WEM Administration Console – Part 2 (System Optimization, Policies & Profiles and Security)

Current version is Workspace Environment Management 2206.

Workspace Environment Management 2206

In the following I will give an insight into the menu items System Optimization, Policies & Profiles and Security.

System Optimization, Policies & Profiles and Security

System Optimization

These settings are used to reduce resource usage on the host. They are used to free up resources and make them available for other applications, thereby increasing the user density per host.

While the System Optimization settings are machine-based and apply to all user sessions of a machine, the Process Optimization under CPU Management is user-based.

That is, when a process triggers CPU Spike Protection in user A’s session, the event is recorded and limited for user A only. When user B starts the same process, the behavior of process optimization is determined only by process triggers in user B’s session.

System Optimization CPU Management Memory Management I/O Management Fast Logoff Citrix Optimizer Multi-session Optimization
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WEM Administration Console – Part 1 (Actions, Filters & Assignments)

Current version is Workspace Environment Management 2206.

Workspace Environment Management 2206

Known problems

  • When VUEMRSAV.exe is used to display results on actions applied through an action group for the current user, the Applied Actions tab may display the wrong source of actions. [WEM – 20002]
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Installing Workspace Environment Management

Workspace Environment Management optimizes Citrix workers for the best possible performance (user density, logon time and application response time).

WEM is subject to the Current Release Lifecycle (Additional Component) and therefore there is no LTSR version of WEM available.

To use WEM, you must have an active Customer Success Services (CSS) for one of the following licenses:

  • Citrix Virtual Apps Advanced
  • Citrix Virtual Apps Premium
  • Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Advanced
  • Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Premium
  • Citrix Workspace Premium
  • Citrix Workspace Premium Plus

Technical Overview

Workspace Environment Management (WEM) is based on the following architecture:

WEM architecture

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Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops & WEM 2003 is released

The new current releases of Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, Workspace Environament Management & Citrix Provisioning are now available. They contains many new features compared to the last LTSR.

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops 2003
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Upgrade to Virtual Apps and Desktops Version 1912 LTSR

On December 18, Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD) version 1912 was released. Following a little guide to the update to the latest version.

Link to Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops Documentation

Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops EOM EOL Matrix
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