Android devices fail to enroll into XenMobile after upgrading Netscaler

Android devices fail to enroll into XenMobile after upgrading Netscaler

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Article ID: CTX324230

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Description

The following symptoms are seen: 

  • Android devices fail to enroll into XenMobile 
  • The error "Security policy does not allow you to connect" is seen in Secure Hub
  • Android devices enrolling with Device Administrator mode (legacy) are the ones that see this adverse behavior the most but a smaller group of Android Enterprise devices were affected as well 
  • XenMobile On-Premises only (not seen in Citrix Endpoint Management in the cloud) 
  • Issue only occurs when XenMobile and Netscaler are in a SSL Offload configuration
  • SSL bridge configurations are not impacted 

If you have a XenMobile On-Premises Server with any of the below versions ensure that the appropriate Rolling Patch binary is applied before upgrading Netscaler to any 12.1-58.15, 12.1-59.16, 13.0-64.35, 13.0-67.39 build or above.
 
Original XenMobile VersionTarget XenMobile Version
10.12 Rolling Patch 5 or lower10.12 Rolling Patch 6 at minimum
10.13 without Rolling Patches installed10.13 Rolling Patch 1 at minimum

Or older.

 

Resolution

Plan your XenMobile server upgrade to any of the above versions before upgrading to any Netscaler of the following builds or above:
  • 12.1-58.15
  • 12.1-59.16
  • 13.0-64.35
  • 13.0-67.39
  • Above

When upgrading:
  • Schedule a new maintenance window
  • Take regular preventive measures before an upgrade such as:
    • A backup of your XM database
    • A snapshot of your XM virtual machines
    • Necessary precautions to backup Netscaler
  • Before upgrading Netscaler, apply the appropriate XenMobile Server Rolling Patch
  • If you have a clustered environment, please be sure to read: https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenmobile/server/upgrade.html#to-upgrade-clustered-xenmobile-deployments
  • Once the upgrade is applied then go ahead and upgrade Netscaler

Problem Cause

Known traffic flow compatibility issues when combining the below components: 

 

  • XenMobile On-Prem (see versions above)
  • Android Legacy Device Administrator
  • Android Enteprise
  • Netscaler build 12.1-58.15, 12.1-59.16, 13.0-64.35, 13.0-67.39 or above.
  • SSL offload

Issue/Introduction

Android devices fail to enroll into XenMobile after upgrading Netscaler