Teams Slimcore optimization on Citrix – Deep Dive

Teams Slimcore optimization on Citrix – Deep Dive Microsoft started rolling out General Availability for Citrix customers on December 09, 2024. Fernando Klurfan (PM for Cloud Services, virtual desktops (VDI) and multimedia at Microsoft) wrote a detailed community article about this on December 13, 2024: “New Teams Optimization for VDI Now Generally Available in Citrix […]

Actual Quick Fixes for Teams 2.0 VDI – Pain Points

Actual Quick Fixes for Teams 2.0 VDI – Pain Points Our favorite product, Microsoft Teams 2.0 for VDI, is currently generating a lot of pain points, which is why I have compiled a small list of issues. I intend to keep adding to this list regularly. Actual Quick Fixes for Teams 2.0 VDI – Pain […]

‘DF_Device_adPassword’ Database Error During PVS Upgrade from 2203 to 2402 LTSR​

‘DF_Device_adPassword’ Database Error During PVS Upgrade from 2203 CU3 and CU5 to 2402 LTSR Recently, while upgrading a customer’s PVS environment from 2203 CU3 to 2402 Long Term Service Release (LTSR), I faced a database error that halted the process. The same error was also observed when upgrading from 2203 CU5 to 2402 LTSR. Error […]

Create VMware Roles for Citrix via PowerCLI

Create VMware Roles for Citrix via PowerCLI Managing multiple projects at once means automation is key. If you’re like me, you’ve probably customized VMware roles for Citrix so many times…it feels like I’ve done it a hundred times.  Repeating the same steps across projects can get old quickly, and all those small adjustments add up […]

PVSCopyToolGotCool

Just another PVS copy tool I had been searching for a while for a replacement for the classic Robocopy script, which simplifies the replication of vDisks across various stores. This is exactly why the following tool was created: PVSCopyToolGotCool You can download the script on GitHub. PVSCopyToolGotCool· BalintOberrauch/Citrix (github.com) Key Facts/Features: Universally applicable, eliminating the […]

CTX DaaS and vGPU – Experiences from the field

CTX DaaS and vGPU – Experiences from the field In one of my recent projects, I had the following setup and challenges to address: Dedicated VDIs with vGPU, located on-premises. Utilization of Citrix Cloud. Configuration of the Workspace and Gateway Service. CAD designers using Solidworks. Challenges Achieve minimal latencies  Optimal graphic performance The solution was […]

Upgrade CTX Storefront and retain customizations

Upgrade CTX Storefront and retain customizations There are different ways to upgrade a Storefront Group and below you’ll find my preferred way. This quickpost covers only a single scenario, including the following components: Load balancing of a Storefront Group via Netscaler Server Group out of min. 2 Storefront servers Further I assume: Same OS, no […]