What's new in Citrix XenApp 7.5 und XenDesktop 7.5?

XenApp 7.5
Technical Overview
Stephan Pfister – Citrix Certified Instructor
stephan.Pfister@umb.ch

WORKPLACE
Redesign
WORKFORCE
Mobility
WORKFLOW
Optimization

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Mobile Workspaces
Securely unite apps, data & services
on any device over any network or cloud
Citrix is the leader in
Mobile Workspaces

Collaboration
& Sharing
Access &
Data Security
App & Desktop
Virtualization
Enterprise Mobility
Management
App Networking &
Cloud Orchestration

Citrix – The Broadest Mobility Portfolio
Secure Mail
& Web Apps
Mobile App
Security
Mobile Data
Control
Secure Mobile
Network Access
Mobile Device
Management
Virtual Windows
Apps & Desktops
Web & Social
Collaboration
Integrating across the stack for the best mobile experience
Seamless Mobile
Experience

Application and desktop virtualization,
re-imagined for mobility and cloud

Reduce cost
and complexity
of app and
desktop
management
Simplify
support and
enable choice
of BYO
devices
Centralized
security to
protect
sensitive
information
Increase
employee
productivity
with anywhere
access

People-
centric
& use case
driven

XenApp 7.5 – New Features
• Eliminate CAPEX for
seasonal needs
• Leverage global clouds
for proximity to users
• Same management
consoles and skillsets
• Easier than competitors to
deploy and manage
• Publish dozens of apps in
less than a minute
• Built-in performance
monitoring
• Up to 8% more users per
server compared to
previous versions
• Multi-touch experience
• High-performance over
mobile networks
• Application
compatibility
• Application
remediation
• P2V App Migration
Hybrid cloud
provisioning
Simple
deployment &
management
Platinum
Mobility
Promotions
AppDNA
Complete App
Migration
Toolkit
HDX Mobile
Optimization
technologies
Free
XenMobile MDM
or
20% off
XenMobile Enterprise

XenApp 7 Product Line
Packaged and priced for broad adoption for all users
Platinum
Edition
Enterprise
Edition
Advanced
Edition
High-performance
hosted shared app and
desktop virtualization
solution with HDX™
technology
Enterprise-class
with FlexCast™ delivery
technology
Comprehensive
solution with advanced
networking,
management and
security

Let’s look at IMA for a moment

Farm
Zone
Primary ZDCBackup ZDC
MetaFrame Member Servers
Data Store
Zone
Primary ZDC Backup ZDC

Let’s think about IMA
Farm
Zone
Primary ZDCBackup ZDC
Data Store
Zone
Primary ZDC Backup ZDC
Wasted
resources
What happens when
ZDC bottlenecks?
Zone mesh impact
=
Zones(Zones-1)
Potential issues if elected as
ZDC
Upgrade/Migration
challenges
Do I need to
re-architect to
add more
users?

Delivery
Services
Console
XenApp 6.5 Farm
(IMA)
XenDesktop 5.6 FP1 Site
(FMA)
Citrix
Studio
Web Interface
Receiver
DB DB
IMA
IMA CBP
XenApp
Controller
Server OS
Workers
Desktop OS
Workers
Delivery
Controller
Power &
Capacity
Mgmt
Provisioning
ServicesPVS
WMI
PVS Console
PCM
Console
Today: Separation of Owners & Roles
Different Desktops & Apps Architectures
EdgeSight
Console
VDA

Citrix
Studio
Storefront / Receiver for Web
Receiver
DB
Server OS
Workers
Desktop OS
Workers
Delivery
Controller
MCS
Provisioning
Services
FlexCast: Unified Service Delivery Team
FlexCast Management Architecture
VDA VDA
Citrix
Director
Provisioning
Console

Delivery Controller
Resources
SQL Database

Delivery Controller
Resources
SQL Database
Active
Active
Add new
controller to grow
SQL is site
size limitApps and
Desktops

App and Desktop Delivery
FlexCast Management Architecture

Conceptual Architecture
Hardware Layer
Control Layer
Access LayerUser Layer Resource Layer
NetScaler Gateway
StoreFront
Delivery
Controller
XenClient
Remote PC
Access
Pooled Desktop
Catalog
Hosted Apps Catalog
Personal Desktop
Catalog
Shared Desktop
Catalog
Director
Studio
SQL
Database
SSL
Delivery Group
Delivery Group
Delivery Group
Delivery Group
Resource Hosts
Physical, Virtual, Cloud
Cloud VMs
VMsServers PCs
Access & Control Hosts
Physical, Virtual
VMsServersActive Directory
License Server

Challenges for business
Rewriting apps to support
mobile OS which is costly
and time consuming
No mobile apps
Designers & Engineers
stuck to workstations
Can’t access/share designs
remotely in real time
Employees/Contractors
bringing own devices
regardless of BYOD policy
Organization exposed to risks
from security, compliance
gaps and IT complexity
Mobile Apps
Designers & Engineers
BYOD
Critical data replicated
between headquarters and
branch office
Network connection between
headquarters and branch
office gets congested
Remote & Branch
Workers

Challenges for IT
Operating system upgrades,
updates & patches on
individual distributed PCs
Can’t redirect funds towards
more innovative IT initiatives
Maintain large set of desktop
images to deal with complex
mix of laptop hardware
Problems supporting users
offline or on intermittent
connections
Maintain expensive office real
estate
No flexibility to keep up with
increasing business needs
PC Refresh Corporate Laptops
Call Centers
Access and modify files locally
on external devices that don’t
adhere to corporate standards
No data security
Contractor & Partner
Access

