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June, 2013
Application DeliveryExcalibur - XenDesktop 7
Mick Glover Worldwide Support Readiness
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Supported Application TypesXenDesktop 7
• Existing (Pre XenDesktop 7)ᵒ VM or Desktop Hosted Applications (VM Hosted Apps)ᵒ Desktop installed Applications (Delivered with VDI Desktop)
• New in XenDesktop 7ᵒ Server Hosted Applications (Published Applications)ᵒ Server installed Applications (Delivered with shared hosted Desktop)ᵒ LAA Applications (Local App Access)ᵒ App-V Hosted Applications
• 6 Application types in total…
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Application DeliveryXD7 Concepts
• VDA (Virtual Delivery Agent)ᵒ FlexCast v2.0 based
• Two Typesᵒ One for Windows Server OS’sᵒ One for Windows Desktop OS’s
• Delivery Groupsᵒ Can contain Server or Desktop machines
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FlexCast 2.0 Delivery Agent Install
• Auto-Run ᵒ XenDesktopInstall.exeᵒ Detects the OS and offers to install the appropriate components
• Individual component MSI’sᵒ MCS, PvD, ICA stack…ᵒ Installed based on OS type
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Difference between Delivery AgentsFlexCast v2.0 agents
• Client OS Machines ᵒ Single user ᵒ Citrix ICA Service (PortICA.exe\picaSvc2.exe)ᵒ Allows users to connect to machines console session
• Server OS Machinesᵒ Multi-user ᵒ No ICA Service running on Server OSᵒ Extends RDS (Remote Desktop Services) to support ICA\HDX
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Basic Steps to deliver applications
Install Virtual Delivery Agent
Create Machine Catalog
Create Delivery Group & assign
users
Publish\Create Application
Launch Applications
through Receiver
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Delivering Applications to UsersStep by Step process Flow… Step 1
• Administrator selects application type…
Apps installed on Desktop\
Server machines
Apps Hosted on Desktop\Server
machines
Apps installed on users local
machines
Apps hosted on App-V
server
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Delivering Applications to UsersStep by Step process Flow… Step 2
• Administrator creates supporting Catalog in Citrix Studio and chooses the appropriate OS and machine type…
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Windows Desktop OSWorkflow 1
Windows Desktop OS
Virtual
MCS, PVS or Existing Virtual
User Experience e.g. MCS: Random/Static…
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Windows Desktop OSWorkflow 2
Windows Desktop OS
Physical
PVS or Existing Physical
User Experience e.g. PVS: Random
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Windows Server OSWorkflow 3
Windows Server OS
Virtual
MCS, PVS or Existing Virtual
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Windows Server OSWorkflow 4
Windows Server OS
Physical
PVS or Existing Physical
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Delivering Applications to UsersStep by Step process Flow… Step 3
• Administrator creates Delivery Group in Citrix Studio and adds machines from Catalog and selects a delivery mode…
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Delivering Applications to UsersStep by Step process Flow… Step 4
• Choosing a delivery mode will determine what configuration needs to be completed at creation time…ᵒ Desktops and Applicationsᵒ Applications Only
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Delivering Applications to UsersStep by Step process Flow… Step 5
• Assign applications to Delivery Group
• Studio will return list of applications found on the master Image or App-V publishing server
• Applications can be added manually also
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Delivering Applications to UsersStep by Step process Flow…
• Applications can also be published at a later stage through the Delivery Group node in Citrix Studio…
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Creating ApplicationsCitrix Studio
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Delivering Applications to UsersStep by Step process Flow… Step 6
• Users access applications through receiver or Desktop..
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Managing application sessions
• Search option in Citrix Studioᵒ Log users off sessionsᵒ Disconnect sessionsᵒ Send messages to users
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