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        <title>Architecture XA and XD - Category - Chai on Tech</title>
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        <description>Architecture XA and XD - Category - Chai on Tech</description>
        <generator>Hugo -- gohugo.io</generator><language>en</language><copyright>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.</copyright><lastBuildDate>Fri, 07 May 2021 00:00:00 &#43;0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://posts.chaibuilds.com/categories/architecture-xa-and-xd/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><item>
    <title>Sample Citrix GSLB site</title>
    <link>https://posts.chaibuilds.com/posts/sample-citrix-gslb-site/</link>
    <pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2021 00:00:00 &#43;0000</pubDate><guid>https://posts.chaibuilds.com/posts/sample-citrix-gslb-site/</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[Let&rsquo;s look at steps on configuring a Citrix high available site for applications. These are high level steps only. Not a step by step article.
Based on your user count and how critical is the application, create 4 DDCs. Two in North India Datacenter, and two in south India datacenter (or you can create 1 in each datacenter). Similarly, create storefront servers as well. All storefront servers should have all DDCs added under manage delivery controllers section.]]></description>
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    <title>Tools I came across</title>
    <link>https://posts.chaibuilds.com/posts/tools-i-came-across/</link>
    <pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2018 00:00:00 &#43;0000</pubDate><guid>https://posts.chaibuilds.com/posts/tools-i-came-across/</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[Tools that I came across in my day to day troubleshooting:
Autoruns - shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and when you start various built-in Windows applications like Internet Explorer, Explorer and media players. CDFControl - CDFControl utility is an event tracing controller or consumer for capturing CDF trace messages displayed from various Citrix tracing providers. Refer to CTX111961 - CDFControl to download the CDFControl utility.]]></description>
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    <title>XenApp/XenDesktop 7.X Services list</title>
    <link>https://posts.chaibuilds.com/posts/xenapp-xendesktop-7-x-services-list/</link>
    <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2018 00:00:00 &#43;0000</pubDate><guid>https://posts.chaibuilds.com/posts/xenapp-xendesktop-7-x-services-list/</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[XenDesktop 7.x Controller Services There are overall 11 core FMA services in every citrix site. Service Name Executable Logon Account / Startup Type Description Dependencies Citrix AD Identity Service Citrix.ADIdentity.exe NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService Automatic Manages Active Directory Computer Accounts for machines within the xenapp/xendesktop deployment. Workstation Citrix Analytics Citrix.Analytics.exe NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService Automatic Collects analytical data regarding xenapp/xendesktop site configuration to send to citrix for CEIP, if permitted by administrator. None Citrix Broker Service BrokerService.]]></description>
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    <title>Double Hop</title>
    <link>https://posts.chaibuilds.com/posts/double-hop/</link>
    <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2018 00:00:00 &#43;0000</pubDate><guid>https://posts.chaibuilds.com/posts/double-hop/</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[HDX Double-Hop:
This is formerly known as ICA Pass-Through.
User logs into first storefront store on end point device receiver and initiates connection to desktop or server virtual delivery agent. This Citrix desktop or server virtual delivery agent has receiver installed in it and has second storefront details. When user launches an application from Citrix virtual desktop which is on second storefront, he logs into second storefront server and launches the application.]]></description>
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    <title>Session Reliability</title>
    <link>https://posts.chaibuilds.com/posts/session-reliability/</link>
    <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2018 00:00:00 &#43;0000</pubDate><guid>https://posts.chaibuilds.com/posts/session-reliability/</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[Session reliability is a XenApp and XenDesktop feature designed to keep sessions active when there is a network interruptions. This is for users who work from unreliable network like a mobile device, with no wifi.
User on wireless device who enters a tunnel may lose connectivity, under normal scenario, session would disconnect and user has to reconnect to his/her session. With session reliability, hdx traffic is encapsulated by CGP, over port 2598.]]></description>
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    <title>Seamless Applications</title>
    <link>https://posts.chaibuilds.com/posts/seamless-applications/</link>
    <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2018 00:00:00 &#43;0000</pubDate><guid>https://posts.chaibuilds.com/posts/seamless-applications/</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[Seamless mode:
Applications delivered by XenApp and XenDesktop without a desktop are referred as seamless applications. Seamless mode allows remote applications to appear as though they are installed locally i.e., applications appear integrated with local operating system. Seamless applications gives look and feel like applications are installed locally. Without seamless applications, all applications are shown in a Citrix window. Users can maximize and minimize these seamless applications.
Wfshell.exe is the shell that responsible for controlling seamless application delivery which runs on virtual delivery agent, in same session as user’s remote applications.]]></description>
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    <title>Generic USB Redirection</title>
    <link>https://posts.chaibuilds.com/posts/generic-usb-redirection/</link>
    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2018 00:00:00 &#43;0000</pubDate><guid>https://posts.chaibuilds.com/posts/generic-usb-redirection/</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[HDX technology provides optimized support for most popular USB devices. Optimized support offers an improved user experience with better performance and bandwidth efficiency over a WAN. Optimized support is usually the best option, especially in high latency or security-sensitive environments.
HDX technology provides generic USB redirection for specialty devices that don’t have optimized support or where it is unsuitable, for example:
The USB device has more advanced features that are not part of optimized support, such as a mouse or webcam having more buttons.]]></description>
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    <title>Local App Access</title>
    <link>https://posts.chaibuilds.com/posts/local-app-access/</link>
    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2018 00:00:00 &#43;0000</pubDate><guid>https://posts.chaibuilds.com/posts/local-app-access/</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[Local App Access: Local App Access seamlessly integrates locally installed Windows applications into a hosted desktop environment without changing from one computer to another. With Local App Access, you can:
Access applications installed locally on a physical laptop, PC, or other device directly from the virtual desktop. Provide a flexible application delivery solution. If users have local applications that you cannot virtualize or that IT does not maintain, those applications still behave as though they are installed on a virtual desktop.]]></description>
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    <title>Redirection Considerations</title>
    <link>https://posts.chaibuilds.com/posts/redirection-considerations/</link>
    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2018 00:00:00 &#43;0000</pubDate><guid>https://posts.chaibuilds.com/posts/redirection-considerations/</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[Drive Redirection:
Define how client attached drives behave in a HDX session. Whether they should be mapped or not to a HDX session. As per your company’s policies, determine whether client drives are allowed in HDX session, if yes, which types of drives are allowed, is it read-only or read-write, if allowed what should be the drive letter?
Two important policies in client drive redirection are, client drive redirection and auto connect client drives.]]></description>
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    <title>XenDesktop 7.X App/VDA logon process</title>
    <link>https://posts.chaibuilds.com/posts/xendesktop-7-x-app-vda-logon-process/</link>
    <pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 00:00:00 &#43;0000</pubDate><guid>https://posts.chaibuilds.com/posts/xendesktop-7-x-app-vda-logon-process/</guid>
    <description><![CDATA[User opens Netscaler page and enters their credentials over 443. User’s credentials are sent from the netscaler gateway to active directory domain controllers over: LDAP or secure LDAP using TCP ports 389 or 636 Global catalog request / TCP 3268 and 3269 (if necessary) TCP or UDP ports 1645, 1812 and 1813 (if using RADIUS) Once authenticated, user’s request is forwarded to StoreFront over 443 by Netscaler. Once validated, the Netscaler gateway interacts with StoreFront to continue the authentication process.]]></description>
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