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Migration to XenApp and
XenDesktop 7.5
Cris Lau and Simon Plant
Desktops and Apps Group
Enterprise and Service Provider Division
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Windows app and desktop virtualization
Deliver virtual Windows desktops with the best cost, performance and security for every business need
Windows app virtualization
Mobilize Windows apps for maximum security, control and performance
Remote access/LOB budgetProject-based initiatives
Shorter sales cyclesSimple channel play
Capture desktop/PC refresh budgetAll workforce use cases
Broader sales scopeMore services opportunities
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DeliveryServices Console
XenApp 6.5 Farm(IMA)
XenDesktop 5.6 FP1 Site(FMA)
Citrix Studio
Web Interface
Receiver
DB DB
IMA
IMA CBP
XenAppController
Server OSWorkers
Desktop OSWorkers
Delivery Controller
Power &Capacity
Mgmt
Provisioning ServicesPVS
WMI
PVS ConsolePCM
Console
Today: Separation of Owners & RolesDifferent Desktops & Apps Architectures
EdgeSightConsole
VDA
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CitrixStudio
Storefront / Receiver for Web
Receiver
DB
Server OSWorkers
Desktop OSWorkers
Delivery Controller
MCS
Provisioning Services
FlexCast: Unified Service Delivery TeamFlexCast Management Architecture
VDA VDA
CitrixDirector
Provisioning Console
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FMA Brings Delivery & Management Flexibility
WS08R2
Applications & Desktop
Delivery ControllerXenApp Server
(Controller & Delivery)
WS08R2
Applications & Desktop
XenApp Server (Controller & Delivery)
WS08R2
Applications &
Desktop
Delivery Agent
WS08R2
Applications & Desktop
XenApp Server (Controller & Delivery)
WS12
Applications &
Desktop
Delivery Agent
Win8
Applications &
Desktop
Delivery Agent
XenApp 6.x (IMA) XenApp 7.5 (FMA)
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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
• Mobile Device Management
• P2V App Migration
• Hosted Mobile Mail
Hybrid cloud provisioning
Simpledeployment & management
Platinum Mobility
Promotions
AppDNAComplete App
Migration Toolkit
HDX MobileOptimization technologies
Free
XenMobile MDM
or
20% off XenMobile Enterprise
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XenDesktop 7.5 – New Features
• Enables broader support for unplanned remote access scenarios using SCCM
• Offers users more flexibility in the event of power outages
Remote PC Wake-on-LAN
• P2V App Migration
• Full AppDNA feature set
Platinum Mobility
Promotions
AppDNAComplete App
Migration Toolkit
Free
XenMobile MDM
or
20% off XenMobile Enterprise
• Eliminate CAPEX for seasonal needs
• Leverage global clouds for proximity to users
• Same management consoles and skillsets
Hybrid cloud provisioning
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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)
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New Platinum Feature:Automated App P2V analysis with AppDNA
Analyze app for virtualization
Simple green-amber-red status
Up to 90% faster than manual
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XenApp and XenDesktop 7.5
Now Supports Web Interface 5.4
• Facilitate a longer runway for end users to transition from Web Interface to
StoreFront
• Enable IT more time to plan their backend & infrastructure changes from Web
Interface to StoreFront
• Farm aggregation to help customers adopt XenApp and XenDesktop 7.5, and
continue to support existing environments
• No enhancements or new OS support to Web Interface 5.4
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Single Server Scalability (SSS)8% increase in user density for Hosted Shared Desktops
XenApp 6.5
XenApp on FMA
Windows Server 2008 R2 (hosted desktops)
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User Experience & Scalability Best experience (ICA w/ H.264) with negligible scalability impact
XenDesktop 7XenApp 6.5
RDP
ICA (Legacy)
ICA (H.264)
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XenDesktop 7.1 :
“…Finally, we definitely enjoy being able to have one product to manage VDI and XenApp based desktops and XenApp based Apps publishing.”
D. C., Director Technology Services
Higher Education in Southeast U.S.
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1. Reduces cost for delivering apps and desktop
2. Delivers IT agility and management flexibility
3. Enables scalability & cloud
FlexCast Management ArchitectureThree key takeaways:
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Physical PCOr Laptop
Remote PC AccessMobility to existing desktops – Now with Wake on LAN
• Brilliant HDX user experience to any device• Secured by Netscaler without complex VPNs• Automated assignment and deployment model• Accelerate desktop virtualization deployments• Wake on LAN integration with Microsoft SCCM 2012
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Why is it painful today?
Agony is a combination of:1. End user disruptions2. Cost (opex, capex, emotional)3. Service downtime
Old New
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Migration Paths
for XenApp & XenDesktop Customers
XenApp Customers XenApp 7.5
XenDesktop 7 App Edition In-place upgrade, single management and Director support
XenApp 6.x & earlier New Install, separate farm management
XenDesktop Customers XenDesktop 7.5
XenDesktop 7.x In-place upgrade, single management and Director supportXenDesktop 5.x
XenDesktop 4.x XenDesktop migration tool
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3 Common Upgrade & Migration Scenarios
Keep my existing servers/farm running, and deploy new
XenApp 7.5 site for new apps
Move my existing XenApp & XenDesktop servers to the
cloud
Re-use my XenApp 6.5 servers, but managed under
XenApp-FMA
1
2
3
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Web InterfaceXenApp farm
StoreFront
XenDesktop App site
Citrix Receiver
Farm Aggregation withStoreFront and Web Interface 1
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Benefits:
• Greater roll-out flexibility with minimum user disruptionᵒ XenApp 6.x & earlier, along side XenApp and XenDesktop 7.5
• StoreFront allows for enterprise mobility, endpoint/device flexibility, smart card
and SmartAccess
Considerations:
• Multiple farms are managed and supported separately
1 Farm Aggregation with
StoreFront and Web Interface
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2Administrator
Farm Migration to Cloud
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Benefits:
• Optimize CAPEX: Seasonal workers/capacity needs
• Build for Speed: M&A on-boarding, capacity growth
• Think Differently: “Don’t Own Stuff” - migrate entire environment to the public
cloud
Considerations:
• App migration planning (partner opportunity)
2 Farm Migration to Cloud
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“XenApp migration is painful!
I would like a way to upgrade quickly
and with minimal cost”Every. XenApp. Customer.
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WS08R2
Applications & Desktop
Delivery Controller
XenApp 6.5 Server (Controller & Delivery)
Win 8.1
Applications &
Desktop
Delivery Agent
WinSvr 12R2
Applications &
Desktop
Delivery AgentDelivery Agent
Run Upgrade utility
StoreFront
XenApp Upgrade & Migration Tools3
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XenApp 6.5 XenApp – FMA Remarks
Application ApplicationCan migrate server-hosted apps and most basic settings, such as:
executable and arguments. No streamed or App-V
Group Policy HDX Policy XD7 group policy engine is largely compatible.
XenApp Upgrade & Migration Tools3
Settings and policies that won’t migrate can be exported and admins can re-
assign or re-map the settings manually .
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Benefits:
• Enables “adding” XenApp 6.5 servers to the new XenApp 7.x on FMA
• Mitigates server-rebuilds and lengthy apps re-validation processes
• Simplifies migration of commonly used Applications (local) and Policies
settings
Considerations:
• Targeted for XenApp 6.5 servers
• IMA settings that cannot be migrated can be available for manual re-config.
• Machines can only be members of 1 Delivery Group
3 XenApp Upgrade & Migration Tools