Download and Install Latest Citrix XenServer Tools
While working on the Automation Framework 3.8 release I needed to put the Framework ZIP on a diet. Over the years it’s been growing above 1 GB so it was … Continue Reading
Create Nutanix VM from CSV to run Infrastructure as Code
During my automated tests of my new Automation Framework 3.8 I’ve been leveraging a Settings.xml and a VMList.csv file containing ALL information needed to run Infrastructure as Code to create Nutanix VM from … Continue Reading
Unattended Installation of Nutanix AHV MCS Plugin
I just started out automating everything on my Nutanix CE cluster and discovered some problems with the unattended installation of the Nutanix AHV MCS Plugin for Citrix XenDesktop 7.9 or later. … Continue Reading
Hardware for Sale
My Portable Data Center is up for renewal so I’ve got quit some hardware for sale. The hardware is awesome, but is limited to 32 GB of memory and 1 … Continue Reading
Server Core App Compatibility Feature on Demand
Server Core App Compatibility (SCAC) is a new feature on demand for Windows Server 2019 Insider Preview Build 17709. The purpose is to significantly improve the app compatibility of Windows Server … Continue Reading
Change VMware Horizon Certificate with Powershell
I’m working on a couple of new modules for my free Automation Framework Community Edition showing you how to automatically setup VMware Horizon. In this post I’m going to show you … Continue Reading
Windows Module Installer High CPU on Citrix XenServer
I recently went to Prague to do my Automation Framework Master Class bringing my Portable Data Center as always. I did a similar class in Copenhagen in February and in both … Continue Reading
Running Citrix on Windows Server Core
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 … 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