Tag: update

Citrix XenServer multiple security updates

Today (November 13th 2012) Citrix has released a critical update for all of it’s XenServer products.

A number of security vulnerabilities have been identified in Citrix XenServer. These vulnerabilities affect all currently supported versions of Citrix XenServer up to and including version 6.1.

The following denial of service vulnerabilities have been addressed:

  • Timer overflow DoS vulnerability (CVE-2012-4535)
  • pirq range check DoS vulnerability (CVE-2012-4536)
  • Memory mapping failure DoS vulnerability (CVE-2012-4537)
  • Unhooking empty PAE entries DoS vulnerability (CVE-2012-4538)
  • Grant table hypercall infinite loop DoS vulnerability (CVE-2012-4539)
  • XENMEM_add_to_physmap DoS vulnerability (CVE-2012-4557) Continue reading “Citrix XenServer multiple security updates”

New version of XenDesktop Site checker tool

Citrix has released an update on the cool tool XenDesktop site checker.

The XenDesktop site checker uses the XenDesktop Powershell SDK to enumerate XenDesktop 5 site brokers, services, hosts, assignments, catalogs, and provisioning tasks and schemes. It checks whether or not services are running and service instances are registered, and provides the ability to enable logging for each service. It also provides advanced management tasks that aren’t available in Desktop Studio, and provides detailed information about each component that it checks, and logs any script that is executed by the tool.

New Features in this release

System Center 2012 Update Rollup 3 released

Microsoft has released last week Update Rollup #3 for its System Center 2012 suite.

Here are the fixes they have solved in this update rollup pack:

Update Rollup 3 for System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 (KB2751230) Continue reading “System Center 2012 Update Rollup 3 released”

Update for Windows 7 & Windows Server 2008 R2 KMS hosts to support Windows 8 & Windows Server 2012

This update extends the Key Management Service (KMS) for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 to allow enterprise licensing of Windows 8 and of Windows Server 2012.
KMS provides support for the following KMS client activations:

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
  • Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2)
  • Windows 8
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows 7 and Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1)
  • Windows Vista and Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2)

Key Management Service (KMS) uses a KMS host key to activate KMS on a KMS host, and to establish a local activation service in your environment. This update extends support for KMS to provide activation for Windows 8 and for Windows Server 2012.

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing the problem described in this article. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.
If the hotfix is available for download, there is a “Hotfix download available” section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.
NoteIf additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, go to the following Microsoft website: Continue reading “Update for Windows 7 & Windows Server 2008 R2 KMS hosts to support Windows 8 & Windows Server 2012”

Citrix NetScaler documentation

Citrix has released new versions or new documentation on their NetScaler products.

Here’s the overview and links to the documentation:

NetScaler Quick Start Guide for MPX 8800 Platform – Release 9.3

Citrix NetScaler Quick Start Guide for MPX 8200/8400/8600 Platform – Release 10

Citrix NetScaler Quick Start Guide for MPX 8800 Platform – Release 10

Citrix NetScaler Quick Start Guide for MPX 8200/8400/8600 Platform – Release 9.3

Personal vDisk 5.6.5 release

What’s New in Personal vDisk 5.6.5

Citrix personal vDisk 5.6.5 includes a new registry and file-system architecture for
personal vDisks, which ensures better usability and application compatibility.
In previous releases, the part of a personal vDisk that stores applications, the .vhd file,
was mapped by default to the V: drive. In personal vDisk 5.6.5, the .vhd file no longer
requires a drive letter, so only one drive letter is used. By default, this is still P: and
stores the profile and other user data.
In addition, a new algorithm automatically adjusts the relative sizes of the two parts of
the vDisk (the space for applications and the space on P:) depending on how the vDisk
is used. For example, if a user installs several big applications on the personal vDisk so
space becomes limited, the application space is increased relative to the space on P:.
The overall size of the personal vDisk does not change. You can configure this feature.

For the complete administrator’s guide please click here.

Click here to download the update (requires a valid MyCitrix ID)

FAQ Re-release XenServer 6.0.2

Q: How can I check if my system is up to date and the two required hotfixes are installed?
A: In XenCenter, select a Pool, and then click the General tab. If the hotfixes are installed – they will be listed in the Updates section as shown below:

XC-Updates

Q: XenCenter shows that the hotfixes are not installed, what should I do to bring my system up to date?
A: You will need to install two hotfixes. Refer to CTX132823 – Hotfix XS602E001 – For XenServer 6.0.2 and CTX132824 – Hotfix XS602E002 – For XenServer 6.0.2 and for more details.

Continue reading “FAQ Re-release XenServer 6.0.2”

How to Update the Provisioning Services “Target Device Software” (PVS Agent) on a vDisk

I watched a webinar tonight about “Provisioning Services 6.0’s Coolest New Feature – vDisk Versioning” brought by Richard Nash. At the end of this great webinar (will post the link to the video and presentation when it comes available) Richard spent a few moments on how to update the drivers for the Provisioning Services target device.

Continue reading “How to Update the Provisioning Services “Target Device Software” (PVS Agent) on a vDisk”

Installing Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 hotfixes

When you have XenServer 6.0.2 installed before they pulled it from the download site (like me) you can choose to either re-install the new version (6.0.2.1) or to download the 2 hotfixes Citrix has released. I choose the latter and I‘ll show you how you can install and upload the hotfixes to your XenServer.

First of all download the 2 hotfixes (XS602E001 and XS602E002) from the Citrix download page. Save the 2 files to a location of your choice.

For the best results and the least problems it’s best to update the XenServer 1 update at a time. So select 1 update per run.

Open XenCenter and go to “Tools’ and “Install software update”.

Click “Next” on the first screen to select the update. Continue reading “Installing Citrix XenServer 6.0.2 hotfixes”

Citrix CCEE certification track

Citrix has released an update for the CCEE vertification track. Here’s their statement about the update and the requirements to keep certified.

For the thousands of you who possess or are working toward the elite Citrix Certified Enterprise Engineer certification, you may be wondering how the recently announced updated track affects you. Well, you’re in luck – we are here to give you exactly those answers and guide you on the right path to ensure you stay up-to-date with your hard-earned CCEE designation.

If you have a legacy CCEA or CCIA for XenApp (Presentation Server 4) and want to update to the CCEE, you need to know that your certification will expire on July 31, 2012. The good news is that you are eligible to use the shortened update path to update your certification by that date. That gives you five months to prepare for and take just one exam to stay current. By doing this, you will not only have a current CCEE for a period of three years, but you’ll also be eligible to earn the latest Citrix Certified Integration Architect (CCIA) for Virtualization – the highest level of Citrix certification – by passing just one additional exam. Continue reading “Citrix CCEE certification track”