Windows NLB on Hyper-V R2

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Today I had the luxury of setting up a Unicast NLB on a couple of Windows 2008 servers (for Citrix Web Interface 5.2). The servers themselves are guest VMs running on Hyper-V R2. I noticed that when trying to create the NLB, it would not converge. The NLB wizard was erroring out, plus the entire NIC would go offline, losing its static IP association. I would also see Error 12289.

Optimizing XenApp on VMWare ESX

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There are numerous benefits for running Citrix XenApp on XenServer; including single vendor support, built-in optimizations, and integration features. However, what if you are working in a VMWare ESX environment? As a consultant or an internal engineer, you cannot always dictate the virtualization environment. The following are some tried and true best practices for optimizing XenApp on VMWare ESX.

Read More, view the full article at GenV: http://www.thegenerationv.com/2009/10/optimizing-xenapp-on-vmware-esx.html

Louisville-Area Citrix Users Group Meeting Oct 21

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Hey guys, I hope all is well! I have not been very active lately due to numerous computer problems (and like most IT geeks, I tend not to want to work on my own PC issues...)

As I mentioned previously, There is a new Louisville-Area Citrix Users Group. Here is a link: http://www.meetup.com/citrixlouisville/

The first meeting is Wednesday, October 21st at the BBC Tap Room.

Chris Bacon is helping sponsor, so if nothing else, come down and get a few free brews on Citrix's tab! I'm planning on going, so I hope to see some of you there. Feel free to pass this on to anyone who may be interested.