Environment
App Control Server: All Versions (was CB Protection)
Objective
How to enable the Citrix App Layering Integration
Resolution
I. App Control Console1. Navigate to:
https://SERVERNAME/agent_config.php2. Add the following Agent Configs:
- Enable the Citrix App Layering Integration
Property Name: Approve Citrix App Layering Files
Host ID: 0
Value:
approve_files_on_unidesk_ro_volume=1
Create for: Specific Policies that contain the Citrix VMs
Enable and Save it
- Disable USN journal check - this feature can cause performance issues with the Citrix App Layering environment. New files discovered by the agent on system startup could trigger automatic Cache Consistency checks.
Property Name: Disable USN Journal Check
Host ID: 0
Value:
usn_journal_flags=0
Create for: Specific Policies that contain the Citrix VMs
Enable and Save it
- Disable Volume Remediation - the GUIDs of the attached volumes changes every time the system starts. The agent will trigger automatic CC check when it detect that a new volume is attached to the system leading to performance impact.
Property Name: Disable Volume Remediation
Host ID: 0
Value:
allow_volume_remediation=1
Create for: Specific Policies that contain the Citrix VMs
Enable and Save it
II. Citrix App Layering Console:
- Open the Create Template Wizard
- Click Layered Image Disk
- Set the following 2 configurations:
Elastic Layering: Application Layering
User Layer: None
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