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Overview This issue occurred after changing the certificate on vCenter server due to the certificate expired. Renewing the Vcenter certificate broke the Hosting connections in Citrix Studio. Step to fix. Running this Powershell command to grab the current Connection and SSLTumbprints: Get-ChildItem XDHyp:\Connections | Select-Object HypervisorConnectionName,FullPath,SslThumbprints Browse the vcenter WEB UI(using https://). You will see the certificate being used. Save / export to a .CER file. Import the exported CER certificate file to Machine / Computer account Certificate-> Trusted People Do this on Delivery Controller Server!...

Overview: Unlike Windows desktop version such Windows 10, or 11 that by default come with Winget pre-installed, and allow us to install Windows Terminal easily from the Microsoft store, Windows Server 2022 edition doesn’t include these applications by default, and it doesn’t include Microsoft store pre-installed. So, here are the commands to install the Terminal and Winget on Windows server 2022. # Installing Prerequisites Start-BitsTransfer -Source 'https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/releases/download/v2.8.6/Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8.x64.appx' -Destination $home\Microsoft.UI.Xaml.appx Add-AppxPackage $home\Microsoft....

Overview SMB over QUIC introduces an alternative to the TCP network transport, providing secure, reliable connectivity to edge file servers over untrusted networks like the Internet. QUIC is an IETF-standardized protocol with many benefits when compared with TCP: All packets are always encrypted and handshake is authenticated with TLS 1.3 Parallel streams of reliable and unreliable application data Exchanges application data in the first round trip (0-RTT) Improved congestion control and loss recovery Survives a change in the clients IP address or port SMB over QUIC offers an “SMB VPN” for telecommuters, mobile device users, and high security organizations....

Overview Citrix ADC, formerly known as Citrix NetScaler, is a feature-rich application delivery controller (ADC) that plays a vital role in optimizing the delivery of applications to end users. It offers advanced load balancing, acceleration, security, and offload capabilities to ensure the smooth and secure functioning of applications across networks. Here are some features and functionalities of Citrix ADC: Load Balancing: Citrix ADC distributes incoming traffic across multiple servers to ensure optimal resource utilization and high availability of applications....

Overview When attempting to join vCenter version 8 to a Windows Active Directory domain, you may encounter the following error: In WebUI dm client exception: Error trying to join AD, error code [xx], user [xx], domain [mydomain.com], orgUnit [] When trying to join through a Shell: Try to join the vcenter from the shell: Command: ./domainjoin-cli join domain username password Example: Connected to service * List APIs: "help api list" * List Plugins: "help pi list" * Launch BASH: "shell" Command> shell root@vcsa [ ~ ]# cd /opt/likewise/bin root@vcsa [ /opt/likewise/bin ]# ....

Overview Windows Package Manager (winget) is a command-line tool designed by Microsoft for managing software packages on Windows 10 or 11 edition. It provides a convenient way for users to search, install, upgrade, and uninstall applications from the command line or scripts. Installation This winget package should have been installed on Windows 10 1709 (build 16299) or later or windows 11 version. But if you want to manually install this package, you can follow this method...

Windows & Linux Shortcut Key Ctrl + n Open a new window Ctrl + Shift + n Open a new window in Incognito mode Ctrl + t Open a new tab, and jump to it Ctrl + Shift + t Reopen previously closed tabs in the order they were closed Ctrl + Tab or Ctrl + PgDn Jump to the next open tab Ctrl + Shift + Tab or Ctrl + PgUp Jump to the previous open tab Ctrl + 1 through Ctrl + 8 Jump to a specific tab Ctrl + 9 Jump to the rightmost tab Alt + Home Open your home page in the current tab Alt + Left arrow Open the previous page from your browsing history in the current tab Alt + Right arrow Open the next page from your browsing history in the current tab Ctrl + w or Ctrl + F4 Close the current tab Ctrl + Shift + w or Alt + F4 Close the current window Alt + Space then n Minimize the current window Alt + Space then x Maximize the current window Alt + f then x Quit Google Chrome Ctrl + Shift + PgUp or Ctrl + Shift + PgDn Move tabs right or left Google Chrome feature shortcuts Shortcut Key Alt + f or Alt + e Open the Chrome menu Ctrl + Shift + b Show or hide the Bookmarks bar Ctrl + Shift + o Open the Bookmarks Manager Ctrl + h Open the History page in a new tab Ctrl + j Open the Downloads page in a new tab Shift + Esc Open the Chrome Task Manager Shift + Alt + t Set focus on the first item in the Chrome toolbar F10 Set focus on the rightmost item in the Chrome toolbar F6 Switch focus to unfocused dialog (if showing) and all toolbars Ctrl + f or F3 Open the Find Bar to search the current page Ctrl + g Jump to the next match to your Find Bar search Ctrl + Shift + g Jump to the previous match to your Find Bar search Ctrl + Shift + j or F12 Open Developer Tools Ctrl + Shift + Delete Open the Clear Browsing Data options F1 Open the Chrome Help Center in a new tab Ctrl + Shift + m Log in a different user or browse as a Guest Alt + Shift + i Open a feedback form F7 Turn on caret browsing Ctrl + F6 Skip to web contents Alt + Shift + a Focus on inactive dialogs Address bar shortcuts Shortcut Key Type a search term + Enter Search with your default search engine Type a search engine name and press Tab Search using a different search engine Type a site name + Ctrl + Enter Add www....

Overview Symbolic links are commonly used in various operating systems, including Unix-like systems such as Linux and macOS, as well as Windows, to create flexible and dynamic file structures, facilitate file organization, and simplify administration tasks. They are frequently employed for creating shortcuts to files or directories, creating virtual copies of files, and providing access to files or directories located in different parts of the file system. In short, by using symbolic links, we can easily redirect one folder or files to another location....

Overview Integrating VMware vCenter with Active Directory (AD) provides centralized identity and access management. By joining vCenter to an AD domain, administrators can leverage existing user accounts, groups, and organizational units in Active Directory for role-based access control (RBAC) in vSphere. This eliminates the need for separate credentials for vCenter, improving security, simplifying management, and ensuring consistency across IT environments. Reasons for Joining vCenter to Active Directory Centralized Authentication and Authorization....

Nano File Editor Overview of nano’s shortcuts The editor’s keystrokes and their functions. File handling Keystroke Function Ctrl+S Save current file Ctrl+O Offer to write file (“Save as”) Ctrl+R Insert a file into current one Ctrl+X Close buffer, exit from nano Editing Keystroke Function Ctrl+K Cut current line into cutbuffer Alt+6 Copy current line into cutbuffer Ctrl+U Paste contents of cutbuffer Alt+T Cut until end of buffer Ctrl+] Complete current word Alt+3 Comment/uncomment line/region Alt+U Undo last action Alt+E Redo last undone action Search and replace Keystroke Function Ctrl+Q Start backward search Ctrl+W Start forward search Alt+Q Find next occurrence backward Alt+W Find next occurrence forward Alt+R Start a replacing session Deletion Keystroke Function Ctrl+H Delete character before cursor Ctrl+D Delete character under cursor Alt+Bsp Delete word to the left Ctrl+Del Delete word to the right Alt+Del Delete current line Operations Keystroke Function Ctrl+T Execute some command Ctrl+J Justify paragraph or region Alt+J Justify entire buffer Alt+B Run a syntax check Alt+F Run a formatter/fixer/arranger Alt+: Start/stop recording of macro Alt+; Replay macro Moving around...