Troubleshooting Citrix XenDesktop®

The ultimate troubleshooting guide for clear, concise, and real-world solutions to a wide range of common Citrix XenDesktop problems

Troubleshooting Citrix XenDesktop®

Gurpinder Singh

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The ultimate troubleshooting guide for clear, concise, and real-world solutions to a wide range of common Citrix XenDesktop problems
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Book Details

ISBN 139781785280139
Paperback274 pages

Book Description

In today’s world, many organizations have decided to move to secure and stable VDI platforms to benefit their organization to meet their security needs. To meet an organization’s requirements, Citrix XenDesktop serves as the best desktop virtualization solution available, providing the optimum user experience.

Troubleshooting Citrix XenDesktop is a single resource guide that will help you dig deep into all the technical issues you encounter to resolve them using an autonomous and well-defined approach.

The book starts by walking you through the XenDesktop architecture and the troubleshooting toolkit for Citrix XenDesktop. The subsequent chapters will help you identify possible causes of various types of Citrix XenDesktop problems that may arise while installing, configuring, or troubleshooting day-to-day problems. You will also be dealing with the most common and important VDA registration problems that you might often face while working with the XenDesktop product suite. Additionally, you will resolve issues that arise while launching Citrix sessions, troubleshoot performance issues, and learn how to integrate Citrix NetScaler with your XenDesktop environment.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Getting Started – Understanding Citrix XenDesktop and its Architecture
Desktop virtualization
Hosted Shared Desktops (HSD) versus Hosted Virtual Desktops (HVD)
The Citrix FlexCast delivery technology
The modular framework architecture
XenDesktop and its architectural components
MCS versus PVS™
What's new in XenDesktop 7.x?
Summary
Chapter 2: Troubleshooting Toolkit for Citrix XenDesktop
Citrix Studio (Desktop Studio)
The Director console (Desktop Director)
CDFControl
Configuring logging for XenDesktop
Perfmon and Procmon
HDX™ Monitor
Citrix Scout
Citrix Quick Launch
Print Detective
StressPrinters
XenDesktop Site Checker
XDPing
XDDBDiag
Xperf or Windows Performance Recorder
Wireshark
The PowerShell SDK for XenDesktop
Checking the desktop machine details
Summary
Chapter 3: Getting Around Installation Issues
Prerequisites
Overcoming database service account issues
Taming licensing issues
Site creation issues
Summary
Chapter 4: Overcoming VDA Registration Problems
Getting familiar with the VDA registration process
Starting with the basics – the event viewer
Firewall configuration
Troubleshooting DNS resolution issues
Overcoming time synchronization issues
Conquering domain membership problems
Multiple network adapters
Service principal name
Surpassing DDC FQDN issues
Local group policies and VDA communication
Solving .NET framework exceptions
A basic troubleshooting flowchart
Troubleshooting using the VDA and Broker Service logs and other tools
Summary
Chapter 5: Conquering Citrix Session Launch Difficulties
Getting familiar with the VDA launch process
Basic troubleshooting with Citrix Director
Common XenDesktop launch issues
Overcoming Citrix StoreFront™ port mapping issues
Summary
Chapter 6: Surpassing XenDesktop Service Issues
Understanding the XenDesktop service architecture
Enabling service logs
Surpassing database account credential issues
Active Directory integration
Using PowerShell to check the status of services
Summary
Chapter 7: Troubleshooting Performance
Getting a grip on the performance parameters
Understanding sizing requirements
Capturing performance data
Summary
Chapter 8: Solving Printing Issues
Understanding the printing setup
Citrix printing policies
Exploring the XenDesktop printing registry settings
Using Print Detective and StressPrinters
Summary
Chapter 9: Getting the Better of HDX™ MediaStream Challenges
Understanding the HDX™ display modes
HDX™ policies and their impact on user experience
Using Flash Redirection for a smooth HDX™ experience
Working with HDX™ RealTime audio/video and the HDX™ plugin for Microsoft Lync 2010
Summary
Chapter 10: Taming MCS and PVS™ Setbacks Gracefully
Enabling logging for MCS and PVS™
Using MCS service logging for troubleshooting common issues
Troubleshooting PVS™ Streaming Service and console issues
Overcoming common PVS™ issues
Summary
Chapter 11: Troubleshooting NetScaler Integration Issues
Integrating Citrix NetScaler and Citrix StoreFront™
Configuring NetScaler
Citrix StoreFront™ configuration for enabling remote access
Challenges with NetScaler integration
NetScaler callback URL configuration
Securing XenApp/XenDesktop communication
Summary
Chapter 12: Dealing with Known Issues in Citrix XenDesktop
Known Citrix XenDesktop general issues
Summary

