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Using XenDesktop with VMware

Using XenDesktop with VMware Infrastructure 3 or vSphere 4 require a few extra steps to set up and configure.  VMware Infrastructure 3 and vSphere 4 both have a few different steps for XenDesktop Delivery Controller and XenDesktop Setup Wizard communication

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Upgrading to Provisioning Services 5.1 Service Pack 1

Now that Provisioning Services 5.1 Service Pack 1 has been released, I am going to go over the upgrade process.  Provisioning Services 5.1 Service Pack 1 has added some new features, fixes, and removed some features.  For a complete overview of the

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Provisioning Services 5.1 SP1 Licensing and XenApp 5 FP2

Citrix has changed licensing for Provisioning Services with the release of Provisioning Services 5.1 Service Pack 1 and XenApp 5 Feature Pack 2.  The license change comes from the new VM Hosted Applications feature in XenApp 5 Feature Pack 2.  With this change

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Provisioning Services High Availability with a Read-Only vDisk Store

Provisioning Services 5.1 introduced another storage option for a vDisk store.  The ability to use a read-only vDisk store.  Provisioning Services 5.1 has added some nice new features to the product and the ability to use a read-only vDisk store is another one

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Provisioning Services 5.1 Service Pack 1 Overview

Citrix is getting ready to release Provisioning Services 5.1 Service Pack 1 in the next few weeks.  A Citrix knowledgebase article has been released detailing the release notes of the Provisioning Services 5.1 Service Pack 1.  Let’s go over what

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Provisioning Services High Availability with a Local vDisk Store

When setting up high availability in a Provisioning Services environment there is always the question of where to put the vDisk store.  You have several different options for the location of the vDisk store.  You can place it on the

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Provisioning Services 5.1 Specify Database Mirror Failover Partner…Huh?

This feature has been been added to Provisioning Services 5.6. Provisioning Services 5.1 has another new feature – the ability to specify a database mirror failover partner. Ok, but what are the requirements? How do you configure it? Do you

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Have you upgraded to Provisioning Services 5.1 yet? Why Not?

Provisioning Services 5.1 has been out for awhile now and it amazes me how many people are still running 4.5 or 5.0. Why haven’t they upgraded yet? Do they know about the new features?

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