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With the release of Citrix Workspace Environment Management 4.5, we now have the ability to run the entire WEM infrastructure on Windows Server Core. This is an awesome step forward by Citrix and hopefully the first of many products to be supported in this fashion. There have of course, been plenty of instances of people... Continue Reading →
With the latest release of WEM 4.5, I figured I would take the chance to document a how to guide on upgrading the WEM Components in the safest fashion It is critical that you disable Mirroring of the Database prior to any WEM upgrades Step 1. Backup your Environment A simple SQL backup job is... Continue Reading →
A little while ago I put together a script (with the help of George Spiers) to help fill the lack of ability to Document a Citrix Workspace Environment Management deployment George, was kind of enough to post this on his blog here, and the source code can be found here in my github repository I... Continue Reading →
If you are choosing to drive Citrix UPM configurations from WEM, then you can now consume as part of the Hydration Kit, a full configuration based on my current UPM build for Windows 10/Server 2016. These settings are a combination of James Rankin and Carl Stalhood and to date have been roaming Windows 10 and Server... Continue Reading →
This post aims to provide some insight into the available tools to help with troubleshooting Citrix Workspace Environment Management and making the most of some cool features available that are semi hidden or not yet advertised heavily WEM Agent Log ParserPath: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Norskale\Norskale Agent Host\Agent Log Parser.exe" The log parser is my go to... Continue Reading →
Nothing beats a bit of joint "beefing up" of a tool set with community input in my books If you had a chance to look at my post around FSLogix and Office Online, you will see that I spent a bit of time utilising WEM to try and make the experience almost identical from a... Continue Reading →
A short while back I wrote a piece around the potential misconception of what is, and what is not required on premises, when dealing with the Citrix Cloud XenApp and XenDesktop Service offering As much as words are fun, a picture is worth a thousand, so I have put together a decision map which I... Continue Reading →
A common question that comes up when discussing FSLogix Profile Containers for Office 365 is "Do I have to licence all users that access my Citrix Environment"? The answer is simply no. FSLogix Profile Containers for Office 365 is per user based however, often there are use cases in Citrix Environments where a high number... Continue Reading →
Christmas Tree Monitoring! That’s what I think when I hear the word ControlUp nowadays… Probably due to my young children staring in awe at the ControlUp console in high definition on a large display in my office - "it looks like Christmas Daddy!" The more I use this tool, the more I love it and... Continue Reading →
