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Enhancing a Citrix XenApp Implementation with VMware View and ThinApp
VMware View Enhances XenApp
VMware View’s virtual desktop infrastructure enhances Citrix XenApp in various ways:
•Isolatesusers
•Reducescapitalexpensesandoperationalcosts
•Leveragesthepowerandeaseofmanagementof vSphere/ESX/ESXi
Isolates usersByaddingVMwareViewtoyourenvironment,youprovide userswiththeirowndesktops,includingtheirownoperatingsystemandapplications.Usersdonotconflictwitheachother.XenAppprovidesuserswithasharedoperatingsystemandsharedapplications,andthiscancreateconflictofresourcesbetweenusers.
Reduces capital expenses and operational costsVirtualdesktopenvironmentstakelessefforttomanageanduselessexpensivehardwarethanstandardcomputing.CompanieshaverealizedtremendoussavingsbyconvertingtheirmoreexpensivePChardwaretosmaller,lessexpensivethinclients.Administratorshavealsobenefitedbysavingtimeandgainingcontrolthroughacentralizedmanagementplatform.Usersstillenjoytheflexibilityandmobilityofanywhereaccesstotheirdesktop.
Leverages the power and ease of management of vSphere/ESX/ESXiIfyoualreadyhaveVMwareESX/vSphere,youarefamiliarwiththeeaseofmanagementandindustry-leadingcapabilitiesthatvSphereprovides.VMwareViewandvSpherearetightlyintegratedandtogetherprovideuniquecapabilitiessuchasfullyvirtualized3DgraphicsandstoragecostsavingsfromViewStorageAcceleratorthatarenotavailablewithothervirtualdesktopsolutions.Plustheunderlyinginfrastructureisfamiliar. IfyouhaveusedVMwarevSpheretovirtualizeyourXenAppServers,youcanuseyourvSphereexpertisetorunViewvirtualdesktopsonthesamefamiliarinfrastructure.
IfyouareaddingavirtualdesktopsolutiontoyourXenAppenvironment,VMwareViewhasthefollowingadvantagesoverothersolutionsonthemarket:
•ViewdirectlyleveragesthepowerofvSphere
•Viewiseasiertodeployandmanage
•Viewhaslowertotalcostofownership
VMwareViewistheleadingvirtualdesktopsolutionprovidinggreaterflexibility,exceptionaluserexperienceandlowertotalcostofownership.
Would you like to increase the value of your Citrix XenApp implementationandspeedyourjourneytothecloud?Areyouconsideringenhancingyourproductivitytoolswithvirtualdesktopsandvirtualapplications?VMwareView™andVMwareThinApp™canhelpyou.
ImplementingVMwareViewandVMwareThinApparethefirststepstowardembracingthenext-generationtechnologiestoaccessyourdata,yourdesktops,andyourapplicationsfromthecloud.Viewprovidesthevirtualdesktop infrastructure while ThinApp provides the applicationvirtualizationtechnology—togethertheywillhelpyoutomodernizeyourworkenvironment.
Ifyouarereadyforadesktopvirtualizationsolution,andyouwanttokeepyourXenAppimplementation,VMwareViewreadilyincorporatesXenAppintoitsinfrastructure.Inaddition,ifyouarealreadyfamiliarwithVMwarevSphereforservervirtualization,managingvSphereastheinfrastructurebehindVMwareViewwillbeeasyforyou.
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Figure 1: The Combined Solution of View, XenApp, and ThinApp
Enhancing a Citrix XenApp Implementation with VMware View and ThinApp
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VMware ThinApp Enhances XenApp
VMwareViewPremierpackagecomeswithThinApp,theleadingapplicationvirtualizationplatform.Thispowerfulcombinationisacriticalenablerforyourjourneytothecloud.PresentingThinAppvirtualapplicationsthroughCitrixXenAppprovidesthefollowingbenefits:
Requires only a single application instanceWithThinAppinaXenAppimplementation,youneedonlyonecopyofthevirtualizedapplicationstoredonaThinAppfileshare.WithotherapplicationspresentedwithXenApp,youmustinstallthesameapplicationoneachoftheXenAppServersinyourserverfarm,andeachofthesenativeinstallationsmustbeindividuallymaintained.
Eliminates application conflictToavoidapplicationconflicts,CitrixisolatesapplicationsfromeachotherviaXenAppsilos,whichrequiresadditionalhardware.ThinAppisolatesapplicationswithsoftware,nothardware.ThinAppvirtualapplicationsarealreadyisolatedfromeachotherandthereforecanbeplacedonthesameXenAppServer.
Enables quick recoveryIfaXenAppServerfails,youhavetoreinstalltheentireXenAppserver.However,ifyouhavestoredyourvirtualapplicationsseparatelyonaThinAppfileshare,youhaveonlythebaselineXenAppservertoreinstall,andyoudonothavetoreinstalltheapplications.
Simplifies and speeds updatesWithastandardCitrixXenAppsetup,youmustupdateeachnativelyinstalledapplicationoneachXenAppServer,andyouneedtotakeeachserverofflinetoupdatetheapplications.IfyouuseThinApptovirtualizeapplications,youupdateonlythesingleapplicationonthefileshare,andThinAppapplicationscanbeupdatedautomaticallywhileinuse.
Virtualizes IE6 and enables migration to WindowsThinAppallowsyoutovirtualizeMicrosoftInternetExplorer6(IE6),andyoucanpackageIE6alongwithalegacyapplicationthatdependsuponIE6oranolderversionofJava.UserscanrunvirtualIE6alongsidealaterversionofnativeIEonthesamedesktop.ThemigrationtoWindows7ortolaterWindowsversionsbecomeseasierifyouhavetheoptionofcarryingforwardanyIE6-dependentlegacyapplications.
Integrating VMware View and VMware ThinApp with Citrix XenApp Is Easy
VMwareViewvirtualdesktopsgiveyourusersisolateduseof theoperatingsystemandapplications,justaswithaphysicaldesktop,butwithlesscost.PlacingshortcutsonViewdesktopstoXenApp-presentedThinAppvirtualapplicationsgivesusersthebestofallthreesolutions.
CitrixXenAppcanpublishThinAppapplications,andVMwareViewdesktopscandisplayCitrixXenAppapplications,asinthefollowingfigure.
Figure 2: XenApp Applications, Including a ThinApp Package, on a View Virtual Desktop
ThinAppsimplifiesaXenAppenvironment.PlacingonecopyofaThinAppvirtualizedapplicationonafileshareismuchsimplerthaninstallingmultiplecopiesofXenAppapplicationsonmultipleserversinserverfarms.IfyoustreampackagesfromtheThinAppfilesharetotheXenAppServerviaaLAN,andthenpresentapplicationsfromtheXenAppServerovertheWANorInternettoendusers,youcantakeadvantageofthecombinedThinApp-XenAppsolution.
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XenApp applications(including ThinApp virtual applications)remotely displayed over WAN or Internetto endpoints
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Figure 3: ThinApp Virtual Applications Streamed to a XenApp Server, Then Remotely Displayed to Endpoints
Whetheryouareconsideringthecostandsimplicityadvantagesofavirtualdesktopinfrastructureortheeaseofmanagementandenablementgainedfromapplicationvirtualization,VMwarehasasolutiontomatchyourneeds.VMwareViewPremiercomeswithbothThinAppandvSphere,theleadingservervirtualizationplatformforVDI,providingallthevirtualization youneedinoneconvenientpackage,atonegreatprice. AllcomponentsintegratedirectlywithXenAppandaddtremendousvaluetoanyXenAppenvironmentwhiletakingyouclosertoyourjourneytothecloud.