XenApp & XenDesktop 7 Espen Berger & Owe Kvisler Senior Consultants Oslo, Wedel Lunch & Learn, Why upgrade?

Agenda Where are you today? FMA HDX Provisioning Web Interface vs. Storefront Licensing

Where are you today? Presentation Server 4.0 XenApp 4.5 / 5.0 / 6.0 / 6.5 / 7.0 / 7.1…. Windows Server 2003 / 2008 / 2008R2

End Of Life - Citrix

End Of Life - Microsoft Windows Server 2003 – Windows Server 2008 – Windows Server 2008 R2 – Windows Server 2012 –

What about 4.5 / 5.0 ? No upgrade No direct migration of Farm data OS must be replaced XenApp 5.0 HRP5 for upgrade to 6.5 Then from 6.5 to 7.6 Challenge – Applications / 32-64bit / OS

What about 6.0 / 6.5 ? No upgrade Reuse OS with applications and settings – Uninstall XenApp – Install VDA 7.6

What about 7.0 / 7.1 ? Upgrade Delivery Controllers Upgrade VDA

7.1 to 7.6

FlexCast Management Architecture (FMA) Control system separate from the app or desktop workloads. Mix and match a wide variety of Windows platforms all in a single site.

FlexCast Management Architecture (FMA)

FMA – DB “dependent” New connections require connection to DB Existing connection not affected if DB is unavailable. Solution: SQL clustering / Mirroring / Always On

Missing links Session Pre-Launch. Back in 7.6! Session Lingering. Back in 7.6! LHC / DB Availability Zones / Worker Groups

Pre-Launch

Session Lingering

Session Lingering – cont. Oldest lingering session is terminated when server is has full load and a new user logs on. Can be set to specific time interval

Connection Leasing “Replacement” for LHC Remembers connections for the last 14 days – Syncronizes between DDC’s – “A lease maps the user, resource and (optionally) the client device from which the connection was launched” – Does not work with Pooled Desktops

Connection Leasing – cont. The 14 day interval can be modified – But: What if the user never started the app…

High Definition Experience (HDX) Improved HDX mobile codec Centralized 3D applications NetScaler HDX InSight

Provisioning Provisioning Services NEW!! Machine Creation Services (server OS)

Web Interface Unsupported in 7.0 and 7.1 Supported in 7.5 and 7.6 Supported until further notice No new version

Storefront 2.6 Launched with XenApp/XenDesktop 7.6 All versions of Storefront – Supports XenApp 4.5/5.0 on Windows Server 2003 and up. – Consolidate both XenApp and XenDesktop – Mandatory Apps Changing design is more simple (Storefront 2.5)

Future of Storefront

Licensing 1 Site in XenApp can use only 1 license type Multiple license types = Multiple sites – 100 XenApp PLT = 1 site – 100 XenApp Ent = 1 site – 100 XenDesktop Ent = 1 site 1 site = 2 DDC’s, 1 SQL DB, Policies etc…

Licensing example A customer has 400 XenApp licenses Upgrades 100 to XenDesktop for testing Have to set up 2 sites to use both license types

XenApp / XenDesktop 7.6 Feature Pack 1 Session Recording HDX RealTime Optimization Pack for Lync 1.7 – Connector for Lync 2013

Should I upgrade? Role based access to desktop and applications is complex Some Citrix policies applies only to desktop OS

That said… We have many satisfied customers running 7.x – Stable – Citrix Director / Remote Assistance – Machine Creation Services – Upgrade is simple – Citrix UPM built in – HDX – Support for multiple OS

Thank you for listening Any questions?