Provisioning Services Database Transaction Log Growing Excessively

Provisioning Services database transaction logs are growing rapidly, which might result in running out of disk space and the inability for clients to connect.

If the recovery model on the transaction database is set to Full or old database entries are not purged, old entries are not automatically scrubbed from the log and the
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HOWTO Recover Windows Kernel Level Dump Files from Provisioned Target

This article describes how to capture a Windows Kernel dump from a Provisioned virtual disk using a local hard drive.

In previous versions of Microsoft Windows (XP/2003/2000), the paging file was required to be on the same partition of the operating system. Because of this restriction, kernel level dump files could not be redirected
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Create VMs automatically on Hyper-V 2008 R2 with the PVS Streamed VM Setup Wizard

This blog (by Andreas Skuban on The Citrix Blog) describes how to create VMs automatically on Hyper-V 2008 R2 / SCVMM 2008 R2 with the Provisioning Services 5.6 SP1 “Streamed VM Setup Wizard”. «Continue Reading»

Provisioning Services AntiVirus Best Practices

If you do not configure your antivirus software properly, the performance of the Target Device and Provisioning Services Server can be greatly impacted «Continue Reading»

HOWTO Reverse Image from Virtual Disk to Local Hard Disk with VMware ESX4

This article describes how to reverse image from a virtual disk to a local hard disk with VMware ESX4. «Continue Reading»

Starting the XenDesktop VDA

Today i ‘ve had a great remote session with one of our customers at RES Software. His environment contains Microsoft Hyper-V (hypervisor), Citrix XenDesktop (broker), Citrix Provisioning Server (provisioning of vDisks), RES Workspace Manager and finally RES Automation Manager. «Continue Reading»

XenDesktop 4 to XenDesktop Virtual Desktop Agent Conversion Process with Provisioning Server

This article describes the conversion process from XenDesktop 4 to XenDesktop 5 with Citrix Provisioned desktops. This assumes that the XenDesktop 5 farm infrastructure has already been installed and configured per the Installation Guide. «Continue Reading»

Provisioning Services Components Interaction

This article provides a description about how the Provisioning Services components interact with each other and how they should be configured to grant adequate permissions. «Continue Reading»

Fastest way to update PVS Target Device Software With XenServer

With every new release of Citrix Provisioning Services (PVS) we are challenged with the process of upgrading the Target Device Software on the Virtual Machines (VM). There are three options; you can use Reverse Image, Hyper-V Direct VHD Boot or XenServer Direct VHD Boot. «Continue Reading»

HOWTO Optimize XenDesktop Machines

The TargetOSOptimizer tool reconfigures various Windows functions to optimize the performance of the operating system for virtual desktops. Optimization of the master VM is typically performed before the desktop catalog is created. «Continue Reading»