Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktop 7 2103

H1 of 2021 is almost done and spring is around the corner. Citrix have released a new version of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop 7 2103. So its time to upgrade your environment before Spring, a good time to clean up and update your environment and start good in Spring :O).

Release 7 2103 is now available for download, March, 2021.

Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktop 7 2103 is a CR release. Read more about CR here

Citrix Virtual Apps (former name: XenApp) Citrix Virtual Desktop (former name: XenDesktop)

Citrix raises the bar of for user experience and new product release of following technologies:

  • Director 2103
  • Virtual Delivery Agents 2103 for ServerOS and ClientOS
  • Virtual Delivery Agent 2103 for Linux
  • Citrix Federated Authentication Service 2103
  • Profile Management 2103
  • Workspace Environment Management 2103
  • Session Recording 2103
  • Applayering 2102
  • Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop Service
  • Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop Standard for Azure
  • Citrix Cloud Health Check
  • Workspace App 2103 for Windows
  • Workspace App 2103 for Windows (Store)
  • Workspace App 2103 for Linux
  • Workspace App 2103 for Chrome
  • Workspace App 2103 for Android
  • Workspace App 2103 for MacOS
  • Workspace App 2103 for HTML5
  • Workspace App 2103 for ChromeOS

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Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktop 7 1903 released

Citrix have released a new version of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop 7 1903 which is now available for download.

Citrix Virtual Apps (former name: XenApp) Citrix Virtual Desktop (former name: XenDesktop)

Microsoft Windows Server 2019 & Windows 10 1809 is supported with this release.

Another great thing is that now “infrastructure components for Citrix” can be installed on Microsoft Windows ServerCore, which means a minimum OS and only install what is required, no GUI just raw performance, something which a lot of service providers, customers are going to like. This is important for scalability and automation and having best TCO running a Citrix infrastructure. Citrix director & delivery controller now works and is supported on ServerCore (WS2012r2/WS2016/WS2019).

Citrix raises the bar of for user experience and new product release of following technologies:

  • Director 1903
  • Virtual Delivery Agents 1903 for ServerOS and ClientOS
  • Virtual Delivery Agents 1903 for Desktop OS Core Services
  • Virtual Delivery Agent 1903 for Linux
  • Provisioning 1903
  • Storefront 1903
  • Session Recording 1903
  • App Layering 1903
  • Workspace App 1903 for Windows
  • Workspace App 1903 for Mac
  • Workspace App 1903 for Linux
  • Workspace App 1903 for Chrome
  • Workspace App 1903.1 for Android
  • Workspace App 1903 for iOS
  • Workspace App 1903 for Windows Store

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NVIDIA vGPU 6.3

Hi All

Its time to update your NVIDIA TESLA M6, M10, M60, P4, P6, P40, P100, V100 with vGPU 6.3

The brand “GRID” is now vGPU (Virtual GPU Software), in my previously articles I wrote GRID and now its branded vGPU.

NVIDIA have released new drivers for NVIDIA vGPU 6.3 for October 2018.

NVIDIA vGPU 6.3 now support VMware Horizon 7.6  and Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktop 7 1808 (aka XenApp/XenDesktop) + Citrix Hypervisor (aka XenServer) 7.6

Important:

  • NVIDIA vGPU 6.3 is supported with VMware Horizon 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, 7.3, 7.2, 7.1, 7.0, 6.2
  • NVIDIA vGPU 6.3 is only supported with Citrix Virtual Apps & Desktops (aka XenDesktop) 7.15, 7.17, 7.18, 7 1808 in HDX 3D Pro mode
  • If you are a customer using XenServer 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 its no longer supported with NVIDIA vGPU 6.3 and should plan upgrading to XenServer 7.5 or 7.6.
  • Customers using Citrix XenServer 7.0, 7.1 is supported with NVIDIA vGPU 6.0
  • Customer using Citrix XenServer 7.2, 7.3 is supported with NVIDIA vGPU 6.0 & 6.1
  • Customer using Citrix XenServer 7.4 is supported with NVIDIA vGPU 6.0 & 6.1 & 6.2
  • Customers using Citrix XenServer 7.5 is supported with NVIDIA vGPU 6.2

This release includes the following software:

  • NVIDIA vGPU  Manager version 390.94 for the Citrix XenServer, VMware vSphere
  • NVIDIA Windows driver version 392.05
  • NVIDIA Linux driver version 390.96

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