What You Will Learn

  • Solve VDA registration problems and Citrix session launch difficulties
  • Identify and resolve XenDesktop service issues
  • Troubleshoot performance issues related to the XenDesktop architecture
  • Work around common printing issues
  • Understand the Citrix XenDesktop HDX policies and deal with the HDX MediaStream challenges
  • Resolve the common MCS and PVS configuration issues in your XenDesktop environment
  • Find solutions to some general issues that have been identified and recorded by Citrix in their database that every administrator must be aware of

Authors

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Getting Started – Understanding Citrix XenDesktop and its Architecture
Desktop virtualization
Hosted Shared Desktops (HSD) versus Hosted Virtual Desktops (HVD)
The Citrix FlexCast delivery technology
The modular framework architecture
XenDesktop and its architectural components
MCS versus PVS™
What's new in XenDesktop 7.x?
Summary
Chapter 2: Troubleshooting Toolkit for Citrix XenDesktop
Citrix Studio (Desktop Studio)
The Director console (Desktop Director)
CDFControl
Configuring logging for XenDesktop
Perfmon and Procmon
HDX™ Monitor
Citrix Scout
Citrix Quick Launch
Print Detective
StressPrinters
XenDesktop Site Checker
XDPing
XDDBDiag
Xperf or Windows Performance Recorder
Wireshark
The PowerShell SDK for XenDesktop
Checking the desktop machine details
Summary
Chapter 3: Getting Around Installation Issues
Prerequisites
Overcoming database service account issues
Taming licensing issues
Site creation issues
Summary
Chapter 4: Overcoming VDA Registration Problems
Getting familiar with the VDA registration process
Starting with the basics – the event viewer
Firewall configuration
Troubleshooting DNS resolution issues
Overcoming time synchronization issues
Conquering domain membership problems
Multiple network adapters
Service principal name
Surpassing DDC FQDN issues
Local group policies and VDA communication
Solving .NET framework exceptions
A basic troubleshooting flowchart
Troubleshooting using the VDA and Broker Service logs and other tools
Summary
Chapter 5: Conquering Citrix Session Launch Difficulties
Getting familiar with the VDA launch process
Basic troubleshooting with Citrix Director
Common XenDesktop launch issues
Overcoming Citrix StoreFront™ port mapping issues
Summary
Chapter 6: Surpassing XenDesktop Service Issues
Understanding the XenDesktop service architecture
Enabling service logs
Surpassing database account credential issues
Active Directory integration
Using PowerShell to check the status of services
Summary
Chapter 7: Troubleshooting Performance
Getting a grip on the performance parameters
Understanding sizing requirements
Capturing performance data
Summary
Chapter 8: Solving Printing Issues
Understanding the printing setup
Citrix printing policies
Exploring the XenDesktop printing registry settings
Using Print Detective and StressPrinters
Summary
Chapter 9: Getting the Better of HDX™ MediaStream Challenges
Understanding the HDX™ display modes
HDX™ policies and their impact on user experience
Using Flash Redirection for a smooth HDX™ experience
Working with HDX™ RealTime audio/video and the HDX™ plugin for Microsoft Lync 2010
Summary
Chapter 10: Taming MCS and PVS™ Setbacks Gracefully
Enabling logging for MCS and PVS™
Using MCS service logging for troubleshooting common issues
Troubleshooting PVS™ Streaming Service and console issues
Overcoming common PVS™ issues
Summary
Chapter 11: Troubleshooting NetScaler Integration Issues
Integrating Citrix NetScaler and Citrix StoreFront™
Configuring NetScaler
Citrix StoreFront™ configuration for enabling remote access
Challenges with NetScaler integration
NetScaler callback URL configuration
Securing XenApp/XenDesktop communication
Summary
Chapter 12: Dealing with Known Issues in Citrix XenDesktop
Known Citrix XenDesktop general issues
Summary

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ISBN 139781785280139
Paperback274 pages
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