System Requirements
System requirements of Citrix VDA for macOS contain both hardware and software aspects. The delivery model is Remote PC Access based on physical Mac devices and the product has been optimized to run exclusively on Apple Silicon (from M1 to M4). The underlying devices must be within the Apple product families listed below to guarantee support and proper operation.
To ensure access to the VDA from different platforms and be managed as other VDA types, both CWA (Citrix Workspace app) and DaaS version requirements have been specified below.
Supported Hardware Platforms
- Mac mini
- MacBook Air
- MacBook Pro
- iMac
- Mac Studio
- Mac Pro
Note :
Intel CPU based Mac devices are not supported.
Supported macOS Versions
Citrix VDA for macOS supports the recent three releases of macOS.
| macOS Name | macOS version |
|---|---|
| Ventura | 13.* |
| Sonoma | 14.* |
| Sequoia | upto 15.4 |
Note:
Citrix might be limited in its ability to test all the sub-versions under one major macOS revision.
Network Requirements
For VDA Enrollment and Registration, it is required to configure the VDA outbound traffic to TCP port 443 of the following addresses.
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For Citrix DaaS:
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https://[customer_ID].xendesktop.net
- delivery controller endpoint for your Citrix DaaS
- [customer_ID] is your Citrix Cloud customer ID as shown in the Citrix Cloud administrator portal.
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https://*.*.nssvc.net
- Citrix Gateway Service addresses
- Customers who can’t enable all subdomains can use the following addresses instead:
- https://*.g.nssvc.net
- https://*.c.nssvc.net
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https://*.citrixworkspacesapi.net
- Used for Gateway Service connectivity check
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For Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops:
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https://[FQDN of On-Premises Delivery Controllers]
- Including FQDN of all your delivery controllers
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https://[FQDN of On-Premises Delivery Controllers]
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For HDX sessions connection:
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VDA Inbound Traffic:
- UDP and TCP port 2598 and 1494 on VDA must be open.
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VDA Outbound Traffic:
- VDA to UDP and TCP port 443 of the Citrix Gateway Service addresses *.*.nssvc.net must be allowed.
- The configuration is used when a HDX session is launched through Citrix Gateway Service over Rendezvous protocol. Go to Rendezvous traffic flow for more information.
- If Citrix Gateway Service is never used, the outbound traffic configuration can be ignored.
- VDA to UDP and TCP port 443 of the Citrix Gateway Service addresses *.*.nssvc.net must be allowed.
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VDA Inbound Traffic:
You can also view a visual overview of the network configurations based on different remote access options.
See how to disable websocket connection to Citrix Gateway Service if it is never used to access your VDAs.
Proxy configurations
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Proxy configurations for VDA enrollment/registration and HDX session are supported.
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Go to Proxy Configuration support for more information.
Citrix Management Plane Requirement
- Existing DaaS subscription: Standard or above
- Existing CVAD subscription
- Citrix for Private Cloud (CPC)
- Citrix Universal Hybrid Multi-Cloud (U-HMC)
- Citrix Platform License (CPL)
Citrix Workspace App (recommended)
- Citrix Workspace app 2402 for Windows or later
- Citrix Workspace app 2402 for Linux or later
- Citrix Workspace app 2402 for Mac or later
- Citrix Workspace app 2403 for ipadOS/iOS
- Citrix Workspace app 2403 for Android
- Citrix Workspace app 2408 for ChromeOS
- Citrix Workspace app 2404 for HTML5
Additional runtime library
Microsoft .NET Runtime 8.0 is required to install for VDA enrollment and registration. Install .NET from the Microsoft package feed, for more information, see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/install/macos