Need to reduce the travel costs and lost productivity involved in face-to-face meetings? Online conferencing is the answer, and the technology is better than ever. Join us for one of the first looks at our upcoming conferencing solution. You'll see how its real-time video conferencing, desktop sharing and application sharing capabilities can make virtual meetings as effective as being there in person.
Great news for Systems Center 2012 customers. With the aim of making System Center more cloud-friendly, Microsoft has made changes to the way that the licensing model for this popular product works. What used to be an extremely complex licensing system has been made much easier for clients to understand and manage. This presentation provides a quick overview of what these key updates are and work with a Softchoice Microsoft specialist to understand your needs under this new model moving forward.
XenDesktop 7 provides a unified architecture for delivering virtual applications and desktops from centralized resources or directly on users' devices. It simplifies installation, deployment, and management through an integrated site configuration wizard and Citrix Studio management console. FlexCast delivery technologies allow different types of virtual desktops and applications to be hosted centrally or deployed locally on physical PCs or XenClient. HDX technologies optimize the user experience on any device through features like mobile optimization, 3D graphics, and local application access.
On May 22nd, C/D/H presented its Best of the Microsoft Management Summit 2012. Attendees learned all things MMS, like:
• MMS basics, including who, what, where, and why
• The evolution of the datacenter
• Private vs. public cloud
• All things System Center, including deep dives and demos on SCCM, SCOM, SCDPM, and SCSM
• New licensing details
• New Microsoft certifications
View C/D/H’s Best of MMS slide deck for all the conference highlights and big news about System Center 2012, and what it means for you.
And for more information on this or other topics, visit our blog at www.cdhtalkstech.com.
Migrating from Novell ZENworks 7 Desktop Management to Novell ZENworks Config...Novell
Novell ZENworks 10 Configuration Management is the latest release from the famed ZENworks product family. This new architecture builds on the success of Novell ZENworks 7 Desktop Management, taking its features and functionality to the next level. This session will provide a detailed description of the steps you need to take to migrate your existing ZENworks 7 Desktop Management infrastructure to ZENworks 10 Configuration Management and gives you the tools to ensure a smooth, successful transition.
In June, C/D/H introduced virtual desktops and hosted a panel discussion at the Educational Technology Leadership Conference.
C/D/H discussed the benefits and drawbacks of VDI, deployment considerations and the key players in the space.
Check out our slide deck to find out more about virtual desktops and if they are right for you.
Maintaining deployed software systems is one of the most challenging processes in enterprise IT. As software systems are deployed, they compound management and maintenance burdens for IT personnel. Systems that are not maintained correctly can result in increased downtime and expenses. Software appliances are no different. But during this session we'll show you simple and easy it is to use the tools that help you keep your software appliances up to date. You will learn how to handle the authentication, entitlement and access controls required to distribute updates. We will show you a framework for remote appliance configuration. And finally, you will learn how to meet unique remote appliance management needs.
Flexibility In The Remote Branch Office VMware Mini Forum CalgaryJames Charter
VMware Mini Forum Calgary Afternoon Keynote Presentation, February 18, 2010. Overview on how Virtualization Technologies can provide flexibility and additional value in the Remote Office / Branch Office (ROBO). Topics discussed: Centralized vs. Distributed Deployment Models, Backup, Data Replication, Disaster Recovery, vSphere features, Site Recovery Manager, Virtual Desktop, WAN Acceleration.
This document discusses the Windows Azure Pack, which allows enterprises to build their own multi-tenant clouds with the same technologies and APIs as the public Windows Azure cloud. It provides a consistent platform experience for both customers and IT administrators across private, hosted, and public clouds. Key benefits include building on familiar Windows Server and System Center foundations, simple and cost-effective service delivery, and open interoperability and extensibility.
Personally-owned devices can be great tools for boosting productivity, but device management and security can be challenging and costly. View the slide deck and learn how System Center Configuration Manager 2012 can control slates, netbooks, wireless devices and PCs from a single administrative console.
For more information on this or other System Center topics, visit our blog at www.cdhtalkstech.com.
The document provides an overview of Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) and Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V). It discusses how App-V streams individual applications virtually while MED-V virtualizes the entire Windows operating system. App-V provides benefits like isolating applications and reducing conflicts, while MED-V allows running applications not supported on a new OS and accelerates OS upgrades. The document also compares the key differences between App-V and MED-V.
Introducing Novell Privileged User Manager and Securing Novell Open Enterpris...Novell
Come to this session and see how Novell Privileged User Manager can help your organization reduce the cost, complexity and risk associated with managing superusers across the enterprise. Find out how to rapidly deploy superuser management for Novell Open Enterprise Server 2. You will see a live demo of how Novell Privileged User Manager allows you to control what commands users are authorized to run, at what time and from what location.
18 ottobre 2011 VMware presenta al Virtualization day,evento patrocinato dalla Provincia di Roma e organizzato da S&Q a Palazzo Valentini, i suoi prodotti per la virtualizzazione dei desktop .L' Intervento di Michele Apa è stato molto interessante ed è stato apprezzato da tutta la platea
Per maggiori informazioni sull'evento : www.sqingegneria.com
Avoiding Common Novell ZENworks Configuration Management Implementation PitfallsNovell
The document discusses the top 10 pitfalls to avoid in implementing Novell ZENworks Configuration Management. These include choosing the right operating system, ensuring proper training, deciding on certificate and user source choices, using a supported database, having proper migration and application planning, gaining executive buy-in, establishing organizational policies, and conducting capacity planning. Addressing these critical areas can help ensure a smooth implementation.
