Hotfix DDirector760001 (Version 7.6.1) - For Citrix Director 7.6 - English

Hotfix DDirector760001 (Version 7.6.1) - For Citrix Director 7.6 - English

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Article ID: CTX141581

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Description

Hotfix package name: DDirector760001.zip
For supported Windows operating systems and platforms, see Citrix eDocs.
Replaces: None
Date: November, 2014
Languages supported: English (US), French (FR), German (DE), Japanese (JA), Spanish (ES), Simplified Chinese (SC)
Readme version: 1.00

Readme Revision History

VersionDateChange Description
1.00November, 2014Initial release

Important Notes about This Release

Caution! This release 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.

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. If XenApp-based (MetaFrame Presentation Server (MPS)) licenses are used for XenApp and XenDesktop 7.6, the following incorrect License alert message might appear in Citrix Director:

    "Required product licenses are not installed. Licenses were not found by this product."

    [From DDirector760001][#LC1281]

Fixes from Replaced Hotfixes

No hotfixes were replaced by this release.

Installing and Uninstalling this Release

Notes:

  • This release is packaged as a .zip file containing the replacement DDirector.msi file. For more information about deploying msi files, see Microsoft article 884016 or visit the Microsoft Web site and search on keyword msiexec.
  • Caution: Downgrades, also known as rollbacks, from this upgrade are not supported and might leave your systems in an unstable state. This upgrade does not patch the existing installation - it fully replaces it with a new installation. As a result, uninstalling this package removes the entire component from the computer. If the need arises to revert to an earlier version of the product, you must uninstall this package and then reinstall the earlier version of the product. Reverting to an earlier version of the product might result in the loss of settings you configure while this upgrade is installed.
  • To install this package 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. You must restart the server for the installation to complete.
  • 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 file to a shared folder on the network.
  2. Extract the compressed file and save the DDirector.msi file on the computer you want to update.
  3. Run the .msi file.
  4. Restart the computer.
  5. If you are upgrading to an existing version of Director, you must run DirectorConfig.exe from c:\inetpub\wwwroot\Director\tools folder to modify the existing configuration. If you are doing a new install, you must run DirectorConfig.exe from c:\inetpub\wwwroot\Director\tools folder to configure the Delivery Controller address. For enabling the policies to be displayed on the User Details View, run the CitrixGroupPolicyManagement_x64.msi or CitrixGroupPolicyManagement_x86.msi from the install folder of the hotfix.

To uninstall this hotfix:

Note: If you want to remove the configuration details and uninstall the hotfix, run the DirectorConfig.exe tool from c:\inetpub\wwwroot\Director\tools using the /uninstall switch.
  1. From the Start menu, select Settings > Control Panel.
  2. In Control Panel, double-click Add/Remove Programs.
  3. Highlight the hotfix you want to uninstall and click Remove.
  4. Follow the directions on-screen.