Sometimes you need
apps, sometimes you
need a desktop

Decision Point – What type of resource?
Management Cost
+
Infrastructure Cost
END USER FLEXIBILITY
Hosted
Shared
Pooled
VDI
Personal VDI
Dedicated
VDI
Managed PC
Un-managed
PC
Hosted App
Line of
Business App

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XenApp 7.5 Resources
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• Physical or Virtual
• Platforms
ᵒ As VM Hosted Apps
• Windows XP / Windows Vista (pre-XD7 VDA)
• Windows 7 SP1
• Windows 8 & Windows 8.1
ᵒ Windows Server 2008 R2
ᵒ Windows Server 2012 &
Windows Server 2012 R2

FlexCast
Hosted Apps
Hosted Shared Desktops

Windows Server Hosted Desktops & Apps
Extreme efficiency and scalability
4x–6x density compared to VDI I Ideal for fixed-task use cases I Familiar Windows 7 look and feel

Server-hosted session virtualization
For client-server applications
• Requires network connectivity
• Better protection for sensitive data
• Business applications become platform
independent
• Lowest Total Cost of Ownership
• Great for apps with strict requirements
Mobilize Windows apps for ultimate
security, availability and performance

Session Virtualization
Desktop Virtualization Session Virtualization
Resource Layer
User Layer
Hardware Layer
Access Layer

Delivering a Desktop vs. an App is not the same
Mobile Traditional

Apps make more sense
Mobile Traditional

Hardware Layer
Control Layer
Access LayerUser Layer
NetScaler Gateway
StoreFront
Delivery
Controller
SQL
Database
SSL
Delivery Group
Resource Hosts
Physical, Virtual, Cloud
Cloud VMs
VMsServers
Active Directory
Resource Layer
Hosted Apps Catalog
License Server
Server hosted application delivery
1. User clicks app icon and
Citrix Receiver contacts
Delivery Controller
2. Least loaded server
selected and resource
allocated for user
3. User interacts with
resource. Screen updates,
mouse clicks and
keystrokes sent between
user and server.

• HTML5 Receiver
ᵒ Receiver for Chromebook
ᵒ Start your experience on any device with easier management
• Windows and Linux Receiver
ᵒ Tier 1 receivers for demanding use cases, for HDX Premium experience
ᵒ Mainly your workplace device – thin client or a PC
• Mac, Android, iOS, Windows Phone
ᵒ Device specific native Receivers for powerful HDX experience while being Mobile
• Any other device
ᵒ HTML5 Receiver provides the experience you need
Any app, any place, on any device

Client-less Receiver
HTML5 Web-based Receiver – Powered by Citrix StoreFront
• Simple, seamless access from any
browser
• Virtual apps and desktops rendered
with HTML5
• Perfect for locked-down laptops and
contractors who cannot install native
Receivers

What’s new with Receiver for Windows 4.0/4.1
• Smart Card auth
• IPV6
• Local App Access
• H264 Decode (XenApp 7)
• HDX Insight
• Lync 2013
• Jabber
• SCCM 2012
• Windows 8.1/IE 11 – 4.1
CitrixReceiver.exe

Citrix Receiver for Windows 8 and RTReceiver for Windows 8
and RT
• Multiple published apps
• Multiple Web and SaaS apps
• Work anywhere on any Windows 8
computer or tablet
• Account configuration using your
email address, a server URL, or a
provisioning file
• Automatic display of the keyboard
when needed
• Pan and Zoom
• Mobility Pack
• Win 8.1 support
• International text

Receiver for Mac 11.8 / 11.8.2
• IPv6
• H264 Decoding
• HDX Insight
• Windows short cuts
• Mavericks support

Receiver for Windows 8 Phone
• French, German,
International Spanish,
Italian, and European
Portuguese
• Asian language input
• Expanded Mobile SDK
support
• Netscaler Gateway 10.1
• Web and SaaS apps
• Log collection
• Assistance for gestures

Receiver for Linux 13.0 • ARMHF support
• Platform optimization SDK for x86 and ARM
• XenApp 7 - 2D and 3D graphics
ᵒ H.264 deep compression hardware decoding
• Performance optimizations on x86 and ARM
ᵒ Graphics/Audio multithreading
ᵒ Receiver/server flow control
• Improved VoIP and video conf
ᵒ UDP/RTP audio
ᵒ H.264 encoding for webcams
• Graphics subsystem SDK
• Multimedia client-side content fetching
• IPV6 support
• Storefront support
• Netscaler Gateway support (ICA Proxy mode)
• Self service UI and SDK
Feature parity between
Linux x86 and ARM
HDX Verified Premium
HDX SoC Initiative

Receiver for Blackberry 10
• Apps and desktops
• StoreFront 2.0 and
Web Interface
• OS required is
10.2.0.1745.

