Citrix Reciever - Getting to grips

Im playing around with Citrix Receiver and its install and config methods.

This blog will contain some references for myself while i work out my plan.

Web Interface 5.4 Users
Citrix Receiver Enterprise 3.2 is the last version to support legacy PNAgent Sites (eg. Web Interface 5.4)

Streamed Applications
The OfflinePlugin is required for streaming applications to that device.
Also ensure that the web interface/PNAgent site is set to trusted in the IE Sites list.
Streamed VHD info app-streaming-mounting-vhds-on-xenapp

Debug Streaming
Under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Wow6432/Citrix/Rade/
ADD DWORD “EnableDebugConsole”
ADD Value =1
for full information on Debugging Streaming http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX112472

Streaming using VHDs
For pooled desktop environments or virtualized XenApp servers the option to mount the applications as VHD mount points is a great option. This saves loading the apps into the image, They can just be added as a VHD and read across the network at block level.
The use of the VHD is auto-detect for XenDesktop but the following registry keys allow you to better set the control, and force Xenapp to use this behaviour (if your Xenapp servers are using network storage)

HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\Citrix\Rade

UseVHD

• Omitted = autodetect
• 0 = Don’t even think about mounting VHDs
• 1 = If you see one do your best to mount it no matter what you see

VHDErrorFallback

• 2 (default) – Fall back to DIR if VHD mount fails.
• 1 fall back to DIR only if VHD does not exist.
• 0 Never physically populate the cache. Fail the app launch if you didn’t find a VHD.

To perform an easy check if you machine is using the VHDs look in the Radecache folder and if the GUIDs have a shortcut arrow they are re-directed to a VirtualDisk.

Info gained from this Citrix Blog

Receiver 3.3 - Prevent the setup prompt for users
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX135438

PNAgent Server Site Path
HKLM\Software\Wow6432Node\Citrix\PNAgent
ServerURL  (REG_SZ) = http://server/citrix/pnagent/config.xml

Setting this HKLM version of the key then copies the setting to the user into a REG_BINARY version inside their HKCU\Software\Citrix\PNAgent\Configuration Model 000

Full details on the process are here

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX135584


Suppress URL Prompt at Logon
HKCU\Software\Citrix\PNAgent
SuppressURLPromptAtLogin = 0

How the Site URL is used by the Citrix Online plug in
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX135584