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a
Can someone share their FSLogix container GPOs for multi-session non persistent environments? appreciated..
j
You mean the settings? Just set them to Enabled, set a reasonable maximum size, set them to dynamically expand, make sure you've got a path to the file store set, set the temp folders to be sent local, change the container naming pattern so it's a bit easier to read - apart from that you don't really need a lot
Probably turn compaction on as well if you're bothered about storage utilization
Don't use redirections.xml unless you've got a very good reason
Not really a lot to it, unless you're into fine-tuning
If you're populating the local groups in the same GPO use Restricted Groups instead of GPP Local Users and Groups
a
Thanks James, appreciated! I am going to try fslogix because with Citrix Cloud UPM containers/file config I get this behavior according to the first picture. I tried to enable windows search on master image and install windows search feature which fixed the issue on the first picture but then I get another issue where it works at first login but then if I remove the user profile and login again(new profile created) the search bar gets bugged(can't type anything) with error messages in event viewer according to attachment. So now I'm going to try FSLogix instead. But I'm not sure if I have configured windows search correctly on the master image because when I logged on as admin to the master image I had similar issue. Do you guys know how to install/ configure windows search correctly on the master image? it just breaks for me and the funny thing its a brand new server 2022 master image with only CVAD and WEM installed..
so now I'm trying to first enable windows search, not installing the windows search feature
to see if the search bar breaks for me as admin
after enabling windows search, restarting the master image and logging in as admin I see the following
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this doesn't feel right
j
Search function should not be used in FSLogix these days
a
so you don't enable it at all?
j
The per-user Search roaming is now native to Windows
a
ok I have a question around that, but first I found the setting that you mentioned, if I have configured for the local profile to be removed at logoff, isn't this just going to be removed in that case?
I mean, this setting doesn't feel necessary in that case?
j
The "local path" means it will be dropped into local_username and not saved into the profile container
local_username is always dropped at logoff unless you configure it not to be
a
oh ok! that clarifies everything. Cool!
j
So unless you want your temp folders in the profile, set that setting
a
just one thing though, do you not configure outlook cache or anything around that? because I want to have O365 containers aswell
with bare minimum config just like the one you recommended with profile containers
j
Do you want them separate? You don't need to configure O365 container to capture Outlook cache. Profile container captures it into the full profile
O365 containers are primarily aimed at people who have "other" profile solutions and just want to be able to containerize certain things outside that
Some people do split the containers, but I find it easier just to use the profile container for everything
a
makes sense, nice! yeah I think I will keep it in the container, agreed 100%
I was thinking about another thing which is interesting. To choose profile container or files.. because with file based profiles, we can control the bloat easier? but I think FSLogix is quite stable so it shouldn't be any problems. Since we can't open up the VHDX easily, especially for the support
for example, with Citrix UPM in Cloud, its possible to configure file based through WEM aswell
but that doesn't include everything so we have to think about the inclusions separately otherwise the profiles might break?
j
If "bloat" is an issue to you, containers are the wrong solution
The whole idea is they are meant to be big
a
hehe yeah! 😄
when you configure UPM containers through WEM Cloud, which settings are you using? I used these
j
I don't use WEM
a
fair enough, I don't like it either 😄 the company here prefers it. I also like FSLogix and traditional GPOs
Seems like it works with FSLogix. But one thing that I see in the event viewer is Failed to find value of VHDRODiffDiskFilePath for user: S-1-5-21-1745377537-3100515082-644405396-84428
I can't see any diff disks being created, just a RW disk
j
Have you got it set to use diff disks? You need to set the policy that decides whether to go direct or use a diff (sorry can't remember the name)
a
these are the policies that I set
profile type: try for read-write profile and fallback to read-only
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oh now I found it
damn I'm a noob 😄
is the vhdx compaction automatic with FSLogix nowadays?
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j
Yes
a
thanks James. Now I don't see the difference disk warnings in event viewer anymore but the profile looks the same as before?
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I tried to change the store to %username% before but it didn't work, it still gave me the sid so I changed the diff disk folder to username_sid
just to test
j
I don't bother with diff disks at all for single desktops. Just go direct
a
even if the users have desktops + apps?
j
I find containers pointless for published apps. Be better doing file-based. But then again I don't do a lot of published apps either
a
oh but I can't run FSLogix file based though? because the thing is that I have tried UPM in Citrix cloud (both container and file) both gave me issues with search bar. Now I tried FSLogix and it runs flawlessly, except for this thing with diff disks
so its obv something that is not configured correctly with Citrix UPM even though I have been in contact with different people and Citrix themselves
j
If you have to use published apps I would use the "UPM fallback" setting that they have, where the UPM file-based settings get merged into the FSLogix profile. But it's a long time since I looked at that
a
ok that makes thing a bit more complicated 😄
bummer that Citrix UPM doesn't work as it should.. sad really because its obv that the issue is not my master image. Citrix is so bad at documenting their PoCs with missing settings that are not at all realistic when configuring an env for the customers
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