Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops

Cumulative Update 1 (CU1)

Release date: August 20, 2024

What’s new

Smart card authentication support

Web Studio now supports smart card authentication, enabling administrators to access Web Studio using PIV and CAC cards. For more information, see Set up smart card authentication for Web Studio.

Enhancement to usage telemetry reporting

With the enhancement in the license usage telemetry feature, the license utilisation data for Citrix products, components, and features deployed in Citrix managed environments are collected and processed. This implementation is to confirm license compliance and the data is managed through the Citrix License Server. You must update to the latest version of the license server and have a Citrix Cloud account. For more information, see:

For the list of Licensing Telemetry data elements, see Citrix Licensing Telemetry data elements.

About this release

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 2402 LTSR Cumulative Update 1 (CU1) fixes more than 30 issues reported since the initial release of the 2402 LTSR.

2402 LTSR (general information)

2402 LTSR (features and upgrade information)

Issues fixed since Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 2402 LTSR (initial release)

Known issues in this release

Deprecation and removals

Citrix Product Subscription Advantage Eligibility Dates

Downloads

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 2402 LTSR CU1

Linux Virtual Delivery Agent 2402 LTSR CU1

Linux Virtual Delivery Agent 2402 CU1 contains fixes.

Profile Management 2402 LTSR CU1

Profile Management 2402 CU1 contains fixes.

Session Recording 2402 LTSR CU1

Session Recording 2402 CU1 contains fixes.

StoreFront 2402 LTSR CU1

StoreFront 2402 CU1 contains fixes.

New deployments

How do I deploy CU1 from scratch?

You can set up a brand-new Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops environment based on CU1 - using the CU1 metainstaller. Before you do that, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the product:

Peruse the Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 7 2402 LTSR (initial release) section and pay close attention to the Technical Overview, Install and Configure, and Security sections before you start planning your deployment. Ensure your setup meets the system requirements for all components.

Existing deployments

What do I update?

CU1 provides updates to 15 baseline components of the 2402 LTSR. Remember: Citrix recommends that you update all LTSR components of your deployment to CU1. For example: If Citrix Provisioning is part of your LTSR deployment, update the Citrix Provisioning components to CU1. If Citrix Provisioning isn’t part of your deployment, you do not need to install or update it.

2402 LTSR CU1 baseline components

2402 CU1 baseline component Version as shown in Programs and Features Documentation
Single-session VDA 2402.0.1100.1256 Single-session VDA
Multi-session VDA 2402.0.1100.1256 Multi-session VDA
Delivery Controller 2402.0.1100.1256 Delivery Controller
Citrix Studio 7.41.1100.48 Citrix Studio
Citrix Director 7.41.1100.33 Citrix Director
Citrix Group Policy Management 7.41.1100.34 Citrix Group Policy Management
Citrix Group Policy Client-Side Extension 7.41.1100.34  
Citrix StoreFront 2402.0.1100.8 Citrix StoreFront
Universal Print Server 7.41.1100.58 Universal Print Server
Session Recording 24.2.1100 Session Recording
Linux VDA 24.02.1100.21 Linux Virtual Delivery Agent
Profile Management 24.2.1100.23 Profile Management
Citrix Federated Authentication Service 10.17.1100.16 Citrix Federated Authentication Service (FAS)
Browser Content Redirection 15.48.1100.65 Browser Content Redirection
Citrix Probe Agent 2206 7.41.1100.15 Download

2402 LTSR CU1 compatible components

The following components - at the versions given below - are compatible with LTSR environments. They aren’t eligible for the LTSR benefits (extended lifecycle and fix-only cumulative updates). Citrix might ask you to upgrade to a newer version of these components within your 2402 environments.

Compatible components and features Version as shown in Programs and Features Documentation
App Layering 2206.0.0 Citrix App Layering
HDX RealTime Optimization Pack 2.9.400.2702 HDX RealTime Optimization Pack
License Server 11.17.2.0_BUILD_48000 License Server
User personalization layer 24.3.2 User personalization layer
Session Recording web player 24.2.1100.16 Session recording web player
Microsoft Teams optimization 15.32.1000.9 Microsoft Teams optimization
Workspace Environment Management 2402.1.100.1 Workspace Environment Management
XenApp & XenDesktop 7.15 LTSR VDA (latest release)* Latest Cumulative Update only Documentation

2402 LTSR CU1 notable exclusions

The following features, components, and platforms aren’t eligible for 2402 lifecycle milestones and benefits. Specifically, cumulative updates and extended lifecycle benefits are excluded. Updates to excluded features and components are available through regular current releases.

Excluded components and features
AppDisks
AppDNA
Citrix SCOM Management Pack
Framehawk
Personal vDisk
StoreFront Citrix Online Integration
Excluded Windows platforms *
Windows 2008 32-bit (for Universal Print Server)

* Citrix reserves the right to update platform support based on third-party vendors’ lifecycle milestones.