Compute numeric values in arrays with System.Linq namespace
Microsoft .NET Framework can store values in an array which makes it easy to use in methods and properties. An array can contain any kind of object, but I most commonly use it to store numeric value....
View ArticleReverse and forward engineering databases in Visual Studio 2010
Author : Ingmar Verheij In a previous post I’ve described how you can reverse and forward engineer a database from a Microsoft SQL server to (and from Microsoft Office Visio 2010. But what if you’re...
View ArticleConnect to VM without XenCenter
Author: Ingmar Verheij If you want to connect to the console of a virtual machine running on Citrix XenServer you either need XenCenter or the Web Self Service portal. I created a PowerShell script...
View ArticleRemote desktop to XenServer VM via PowerShell
Author : Ingmar Verheij Recently I wrote a PowerShell script that connects to the console of a virtual machine on a Citrix XenServer, without using XenCenter or the Web Self Service portal. This...
View ArticleChange XenApp 6.5 edition via PowerShell
Author : Ingmar Verheij If you wanted to change the product edition (Advanced / Enterprise / Platinum) of a Citrix XenApp (4, 5 of 6.0) server this was done per server. How you can change the product...
View ArticleSet DCOM remote access via PowerShell
Author : Ingmar Verheij If you want to use the Delivery Services Console (the management console of Citrix XenApp 6.x) from a remote machine, you need to enable remote access in DCOM (as described in...
View ArticleDataSet.ReadXML throws DirectoryNotFoundException
Author: Ingmar Verheij A .NET application that reads a dataset from an XML using the DataSet.ReadXML method might throw the exception : System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException: Could not find a part of...
View ArticleUsing objects as key in HashTable
Author : Ingmar Verheij A HashTable can be used to store a collection of key/value pairs. The key object is used to uniquely identify the key/value pair which makes is easy to store data like a...
View ArticlePowerShell: Query Cisco (Catalyst 4500) Flow Control statistics
Author: Ingmar Verheij Last week I attended E2EVC in Vienna, a non-commercial,virtualization community Event, and attended a session of Saša Mašić about an issue he had at a customer. In short, the...
View ArticleConfigure WANem via PowerShell
Author: Ingmar Verheij If you want to simulate a WAN connection (lower bandwidth, add delay, jitter, etc.) then WANem is a solution that is (relatively) easy to use and free. Configuring the WAN...
View ArticleMonitor Atlantis ILIO via SNMP
Atlantis ILIO Center can monitor the health and availability of ILIO Session- and Replication hosts. If necessary ILIO Center sends alerts via SMTP (aka Mail) or via a SNMP trap (push). However, if the...
View ArticleConfigure Citrix Session Printer via PowerShell
In a previous article I explained how you can set Citrix (domain) policies via PowerShell. In one of the comments I got a question from Tony who wanted to set Session Printers. In this article I’ll...
View ArticleRead DHCP options received by the client
When a DHCP client receives information from a DHCP server only basic information, like IP / subnet / gateway / dns /etc, is visible. In some situations clients also receive DHCP options to set...
View ArticleCitrix PVS: Optimize endpoint with PowerShell
With Citrix PVS the content of a disk is streamed over the network to an endpoint. This requires sufficient bandwidth and an optimized configuration. If both criteria are not met the endpoint suffers...
View ArticleChange XenApp 6.5 edition via PowerShell
If you wanted to change the product edition (Advanced / Enterprise / Platinum) of a Citrix XenApp (4, 5 of 6.0) server this was done per server. How you can change the product edition is explained in...
View ArticleSet DCOM remote access via PowerShell
If you want to use the Delivery Services Console (the management console of Citrix XenApp 6.x) from a remote machine, you need to enable remote access in DCOM (as described in CTX131829). You can...
View ArticleDataSet.ReadXML throws DirectoryNotFoundException
A .NET application that reads a dataset from an XML using the DataSet.ReadXML method might throw the exception : System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException: Could not find a part of the path ‘<path of XML...
View ArticleUsing objects as key in HashTable
A HashTable can be used to store a collection of key/value pairs. The key object is used to uniquely identify the key/value pair which makes is easy to store data like a database. The type of the key...
View ArticlePowerShell: Query Cisco (Catalyst 4500) Flow Control statistics
Last week I attended E2EVC in Vienna, a non-commercial,virtualization community Event, and attended a session of Saša Mašić about an issue he had at a customer. In short, the problems where caused by a...
View ArticleConfigure WANem via PowerShell
If you want to simulate a WAN connection (lower bandwidth, add delay, jitter, etc.) then WANem is a solution that is (relatively) easy to use and free. Configuring the WAN emulator is done via a...
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