Why not VDI
Mobile Traditional

HDX
It’s about the user experience

High Definition Experience
HDX MediaStream
Video and audio playback
HDX Broadcast
ICA and RDP protocol support for access
from any device, anywhere
HDX Mobile
Touch navigation for Windows apps;
local device features
HDX Plug-n-Play
Access to local resources and peripherals,
including USB devices and printers
HDX RichGraphics
2D/3D graphics incl. Adaptive Display,
HDX 3D Pro and Microsoft RemoteFX
HDX WAN Optimization
Performance and bandwidth optimizations for
branch offices with Citrix CloudBridge
HDX Adaptive Orchestration
Best user experience based on server,
network connection and user device
HDX RealTime
Voice and video for real-time
collaboration

Flash Windows
Media
Silverlight QuickTime
HDX MediaStream
HTML 5
Video
etc.

Citrix Receiver support for HDX MediaStream

HDX MediaStream and Adaptive Orchestration
1. Generic approach: Server-side rendering (Adaptive Display)
Video frames
& audio
Native media streams
2. Optimization: Client-side rendering (multimedia redirection)

HDX MediaStream: Complementary approaches
Generic: Server-rendered
• Any media player
• Any format
• Any device
• Any network
• Adaptive Display
ᵒ Dynamically adjusts frame rate and image
quality for optimal experience
• HD stereo audio
• DirectX video acceleration (H.264)
ᵒ With server-side multimedia acceleration
Optimized: Client-rendered
• Adobe Flash and Windows media
(WMV, MPEG4, DivX, AVI, XVID, MSV1, etc.)
• Client-side or server-side fetching
ᵒ Client-side fetching reduces bandwidth
consumption and supports Multicast
• Adaptive Display for server-decoded
client-rendered formats
• HD stereo audio
• DirectX video acceleration (H.264)
ᵒ Using client-side multimedia acceleration

• Audio-video redirection for media players based on
DirectShow, DirectX Media Objects (DMO) or
Windows Media Foundation
• New: Windows Media Redirection for iOS, with
hardware decoding for reduced battery drain
• New: Hardware decoding on Linux
• A step towards reducing thin client CPU requirements
• New: Client-side content fetching
• Cuts bandwidth consumption in half
• Supports HTTP, MMS*, RTSP* [*Windows & Linux devices]
• Supports multicast video delivery
Windows Media Redirection in XenApp 7

• Objective: Offload server CPU by rendering Flash content on the user device
for majority of web sites (80-90%)
• Significant server scalability benefit
and excellent user experience
• Optimized for LAN and WAN
• Windows and Linux devices
• IE10 support added in XD7.0
• New in XD7.1: Flash Redirection from Windows 8/8.1
or Windows Server 2012 [R2]
Optimized: Flash Redirection

• Supported via server-side rendering and Adaptive Display, with
excellent video quality via H.264 compression
HMTL5 video in XenApp 7

Softphones and Unified Communications apps

Multi-Stream ICA for generic HDX RealTime
True network QoS
Citrix
Receiver
for
Windows
XenApp
WS08 R2,
12, 12R2*
HTTP
Server
Router
ICA Real Time
HTTP HTTP
ICA Interactive
ICA Background
ICA Bulk
ICA Real Time
ICA Interactive
ICA Background
ICA Bulk
ICA UDP/RTP Audio * ICA UDP Audio *
* UDP/RTP Audio now also available for Windows Server RDS workloads in XenApp 7

Lync audio-video delivery options
• HDX Optimization Pack for Lync 2010
ᵒ Client-side media processing for Windows, Linux, Mac
ᵒ XenDesktop, XenApp, VDI-in-a-Box
ᵒ New in v1.4: Support for (1) Meet Now join via IP voice-video; (2) Logitech C920
• Support for Lync 2013 VDI Plug-in
ᵒ Microsoft adopted our recommended architecture (client-side media engine)
ᵒ XA7.5 and CR4.x include the interfaces required by the Lync VDI Plug-in
ᵒ But, no Lync 2013 optimization is currently available for non-Windows devices
• Generic HDX RealTime
ᵒ For devices not yet optimized (no local media engine)
ᵒ For Office 365 hosted Lync (not currently supported by either optimization)
ᵒ Limitation: Server scalability due to CPU impact of video processing

Optimization Pack for Microsoft Lync 2010
• Feature of XenDesktop/XenApp
Enterprise & Platinum editions and
VDI-in-a-Box
• Integrates with existing Lync backend
infrastructure
• Includes Lync proprietary codecs
licensed from Microsoft

Solution features
• Audio-Video Communications Support
ᵒ Up to 720p30 transmit and receive resolutions
ᵒ Selectable 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios for transmitted video
ᵒ Lync RT Video, H.264, H.263, H.263+, and H.263++ video codecs
ᵒ Lync RT Audio, G.711, G.722, G.722.1, G.722.1c audio codecs
ᵒ SIP RFC 3261, RFC 3264, RFC 5168 and Microsoft SIP extensions
ᵒ Secure call signaling via TLS
ᵒ Audio-video encryption (AES)
• Call Control Features
ᵒ Ad-hoc multi-party calling
ᵒ Mid-call features
ᵒ Full-screen mode and Picture-in-Picture (PIP)
ᵒ Works with native Lync as well as standards-based
UC clients registered with Lync

Lync Client Delivery
• Lync 2010
• HDX RealTime Optimization Pack for
Lync™ 2010
ᵒ Windows, Linux x86, Mac
ᵒ Planned: Linux ARM via HDX SoC
ᵒ Windows, Linux x86, Mac, ThinOS*
(* from Dell-Wyse)
ᵒ Linux ARM via HDX SoC
(in Linux Receiver 13.0)
• Lync 2013
• New in Citrix Receiver 4.0:
Support for Lync™ VDI Plug-in
• (Planned**) HDX RealTime
Optimization Pack for Lync™ 2013

