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Use an Azure DevOps pipeline to deploy a Windows VDA using HashiCorp Packer. This produces a gold image ready for Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops.
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Citrix
Getting Started with the Citrix App Layering Cloud API Service
Last week Citrix released a “Tech Preview” of the App Layering API. The API as a starting point has some basic functionality that customers have been wantin...
Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop vCenter Lab Deploy
Uses Terraform and Ansible to deploy a fully functional CVAD environment. Many of the scripts used are thanks to Dennis Span and his fantastic blog.
Citrix Optimizer Community Template Marketplace
Recently, Martin Zugec from Citrix released version 2.0 of the popular Citrix Optimizer tool and one of the cool new features added is the ability to add cus...
Automating App and OS Layers
Back in May I attended my local CUGC where Ron Oglesby presented a master class on Citrix App Layering (ELM) and after the presentation, it was asked if ther...
Use Netscaler CPX for MAS Testing
After Synergy this year I watched a great presentation by Esther Barthel and Carsten Bruns (SYN220) where they covered MAS Stylebooks and Configuration Jobs....
Dynamically Load Balance Services with Netscaler CPX
This guide covers how a Netscaler CPX can be quickly deployed to automatically load balance web containers from a Docker-Compose file based on the number of ...
Running Pester Tests Against Citrix NetScaler
Pester is a testing framework that runs from Microsoft PowerShell allowing for quick test creation for a variety of usecases. During a recent customer netwo...
Netscaler 12 Firmware Now Includes Python
While recently upgrading my lab Netscaler to version 12, I noticed Python was getting installed so thought I would do a little looksee to see what’s availabl...
XenDesktop 7.x Site Replication Script
If you have ever designed or implemented a mutli-site environment with Citrix XenDesktop 7.6 LTSR or greater chances are you deployed separate dedicated sit...
Reset XenMobile admin CLI password
This guide will go through the steps in resetting the local CLI admin account on a XenMobile 10.x virtual appliance. to complete
Send Citrix Director alerts to Slack via Octoblu
Citrix released XenDesktop 7.11 this week which brings a fantastic feature where alerts can be sent to webhooks. Director now allows you to create alerts bas...
Check Netscaler License Expiration Information Quickly via Powershell
All I did was reboot the thing!
Create an ICA File from Storefront using PowerShell or JavaScript
Stand alone ICA files used to allow organizations a multitude of access options, such as single click web shortcuts, login scripts or simple desktop shortcut...
Upgrade Netscaler via REST API Install Command
With the recent release of Netscaler firmware 11.1 from Citrix brings a new NITRO API command called “install” which allows firmware upgrades from the API. ...
Let’s Encrypt SAN Certificate With Citrix Netscaler (TAKE 2)
This post covers a method using Python and Bash to automate the renewal and updating of a Netscaler SSL certificate with Let’s Encrypt making it possible to ...
Scoring an A+ for Netscaler from SSLLABS with Powershell
Citrix released a blog early summer of 2015 outlining steps to take to harden SSL virtual servers to receive an “A+” from SSLLABS. While the steps are easy ...
2Factor with Google Authenticator and Netscaler
Update January 9, 2018 This post is extremely old and before Citrix offered a real OTP solution. Please use http://www.carlstalhood.com/netscaler-gateway-12-...
Redirect to Full Store Web Path with Netscaler
I hate having to edit single files on multiple servers since it can cause consistency issues and a pain if you need to make changes.
Script to edit IIS 7.5 and Storefront for application initialization
Another powershell script to adjust XML\config files for storefront.
Speed up Storefront with ASPNET.config change script
I got sick of having to manually edit Aspnet.config files to disable signature checking so Storefront would load faster. I created a script that once run fro...
Storefront HTTP redirect and rewrite for PNAGENT
From time to time I run into clients that have very old thin clients but want to make the jump to Storefront. While Storefront does offer “Legacy PNAGENT” it...
Netscaler
Use Netscaler CPX for MAS Testing
After Synergy this year I watched a great presentation by Esther Barthel and Carsten Bruns (SYN220) where they covered MAS Stylebooks and Configuration Jobs....
Dynamically Load Balance Services with Netscaler CPX
This guide covers how a Netscaler CPX can be quickly deployed to automatically load balance web containers from a Docker-Compose file based on the number of ...
Running Pester Tests Against Citrix NetScaler
Pester is a testing framework that runs from Microsoft PowerShell allowing for quick test creation for a variety of usecases. During a recent customer netwo...
Netscaler 12 Firmware Now Includes Python
While recently upgrading my lab Netscaler to version 12, I noticed Python was getting installed so thought I would do a little looksee to see what’s availabl...
