Month: August 2013

Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V- Deploying Hyper-V Enterprise Server Virtualization Platform

8345ENWindows Server 2012 Hyper-V- Deploying Hyper-V Enterprise Server Virtualization Platform by Zahir Hussain Shah is a very well written book which reads easily and quickly.

This book covers first what virtualization options there are in the field and what it is.
Each chapter has a clear in-depth structure of information on settings and configuration options from networking to management and High Availability or disaster recovery.

The book discusses various installation options for Hyper-V, management consoles and is a must read for every level of Hyper-V administrator. Whether you are a starter in the field or a veteran Hyper-V admin. This book covers all bases and speaks to you at the right level with the correct amount of information.

Read more about the book or order it at Packt Publishing here.

XenApp 6.5 Hotfix Rollup Pack 02

Citrix has released HRP02 for XenApp 6.5 for Windows Server 2008R2 end of June. This Rollup Pack packs a lot of fixes which have been released after the release of Rollup Pack 01.

Download

You can download the HRP02 here.

Replaced Hotfixes

This hotfix rollup pack replaces the following hotfixes:

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Invalidated Hotfixes Continue reading “XenApp 6.5 Hotfix Rollup Pack 02”

How to Enable Continuous CDF Tracing in Provisioning Services 7.0

This article describes how to enable continuous CDF tracing in Provisioning Services 7.0.

Requirements

CDFMonitor

Background

With the introduction of Provisioning Services 7.0, the Provisioning Services logging mechanism has changed from persistent log files to CDF tracing. Provisioning Services no longer logs streaming event to a log file. You must configure CDF tracing to capture persistent logging for determining the root cause of a problem.

Procedure

To enable continuous CDF tracing in Provisioning Services 7.0, complete the following procedure:

  • Download the Provisioning Services specific configuration file from this article.
  • Extract the files to the C:cdfmonitor folder.
  • Replace the CDFMonitor.exe.config that comes with CDFMonitor with the one downloaded from this article.
  • Open a command line interface and open the C:cdfmonitor folder.
  • Run the following command:
    cdfmonitor.exe /installservice

    CDFMonitor runs as a service that persists even after the server restarts. Continuous CDF trace is then captured on all modules. The trace file will grow to 100 MB in size and will rotate between five files. The moment the CDFMonitor service is restarted, a new CDF trace file is created.

Download

You can read more instructions and download the special CDFMonitor.exe here.

DSCheck Maintenance Assistant

Citrix has released a new tool (for GUI lovers amongst us techies) for DSCheck options and queries to make our live easier. Be aware that the tool (even with GUI) can break your environment so USE CAUTION!!!

DSCheck Maintenance Assistant is designed to facilitate the process of running dscheck commands on a XenApp server. The tool provides a graphical user interface for dscheck.exe that the XenApp administrators can use to clean and validate their datastore.

Prerequisites

  • Install .NET Framework 2.0 or later
  • log on as a user with Local Administrative privileges

Installing DSCheck Maintenance Assistant

DSCheck Maintenance Assistant is a standalone application. You need not install the application; also you can run the application from any folder local on the XenApp server.

Download

You can download the tool here and read more about the options and how to use them wisely.