The first Citrix service that made it’s way to Windows Server Core was Citrix Workspace Environment Management 4.5. Now 6 months later with the upcoming release of XenApp / XenDesktop 7.18… Continue Reading
Automatically Deploy VMware VCSA 6.7
Deploying VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) manually is like watching paint dry. Actually the good old Windows version is now gone in 6.7 so you need to get started with… Continue Reading
Automatically Install VMware ESXi 6.7 through PXE boot
VMware ESXi 6.7 has just been released and in this blog post I’m going to show you how to Automatically Install VMware ESXi 6.7 through PXE boot. There’s also a small change… Continue Reading
Automatically Download and Install Microsoft Visual Studio Code
Microsoft Visual Studio Code is becoming a very popular replacement for the regular PowerShell ISE. In this post you’ll get the script to automatically download and install Microsoft Visual Studio Code… Continue Reading
Citrix XenServer – Slow Network Performance in WinPE Fixed
My Automation Framework based upon MDT works on all the major hypervisors from Citrix, Microsoft, Nutanix and VMware. The biggest pain point for me conduction tests on XenServer is the… Continue Reading
Automatically Install Splunk and Enable SSL Encryption on Server Core
Windows Server Core is the perfect candidate for Splunk Enterprise Indexer used by the famous uberAgent. In this quick post I’m going to show you how to automatically download, install… Continue Reading
Automatically Install SQL Server and Enable SSL Encryption with Domain CA on Server Core
Windows Server Core is the perfect candidate for Microsoft SQL Server. While I rather spend 15 hours automating something, making SQL Server secure on Core is quit a hard /… Continue Reading
Getting Started with Local Administration Password Solution (LAPS)
LAPS or Local Administration Password Solution might or might not be something you’ve heard about before. It’s seems to be more common in Enterprises with a good Microsoft relationship. It… Continue Reading
Automated Setup of a Secure Project Honolulu
I recently learned about the CAO replacing the more commonly know CIO title. I hereby declare myself as a Chief Automation Officer. The future of Windows Server GUI management, Project… Continue Reading
Optimize Citrix App Layers for Speed
Scrolling through the Citrix forum I stumbled upon the thread Really slow when importing OS Layer or creating app layers which instantly caught my attention. I’ve seen similar discussions on Twitter… Continue Reading