Check Netscaler License Expiration Information Quickly via Powershell
All I did was reboot the thing!
Upgrade Netscaler via REST API Install Command
With the recent release of Netscaler firmware 11.1 from Citrix brings a new NITRO API command called “install” which allows firmware upgrades from the API. ...
Let’s Encrypt SAN Certificate With Citrix Netscaler (TAKE 2)
This post covers a method using Python and Bash to automate the renewal and updating of a Netscaler SSL certificate with Let’s Encrypt making it possible to ...
Scoring an A+ for Netscaler from SSLLABS with Powershell
Citrix released a blog early summer of 2015 outlining steps to take to harden SSL virtual servers to receive an “A+” from SSLLABS. While the steps are easy ...
2Factor with Google Authenticator and Netscaler
Update January 9, 2018 This post is extremely old and before Citrix offered a real OTP solution. Please use http://www.carlstalhood.com/netscaler-gateway-12-...
Redirect to Full Store Web Path with Netscaler
I hate having to edit single files on multiple servers since it can cause consistency issues and a pain if you need to make changes.
Storefront
Create an ICA File from Storefront using PowerShell or JavaScript
Stand alone ICA files used to allow organizations a multitude of access options, such as single click web shortcuts, login scripts or simple desktop shortcut...
Script to edit IIS 7.5 and Storefront for application initialization
Another powershell script to adjust XML\config files for storefront.
Speed up Storefront with ASPNET.config change script
I got sick of having to manually edit Aspnet.config files to disable signature checking so Storefront would load faster. I created a script that once run fro...
Storefront HTTP redirect and rewrite for PNAGENT
From time to time I run into clients that have very old thin clients but want to make the jump to Storefront. While Storefront does offer “Legacy PNAGENT” it...
VMware
Invoking vSAN Re-layout with PowerCLI
Skyline Health was reporting “vSAN object format health” alerts after upgrading a bunch of clusters to 7.x. Each cluster requires a “re-layout” to clear the ...
Secure vRO PowerShell Host
Certificates can be a pain to configure in Windows and especially when trying to use with WINRM\Powershell. Follow this post to secure Powershell with HTTPS...
vRA Update Errors When Reducing Appliance CPU and RAM
If you run a lab or a small vRealize Automation environment chances are you reduced the appliance VM resources from 4 vCPU and 18 GB of RAM to something smal...
Send Pushbullet Note via VMware Orchestrator
Pushbullet is a great tool to use for alerting of a variety of scenarios. If you haven’t looked at it before I highly recommend it and beats the heck out of ...
HashiCorp
Using vSphere Guest Customization Attributes with Windows and Terraform
VMware has capability to leverage GuestInfo attributes which allow passing of Metadata and Userdata blobs that can be used for Cloud-init. In very simple ter...
Use Packer and Vagrant to Create a Local MDT Lab
Uses Packer and Vagrant to create a local MDT lab leveraging Automation Framework Community Edition running on Virtual Box.
Build a Vagrant TFE Instance
Builds a Vagrant TFE instance for development or testing using Virtualbox and VMware Workstation\Fusion.
Use a Consul Watch to Monitor Vault Seal Status
In order for a Vault node to be functional, it needs to be in an unsealed state which decrypts the encryption key used for decryption and encryption of secre...
Microsoft
SQL 2014 Availability Group with Windows 2016 Cloud Witness
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App Layering
Getting Started with the Citrix App Layering Cloud API Service
Last week Citrix released a “Tech Preview” of the App Layering API. The API as a starting point has some basic functionality that customers have been wantin...
Automating App and OS Layers
Back in May I attended my local CUGC where Ron Oglesby presented a master class on Citrix App Layering (ELM) and after the presentation, it was asked if ther...
vro
Send Pushbullet Note via VMware Orchestrator
Pushbullet is a great tool to use for alerting of a variety of scenarios. If you haven’t looked at it before I highly recommend it and beats the heck out of ...
VRO
vRA Update Errors When Reducing Appliance CPU and RAM
If you run a lab or a small vRealize Automation environment chances are you reduced the appliance VM resources from 4 vCPU and 18 GB of RAM to something smal...
Octoblu
Send Citrix Director alerts to Slack via Octoblu
Citrix released XenDesktop 7.11 this week which brings a fantastic feature where alerts can be sent to webhooks. Director now allows you to create alerts bas...
PowerShell
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Install Ansible, Molecule, Vagrant on Windows WSL
Ansible is a really cool and very popular config management (and a lot more!) tool but sadly the control plane only runs on Linux based systems. As primaril...