VMware End User Computing allows organizations to simplify desktop management, increase security and control, and provide end users flexibility. Key capabilities include VMware View for virtual desktop infrastructure, Persona Manager for user personalization, Composer for image management, ThinApp for application packaging, and Horizon for centralized management. When implemented, it can reduce costs, increase security and compliance, and provide end users an always-available desktop that can be accessed from any device.
This document summarizes how to perform zero touch installations with System Center Configuration Manager 2012. It covers ConfigMgr features, installing ConfigMgr and required server roles, creating a ConfigMgr site, and setting up an operating system deployment. Key steps include planning the server infrastructure, installing ConfigMgr, adding site system roles, integrating Microsoft Deployment Toolkit, importing OS images, and creating a deployment task sequence to automatically install operating systems on clients.
The document discusses different desktop and application virtualization technologies from Microsoft, Citrix, and VMware. It compares their remote application delivery methods like RDP for Microsoft, ICA for Citrix, and RDP for VMware. It also summarizes key features of products like Remote Desktop Connection, RemoteApp, and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI).
Microsoft desktop virtualization_offerings - chris_estoninaMicrosoft Singapore
This document discusses desktop virtualization options from Microsoft. It covers Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V), Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) using Remote Desktop Services, and alternatives like Remote Desktop Services and App-V. The key benefits of VDI are flexibility, reduced costs, and improved manageability but it has high hardware requirements. Less expensive options include Remote Desktop Services and using other tools like App-V and folder redirection for centralized management without full desktop virtualization.
Novell Success Stories: Endpoint Management in EducationNovell
Novell Endpoint Management benefits are to improve user productivity, lower IT costs, and mitigate risks.
The Spring Independent School District of Houston, Texas, and the Medical College of Georgia, are two educational institutions that employ Novell Endpoint Management tools, such as Novell ZENworks and Novell Configuration Management, to meet their IT needs.
This document discusses Citrix's Remote PC technology which allows users to access physical PCs remotely using a virtual desktop. It provides an overview of FlexCast technology, the Remote PC service architecture, and licensing considerations. The Remote PC service runs on physical PCs and integrates with XenDesktop to provide remote access to office desktops in a simple and secure manner without requiring VPNs. Licensing is covered per user or device and does not require additional VDA licenses beyond the existing XenDesktop subscription.
The Citrix Virtual Desktop Handbook examines the project lifecycle for a desktop virtualization project.
The Handbook provides the methodology, experience and best practices needed to successfully design your own desktop virtualization solution
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX136546
O Citrix NetScaler é um appliance de entrega de aplicativos Web totalmente integrado, disponível como um dispositivo de rede de hardware ou como um appliance virtualizado. Implementado diante de servidores da Web, o NetScaler envolve gerenciamento do tráfego de alta velocidade via balanceamento de carga e switching de conteúdo com aceleração de aplicativos, cache de conteúdo, aceleração SSL, firewall de aplicativos Web, otimização de rede e monitoramento do desempenho dos aplicativos.
Scale11x : Virtualization with Xen and XCPLars Kurth
The document provides a history of Xen in cloud computing from the late 1990s to 2013. It describes how Xen was used in early cloud projects like XenoServer and how Amazon EC2 and other cloud providers adopted Xen starting in 2006. Over time, Xen was further developed and packaged for easier deployment in Linux distributions and as part of the Xen Cloud Platform (XCP) which added functionality for managing multiple Xen hosts.
This document is an introduction to Disk Storage technologies and its terminology. Within this
document basic disk and storage architectures as well as storage protocols and common fault
tolerance technologies will be discussed. It is not intended as a comprehensive guide for planning
and configuring storage infrastructures, nor as a storage training handbook.
Due to scope, this guide provides some device-specific information. For additional device- specific
configuration, Citrix suggests reviewing the storage vendor‘s documentation, the storage vendor‘s
hardware compatibility list, and contacting the vendor‘s technical support if necessary.
For design best practices and planning guidance, Citrix recommends reviewing the Storage Best
Practices and Planning Guide (http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX130632)
Reference architecture dir and es - finalNuno Alves
Citrix Director with EdgeSight provides a complete troubleshooting window to quickly resolve issues around desktops or applications. Previous versions of XenApp leveraged EdgeSight, while XenDesktop deployments looked to Director for assistance. Starting in XenDesktop 7, these two great technologies have been merged into one central point for troubleshooting.
The purpose of this document will be to provide you an overviewof all the necessary parts required to give your company a holistic view. With this being a new product with new features, this document will provide administrators the tools to feel comfortable moving forward with monitoring of a XenDesktop 7 deployment.
This document will cover the configuration of the Director server, as well as how to interface with the Insight Center provided from our NetScaler product line. For more of an overview of the EdgeSight product, please reference the whitepapersfound at www.citrix.com/xendesktop.
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX139051
XenClient Enterprise is Citrix's next generation endpoint and OS image management solution. Key features include centralized provisioning and management of virtual machines (VMs) through shared images and layers, multiple deployment options, and centralized control through Active Directory integration and policies. The latest version, XenClient Enterprise 4.5, supports Windows 8, expanded hardware compatibility, improved performance, and internationalization. NetScaler integration provides secure external access to the XenClient Synchronizer management server.
This document provides an update on desktop virtualization. It discusses how desktops are transforming from device-centric to people-centric models. XenDesktop with FlexCast is highlighted as providing a revolutionary virtual desktop system. Updates are provided on new features for HDX technologies, including improvements to media streaming, real-time communications, graphics capabilities, and plug-and-play support. The future of continued enhancements to the user experience is also briefly discussed.
