While adding host in XS pool : The hosts in this pool are not homegeneous

I was getting following error while joining XS to the Pool

Went to XECONSOLE and then selected following and it will give you warning

Then it will ask you for pool master IP and root credential . Once supplied it will ask to confirm , F8 to confirm

This will give successful message . Host will appear in correct pool

Switch to RDP Mode For VM on XenCenter Console is disabled

If you see the VM’s has “Switch to Remote Desktop” grayed as below

Then Login to OS and disable and enable RDP setting and reboot the VM

If this also does not help then under following location . Delete the folder called “XenCenter”   If none of the above work then uninstall and reinstall XC

Switch to RDP on VM on XC disabled

If you see the VM’s has “Switch to Remote Desktop” grayed as below

 

 

Then Login to OS and disable and enable RDP setting and reboot the VM

 

 

 

If this also does not help then under following location

 

Delete the folder called “XenCenter”

 

If none of the above work then uninstall and reinstall XC

 

 

My new Job with New MacBook Pro

After I joined Citrix they gave me new Mac Pro. I have never used MAC in my life and was finding difficult to operate. Finally I found nice Youtube song

Citrix provisioning server cool video

Citrix has acquired a company called Ardence in the year 2006 which used to provide streaming solution. Citrix rebranded it and called it as Provisioning server (PVS)for desktops. What the PVS does is stream the OS to the desktop after authentication from AD. This desktop can be bare metal. I found a cool video demonstrating the same