This issue occurred to me a few years back, when we started enrolling Windows Server 2008. When I tried to change my Citrix XenApp server to another farm, CHFARM.exe crashed and I could not do it. Because I was using GUi rather than command line during that time, so I could capture below detail. I did not have any issues in changing farm for XenApp in Server 2003, and my home lab (with Windows Server 2008) also gave a positive result. As I only can see this error on Server 2008 (security permission on my home lab was more relaxed - UAC disabled) and but not on Server 2003 (and my home lab), thus to me it was safe to narrow down the root cause to security permission on Server 2008 (to be exact : User Acess Control) that cause the problem. Issues : CHFARM crashed in the middle of changing Citrix XenApp farm (on Windows Server 2008). Troubleshooting   RDP to the server, launch RUN , type secpol.msc , and press OK . (First hint) At this window, click at I want t

In previous post , i explained on how to enable Configuration Logging on XenApp 5.0 for Server 2003. In this post, I will explain on how to generate Configuration Logging report. Description : Generating Configuration Logging report  - XenApp 5.0 for Server 2003. How To Do :  Firstly, login to workstation using the ID that has access to the DB. This Citrix blog explains well on the access required.   Launch Citrix Console, right click at Report Center > choose Generate Report Choose Configuration Logging Report , and press Next  If no specification being created yet, choose Create and use a new specification , press Next  Put the connection name, in this case the connection name is ConfigLogging . Click at Create   This window popped out, at Provider tab, choose Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server , and press Next >>  At Connection tab, properly specify the server name, credential , and the database . For credential (point #2 in

In this Kb , Citrix explains  on how to set up a Configuration Logging for XenApp 6.5. In this  post, I will show on how to set up the same for XenApp 5 for  Server 2003. Description : Set up  Configuration Logging  for XenApp 5 for  Server 2003. How To Do :   Launch Citrix Console, right click at <FarmName> , and choose  Properties .  Browse to Farm-Wide > Configuration Logging .  Click at Configure D atabase .   Choose connection type (in this case, it is SQL Server), DB  Server name , and credential (in this case, I used Windows Integrated security). Press Next   Speficy the database name , and press Next  Leave all settings as default , but change " Use encryption " to No . Press Next  Press Test Database Connection in order to test the connection  You will see this screen if the testing is successful. Press OK Now we are good, Configuration Logging properly set up. press OK .

So a couple weeks ago I had been asked by my colleague to put some of my servers out of load for maintenance. Then I was like,  "okay, just disable logon  then!". Then, he made some weird face to me while saying "Fool, if you disable logon, how am I suppose to login, then? I don't want to trouble myself with console... go figure it out!".. aaaaaannd yes, I figured it out (or was I?? :D) Description : Put Citrix servers out of Citrix load (some sort of private mode / maintenance mode). How To Do : From the Citrix server (or from your local machine of you has it installed), launch XenApp Advanced Configuration Console . Right click at Load Evaluator , and click at New Load Evaluator .  You will see this screen. Put a name of your Load Evaluator (ie. Out of Loads), and at the Available Rules section, click at Scheduling .  Add Scheduling Rule (you will see it moved from left section to right.  Now, at every single day, press Remove Interv

I got this issue when I want to perform change farm on one of my Citrix XenApp farms. The installed version is Citrix XenApp 5 for Server 2008. I have not encountered any issue before while using Windows Server 2003, so I believe this issue is somehow related to the differences between those 2 Windows versions, well, particularly the UAC.  Issues : CHFARM utility failed in the middle, with below error : Troubleshooting   It is due to UAC permission, it blocks CHFARM utility from properly running because it ran in Admin Approval Mode. Resolution : Go to Start > run, and type secpol.msc    When you see this UAC permission control screen, choose I want to complete this action option, and press Ctrl + Alt + End as requested after that.  Press Continue   Browse to Security Options as below  Search for this option : User Account Control : Rul all administrators in Admin Approval Mode  Right click at the option, and choose Properties