XenApp
There is a very old and useful command: pushd. Take a look how to use it.
pushd \\fileserver\AppShare\Installers\Software
change user /install
15186-AdbeRdr11000_en_US.exe /sPB /rs
"Firefox Setup 16.0.1.exe" -ms
change user /execute
popd
If you have to manage many XenApp farm, or just one but really big - it will be worth to have good robust tool for it. As a Citrix guy I should prefer EdgeSight, hopefully I am Microsoft victim and I am going choose SCOM. Why, because SCOM offers active monitoring, it is not only checking the health of my servers it can recover them in many situations. To start monitoring we have to: Deploy SCOM agents on Citrix boxes Mark them as a proxy to forward XenApp events (in my opinion SCOM run as account ......
It is very simple: use the standard command line: and the command line will be: … but there must be one more thing …. and it is … ServerManagerCMD exit codes: Message Exit code Text string Success, no need to restart0Success: Installation succeeded.Success: Removal succeeded.Success, restart is required3010Success: Installation succeeded. A restart is required.Success: Removal succeeded. A restart is required.Argument not valid4ArgumentNotValid: Argument not valid {argument}ArgumentNotValid: Missing ......
In smartphone era it is obvious that for "fast tasks" e.g. reboot the server or logoff a user you don't need your laptop to connect XenApp farm. But try to work for 8 hours using mobile or tablet J. For some unexpected situations, it will be worth to have a secondary computer. The idea is very simple. I would like to be able to use every piece of hardware to connect my farm. Once I have connection to the farm I will be able to do whatever I want. Let's cook something: Total time: 30 mins Ingredients: ......
Last time I posted as an old-school admin. You know what is wrong with old-schoolers ? Not old-schooled but rather outdated way of thinking. Many of us are still living in 80-thies and trying to develop Terminal Services environments in two colors and the highest possible compression level. What is another way of performance tuning? Let disable and remove everything, let will be nothing. Do you need a proof? Ask yourself did you remove the clock from the taskbar. If the answer is yes, you know what ......
In XenApp 6.5 you have no GUI for printer replication. Add-PSSnapIn Citrix.*Get-XAPrinterDriver -Servername XAC-1Start-XAPrinterDriverR... -DriverName "Brother MFC-9970CDW Printer" -TargetServerName XAW-1 You can also autoreplicate printer: Start-XAAutoReplicatedPrint... –DriverName "Brother DCP-9055CDN Printer" You can copy the name of the printer by highlighting the name from the printer list and then paste it by right-clicking where it needs to be pasted ......