What’s new
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This release of Citrix Provisioning includes the enhancements described in the following sections. It includes several fixes for issues seen in past releases, and issues that we have identified.
Support for creating Citrix Provisioning catalogs in VMware environments using Studio
With Studio, you can now create Citrix Provisioning catalogs in VMware environments. Previously, you had to switch between different consoles to provision and manage those catalogs. This feature simplifies the process, letting you perform provisioning and power management tasks entirely within Studio. For more information see, Create a Citrix Provisioning catalog in VMware environment using Studio.
Enhanced performance of Citrix Provisioning Configuration Wizard
The Citrix Provisioning Configuration Wizard no longer scans for all database instances, which can be time-consuming with many database instances. Instead, you can now enter the database instance to use, significantly improving the experience of creating new farms and joining an existing farm. For information, see Identify the farm.
Downgrade script available in Citrix Provisioning ISO
The Downgrade.ps1 script is now included in the Citrix Provisioning ISO. It is located under \Tools\Scripts folder. For information on downgrade, see Downgrade.
Enable or disable scrambling of licensing telemetry data
Considering the sensitivity of information sent in the license telemetry, Citrix Provisioning provides you an option to enable or disable scrambling of licensing telemetry data. Scrambling is enabled by default. However, you can disable scrambling using MCLI or PVS SnapIn commands. You can also generate a mapping report of scrambled values to clear text values covering any data uploaded in the last one year using PowerShell commands.
For information on disabling scrambling and generating a report, see Enable or disable scrambling of licensing telemetry data.
Support for validation of license server’s certificate
When you validate license server communication, the license server’s certificate must be valid and trusted. If the license server is using a self-signed certificate that is valid but not trusted, you are prompted to add trust for the certificate. If the hostname is invalid for the server certificate that is used to connect (hostname mismatch), supported hostnames are suggested. For more information on selecting the license server using the Configuration wizard, see Select the license server.
Improved Windows Memory Optimization Management
Citrix Provisioning Optimizers are now enhanced to enable Windows Memory Compression. You can select the Disable Windows SuperFetch option on the Edit Optimization Settings dialog and still have Windows Memory Compression feature.
Enhanced support for Windows Server Core
With this enhancement, you can do the following after installing Citrix Provisioning Server on Windows Server Core:
- BDM update from a remote console connected to a Citrix Provisioning Server
- Create target VMs using Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Setup Wizard using HDD BDM boot.
The Server Core option is a minimal installation as opposed to the installation of Server with Desktop Experience. The Windows Server core reduces the potential attack surface to critical infrastructure.
Delete WBC disk at shutdown for MCS provisioned Citrix Provisioning catalogs
With this feature, you have the option to delete the write-back cache (WBC) disk after you shut down the VM for MCS provisioned Citrix Provisioning catalogs in Azure. This implementation helps to save cost when you do not need a persistent WBC disk. This feature is also applicable to an existing catalog. For information on creating an MCS provisioned Citrix Provisioning catalogs in Azure with WBC disk as non-persistent, see Delete WBC disk at shutdown.
Support for Linux streaming target devices
For Linux streaming, the following operating systems supported:
- Ubuntu 22.04, 20.04
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4, 9.2, 8.10, 8.8
- Rocky Linux 9.4, 9.2, 8.10, 8.8
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
For more information, see Streaming Linux target devices.