Android

Setting up an Android Emulator for use with Citrix XenApp 6.5 Mobile Application SDK

One of the coolest SDKs I’ve seen come out in quite a while is the Citrix XenApp 6.5 Mobile Application SDK. As of this writing, only the Android version of the Citrix Receiver is supported so I will show you how to set up an Android emulator with the Citrix Receiver for testing purposes.

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splunk

It is official. I have joined Splunk!

With the new year comes a new direction for me – I have officially joined Splunk as a Solutions Architect.

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Citrix Synergy Barcelona 2011 Keynote Live Blog

Citrix Synergy 2011 is going on now in Barcelona. I’ll be live blogging the event here. Expect to see more information about recent Citrix acquisitions.

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Citrix Acquires ShareFile – a Citrix Service Provider Perspective

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Citrix Systems recently completed the acquisition of a company called ShareFile. In this post, I take the perspective of a Citrix Service Provider (CSP) and dream up some ways that ShareFile could be used to add value to CSP subscribers.

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PowerShell

Citrix XenApp 6.0 to XenApp 6.5 PowerShell Upgrade Utility Under the Hood

Citrix recently released XenApp 6.5. However, there is not a way to do an in-place upgrade from XenApp 6.0 to XenApp 6.5. This means that the Citrix administrator will have to uninstall XenApp 6.0 components and install XenApp 6.5 components. Citrix released a PowerShell utility to help in this process, and in this post I break that utility down into a Visio flowchart to you can understand what is going on behind the scenes.

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Export and Import Citrix XenApp 6 Published Applications Using PowerShell

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Exporting and Importing published applications in Citrix XenApp used to be a tedious process. Now, thanks to XenApp PowerShell Cmdlets, this process is much easier and more flexible. No uber scripting skills needed.

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Migrate Citrix XenApp 6 Folder Structure Using PowerShell

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There are times when you need to migrate all or part of your Citrix XenApp 6 folder structure from one farm to another, or just back up a XenApp 6 folder structure. This post will show you how to accomplish this using PowerShell.

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Citrix Synergy 2011 Keynote Live Blog

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Citrix Synergy 2011 is going on now. I’ll be live blogging the event.

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Citrix Acquires Cloud Control Panel Company EMS Cortex

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Citrix acquired EMS Cortex – a cloud control panel company. This web-based control panel allows for provisioning of a multitude of resources including Microsoft Exchange, Citrix XenApp, Microsoft SharePoint, DNS, SQL, Hyper-V, and more.

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How to Install the Citrix XenApp 6 PowerShell Cmdlets

PowerShell

PowerShell is the new API for Citrix XenApp starting with version 6. Whether you want to write interactive applications or work with your XenApp farm via command line, you first need to set up the XenApp 6 PowerShell SDK. This post will step you through setting up the Citrix XenApp 6 PowerShell SDK in your environment.

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Bulk Update XenApp 6 Published Application Properties with PowerShell

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There are times when you need to update a property on multiple XenApp published applications. If you only have a few applications to update, this can be done via the management console. However, if you have more than a few applications to update, then PowerShell is the way to go. In this post, I will show you how to use PowerShell to update published application properties on multiple applications at the same time.

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Citrix XenApp 6 PowerShell SDK: Getting a List of Applications with C#

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This post will show you how to use the Citrix XenApp 6 PowerShell SDK to obtain a list of applications from your XenApp 6 farm. We’ll look at how to do this with using the PowerShell Runspace and how to do this using the Citrix XenApp 6 wrapper assembly.

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Getting Started with the Citrix XenApp PowerShell SDK and C#

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In XenApp 6, MFCOM is out and PowerShell is in. This post is the first in a series to help you understand how to develop appliations that utilize the Citrix XenApp 6 PowerShell SDK and Microsoft C#.

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