Neil's MetaXenFrame AppScalerServer ramblings

Sometimes there is software that just won't work "out of the box" on a provisioned image when in shared image mode. Trend OfficeScan Antivirus client is one such beast. Here's a solution.

Citrix have quietly pushed out version 5.1 of provisioning server, which appears to have had a slight re-branding (yes, nothing is sacred!) and now appears to be called Provisioning Services.

Available for anyone with active subs from the mycitrix page.

NIC teaming appears to be finally supported, along with read-only storage for vDisks. Will post a more indepth look when I've had a play.

Citrix have released SP1 (strangely named SP1a - are they expecting a SP1b??) of Provisioning Server 5

Citrix have released SP2 for PVS 4.5

I've been spending some time recently on a proof of concept for Citrix Provisioning Server.

The client is using Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition for their XenApp servers to allow large memory usage (memory hungry apps!)

For performance, I wanted to use the local discs in the Blades for the provisioning server write cache, but every time I booted a provisioned client in shared disc mode, the local disc would disappear, and the cache would revert back to the PVS which killed performance (swap file over the network..ouch)