Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
Citrix has recently announced that the new Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2203 LTSR release is coming out soon. In the upcoming Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2203 LTSR, Citrix will be supporting Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2016, 2019, and 2022 for the Citrix VDA server role. The core Citrix VAD infrastructure will … Read more
Desktop As A Service (DaaS) is a broad term which covers remote computing services running in a cloud (private, public or hybrid). In the framework of DaaS services, end-users can utilize virtual apps and virtual desktops running on a cloud infrastructure. Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is a very similar concept in which virtual desktop services … Read more
This article provides an overview of the FsLogix 2201 Public Preview release. The FsLogix 2201 Public Preview release is now available for download from Microsoft. The change log is as follows: Source https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/azure-virtual-desktop/the-fslogix-2201-public-preview-is-now-available/m-p/3086026
Citrix ADC security vulnerabilities description A new security vulnerability with ID CVE-2021-22955 (Unauthenticated denial of service) has been discovered in Citrix ADC, which affects the following Citrix products and firmware versions: Also a new security vulnerability with ID CVE-2021-22956 (Temporary disruption of the Management GUI, Nitro API and RPC communication) has been discovered in Citrix … Read more
Citrix has developed the new Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Deployment and Adoption Resource Center. Inside this self-service destination, IT administrators and internal launch teams will find all the valuable tools and components they need to drive internal alignment and to ensure your employees, stakeholders, and organization are ready for launch. In a separate article, … Read more
Follow my blog with Bloglovin The new Citrix Ready Marketplace Citrix announced today that they have released the newly revamped Citrix Ready Marketplace portal available at: https://citrixready.citrix.com/. Today, there are more than 700 partners in the Citrix Ready Program and more than 6,100 products listed in the Citrix Ready Marketplace. An overview of the Citrix … Read more
This post is also available in my podcast. I am happy to announce the publication of my new Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Troubleshooting book, which is available for order on Amazon and Smashwords. The Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Troubleshooting book is now live in the Amazon Kindle store. The Citrix Virtual Apps and … Read more
Case Citrix announced VAD security vulnerabilities. On November 10th 2020 the following vulnerabilities were announced. CVE ID Description Vulnerability Type Pre-conditions CVE-2020-8269 An unprivileged Windows user on the VDA can perform arbitrary command execution as SYSTEM CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management The attacker must be an authenticated user on the Windows VDA with write access to the C:\ directory CVE-2020-8270 An unprivileged Windows user on the VDA or a SMB user can perform arbitrary command execution as SYSTEM … Read more
This post is also available in my podcast. This blog post discusses Windows User Profiles and Folder Redirection options. It is recommended to also review my separate article on Windows File server design considerations. Introduction There are various technologies available in Windows client and server operating systems for managing user profiles and folder redirection in … Read more
Introduction Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (VAD) Local Host Cache (LHC) is a high availability mechanism which, when enabled, allows end user connections to be established even when the Citrix VAD database instance is not online/available. Citrix LHC mechanism is replacing the older DB Connection Leasing mechanism. Connection Leasing will eventually be deprecated in subsequent … Read more
