Citrix Studio: Cannot connect to vCenter server due to certificate error

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!...

August 4, 2024 · 1 min · by Chisqi

Installing Citrix VDA

Overview Citrix Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA) is a component of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops that enables the delivery of virtualized desktops and applications to users. VDA requires to be installed on either virtual machines or physical machines which’s member of a machine catalog in CVDA environment. By installing VDA, it allows any machines on a machine catalog to register with the Delivery Controller and participate in the application and desktop delivery infrastructure....

December 15, 2023 · 3 min · by Chisqi

Citrix Machine Catalog

Overview A Citrix Machine Catalog is a grouping of virtual machines (VMs) or physical machines that have the same operating system in Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD) environment. These catalogs are used to streamline the management of desktops and applications delivered through Citrix. Creating and managing the machine catalog envolves several steps including preparing the master / golden image. Master image. The master image in short is a Virtual Machine containing the operating system and all applications that we can use as a template....

October 15, 2023 · 6 min · by Chisqi

Citrix Cheat Sheet

Introduction Citrix includes the powershell cmdlet when installing, to manage and perform Citrix administrative task via powershell. These are some powershell command can be used. By default, these cmdlet is loaded automatically when the insallation is finsied. If it doesn’t load properly, use this commands to load. Load Module Add-PSSnapin Citrix Alternative: asnp citrix Citrix Cheat Sheet Powershell Cheat sheet Get-Service -DisplayName *citrix* # Display all the Citrix services installed on the Delivery Controller....

October 14, 2023 · 5 min · by Chisqi

Citrix ADC / Netscaler Gateway

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....

October 12, 2023 · 5 min · by Chisqi