Hotfix package name: XA600W2K8R2X64008.MSP
For: Citrix XenApp 6 for Windows Server 2008 R2
Replaces: None
Date: December, 2010
Language supported: English (US)
Readme version: 1.00

Readme Revision History

Important Note(s) about This Release

• Caution! Installing this hotfix can inadvertently remove the Citrix Licensing component, if present, from the system. To prevent this issue, make sure to install Hotfix XA600W2K8R2X64002, available as Knowledge Center article CTX126123, before installing this and any subsequent hotfixes on systems running Citrix XenApp 6 for Windows Server 2008 R2. [#245185]
• Installing this hotfix causes the ICA Session performance monitor counter to be removed. As a result, HDX Monitor for XenApp and some EdgeSight user session monitoring cannot find and report on that counter. For a workaround, see Knowledge Center article CTX127151. [#248473]
• On XenApp 6 Fundamentals Edition, installing early hotfixes for XenApp 6, which do not contain Fix #248247, removes the entries Smass.dll and CAEServerSs.dll from HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Citrix\IMA\RUNTIME\:
  • ProductPluginIDs
  • ProductPlugins
  To fix this issue (if you have already installed XenApp 6 hotfixes on XenApp 6 Fundamentals Edition) and to prevent it from occurring going forward, make sure to install Hotfix XA600W2K8R2X64024, available as Knowledge Center article CTX127261, before installing any subsequent hotfixes on systems running XenApp 6 Fundamentals Edition. [#248247]
• Caution! This hotfix may require you to edit the registry. Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Citrix cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.

Important Disclaimer - Limited Release Hotfix

This limited release hotfix is available only upon request. Contact Citrix technical support to obtain the hotfix package. The fix(es) or enhancement(s) contained in this hotfix will be included in a future service pack, hotfix rollup pack, or version release for this product. Testing of this hotfix was targeted only at the affected functionality, and regression and stress testing were minimal. Therefore, this hotfix might cause undesirable and unknown side effects. Introduce this hotfix to a test environment for evaluation before deploying it to a production environment. Your use of this hotfix is at your own risk.

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Where to Find Documentation

This document describes the issue(s) resolved by this release and includes installation instructions. For additional product information, see Citrix eDocs, the Citrix Product Documentation Library.

New Fixes in This Release

1. The IMA Service fails to start when using multiple NIC teams and the ICA listener is assigned to only one NIC team.

   [From XA600W2K8R2X64008][#235068]

Fixes from Replaced Hotfixes

No hotfixes were replaced by this release.

Installing and Uninstalling This Release

Notes:

• Caution! Installing this hotfix can inadvertently remove the Citrix Licensing component, if present, from the system. To prevent this issue, make sure to install Hotfix XA600W2K8R2X64002, available as Knowledge Center article CTX126123, before installing this and any subsequent hotfixes on systems running Citrix XenApp 6 for Windows Server 2008 R2. [#248473]
• This hotfix is packaged with Microsoft Windows Installer 3.0 as a .msp file. For more information about deploying .msp files, see Microsoft article 884016 or visit the Microsoft Web site and search on keyword msiexec.
• This installer program complies with Microsoft User Account Control (UAC). If UAC is enabled, you must run the installer program in elevated mode; that is, with administrative privileges enabled. For more information about UAC, see Microsoft TechNet or visit the Microsoft Web site and search on keyword UAC.
• To install this hotfix successfully, servers must not have registry modification restrictions in place.
• This hotfix might or might not prompt you to restart the server when the installation or uninstallation is complete. If you are using the Access Management Console, you must restart the server after installing or uninstalling this hotfix to ensure that the hotfix is added to or removed from the console's hotfix inventory list.
• If the need arises to restore the original settings and functionality provided by this hotfix, you must uninstall the hotfix before reinstalling it according to the installation instructions below.

To install this hotfix:

1. Copy the hotfix package to an empty folder on the hard drive of the server you want to update.
2. Close all applications.
3. Run the executable.
4. Restart the server.
5. If you are using the Delivery Services Console, restart the server to ensure the hotfix is added to the console's hotfix inventory list.

To uninstall this hotfix:

1. From the Start menu, select Control Panel > Programs and Features.
2. Highlight the hotfix you want to uninstall and click Uninstall.
3. Follow the directions on-screen.
4. If you are using the Delivery Services Console, restart the server to ensure the hotfix is removed from the console's hotfix inventory list.

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