Just wanted to let everyone know that Citrix Released XenDesktop 5 Service Pack 1 on 5/13/2011.
The two main features added include:
- Provisioning Services XenDesktop Setup Wizard
- Migration Tool for XenDesktop 5 (the main feature is the availability to add Catalogs to XenDesktop 4 Desktop Groups)
Other improvements include:
- Licensing enhancements. Version 11.9 of the License Server supports user/device licensing, manages license checkout information, and provides information that enables you to check out the least number of licenses. For further details, including any changes to system requirements, see Licensing Your Product. You can use Desktop Studio to track and manage license usage and license models, and also to access the License Administration Console; for further details see Managing Licensing.
- Support for XenServer 5.6 Service Pack 2. This includes support for IntelliCache. For further details see Using IntelliCache with XenDesktop.
- Blade power management. Support is provided for third party plug-ins for blade servers. You can add machines to an Existing catalog by using the Import List option to specify a .csv file in which machines are specified by unique ID instead of by name. The set of power management options available in Desktop Studio is based on the capabilities reported by the plug-in.
- Support for Microsoft SCVMM R2 Service Pack 1 and Hyper-V 2008 R2 Service Pack 1.
- Support for VMware VSphere 4.1 Update 1.
- Fixes for the XenDesktop 5 issues listed at http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX124164.
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