Generic HDX RealTime and Microsoft® Lync™
No feature gaps / UI changes, but reduced server scalability
 Instant Messaging
 Presence info
 Desktop sharing (screen sharing)
 Voice chat
 USB telephone support
 Video chat
ᵒ Real-time video viewing and webcam support

Limitations of Microsoft Lync VDI Plug-in
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj204982.aspx
• Windows endpoints only
• No support for:
ᵒ Multi-view video (“gallery view”)
ᵒ Using the Lync VDI Plug-in along with a Lync phone
ᵒ Recording
ᵒ Joining meetings anonymously
ᵒ Customized ringtones / music-on-hold
• Delivery of Lync from RDS (XenApp) not officially supported but works
• Delivery of Lync client as a seamless/published app does not work
• No support for Office 365 hosted Lync
• No fallback to server-side audio-video if client has no VDI Plug-in
• “Limited” support for Agent Anonymization and Call Delegation

Desktop Virtualization for High-end Graphics Users
HDX 3D Pro client options

Segmenting the user population
Tier 1: Professional users
(e.g. design engineers, radiologists)
• Top rendering performance (dedicated GPU)
• Deep compression on WAN links
• 3D mouse
Tier 2: Power users
(users who need to view/edit large 3D models)
• GPU sharing
Tier 3: Knowledge workers
• Software rasterizer or highly shared GPU
1
2
3

Windows 7 Aero & Windows 8 desktops/apps
DirectX is replacing GDI/GDI+ as the new standard for Windows graphics
DirectX Rendering Technology
RDS
Workloads
VDI
Workloads
VDI-in-a-
Box
Server
“Software GPU”
XA7.5
(req. WS12)
XD7.0 ViaB 5.3
Hardware GPU acceleration XA6.0, XA7.0
XD7.0 (reg key)
[XD4: HDX 3D Pro]
ViaB 5.3
(reg key)
Client
Desktop Composition Redirection
Not
applicable
XD5.5 ViaB 5.0

VDI versus RDS (hosted shared) XenDesktop workloads
Tier 1: HDX 3D Pro on VDI Tier 2: HDX 3D Pro on RDS
• GPU acceleration of Direct3D,
OpenGL, CUDA*, OpenCL*
• H.264-based Deep Compression
• Full desktop or seamless apps
• DirectX/OpenGL GPU sharing via
XenServer/NVIDIA GRID™ vGPU
• 3D mouse support
TOP PERFORMANCE
• GPU acceleration of Direct3D,
OpenGL, CUDA**, OpenCL**
• H.264-based Deep Compression
• Full desktop or seamless apps
• DirectX/OpenGL GPU sharing
• Lower cost Microsoft licensing
• Apps must be RDS compatible
MOST COST-EFFECTIVE
* Not available with GRID vGPU ** Experimental pending field validation

What’s new with HDX 3D Pro in XA7?
• Self-tuning codec technology
ᵒ Adaptive Display automatically detects transient and/or video images
ᵒ Image quality dynamically adapts to network bandwidth (no slider bar required)
ᵒ Fine Drawing codec eliminated; improved H.264 codec performs much better
• HDX 3D Pro feature is now available for Windows Server RDS workloads
ᵒ What does this mean?
• We’ve renamed “XenApp HDX 3D” in XenApp 7 to reflect that it is now essentially equivalent to
HDX 3D Pro on VDI
ᵒ What are the improvements on RDS?
• Adaptive H.264-based Deep Compression
• GPU acceleration and sharing extended beyond DirectX to include OpenGL, plus experimental
support for CUDA and OpenCL
• Much faster frame rate at higher resolutions compared to XA6.5 GPU Sharing

What’s new with HDX 3D Pro? (cont’d)
• Auto screen resolution detection
ᵒ No longer necessary to disconnect /reconnect when changing resolution 
• 5 versions of Receiver now include decoding of Deep Compression
ᵒ Windows, Linux, iOS, Mac, Android
• HDX Monitor now reports on HDX 3D Pro
ᵒ Details on fps, codec, performance
ᵒ Replaces previous HDX 3D Pro Health Check Tool
• Quad monitor support
ᵒ Not a hard limit but we tested with up to 4 monitors with good performance

RDS-compatible professional graphics apps
Some examples from autodeskandcitrix.com, Citrix Ready site, etc.
• Lots of Autodesk apps, including:
ᵒ AutoCAD
ᵒ Inventor
ᵒ Revit
ᵒ Navisworks
• Bentley MicroStation
• Dassault CATIA
• ESRI ArcGIS
• Intergraph SmartPlant 3D
• Adobe PhotoShop (Creative Suite)
• Siemens Solid Edge

Hardware platform
GPU Passthrough with RDS workloads
GPU
XenServer/vSphere
XenApp Windows
Server VMs
GPU
GPU
GPU
XenApp
VM
XenApp
VM
XenApp
VM
Session
1
XenApp
VM
Session
2
Session
3
Session
4
Session
5
Session
N-1
Session
N. . .

