...
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vSphere HTML5 Web Client – Looking promising
Today, I’ve heard the news about a new fling “the HTML5 vCenter web client” that was just released. The new Web Client has been written with HTML5 and Javascript and from my testing so far, it seems to...
View ArticleHow to Build a NetApp ONTAP 9 Lab
A fellow blogger (Neil Anderson) has created a very detailed and indepth guide on how to deploy NetApp ONTAP 9 Lab. I normally dont post something unless I feel like it will give back to the community...
View ArticleAWS Solutions Architect – Associate
It has been way too long since I’ve last blogged about anything. I am going to start a new series of blogs focused on AWS certification, specifically AWS Solutions Architect Certification. With the...
View ArticleAWS Solutions Architect Associate – Blueprints February 2018 version
This information is freely available on the AWS website, but it is important that we follow the blueprint to ensure we cover all of the exam objectives. With that said, below are the requirements to...
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