Citrix Cloud Updates

When you create a catalog to provision machines using Machine Creation Services (MCS) in Google Cloud, you can now use MachineProfile property to capture hardware properties from a virtual machine and apply them to newly provisioned VMs in the catalog. 

Citrix support for Google Identity Authentication enables Citrix Workspace authentication using both native Google Identity accounts and Active Directory backed accounts. It also enables non-domain joined Citrix DaaS workloads with Workspace Authentication configured to Google IdP, simplifying deployments and reducing costs for organizations who have invested in Google Workspace and Identity, by eliminating the need for Active Directory and Cloud Connectors.

A home page is available for Full Configuration, providing an overview of your Citrix DaaS deployment and workloads along with information that helps you get the most from your subscription. For more information, see Home page.

You can now customize the port that the VDA uses to communicate with Cloud Connectors based on your specific security requirements.

The Citrix Cloud console introduces a more streamlined experience for managing administrators, including an improved user interface and searchable permissions.

Monitor – Session Launch Diagnostics, requires download of all logs to find components in the workflow having errors. And then lookup docs for the error-code details and resolution. And now, IT admins can use Monitor tool to search for the transaction-id and to see visually errors across the session workflow in Citrix.

In Full Configuration, when you create a catalog, an Azure Active Directory joined identity type is now available in Machine Identities. With that identity type, you can use MCS to create machines that are joined to Azure Active Directory. You also have an extra option, Enroll the machines in Microsoft Intune, to enroll the machines in Microsoft Intune for management.

Options to open and view support tickets through the Citrix Cloud console are changing. For some customers, the option to view tickets through the console will no longer be available. If you have a support entitlement, you can view and manage support tickets through the My Support site. 

Administrators can configure a timeout for their customer account in the Citrix Cloud console.

Licensing for Citrix DaaS and Endpoint Management has been optimized to make it easier to release assigned licenses in bulk. With a single click, customers can display only users and associated devices with licenses that are eligible for release.