Desktop virtualization product overviewSyntax Inc.
Citrix's Desktop Virtualization product provides desktops and applications as a service to enable virtual workstyles using any device. It transforms desktop computing from being device-centric to people-centric. Citrix has the clear #1 market share as the only "Leader" in virtual desktops and has sold over 7 million licenses to over 50 Fortune 100 customers.
XenDesktop 7 provides a unified architecture for delivering virtual applications and desktops from centralized resources or directly on users' devices. It simplifies installation, deployment, and management through an integrated site configuration wizard and Citrix Studio management console. FlexCast delivery technologies allow different types of virtual desktops and applications to be hosted centrally or deployed locally on physical PCs or XenClient. HDX technologies optimize the user experience on any device through features like enhanced video quality, 3D graphics, and seamless local application access.
I denne sesjonen forklarer Morgan hva VDI (Virtual desktop infrastructure) er og sammenligner det med andre desktop-strategier. Han gir deg også råd og anbefalinger om hvilke strategier man bør velge. Bli med for en innføring i VDI!
The document discusses the evolution from device-centric management to user-centric management. Device-centric management involved managing individual devices, but user-centric management focuses on managing all of a user's devices through a single interface. The document outlines how Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2012 and Microsoft Intune can be used to implement user-centric management, including managing applications, settings, and security across devices. A hybrid approach using both Configuration Manager and Intune is also presented.
Citrix Virtual Computing provides virtualization and cloud computing solutions. It has over 230,000 customers in 35 countries including over 99% of Fortune 500 companies. Some key points:
- It serves over 140 million corporate users and touches 75% of internet users.
- It has over 4,500 employees and 10,000 partners in over 100 countries.
- Their solutions include XenApp for app virtualization, XenDesktop for virtual desktops, and NetScaler for networking.
Excalibur - Was ist das? Vor allem was kann das? Was passiert mit XenApp und was passiert mit XenDesktop? Informieren Sie sich schon heute über Excalibur - Die neue Citrix-Lösung.
Package, Stream, Manage. Application virtualiization isolates applications to create a conflict free environment with manageability as the cornerstone to successful service delivery in large organizations. With App-V, deploy applications in seconds to thousands of computers automagically.
Remote PCs provide benefits over traditional distributed desktop computing by centralizing desktops in the data center. This allows for improved security since user data resides behind the firewall. It also improves manageability since desktop images only need to be managed in one location rather than on individual PCs. Remote PC implementations can take the form of virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) where each user is assigned a virtual machine, or blade PCs which are dedicated physical machines located in the data center. Protocols like RDP, ICA and RGS are used to transmit the desktop experience from the centralized computing resources to users' local access devices. Remote PCs can provide significant cost savings through better utilization of resources and lower management costs compared to traditional distributed desktop
SCCM 2012 focuses on providing a unified management solution through application lifecycle management, simplified administration, and support for a mobile workforce. Key capabilities include unified compliance settings management across platforms, simplified software distribution through application modeling, and targeted management of Windows, UNIX/Linux, and mobile devices. SCCM 2012 also aims to reduce IT complexity through features like role-based administration and tiered primary site structures for improved scale.
This document discusses desktop virtualization options including device-centric and user-centric approaches. Device-centric options include locally installed applications, virtual application streaming, and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) where the full desktop environment runs in a virtual machine on a remote server. User-centric options allow accessing applications from any device through dynamically streamed software or a virtual desktop. The document recommends a VDI solution from Citrix and Microsoft using XenDesktop and Windows Server for its integrated management, best user experience, and lower total cost of ownership.
DeskStream’s platform offers flexible deployment methods, enables rapid deployment even on the existing infrastructure, with currently available tools and expertise to maintain the rollout.
- Personal vDisk (PvD) allows for highly personalized desktops while maintaining a common base image and centralized management.
- A PvD is dynamically created and attached during first login, separating user data and profiles from installed applications and settings.
- The PvD appears as the P: drive to users but is merged with the base image so that personalization feels local to C:.
- Features like factory resets, allocation splits, expansion and dynamic resizing help optimize the balance of personalization and infrastructure costs.
VMware ThinApp is an agentless application virtualization solution that allows any Windows application to be run virtually from various devices without installing it locally or making changes to the underlying operating system. It uses a single executable or MSI file to encapsulate and isolate applications. ThinApp packages can be seamlessly deployed on any existing management framework and streamed from a file server to multiple users without additional infrastructure. It ensures security by executing applications in user-mode and sandboxing any registry or file system changes made by the application.
Presentation technical deep dive of horizon 6 and mirage 5solarisyougood
The document provides an overview and summary of VMware's Horizon 6 and Mirage 5 solutions. It discusses how these solutions help organizations address challenges of managing mobile workforces and multiple devices per user through a unified workspace, simplified management, and reduced costs. Key capabilities covered include unified access to virtual desktops and applications from any device, centralized image management for physical and virtual endpoints, and automated desktop provisioning.
Webinar deck for our session on Virtual Desktop technology & how it can empower employees and streamline network management & costs. Access the session on-demand at: http://www.ali-inc.com/info-resource-center.html
Citrix XenApp 6.5 provides instant access to Windows applications from over 1 billion devices through a new Receiver client. It features streamed app acceleration for faster launch times, HDX MediaStream for improved Flash streaming over low bandwidth networks, and enhanced desktop personalization. Administration is simplified through tools like Desktop Director for unified user and application management across physical, virtual, and cloud environments.
