Tag: Office365

Install new Microsoft Teams (version 2) in Citrix

The New Teams version (sometimes also called Teams 2.0) will become the new standard for Microsoft’s communication platform from July 1, 2024. On October 1, 2024, the Classical Teams client in the VDI context will reach its end of support and, according to the latest news, its end of availability date on July 1, 2025. These end dates have been adjusted several times in recent weeks.

Timeline VDI Clients
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SAML Authentication between Citrix & Microsoft with Azure MFA

Update to the latest cloud navigation.

As a result of increasing projects, here is a little how-to with the summary of my previous articles. The main points are:

  • Azure AD Seamless Single Sign-On (PTA / PHS)
  • SAML Authentication (Azure AD as IdP & Citrix Gateway as SP)
  • Citrix Federated Authentication Service (FAS)
  • Microsoft Azure Multi-Factor-Authentication with Conditional Access

Requirements

  • Fully working Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktop Environment (StoreFront & DDC Minimum Version 7.9)
  • NetScaler with successful base configuration & activated Enterprise or Platinum license (Minimum Version 12.1 Build 50+ for native workspace app, for browser Minimum Version 11.1)
  • Configured Unified Gateway vServer
  • Internal and external DNS entries for Unified Gateway vServer (e.g. citrix.deyda.net)
  • Certificates for DNS entries (wildcard certificates are the easiest)
  • Existing Azure Tenant with Azure-AD base configuration (Domain, AAD Sync) & activated Azure AD Premium license
  • AD Connect version installed and configured (Minimum Version 1.1.644.0)
  • Firewall release for *.msappproxy.net on port 443
  • Domain administrator credentials for the domains that connected to Azure AD via AD Connect
  • Installed Authenticator App on Test User Mobile Phone
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Install Teams & OneDrive in Citrix (Machine-Based)

Update of the existing article to the latest requirements and features.

Microsoft Teams

User Based Microsoft Teams

The standard installation that the user can perform, e.g. via the Microsoft365 Apps portal, is a user-based installation. In the Citrix environment, this is only recommended for desktop operating systems (pooled or personal desktop).

A User-Based Installation can be detected very quickly in the User Profile, because data are then located under AppData\Local\Microsoft\Teams.

Teams User Based Install

This type of installation in a worker with server operating system has many cons:

  • No control over the installed version
  • Several different versions possible installed on the same worker
  • Complete data (~1 GB) are in the user profile
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FSLogix Container (Office/Profile) in Citrix Environments

Recently, I have been involved more and more in projects where Office365 is to be fully implemented in Citrix environments. This means that the customer not only needs the standard Office applications Outlook, Excel and Word, but also wants to use teams and OneDrive.

But this is exactly where we, without additional software, have big problems in non-persistent desktop environments. For example with our profiles (Team Installer stores its data in the profile) or so that the data is downloaded from the Internet every time (excluding OneDrive Sync data in the profile).

However, we have recently been in the fortunate position of being able to use FSLogix “free of charge” for this purpose, if we meet the following requirements:

  • Microsoft 365 E3/E5
  • Microsoft 365 A3/A5/ Student Use Benefits
  • Microsoft 365 F1/F3
  • Microsoft 365 Business
  • Windows 10 Enterprise E3/E5
  • Windows 10 Education A3/A5
  • Windows 10 VDA per user
  • Remote Desktop Services (RDS) Client Access License (CAL)
  • Remote Desktop Services (RDS) Subscriber Access License (SAL)
Profile Container Multiple Sessions FSLogix
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