Resolved issues and enhancements

Resolved issues and enhancements

This 5.8.0 release of Foglight for Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp accompanies the release of Foglight Evolve 9.0. It does not include any resolved issues or enhancements.

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Known issues

Known issues

The following is a list of issues known to exist at the time of this release.

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Third party known issues

Third party known issues

There are no known third-party issues specific to this release of the Foglight for Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp.

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Upgrade and compatibility

Upgrade and compatibility

Foglight for Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp supports the following versions of XenDesktop®, XenApp®, and NetScaler®.

The following is a list of Foglight product versions and platforms compatible with this release.

To verify the versions of your XenDesktop and XenApp installations:

1. Open the XenDesktop Studio.
2. In the left pane, click the parent node Citrix Studio.
3. In the right pane, open the PowerShell tab and click Launch PowerShell.
4. Issue the Get-ConfigSite command and observe its output.

To verify the version of your NetScaler installation:

1. Log in to the NetScaler web management console.
2. Check the top panel for version information. For example:
   Version NS10.1: Build 119.7.nc, Date: Jul 29 2013, 23:52:22

To upgrade to the latest version of Foglight for Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp:

1. Download the following packages from Quest Support Portal:
   • Foglight for VMware version 5.8.0 (which includes the DRP-5_8_0.car, Virtual-VMware-5_8_0.car and Virtual-VMware-Admin-5_8_0.car cartridge files)
   • Foglight for Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp version 5.8.0 (which includes the XenDesktop-5_8_0.car cartridge file)
2. Deactivate all XenDesktop and NetScaler agent instances.
3. On the Cartridge Inventory dashboard, install and enable the following cartridge files. Do not remove the older version of these cartridges. Install version 5.8.0 over the older version. The sequence of cartridge installation is important because of their dependencies:
   1. DRP-5_8_0.car
   2. Virtual-VMware-5_8_0.car
      Note: After installing the Virtual-VMware-5_8_0.car cartridge, existing vCenter agents (VC agents) must be updated using the Update Agent button in the VMware Environment > Administration tab.
   3. Virtual-VMware-Admin-5_8_0.car
   4. XenDesktop-5_8_0.car

   For cartridge installation instructions, see "Installing Foglight cartridges" in the Foglight Administration and Configuration Help.

4. On the XenDesktop Environment dashboard, on the Administration tab, update all of the existing XenDesktop and NetScaler agent instances.
5. Activate all XenDesktop and NetScaler agent instances. For instructions, see Product Licensing.

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