XenDesktop Cross Language Known Issues and Limitations
Article ID: CTX130633
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Description
This article describes cross language connection support for XenDesktop.
Supported XenDesktop Versions for Cross Language
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XenDesktop connections among Controller 5.1 - enclosed in XenDesktop 5 Service Pack 1 or XenDesktop 5.5, Virtual Delivery Agent (VDA) 5.5 and Online Plug-in 13.0 - enclosed in XenDesktop 5.5.
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XenDesktop connections among later versions of Controller 5.1, VDA 5.5 and Online Plug-in 13.0.
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XenDesktop connections among Controller 4.0 - enclosed in XenDesktop 4, VDA 5.5 and Online Plug-in 13.0 - enclosed in XenDesktop 5.5.
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XenDesktop connections among Controller 4.0 - enclosed in XenDesktop 4, VDA 4.0 Hotfix 7 or later and Online Plug-in 13.0 - enclosed in XenDesktop 5.5.
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XenDesktop connections in conjunction with XenApp 5.0 for Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008, XenApp 6.5, Provisioning Services 5.6 Service Pack 1 and hypervisors supported by XenDesktop.
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Multiple user locales in a master image for VDA host.
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Different language combinations among Controller, VDA host, and endpoint device. The languages are English, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, and Russian.
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Following environment is not supported for cross language:
- Controller/ VDA enclosed in XenDesktop 5.
- VDA 4.0 Hotfix 6 or earlier.
- 2.x or below ICA Clients for Windows.
- ICA Clients for non-Windows.
Prerequisites for Cross Language Connection Support
When you use English XP for VDA host in conjunction with Asian endpoints, select Install files for East Asian languages:
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Open Control Panel.
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Access Regional and Language options.
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Navigate to the Language tab.
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Select Install files for East Asian languages, as displayed in the following screen shot:
Issues and Workarounds
Issue
CCJK (Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) IMEs not enabled in connection from CCJK endpoints.
Workaround
In ICA sessions from CCJK endpoints to Windows 7 (or earlier)/ Windows Server 2008 R2 VDA hosts, users must manually add CCJK IMEs to input CCJK characters during the first logon.
Complete the following procedure to add CCJK IMEs in ICA sessions:-
Start ICA session.
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Click Settings of the language bar in the session.
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In the Settings tab for XP or General tab for Vista/ Windows 7/ Windows Server 2008 R2, select Add to add a CCJK IME according to the user's preference. Select OK.
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Change Default input language to the preferred keyboard layout. Select OK.
The IME is now added and users can input CCJK characters in the sessions.
List of Cross Language Effects on XenDesktop Functions
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ID | Item | Limitation |
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ICA connection (Desktop) | ||
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1 |
Published desktop display names |
None |
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2 |
User Names to log on published desktops |
None |
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3 |
User Names to log on endpoint |
When non-ASCII characters are used for logon user name and they cannot be expressed by ANSI code page, ICA connection fails. |
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4 |
Characters in Clipboard synchronization |
None |
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5 |
Client Printer names |
None |
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6 |
Characters in Printed documents (Native printer Driver and Universal Printer driver) |
Appropriate fonts must be installed in endpoint and printer server (if exists). |
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7 |
Keyboard inputs in the sessions |
None |
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8 |
Client Drive mapping |
None |
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9 |
Time zone mapping |
By time zone updates through Windows Update (for example, August 2012 cumulative time zone update for Windows operating systems) display name of time zone would get incorrect under some conditions though UTC offset is always correct. |
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10 |
XenApp connection from XenDesktop session (double-hop ICA connection) |
None. See also CTX122783 - Cross Language Known Issues and Limitations in XenApp |
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11 |
VDA Event Log |
HDX (under Applications and Services Logs > Citrix in Event Viewer) and Citrix Desktop Service event logs are displayed in the language of the current user locale. |
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ICA connection (Application) | ||
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12 |
Published application names |
None |
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13 |
Application folder names |
None |
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14 |
Content Redirection (File Type Association) |
None |
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15 |
App-V Publishing support |
None |
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Administration | ||
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16 |
Machine Creation Services |
None |
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17 |
ICA session information in Management console |
None |
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18 |
Citrix Policy deployment |
None |
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19 |
Power Management for hypervisors |
None |
Additional Resources
CTX122783 - Cross Language Known Issues and Limitations in XenApp
CTX200346 - XenApp and XenDesktop 7.x Cross Language Connection Support
Issue/Introduction