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The document discusses eG Innovations' performance management monitoring solution. It provides an overview of eG and how it can monitor virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) deployments. eG offers deep visibility into all layers of VDI, including the virtualization platform, connection broker, profile server, and individual user sessions. It monitors over 150 applications and infrastructure components to provide comprehensive performance monitoring of complex VDI environments.
Good news from the Worldwide Consulting Desktop & Apps (DnA) team! We’ve just finished updating theVirtual Desktop Handbook for XenDesktop 7, StoreFront 2.0 and XenServer 6.2.
The Virtual Desktop Handbook is an architect’s guide to desktop virtualization. It provides you with the methodology, experience and best practices you need to successfully design your own desktop virtualization solution.
Updates in this release include:
Resource requirements for Windows 8 and Server 2012
XD controller sizing
XenDesktop 7 policy guidelines
Database sizing for XenDesktop 7
SQL 2012 chapter
StoreFront 2.0 chapter
32-bit or 64-bit desktop OS guidance
Desktop group & StoreFront integration
In addition, we’ve also included a Citrix policy quick reference spreadsheet so that you can quickly identify default, baseline and template settings from XenDesktop 5 / XenApp 6 all the way up to XenDesktop 7. Thanks go out to Michael Havens, Maria Chang and Uzair Ali for creating this great reference spreadsheet.
I hope you find this handbook useful during your next desktop virtualization project.
And we’re not done yet, future updates will include:
Bandwidth
Hyper-V 2012
PVS 7
User data
And more …
The Virtual Desktop Handbook is not the only resource to guide you through your desktop virtualization journey. Citrix also provides Project Accelerator; an interactive online tool creating customized sizing and design recommendations based on the methodology, best practices and expert advice identified within this handbook.
You can still reach the XenDesktop 5 handbook using the old URL – CTX136546
Andy Baker – Architect
Worldwide Consulting
Desktop & Apps Team
http://blogs.citrix.com/2013/10/10/new-xendesktop-7-handbook-published/
This document provides guidance on designing network configurations for Citrix XenServer. It discusses basic XenServer networking concepts, such as connecting virtual machines to networks. It then presents several sample networking scenarios and considerations for specifying networking requirements. The document also offers recommendations for designing XenServer networks, including using the distributed virtual switch, network redundancy, and bonding. Additionally, it covers designing storage networks and verifying XenServer networking configurations.
1. XenMobile allows you to manage mobile devices, apps, and data through its main components: NetScaler Gateway, XenMobile Device Manager, XenMobile App Edition, MDX Toolkit, and Worx apps.
2. You can deploy the XenMobile components in various configurations depending on your needs, such as deploying only NetScaler Gateway and App Controller to enable remote access to apps, or deploying all components for comprehensive device, app, and data management.
3. A common deployment involves NetScaler Gateway for secure remote access, Device Manager for mobile device management, and App Controller for mobile app and data access, with optional integrations with StoreFront and ShareFile.
This document discusses how Citrix CloudBridge can optimize video delivery in XenApp and XenDesktop environments through features like video caching, disk-based compression, and Quality of Service (QoS). Video caching improves performance by serving cached video over LAN speeds. Disk-based compression reduces bandwidth usage by eliminating duplicate video content. QoS allows administrators to classify and prioritize different types of video traffic to control bandwidth utilization. Together these features enhance the user experience and reduce WAN bandwidth consumption of video streams in virtual desktop and application environments.
The document contains event log entries from Citrix services and applications. It includes information, warning, and error log entries related to services starting and stopping, license checks, configuration changes, virtual memory optimization, and HDX MediaStream for Flash. Issues include services not starting, database errors, license failures, and client incompatibility.
Citrix CloudPlatform is a turn-key cloud solution that provides fast time to value through a simple one-package installation. It is proven to scale beyond 40,000 hosts per region and multiple regions, providing users virtually unlimited computing resources on demand. It offers granular tracking and metering of resource usage for showback/chargeback. The solution is hypervisor and storage agnostic, and supports enterprise-grade networking and security for multi-tenant environments through logical and physical isolation.
Cloud portal business manager product overviewNuno Alves
CloudPortal Business Manager is a cloud services delivery platform that allows organizations to aggregate, simplify the delivery of, and provide self-service access to internal, external, and third party cloud and IT services through a centralized catalog. It automates and streamlines provisioning, billing, user management and other operational aspects of managing cloud services. Key benefits include empowering users with self-service access, delivering any type of cloud service, and helping organizations and service providers transition to and manage an IT-as-a-Service model.
Provisioning server high_availability_considerations2Nuno Alves
The purpose of this document is to give the target audience an overview about the critical components of a Citrix
Provisioning Server infrastructure with regards to a high availability implementation. These considerations focus on the
following areas:
• Virtual Disk (vDisk) Storage
• Write Cache Placement
• SQL Database
• TFTP Service
• DHCP Service
Xd planning guide - storage best practicesNuno Alves
This document provides guidelines for planning storage infrastructure for Citrix XenDesktop environments. It discusses organizational requirements like alignment with IT strategy and high availability needs. Technical requirements covered include performance needs like typical I/O rates and functional requirements like supported protocols. The document recommends avoiding bottlenecks, choosing appropriate RAID levels based on read/write ratios, validating storage performance, and involving storage vendors in planning.
This document provides an overview of how XenServer manages storage supplied to virtual machines. It describes how Linux views physical disks and partitions, as well as logical volume management and network file systems. The key concepts covered include storage repositories, virtual disk images, storage attributes, and different storage types like local, NFS, Fibre Channel, and appliance-based storage. The target audience is IT specialists who need to understand XenServer's storage concepts and terminology for planning virtualized infrastructures.
