Group Policy Default Settings Reference for Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop V1.10
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…
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Group Policy Default Settings for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops That Changed Between 1906 and 1909
Computer XenApp Settings: Added: Automatic migration of existing application profiles - Disabled Added: Display memory limit - 65536 KB Removed: Framehawk display channel port range Added: Migrate user store -…
10 Building Webster’s Lab V1 – Citrix XenServer Host and Pool Configuration
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…
09 Building Webster’s Lab V1 – Install Citrix XenServer 8.0
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…
08 Building Webster’s Lab V1 – Additional vCenter Configuration
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…
07 Building Webster’s Lab V1 – Creating the vSphere Distributed Switch
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…
06 Building Webster’s Lab V1 – Install the VMware vCenter Server Appliance
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…
05 Building Webster’s Lab V1 – VMware ESXi Host Configuration
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…
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Get-GPOBackupAndReports PowerShell Script V1.23
#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 character with…
02 Building Webster’s Lab V1 – Configuring a Synology 1817+ NAS for NFS, ESXi 6.7, and XenServer 8.0
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).…
01 Building Webster’s Lab V1 – Introduction
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…
04 Building Webster’s Lab V1 – Initial VMware ESXi Host Configuration
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…
03 Building Webster’s Lab V1 – Install VMware ESXi 6.7
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…