GPU sharing for RDS workloads
• Usually one VM per GPU (and one GPU per VM)
ᵒ On bare metal with OpenGL apps, multiple GPUs can serve one VM, but in general we
recommend one GPU per VM using a hypervisor that supports GPU passthrough
• Each VM is a multi-user Windows Server RDS workload
• XenServer GPU Passthrough now supports up to 12 GPUs per server
ᵒ But typical high-end configuration is 3x NVIDIA GRID™ K2 for a total of 6 GPUs
• Direct access to graphics driver and hardware, unlike software-based vGPU
• User density depends on the apps, GPU processing power, video RAM, etc.
ᵒ No fixed limit; one customer reports 32 users on a Q6000 with Dassault 3D Via player
• Remember that one user could impact performance of other users
ᵒ Recommend capping the number of users per VM

OpenGL Software Accelerator
• New software rasterizer for OpenGL apps
• An alternative to the OpenGL 1.1 software rasterizer included with Windows
ᵒ Generally provides much faster rendering performance
ᵒ Leverages SSE4.1 and AVX
ᵒ Supports OpenGL 2.1
• Installs in the program folder of the OpenGL app
• App compatibility expected to be high but must be verified; Citrix cannot
guarantee compatibility with all OpenGL apps
• Targets apps and use cases where GPU hardware acceleration is not needed
or cannot be cost-justified but where the Microsoft OpenGL software rasterizer
is inadequate

DirectX software rasterization
• Less demanding DirectX apps and WPF apps don’t require GPU hardware
• DirectX 9 software rasterizer built into XenApp 7.1 WDDM driver
ᵒ Previously used in Optimization Pack for Google Earth
• For DirectX 10 & 11, Microsoft provides the WARP software rasterizer
ᵒ DX10 & 11 apps can use WARP directly
ᵒ Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 include a software GPU that uses WARP

• Thumb drives
• Advanced multi-monitor configs
• Printers
• Dictation devices
• Specialized keyboards
• USB Devices
HDX Plug-n-Play

•Traditionally, Client drives are mapped to server drive
letters in ICA sessions using Client drive mapping
(CDM)
•Can be confusing for users
•New UNC implementation allows users to recognize
their client drives a lot easier:
•Example: “C on ClientName” where ClientName is
users local machine name
USB Thumb Drive Usability

• Frees up server drive letters on XenApp server or VDA
and allows them to be used for other purposes
• Enabled by default
• Not controlled via Policy
• To revert to legacy CDM:
• HKLMSOFTWARECitrixUNCLinks UNCEnabled=0
[REG_DWORD]
• Not documented or recommended
USB Thumb Drive Usability

• Previous versions used USB redirection for scanners
• TWAIN redirection has now been ported over from XenApp
• Commands are now seamlessly
redirected from the VDA to the
client machine
• Note that non-TWAIN standards
such as Windows Image Acquisition
(WIA) will not work with this technology
Scanner support

Consistent access inside or
outside the firewall
Seamless workspace across
any device
Access to Windows Apps, data,
Web and SaaS
Auto-configuration of the default
app store
Citrix StoreFront

One Store for All Receivers
Site 3
Site 2
HA Pair or
scale-out
cluster
NetScaler
Gateway
Storefront
Services
Site 1
Scale-out cluster
with web LB

Mac and
Windows
Storefront Services Tier
Storefront Services Architecture
XenApp Farms (6.5 and
earlier)
Internal
Web Apps
Browser
Thin
Clients
XML Service
Adaptor
?
Receiver for
Web
Future Citrix
Adaptors
Mobile
Devices
SaaS Apps
List All Apps
Launch App
“Value Adds”
List My Apps
Subscribe
Store
Services
Authentication
Service
Update Service
(Merchandising Server)
3rd Party
Adaptors
3rd Party
Portal
Password
Kerberos
Extension
...
?
3rd Party Apps
Smartcard
App
Controller
NetscalerGateway XenApp Sites (7.x & later)
Other Services

Storefront
Storefront without the Database requirement
Storefront
Extensible Storage
Engine
~2.7 KB/subscription
Storefront
Storefront
Point to
Point
Scheduled
Sync
LON NY

Authentication Service
• Claims-based authentication
• Token Issuing
ᵒ Authenticates users
ᵒ Establish their identities
ᵒ Marshals the information about the users into security tokens
• Token Validation
ᵒ Validate authentication tokens for services/applications that consume them but are not
configured as full relying parties
• Use Domain Service to authenticate users with Active Directory
• Use Credentials Wallet to store encrypted passwords

Location aware connectivity
Gateway Connect Direct Connect No Connect

New! Seamless Local App Access
Seamless integration of local Windows apps
Great for apps that need or
benefit from local resources
App running
locally, or from
Receiver…
…Integrated
into virtual
desktop
Ideal for
HDFacesTM

Local App Access use cases
• Bring-Your-Own-Apps (e.g. iTunes)
• Video conferencing (e.g. GoToMeeting HDFaces)
• RDS-hosted apps in a VDI virtual desktop
ᵒ Eliminate double-hop latency while keeps apps separate
• Challenging edge cases such as:
ᵒ Watching/burning a physical DVD
ᵒ Watching TV using a tuner card
ᵒ Specialty USB devices on the WAN
ᵒ FireWire devices
ᵒ Viewing content that can’t leave the country (regulatory compliance)
ᵒ Client-server apps requiring very low latency to a regional backend

App running
within virtual
desktop
App running on
endpoint (outside
of virtual desktop)