Citrix XenDesktop 7 provides a unified framework for virtual desktop and application solutions based on a 5-layer model. The blueprint details architectures for standardized desktops, customizable desktops, and applications. It recommends Machine Creation Services for image delivery and defines policies, personalization settings, and control components to meet requirements for different user groups accessing resources from various locations.
XenDesktop relies on the hypervisor for many core functions, including VM creation, power operations, performance and redundancy. Therefore, it is important that you take the time to design an appropriate hypervisor infrastructure (XenServer, Hyper-V or vSphere). Otherwise, you may experience performance, functionality or even reliability issues.
Most information required to design a XenDesktop deployment on your chosen hypervisor platform is available publicly, but it can be hard to find since it’s spread across a multitude of knowledge base articles or white papers. In order to simplify and speed-up the design process, we’re in the process of consolidating the information that you need into a single document and augmenting it with recommendations and best practices. We’ve just finished incorporating the Hyper-V 2008 R2 and SCVMM 2012 planning section into the latest release of the Citrix Virtual Desktop Handbook, which includes important design decisions relating to this hypervisor, for example:
Selecting and sizing the right physical hardware for virtual machines
Knowing what storage options available for Hyper-V 2008 R2
What type of networks to build on the Hyper-V host
How to size the SCVMM servers
Designing a highly available SCVMM solution
Planning an effective failover cluster
The products covered in this current release of the handbook include XenDesktop 5.6, XenApp 6.5, Provisioning Services 6.x and XenClient Enterprise 4.5. A version of the Virtual Desktop Handbook covering XenDesktop 7.x, Provisioning Services 7, Hyper V 2012 R2 and SCVMM 2012 R2 is in the works with an initial release scheduled later in Q4. As always your feedback is welcomed.
http://blogs.citrix.com/2013/09/05/citrix-virtual-desktop-handbook-hyper-v-update/
New eBook! Citrix howto build an all star app desktop virtualization teamNuno Alves
This document discusses how to build an effective team for an app and desktop virtualization project. It outlines four key competencies (prepare, assess and design, deploy, support) and the skills needed for each. It also provides principles for building a successful team, such as finding people with the right attitude, creating a learning culture, getting executive buy-in, and leveraging free resources. The overall message is that the people on the team and the skills they have are critical to the success of an app and desktop virtualization project.
CTX138217 - IntelliCache Reduction in IOPS: XenDesktop 5.6 FP1 on XenServer 6.1 - Citrix Knowledge Center http://ow.ly/o3Ma4
The purpose of this document is to provide testing results based on MCS-delivered streamed virtual desktops leveraging IntelliCache
This document provides guidelines for planning and designing a Citrix StoreFront infrastructure. StoreFront plays a critical role in user authentication, resource enumeration, and aggregation. Key recommendations include:
- Deploy at least two StoreFront servers and use an intelligent load balancer like NetScaler for high availability and load balancing.
- Implement SSL certificates to encrypt communication between Receiver and StoreFront. Also consider encrypting backend traffic between StoreFront and XenApp/XenDesktop controllers.
- Configure multiple controllers per XenApp farm/XenDesktop site and use load balancing for large environments or high login loads.
- Configure highly available internal and external beacon points to determine user network location.
- Use application
NetScaler Deployment Guide for XenDesktop7Nuno Alves
This guide demonstrates how to deploy Citrix NetScaler in conjunction with Citrix XenDesktop 7 with a focus on both simplicity in configuration and advanced features not easily delivered with other products. This guide shows how to provision the XenDesktop 7 infrastructure, the NetScaler appliance and NetScaler Insight Center services to extend Citrix virtual desktop infrastructure and services to remote users in small to medium-size enterprises.
This document outlines the migration path from CloudGateway 2.6 to XenMobile 8.5. The architecture will move from StoreFront being the main authentication front-end to AppController being the main authentication front-end. The migration involves upgrading infrastructure components like NetScaler Gateway, StoreFront, and AppController in a specified order. Client devices then need to be upgraded to WorxHome and new versions of Receiver to work with the new architecture.
Citrix reference architecture for xen mobile 8 5_july2013Nuno Alves
This document provides guidance on designing Citrix XenMobile architectures. It describes the XenMobile product editions, including the MDM edition for device management, App edition for app management, and Enterprise edition for comprehensive EMM. It outlines reference architectures for each edition, noting components like the Device Manager, App Controller, and ShareFile. Guidelines are provided for proper integration and deployment of the editions according to an organization's device and app management needs.
