Dave's Technology: November 2014

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

The VPN client agent was unable to create the interprocess communication depot

When attempting to install the Cisco AnyConnect client for UI Anywhere access, you receive the following error message:

The VPN client agent was unable to create the interprocess communication depot.

To resolve this issue:

Click on View Network Status and Tasks.
Click on Change Adapter Settings.
Right-click the shared connection and choose Properties
Click the Sharing tab
Clear the Allow other network users to connect through this computer’s Internet connection checkbox
Click OK.

Continue the install. No reboot required.

Friday, November 07, 2014

Change XenDesktop 7.6 SQL Server

If you setup the SQL Express edition and need to move it for production. This is how.

Open PowerShell as and Administrator:

Add-PSSnapin Citrix*
Get-LogDataStore
Get-MonitorDataStore

They BOTH output something like this:

ConnectionString : Server=XDC-PROD01\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=CTX-XD7-PROD;Integrated Security=True

DataStore        : Site

DatabaseType     : SqlServer

Provider         : MSSQL

SchemaName       : Monitor

Status           : OK

ConnectionString : Server=XDC-PROD01\SQLEXPRESS;Initial Catalog=CTX-XD7-PROD;Integrated Security=True

DataStore        : Monitor

DatabaseType     : SqlServer

Provider         : MSSQL

SchemaName       : MonitorData

Status           : OK

Copy the contents of the BOLD above to a string and change the server name and instance details with server= in the prefix.

$CS = “server=REMOTE-PROD01\SQL02;Initial Catalog=CTX-XD7-PROD;Integrated Security=True”

Set-LogSite -State Disabled

Set-LogDBConnection -DataStore Logging -DBConnection $null

Set-MonitorDBConnection -DataStore Monitor -DBConnection $null

Set-MonitorDBConnection -DBConnection $null

Set-AcctDBConnection -DBConnection $null

Set-ProvDBConnection -DBConnection $null

Set-BrokerDBConnection -DBConnection $null

Set-EnvTestDBConnection -DBConnection $null

Set-SfDBConnection -DBConnection $null

Set-HypDBConnection -DBConnection $null

Set-ConfigDBConnection -DBConnection $null –force

Set-LogDBConnection -DBConnection $null –force

Set-AdminDBConnection -DBConnection $null –force

Move the database between the servers.

On the SQL server create the account(s)

sqlcmd -S env3-sql2\AON -q "create login [domainName\ddcName$] from windows"

set-ConfigDBconnection -dbconnection $cs

set-AdminDBconnection -dbconnection $cs

set-LogDBconnection -dbconnection $cs

set-AcctDBconnection -dbconnection $cs

set-BrokerDBconnection -dbconnection $cs

set-EnvTestDBconnection -dbconnection $cs

set-HypDBconnection -dbconnection $cs

set-MonitorDBconnection -dbconnection $cs

set-ProvDBconnection -dbconnection $cs

set-SfDBconnection -dbconnection $cs

set-LogDbConnection -DataStore logging -DbConnection $cs

set-MonitorDbConnection -DataStore monitor -DbConnection $cs

set-LogSite -State Enabled

Monday, November 03, 2014

Nokia 1020 camera verses IPhone 6

With two photos taken in the same spot within a minute, no options, just default point and shot. With my none scientific methods I think the Nokia 1020 still has the better image colours, and of course the resolution / reframe options. So the winner - Nokia 1020 !