What’s New in 5.x - Capabilities
99
• New Policies
ᵒ Define excluded AD groups
ᵒ Profile Not Available Policy (deny or temp profile logon)
ᵒ Process all users by default on desktop Oses
ᵒ Folder Redirection options as alternative for using AD GPOs
• Read only profiles (aka mandatory) – use the template profile as a mandatory
• Auto Config – detect environment and configure automatically
• Delete Cached profiles immediately … policy to configure a delayed delete
• Default processing of local admins on Desktop OSes

What’s New in 5.x - Integration
100
• Citrix Policy Engine integration
ᵒ Additional choice for configuration: AD GPO, Citrix Policy or INI
• Integrated install with VDA (Desktop and Server OS)
ᵒ UPM component installed by default with the VDA installer
ᵒ PoSH SDK on DDC
• Director Integration
ᵒ Metrics reporting via Director provided by WMI/UPM
ᵒ Now within Director is the ability to reset Microsoft Roaming and Citrix Profiles
ᵒ Non destructive – renames existing profile, creates new and copies some data back
ᵒ Data kept: Documents, Favorites, Cookies, Desktop, Pictures, Music, Video
• While UPM has v5, the PoSH module for UPM is v7

What’s New in 5.x - Architecture
101
• No longer leverages NTFS change journal – UPM uses the filter driver now
ᵒ MFT file no longer used (the cache file for NTFS activity)
• Should in most cases improve logon times …
ᵒ Particularly first logon with provisioned desktops where cache file had to be created

Using and Administering
Admin ExperienceUser Experience

HDX - It's all about the user experience

Primarily Controlled Through Policies

Settings in the Registry
HKLMSOFTWAREPoliciesCitrix

Configuration Options and Precedence
109
Pm
Configuration
AD GPO
ADM – For
Windows 2003
AD & Above
ADMX – For
Windows 2008
and above
Desktop Studio Policy Node
End Point
Local Policy
Pm INI File

• So many moving parts…
• Applications
• Printer drivers
• Printing device features and limitations
• Networking and printer device connectivity
• Policies and settings
• Permissions
• Still a top call generator for Citrix Technical Support
• Hard enough to do Windows printing well (mostly static environment)
• Dynamic elements of desktop virtualization make it that much harder
Why is printing such a pain?

Printer driver versions
• Version2 drivers
• Introduced with Windows NT 4.0
• Operate in kernel memory
• Won’t install on Windows 2008/Vista or later
• Introduced with Windows 2000
• Operate in user space
• Still need to be careful about which drivers you deploy
• Introduced with Windows 2012/8
• One driver can support multiple devices
• Automatically isolated from one another and the print spooler

Native versus non-native print drivers
•Native/inbox drivers
• Are included with the Windows OS
• WHQL certified & stress tested with OS
•Non-native/manufacturer drivers
• Are provided by a print device manufacturer
(Windows Update, CD, or download)
• May or may not be WHQL certified
• May not be well tested for Remote Desktop &
Terminal server use cases

How do printer drivers get installed?
• Manually installed by administrators
• Native drivers automatically installed
from driver.cab in the OS
• Plug-and-Play printers
• HDX or RDP printer auto-creation
• Downloaded from print server (Point-and-Print)
• Connection to shared network printers in any manner
• XenApp will only attempt to install native drivers through printer auto-
creation, it will not pull in non-native ones

Where can an ICA/HDX printer come from?
Standard Printer Types Defined on Client
Local Printer
(LPT, USB, TCP,
etc.)
Network Printer
(UNC Path)
Client Printer
in Host Session
Network Printer
in Host Session
Client Printer
in Host Session
OR
Session Printers Policy
Network Printer in Host Session
Client Printer
in Host Session
Citrix UNIVERSAL Printer

• Despite it’s name, Citrix universal printing is not universally available
• First-class UPD for client printers is only available with Windows end-points
• Mac & Linux end points use Postscript-based UPD
• Fixed device profile  No awareness of the underlying client printer capabilities
• Java client employs PCL based UPD with fixed device profile too
• Most thin clients have no Citrix UPD option for their local printers
• Exception: embedded Windows device running retail Win32 client
• More comprehensive UPD solutions available
• Check out offerings of Citrix Ready vendors like ThinPrint, TriCerat, and UniPrint
Universal printing caveats

The Generic Citrix UNIVERSAL Printer
• A single printer object, based on the Citrix Universal Printer driver,
which can be configured to auto-create in user sessions but is not
tied to any specific print device
• It will automatically print to the default printer on the client
device or the preview option can be selected to preview the
document on the client and then select any locally-defined printer
• http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX106812

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necessary for thepublic good.
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and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation
till his Assent should beobtained;and when so suspended, he
has utterly neglected to attend to them.
He has refused to pass other Laws for theaccommodation of
large districts of people, unless thosepeoplewould
relinquish theright of Representation in theLegislature, a
right inestimableto them and formidableto tyrantsonly.
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connected them with another and to assumeamong the
powers of theearth, theseparateand equal station to which
theand organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall
seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
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Endpoint Device
Virtual Delivery Agent

• Complete network print server solution providing
• Ability to use Citrix universal printing regardless of client capabilities
• Efficient, open, and firewall friendly protocols
• Optimized print traffic from host  print server
• Eliminates the need to install network printer drivers on the VDAs!
• Significant WAN performance improvements over traditional windows networking
printing
• Less sensitive to latency than Windows printing using SPOOLSS-RPC protocol
• Leverages the same compression and optimizations as in client-based Universal printing
The Citrix Universal Print Server
First introduced on the XenDesktop 5.x and XenApp 6.x platforms