2. What’s New in XenDesktop 5.6
Available March 09, 2012
3. • Expand service to demanding users
with Personal vDisk
• Mobilize Windows Apps with XenApp
• Leverage Microsoft System Center
2012 to streamline virtual and
physical desktop management
• Save as much as 65% in storage
costs with Personal vDisk
• XenClient Synchronizer 2.1 delivers
simplified, scalable, image
management
4. • Persistent personalization of user profile and applications, including
user installed and entitlement based apps
• Compatible with existing PCLCM and application virtualization
solutions such as SCCM, App-V and XenApp
• 100% persistence while taking advantage of VDI pooled storage
tools
• Near zero management overhead
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pooled/personal desktops
System Center Common console to manage physical
Configuration and virtual desktops
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Manager 2012 policy tools
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10. For Hosted-Shared FlexCast desktop delivery model
•Mobile device auto-recognized
•Desktop is dynamically re-skinned
•Less Pinching and Zooming
•Touch friendly navigation
11. Unified Storefront
Secure, single-click access to all apps and data on any device
Content Controllers
Gateway services
PC
StoreFront™
services
Mac
Smartphone
Tablet
Thin Client
12. XenClient 2.1
Local Virtual Desktops …To Go
• Simplified Windows Image Management
• Available in 5 new languages
14. What’s New in Feature Pack 1
for XenDesktop 5.6
Available June 29, 2012
15. • Extend FlexCast with secure mobile
access to office-based PCs
• Optimized unified communications
• Virtual desktop printing from any
device
• HDX 3D Pro new deep compression
• Mobile app access for VDI
• New class of low-cost devices for
virtual desktops and apps
16. FlexCast: People centric – and use case driven
Hosted
Physical Streamed VDI Local
Shared
3D workloads Labs and Personal VDI Scalable XenClient for
Remote schools Affordable laptops
PC
Windows apps and data
17. Remote PC
Secure, mobile access to office-based PCs
Auto-provision for 1000’s of users
Instant benefit to end-users
Simplified on ramp for desktop virtualization
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• Point to point audio and video
• No compromise voice and video quality
• Cisco VXI Unified Communications
solution first to support
• Point-to-Point Connector for Microsoft
Lync 2010 included in XenDesktop 5.6
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20. Universal Printing
Virtual desktop printing from any device
Locally attached or network printers
Simple driver management
Significant WAN improvements
21. Universal print server components
Windows Print Server XenApp/XenDesktop Farm
plus UPServer plus UPClient
UP-WS over HTTP
Compressed print data
TCP ICA
Tunneled via CGP
TCP
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22. HDX 3D Pro with New! Deep compression codec
• Fluid experience with full screen 3D
Apps
• Lower GPU and CPU hardware cost
• 50% reduction in bandwidth
requirements from 2 MB to 1 MB
23. Edit box
•Native touch-friendly experience
Keyboard Pop-up
•Auto keyboard pop-up
•Device specific selector controls
•Additional Mobility controls such as GPS,
camera available through the Mobility Pack
SDK. Combo Box
Picker Pop-up
24. New Receiver supports HDX SoC Initiative
• New class of low-cost devices for virtual
desktops and apps
• Hardware-based HDX optimizations
• Open standards-based program
• First devices announced at Synergy
25. New features in XenClient Enterprise 4.1
Expanding the Client Virtualization Market
Expand XenClient to more PCs than ever before with a dramatically
9X more expanded HCL
devices Delivered on the coolest new devices (Ultrabooks)
Enable users to make full use of 3G/4G modems
Enterprise Backend management supported on vSphere and Hyper-V
class Up to 10k endpoints for true enterprise scale deployments
management Enhanced policies and role-based administrative control deliver
the granularity IT needs to manage XenClient effectively.
& scalability
Make XenClient feel more like a PC with in guest wireless
control
Easier to use Let XenClient update itself with automated over the air
updates with no intervention needed from the end user
Built-in fast booting to Google Chrome environment
And so to begin with we are positioning 5.6 as the next product iteration of Citrix’s desktop transformation momentum and strategy which is about 2 things:It’s about being able to deliver more use cases and support not just some but all user groups in an organization through enhancements to existing delivery models such as Pooled VDI with Personal vDisk. As well as, delivering some cool new mobility features such as making it easier to use Windows apps on mobile devices and tablet optimized Windows desktops. it’s also about making it easier for organizations to accelerate their move to desktop virtualization with updated integration with existing desktop management systems and new desktop transformation assessment tools from Citrix.The second area is about driving costs lower as seen by new storage savings obtainable by combining pooled VDI and Personal vDisk and reduced IT management overhead with new single image management capabilities when usingXenClient and Synchronizer.
Last fall we released Personal vDisk as a tech preview product that accompanied the XD 5.5 release. With this release, we are delivering on the promise of fully integrating this technology into XenDesktop. So, now, Personal vDisk is tightly integrated within XD Studio, Desktop Director, MCS/PVS image creation services, and 3rd party desktop management and distribution tools such as Microsoft System Center.And so the benefits of Personal vDisk cover both end users and IT groups.For end users they can now receive the same levels of desktop personalization and control they had experienced with dedicated VDI meaning if allowed, they can install additional apps and configure their user preferences in the Personal vDisk, which is separate from the base image, and the base image supporting all the other pooled users is not impacted.For IT, they no longer have to struggle between choosing non- persistent Pooled VDI or persistent Dedicated VDI delivery models. They can go pooled VDI altogetherand meet all the dedicated VDI use cases but with substantially lower management overhead and storage costs.
Managing pooled virtual desktops (including Personal vDisk personalization layer) alongside physical desktops using existing desktop lifecycle management systems has traditionally been a challenge. However, new tighter XenDesktop integration with leading systems management tools, such as Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2012 brings managing these two types of desktop environments from a single management console a reality.
one of the newer challenges with respect to delivering enterprise applications, is how do you make these applications accessible on all the different types of devices such as tablets and smartphones without having to rewrite the applications for each target device. So to solve this particular challenge a new capability available within the XenApp Hosted Shared delivery model is the ability to dynamically transform an application’s UI to look and feel like the native UI of that smartphone device.So now, your existing Windows apps adapt to the way users interact with apps on smaller devices like smartphones where for example,The keyboard pops up automatically when the user touches into a text entry field and there’s auto scrolling to ensure the text entry field is visible to the user and not covered up by the on-screen keyboard. Anothermobile UI feature introduced is auto zoom to make the picker controls and list boxes easier to use in Windows applications hosted on XenApp. And the key point here islegacy enterprise Apps just become more usable and no source code changes are required.But if you want to extend your existing or new applications to have access to other mobile device controls such as the GPS or camera, we have an SDK so you can go in and easily update your applications.
