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Asked by Tim Dumez. I know that. I am quite new to app layering, but as the RDS role only is installed in the platform layer and when creating an app layer you only link the OS layer, at that stage it's not aware yet that it's a TS.

Your right it hasnt been necessary for terminal servers for a while now. That will also help if the RDS software needs to be updated. App layering packaging has no knowledge of the change user process. However in the last 8 yrs SAP is the only app I Have seen affected and not because it was needed but only because it was hard coded into the installer.

You will be able to leave a comment after signing in. Welcome to the Citrix Discussions. Our site does not support outdated browser or earlier versions. To use our site, please take one of the following actions:. Every user gets an assigned a user layer at logon where their changes are written. This is created the first time the logon and gets mounted to their session using Citrix App Layering Elastic layering technology.

The following user layers are available:. User personalization layers offer user-based customizations in non-persistent virtual environments. User layers provide users with an experience that mimics that of a dedicated desktop while offering the management and cost savings of a non-persistent Windows image. Make sure that there is enough bandwidth and enough storage space allocated for the user layer. More information on requirements and how to configure user layers can be found here.

This is the only Microsoft-endorsed solution for delivering Skype for Business in a virtual environment. Following are a couple of considerations to think about when delivering Skype for Business in a virtualized environment:. Our optimization for Microsoft Teams allows the endpoint to decode and render the media locally. Following are a couple of recommendations and things to consider when deploying Microsoft Teams in a virtual environment:.

More information on system requirements, on recommended exclusions, network requirements, and process flow information can be found here.

Included with the Microsoft subscription is access to OneDrive for Business, allowing a user to store, sync, and share their work files.

OneDrive for Business lets users update and share files from anywhere and work on Office documents with others at the same time. OneDrive installation must be done as a per-machine install for multi-session VDAs. To install OneDrive in per-machine mode, use the following command-line:. By default, the OneDrive Sync application is configured to automatically update itself.

To prevent the OneDrive Sync application from updating automatically, complete the following tasks:. Typically, with Microsoft , users are allowed to download the applications on up to 5 devices.

In a Virtual Apps and Desktop deployment, this would not work as users are connecting to different back-end VMs every time they logon. For virtual environments, shared computer activation needs to be enabled. When using the Shared Computer Activation approach, the following occurs:. Microsoft Business premium is the only business plan that includes support for shared computer activation.

More information on Microsoft with Shared Computer Activation can be found here. It does this by automating the implementation of Microsoft Office Network Connectivity Principles.

These principles provide a combined set of information to optimize network routes, firewall rules, browser proxy settings, and bypass of network inspection devices for certain endpoints. With this information deployed to a deep packet inspection engine, Citrix SD-WAN appliances automatically identify M application flows, resolve the nearest service POP, and direct endpoint sessions to it.

This ensures minimal latency and maximum user experience for the M application. For more information see M Optimization. For more information on the lab configurations in the test environment, see the Appendix. One of the scenarios tested included using the search function within Outlook, since the search index is user specific and needs to roam with the user. When Outlook is used and the outbound internet is not available, due to proxy or configuration errors, the search cache is no longer accessible.

When the Outlook client is working offline, any search requests are slow since Outlook needs to build the index database. As mentioned earlier all user data storage for the non-persistent sessions was stored on a single Azure Files 10 TiB premium file share. Metrics were manually recorded for the Logon and Log off times.

The results of the testing are shown in the table below:. Each of these profile configurations comes with caveats to consider before deploying and are discussed below. FSLogix supports two types of containers: office and profile. Each container can be enabled and configured separately and servers a different purpose. The container VHDs took only a few seconds to attach during logon. When only the office container was enabled, we saw logons averaging between 12 and 14 seconds.

With both containers, the average logon times jumped to between 23 and 24 seconds. The office and profile containers are stored in separate VHD files. In our testing, the users had a 4. After logon and logoff testing was complete, the office container had grown to 6. Which means for 4. The profile container is more of an optional container. So on multi-session hosts, the search index database can follow the user. For more information on how Citrix Profile Manager was configured in the lab test environment, see the Appendix B.

During the testing, the logon times with CPM profiles using a combination of folder redirection and Profile Management were fairly normal and provided a good user experience.

When CPM is used, users with multiple simultaneous sessions, such running application sessions across different hosts, will have their changes saved to the pending folder and not written to the profile until logoff, protecting against the last-write wins data loss scenario.

The one downside to this behavior is that if users log off and then attempt to log on again quickly, they receive a temporary profile. So the service eventually times out and opts for a temporary profile. This profile configuration represents a hybrid approach with the two technologies.

However, when deploying traditional CPM profiles with FSLogix containers, do not enable the large file handling feature. With FSLogix containers, the entire container is redirected, so redirecting individual files does not provide any benefit.

One of the primary downsides to using container files is the additional management overhead for user VHDs. I don't believe you need to change any modes. I would just change the load elvaluator to something that won't allow users on that server which you are patching it. To continue this discussion, please ask a new question. Get answers from your peers along with millions of IT pros who visit Spiceworks.

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