Universal Print Server architecture
Network Print Service
Spooler
UP Web Service
DriverDriverDrivers
PQ1
Driver
PQ2 VQ1 VQ2
Driver Driver Driver
UPS Virtual
Port Monitor
Std TCP/IP Port
Monitor
WINSPOOL.DRV
UPS Configuration
RPC
TCP
SOAP over HTTP(S)
CGP/SSL
UP-WS
Print Data
(XPS/EMF)
Rendered
Print Data
SDKPrint Provider
UPD
App
Spooler
UPClient
UPServer

New* in XenApp 7.5 MCS
• Cloud Provisioning on
ᵒ AWS and Citrix Cloud Platform
• Datacenter Provisioning on
ᵒ System Center VMM 2012 SP1 / R2 with Hyper-v 2012 /R2
• SMB 3 Storage for linked clones and base images
• Reduce IO with read caching on CSV 3.0
• Use local storage, except PVD
ᵒ vSphere 5.5
• Support for latest Windows OS
ᵒ The latest desktop OS - Win 8, Win 8.1
ᵒ The latest Server OS – Win Server 2012 and 2012 R2
• MCS Performance Improvements
ᵒ Fix block alignment issues - VHDX format for VM/Clone disks

Storage
A
Master
VM
Master
VM
Image
A B B B B
identity
diff disk
Machine Creation Services (MCS)
Hypervisor
A’
A’
Copy
Image Prep
Phase

Machine Creation Services: How it works
VM
Master Disk
VM VM
Diff Disk
Id Disk
Diff Disk
Id Disk
Diff Disk
Id Disk
Storage
One copy of the base
image shared by all VMs
Space reclaimed
every boot
Persistent Identity
uses little space

New in Provisioning Server 7.1 & XenApp 7.5
• Data center provisioning
ᵒ System Center VMM 2012 SP1
ᵒ SMB 3.0 Storage for “client-side” write cache disks
• Stream latest OS
ᵒ Desktop OS - Windows 8/ 8.1
ᵒ Server OS - Server 2012 / R2
• Improved Setup Wizard
ᵒ Faster catalog creation (no more cloning of template VM write cache disks)
ᵒ Support BDM configuration don’t have to use PXE
ᵒ Faster networks in Hyper-V Guest VMs*

Advanced Image Management
• One imaging solution for
ᵒ Virtual apps and VM hosted apps
ᵒ Physical and virtual instances
ᵒ Any Windows operating system
• Image maintenance
ᵒ Develop - Test – Production
ᵒ Automated updates
ᵒ Instantaneous rollback
VIRTUALIZE CENTRALIZE PROVISION

Provisioning Capabilities – PVS
VDI SHVD Physical
Servers
Physical
PCs
PVS
• Top 3 Hypervisor
ᵒ XenServer
ᵒ Hyper-V
ᵒ vSphere
• Workloads
ᵒ Desktop VM
ᵒ Server VM
ᵒ Physical Server
ᵒ Physical PC
• Low storage I/O impact
• Management time
ᵒ 15 min for 1,000 VMs
ᵒ Reboot speed rollbacks
ᵒ Automated image updates

Complete
Kernel
Kernel Services
Computer Boot Process: Traditional
Bios
Bios Services
Hardware
Boot
Loader
Early
Kernel
User
ProcessMBR

• Manageability
• Simplify and streamline server provisioning
• Assure build consistency
• Eliminate the need for “hot-standby” servers
• Flexibility
• Provide rapid server provisioning
• Simplify and reduce the time required to rollout images
• Stream workloads to physical and virtual machines
• Support high availability
• Support hardware repurposing
• Perform instant restore
Benefits of Citrix PVS

Image Delivery
0 5 10 15 20 25
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows 2012
IOPS
Peak Average Steady State IOPS
(95th Percentile)
Provisioning Services Machine Creation Services

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Windows 7 - MCS
Windows 7 - PVS
Windows 8 - MCS
Windows 8 - PVS
Windows 2012 - MCS
Windows 2012 - PVS
Percent
Read/Write Ratio
Read Write

Boot Device Manager (BDM) instead of PXE

Setup Wizard
Provisioning optimization: VM disks
• Create write-cache disks in place on
destination storage
• Size is now configurable
• Each VM booted once to quick
format
• No more SLOW network copies of ‘n’
formatted write cache disks!

Next generation Director
• Single pane of glass
ᵒ Instant “real-time” troubleshooting and
environment health metrics across sites
• Integration of EdgeSight features
ᵒ Performance management and network analysis
• Aggregation of logging information
ᵒ Pinpoints root cause of connection and machine
failures
• End user experience monitoring
ᵒ Logon analysis to pinpoint issues or delays
TM

• Driving Evolution
ᵒ EdgeSight evolves into an integrated solution
ᵒ Enhances existing products such as Director
• Providing a holistic view
ᵒ No more product silos
ᵒ Offers comprehensive view into the Citrix stack
to correlate information
Evolution of EdgeSightTM

Performance management
Health and capacity assurance
Historical trending
EdgeSight features
Network analysis
Identify bottlenecks due to the network in your
XenApp environment
Powered by NetScaler HDX Insight
TM

Director – Actionable Troubleshooting
Resolution at first
touch
Reduce operating
costs
Improve customer
satisfaction