Another new mobile UI capability, designed to support some niche use cases, is what were calling Tablet Optimized Desktops where XenApp dynamically reskins a Windows UI based on the device type, so the controls and menus are now larger and easier to interact with on smaller screens. And, again, there’s nothing the admin needs to do special on the Windows side to make this happen, this reskinning is automatic.
The first version of CloudGateway Express (Windows Apps and desktops only with Express) is included with all editions of XD 5.6.In a nutshell, CloudGateway is about aggregating and centrally delivering virtual apps and desktops. And, it provides users with an intuitive single point of access and self-service to all their business apps and desktops on any device, anywhere, while providing IT with a comprehensive single point of aggregation and control for all apps and users.In addition, CloudGateway enables applications subscribed to on one device (through Receiver) to automatically follow to any other device. So now users subscribe to their applications just one time.CloudGateway Express is an easy upgrade from Web Interface and it prepares enterprises for Web and SaaS, and Follow-Me-Data add-ons delivered through the CloudGateway Enterprise edition.Key Points: Gateway services represents the security layer – this is the enforcement point for the contextual security controls you can set based on device characteristics, location (inside corporate network or external), network trustworthiness (public wi-fi or private network) and more. Gateway remote access and security services reside upon the NetScaler platform, which can be deployed as either hardware or a virtual appliance. StoreFront is the layer that aggregates and presents the unified app store to the users via Receiver. From a deployment perspective StoreFront is a software download that gets installed on a Windows 2008 R2 server. Finally, the content controllers that feed into StoreFront and deliver provisioning and single sign-on features include XenDesktop, XenApp and AppController. XenDesktop and XenApp provide all virtualized desktops and apps to StoreFront, and then the AppController component provides web apps, SaaS apps, mobile apps and data hosted by ShareFile Enterprise. AppController is a virtual appliance available for deployment on either XenServer or Vmware.
The latest update to XenClient which is included with this release, contains a number of enhancements such as simplified Windows image management for an easier, more reliable and more cost effective way of managing updates. This Windows Image Management feature in XenClient ensures that IT defined images are enforced on a continual basis. And, so now an IT admin can simply apply the changes they want to a single base image in the datacenter using Synchronizer and have those changes sent out to their XenClient devices.Additionally, XenClient is now localized in German, French, Spanish, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese languages so end users around the globe can experience a more engaging and familiar experience when using this product.
To help evaluators with the assessment phase of desktop transformation, The Desktop Transformation Accelerator portal contains several new value add tools to help and is freely available to Citrix users and prospects.In particular, the new Virtual Desktop Assessment tool, a tool Citrix OEMed from a company called Lakeside last year, is now fully integrated into the Desktop Transformation Accelerator portal and provides automated inventory of devices, applications and usage patterns and then returns recommendations on areas such as FlexCast delivery models, and what should be contained in the master image configuration and application portfolio.So, now we are providing XenDesktop evaluators with the critical assessment data and advice they need to quickly get started with desktop virtualization and ensure their success.
Remote PCTo help organizations with Desktop Transformation, we are introducing Remote PC which is a new feature of XenDesktopFlexcast technology that makes it easier than ever for IT departments to extend the benefits of desktop virtualization to their users with secure mobile access to office-based PCs, instead of first requiring a build-out of virtual infrastructure and the need to migrate user desktops and apps to the data center. Now end users get the benefits desktop virtualization instantly without the need to migrate desktops to the datacenter.Optimized Unified CommunicationsFor years there has been an inherent disconnect between the rise of virtual desktop computing and the use of unified communications tools such as voice and video collaboration. With the introduction of HDX Real Time technologies for voice and video collaboration, Industry-leading UC solutions including Cisco VXI Unified Communications and Microsoft Lync 2010 can process voice and video locally and create a peer to peer connection for the ultimate user experience while taking the load off datacenter processing and bandwidth resources. Universal PrintingThe user requirements for printing in a virtual desktop environment are pretty simple. From any device, from any network and any location, users simply want to discover network printers or attach a local USB printer and print to them. Any IT pro knows, however, that making printing work seamlessly and reliably is a challenge. Many customers have had to resort to complicated management and expensive third party technologies to meet the demands of printing. Now, the Citrix desktop virtualization solution tames the complexity of printing by completing a universal printing architecture with the Citrix HDX Universal Print Server. HDX 3D Pro new deep compressionEven the most demanding desktop computing use cases are prime targets for desktop virtualization. Whether collaborating with design engineers across oceans using advanced CAD/CAM or GIS apps or consulting medical imaging at a patient’s bedside with an iPad, the secure, high performance delivery of GPU accelerated 3D applications and desktops with XenDesktop has never been more powerful or efficient.Mobile App Access for VDIone of the newer challenges with respect to delivering enterprise applications, is how do you make these applications accessible on all the different types of devices such as tablets and smartphones without having to rewrite the applications for each target device. So to solve this particular challenge in the last release, XD 5.6 we introduced the Mobility Pack for XenApp hosted shared deployments which enable dynamic transformation of an application’s UI to look and feel like the native UI of that smartphone device without any source code changes. With FP1, we are extending the Mobility Pack to VDI deployments. SoC initiativeThe HDX SoC initiative, while not a specific FP1 deliverable, is an important piece of the larger emphasis of this release around reducing acquisition costs by working closely with thin client manufacturers to enable them to produce devices with HDX-ready performance for less than half the cost.
