[THIN] Re: PVS deployed image - no seamless apps

  • From: Joe Shonk <joe.shonk@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 09:30:19 -0700

We've been deploying PVS 6.0 and 6.1 with XA6.5 on ESX using the VMXNET3
drivers with success.  For 6.1, you do need installed the Microsoft Hotfix
before installing 6.1 target agent.  The CTX128160 hotfix is built into the
PVS Target installation starting with 6.0.

Joe

On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 8:18 AM, Erik Blom (telenet)
<erik.blom@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> I think I found it...
>
> The customer insisted that we use VMXNet3 adapters, even for the PVS
> adapter. So we needed to install CTX128160 and MS kb2550978 to avoid BSOD's
> while booting from the PVS image. It appears that one of these hotfixes
> broke seamless application publishing. So now we're back to using E1000 for
> the PVS side and VMXNET3 for the production side. First tests look ok...
>
> If this is the case, I wonder why no one else has experienced this. Maybe
> everyone uses E1000 for the PVs side.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Erik
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Greg Reese
> Sent: woensdag 16 mei 2012 15:31
> To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [THIN] Re: PVS deployed image - no seamless apps
>
> you're doing a POC right?  Maybe just remove it completely and see what
> happens.  Then add it back once you see the results you want.
>
> Are you getting formal support form Citrix for your POC?
>
> On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 7:58 AM, Saravanan Srinivasan <sarav2k@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > We were told to reinstall the Edgesight client.
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Erik Blom (telenet) <erik.blom@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: "thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 1:15 AM
> >
> > Subject: [THIN] Re: PVS deployed image - no seamless apps
> >
> > No, no edgesight client installed. Just out of curiosity, how did you
> > fix that?
> >
> > Verstuurd vanaf mijn gsm
> >
> > Op 15-mei-2012 om 22:39 heeft "Saravanan Srinivasan"
> > <sarav2k@xxxxxxxxx> het volgende geschreven:
> >
> > Do you have Edgesight client installed?
> >
> > We had some seamless issue with XA 6 HRP01 and Edgesight client.
> > ________________________________
> > From: Erik Blom (telenet) <erik.blom@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 1:39 PM
> > Subject: [THIN] Re: PVS deployed image - no seamless apps
> >
> > We have re-enabled short name creation and even recreated the image.
> > All short names (progra~1, .) are present. Still, the issue persists .
> >
> > Erik
> >
> > From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> > Behalf Of Joe Shonk
> > Sent: dinsdag 15 mei 2012 19:25
> > To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [THIN] Re: PVS deployed image - no seamless apps
> >
> > We've had issues with the XA tweaks from Citrix.  Don't use disable
> > 8dot3namecreation.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On May 15, 2012, at 9:43 AM, "Erik Blom (telenet)"
> > <erik.blom@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > We are pulling our hairs out over a strange issue... We recently
> > created and deployed a XenApp 6.5 'golden image' through Provisioning
> > Services (PVS 6.1). The image itself works fine, but once deployed
> > from within PVS, we are not able to launch seamless apps. They do
> > launch, but each application launches within a window of their own. We
> > tried CTX131995
> > (http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX131995) but that did not solve
> > our issue.
> >
> > Can anyone help with this? This is killing our POC.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Erik
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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