Director – Enhanced User Details Page

Director – Real-time assessment
Immediate visibility of
site performance
health
Environment usage
Logon performance
indicating end user
experience
Key infrastructure
alerts

Drill down list view
Know who has been
affected and why

Director – Contextual troubleshooting
Failures reason explained
Correlation with Configuration logging

Director – Logon performance
Know how logon duration is affecting end users
Compare to previous environment baseline

Director – Load Evaluation Trends
Understanding published application server load and affect of logged on users

Historical trending
enables
performance
management over
time
EdgeSight - performance management
Auto-baselining –
comparison of past
performance to
current
TM

EdgeSight - network analysis
ICA deep packet
analysis
Latency and
bandwidth
effects
Application and
desktop usage
TM

EdgeSight Features Integration
TM
EdgeSight Performance management
historical trending and auto-baselining
EdgeSight Network analysis
leveraging NS HDX Insight

The right solution for the right customer
EdgeSight 5.4…is migrating to XenApp 6.5
…will be sustaining with XenApp
6.5 and XenDesktop 5 until EOL
Ideal for customer who…
…are new to XenApp …are migrating to XenApp 7
Director with
EdgeSight

Active Directory
Director 7
• Troubleshooting
• Real-time Assessment
Monitor
Database
XD
Data Store
Delivery Controller
Configuration Log
Service
Monitoring Service
Delegated Admin
Service
Broker Service
Director
Web
Service
Browser
Director
App
RDS/VDI
VDA
NetScaler
HDX Insight Service
Hypervisor
RDS/VDI
VDA
RDS/VDI
VDA
NS
Databasewith EdgeSight
• Trends

Microsoft App-V Basics
• Isolate Applications and Application Related Data
• Remediate App Behavior
• Multiple App Versions
• Central App Delivery

Sequencing < = > Packaging?
• Alternative form of Packaging
• Much less work, less error prone
• Easy to remediate / customize apps

App Virt Engine
• Install wherever apps will execute
• Isolate App and ARD
• Multi-User and Multi-Tenant
UserA
Prefs
UserB
Prefs
UserC
Prefs
Operating
System
App
1
App 3
App 4
App
2

Distribution
Sequencer “Content” File Server
App-V Server Infrastructure System Center Configuration Manager
Client using HTTP/S or BITSClient using App-V Server Standalone Client

Publishing
App-V 5 Apps
167
Source: Citrix

Published Apps
168
Source: Citrix

Open Architecture
Hosted on
XenServer
Hosted on
ESX, vSphere
Hosted on
Hyper-V

Supported hypervisors*
XenServer 6.2
6.1
6.0.2
Hyper-V/SCVMM System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 R2
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 SP1
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012
VMWare vSphere 5.5
vSphere 5.1 Update 1
vSphere 5.0 Update 2
(No support is provided for vSphere vCenter Linked Mode
operation)

Only XenApp and XenDesktop
enable you to easily harness the
flexibility, elasticity and
economics of the largest, most
popular public clouds
Hybrid Cloud Provisioning
Delivery Controller
(coming soon)

New Infrastructure Choice, Familiar Setup
Same administrative workflows, now simplified for cloud
Host Selection now includes
AWS and CloudPlatform
Select your cloud region and
availability zone
Select instance type for
machine catalog
Create Host Configure Host Create Catalog

Market Drivers for Hybrid Cloud Provisioning
Flex
Examples:
Seasonal Workers
Citrix migrations testing
Grow
Examples:
On-board M&A
Organic usage growth
Transform
Examples:
“Don’t Own Stuff”
Hardware Refresh
Optimize
CAPEX
Build for
Speed
Think
Differently

XenApp 7.5 Cloud Provisioning
• Available for AWS and
CloudPlatform in 7.5
• Utilizes MCS with direct
cloud API calls
• Working on Azure
• Goal to support “any cloud”
• Future improvements to
better optimize for cloud
infrastructure

Desktop Clouds with XenDesktop/XenApp
Flexible cloud deployment options – Private, Public and/or Hybrid Cloud
on-premise off-premise
Enterprise
Service
Provider
Public CloudPrivate Cloud
• Leverage OPEX-based
IT service delivery model
• Leverage public clouds
as an additional capacity
site
• Transform, flex or grow
app or virtual desktop
infrastructure
• Unplanned and
temporary capacity
demand: seasonal
workers, on-boarding
M&A events, etc

XenDesktop Cloud Provisioning w/ CloudPlatform
The “One Citrix” Desktop Cloud Solution
• On/Off-premise Private
XenDesktop/XenApp Cloud Solution
 Built on the latest releases of Citrix
XenDesktop/XenApp (v7.5) and Citrix
CloudPlatform (v4.2.1.4, v4.3)
 XD/XA 7.5 provisions to on-premise Citrix
CloudPlatform clouds and off-premise private clouds
(CCP)
• Seamless: no new consoles or training
• Key Benefits:
 On-premise: Lower upfront CAPEX, easier scaling,
efficient management
 Off-premise: Elastic, no infrastructure to manage
• Key: XD-specific workload monitoring in CCP,
App orchestration in XD
Hybrid
Desktop-as-a-
Service
XenDesktop/XenApp Cloud
Provisioning with CloudPlatform
Desktop/App Virtualization
Cloud Management Platform
7.5
7.5
4.2.1.4
4.3

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