XenDesktop now extends the FlexCast physical delivery model to include secure remote connections to office-based PCs.
And so, this new Remote PC feature delivers the mobility of VDI to employees with office-based PCs., and makes it easier than ever for IT departments to extend the benefits of desktop virtualization to their users instead of first requiring a build-out of virtual infrastructure and the need to migrate user desktops and apps to the datacenter. Yes, some customers may be aware that they can connect to Windows XP physical machines today with the XenDesktop controller, but not Windows 7. The new Virtual Desktop Agent (VDA) shipping with XenDesktop 5.6 Feature Pack 1 willsupport BOTH Windows XP and Windows 7. In addition, thisRemote PC feature also includes a new simple auto-assignment setup service which is managed from Desktop Studio so IT can easily provision secure mobile remote access to thousands of users.
And so, the Remote PC use case is interesting for two reasons:First, there is established demand from existingcustomersto use the XenDesktop secure access and brokerage infrastructure they already have to improve their remote access and business continuity plans. They may not have virtual desktop infrastructure in place, but want to leverage the “Mobile workstyle”value of XenDesktopto provide access to powerful workstations that may not be primary targets for desktop virtualizationSecond, and more strategically, Remote PC is an easy way for new customersto promote and deliver mobility and flexible workstyles to a broad set of userswithout needing to first build out the application and desktop virtualization infrastructure. This is a win for our customers as they can deploy more rapidly than ever before while building out their virtual infrastructure in stages.
XenDesktop HDX Real-Time technology empowers point to point unified communications solutions from Cisco and Microsoft for virtual desktops.Support for HDX Real-Time with select Cisco VXI clients was recently announced in April 2012 representing the first optimized UC solution for desktop virtualization on the market. This solution represents one of the first deliverables from the recent collaboration agreement between Cisco and Citrix to optimize HDX for Cisco networks.The Optimization Pack for Microsoft Lync 2010 supports new point to point voice and video communications to Windows and Linux devices and will extend across all Citrix Receiver-enabled devices over the coming months. Server scalability is the “Achilles heel” of our current solution for webcam video with a current limitation of approximately 10 concurrent webcam users on a dual quad core server. But some customers will have 100s or 1,000s of concurrent webcam users. So to solve this scalability problem, we are enabling point to point connections which is about creating a direct channel between devices and bypassing the datacenter to deliver voice and video traffic directly between these datacenters to improve webcam scalability. In addition, point to point video/audio processing lowers overall latency and bandwidth consumption.
Combined with the previously available Universal Print Driver, administrators may now install a single driver in the virtual desktop image or application server to permit local or network printing from any device, including thin clients and tablets, and leveraging HDX optimization technology to reduce bandwidth load over wide area networks bytransfering printing communications outside of the virtual desktop channel for enhanced Quality of Service.
This feature eliminates the need to install numerous network printer drivers on XenApp and XenDesktop hosts, and enables more efficient network utilization. The Universal Print Server feature comprises a client component that you install on XenApp and XenDesktop hosts, and a print server component that you install on a print server.
The benefits of XenDesktop with HDX 3D technologies is about securing sensitive intellectual property and privacy-sensitive data while improving collaboration and performance eliminating the need to synchronize and transfer massive data files by enabling users to leverage state-of-the-art graphics processing hardware in the datacenter to accessing designs and images from any device, anywhere. Updates to HDX 3D technology included in XenDesktop 5.6 Feature Pack 1 provide breakthrough visual performance with more fluid app interactions and full screen display of graphics intensive apps, while reducing the bandwidth requirements for the most demanding graphics experience in half from 2 MB to 1 MB bandwidth leveraging a new ultra-efficient deep compression codec.
With Feature Pack 1 the Mobility Pack is now available for XenDesktop – VDI.So now, the capabilities previously available only with XenApp Hosted Shared app delivery pertain XenDesktop too, such as the automatic keyboard pops up when the user touches into a text entry field, and auto scrolling to ensure the text entry field is visible to the user and not covered up by the on-screen keyboard. And if organizations want to enable additional mobile device controls such as the GPS or Camera, well then they have access to the Mobility Pack SDK to easily do that. But if you want to extend your existing or new applications to have access to other mobile device controls such as the GPS or camera, we have an SDK so you can go in and easily update your applications.
Last fall at the Citrix Synergy event in Barcelona, Citrix announced a new “Citrix HDX™ Ready System-on-Chip (SoC)” initiative, designed to enable an entirely new generation of devices to deliver high-definition virtual apps and desktops at an unprecedented low cost using the company’s market-leading HDX technology. The HDX Ready SoC initiative embraces off-the-shelf consumer device innovations of the consumer electronics industry to accelerate HDX performance in low-power silicon. This model of leveraging consumer-based embedded device technology also permits a long service life for HDX-Ready devices based on the SoC as updates to the embedded software can be made easily to provide new functionality.After only a few short months since the SoC platform development began with NComputing and TI, it has attracted two additional Silicon vendors, Marvell, and HiSilicon and nearly a dozen leading device vendors who are now unveiling the first HDX-Ready devices based on the HDX ready SoC initiative. These devices reduce the cost of high-performance HDX ready thin clients by more than half, reducing the cost of thin or zero clients that may have been in the range 0f $300-$350 to less than $150.
Citrix acquired Virtual Computer & announced XenClient Enterprise on 5/9/2012XenClient Enterprise will be sold as part of XenDesktop Enterprise & PlatinumXenClient Enterprise 4.1 is based on Virtual Computer NxTopThe strategy is to bring the best of XenClient and NxTop together over time