Category: XenApp
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XenApp / XenDesktop 7.x – All the PowerShell cmdlets
Here is a dump of all that you can do via the PowerShell cmdlets in a XenApp /XenDesktop 7.x world. Note that the below has been taken from a XenApp 7.5 controller so there might be SDK updates in the newer releases. I also have this article here discussing how to perform certain tasks in…
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Running a QFARM command in XenApp 7.x
As most of you are aware by now, Qfarm command doesn’t run anymore in XenApp 7.x as it is a part of old IMA architecture. With FMA, there are several ways to check the Server load, the easiest being using Citrix Studio and checking Load Index. However, there is another method to check the load…
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Power Management of XenDesktop 7.x Delivery Groups – Prevent workloads from powering off when not in use
There are many a times when you would want to prevent XenDesktop/XenApp 7.x power management from powering off virtual machines in the catalog. If you ever wondered how to do it, here are the steps Open the PowerShell in administrative mode on the Controller server asnp citrix* Set-BrokerDesktopGroup “Delivery group Name” -AutomaticPowerOnForAssignedDuringPeak $True if the…
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Citrix License Usage Monitoring using PowerShell
The below PowerShell script could be used to deliver automated emails on the Citrix License usage for Citrix Admins. Where do you run this script from? Citrix License Server How do you run this? The script could be saved as a file with an extension of .ps1 Also ensure that you have a folder called…
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Citrix XenApp – Long Logon Times and Potential Fixes
Long logon times in Citrix is a dreadful situation to be in as an end-user and as an Administrator and is the no 1 reason people hate Citrix. I have had a similar issue recently for one of my deployments with XenApp 7.5 on Windows Server 2012 R2 workloads. My logon times averaged around 30…
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