Citrix Portfolio Updates

Citrix Portfolio UpdatesSebastian KisielSenior Systems Engineer, Central Eastern Europe, Citrix Systems Poland

© 2015 Citrix | Confidential

XenApp & XenDesktop 7.11

Pronounced “Seven-Eleven”

© 2016 Citrix.

Day 1 support for Windows Server 2016Apps, desktops, and infrastructure

Requires Desktop Experience version– Available on the Long Term Service Branch

(LTSB)

2016 Apps and Desktops– 7.11 Server VDA

2016 Infrastructure– Controller– Studio– Director– StoreFront– Provisioning Services– Hyper-V through SCVMM 2016– License Server (new release)– SCOM Management Packs (new release)– AppDNA (new release)– Session Recording (new release)

4© 2016 Citrix | Confidential

Delivery Group 1

Delivery Group 2

Delivery Group 3

Delivery Group 4

Office Yes Yes Yes YesShareFile Outlook Plugin Yes Yes Yes YesGoToMeeting Outlook Plugin

Yes Yes

Finance Excel Plugin Yes Yes

App-V Isolation Group SupportScenario with automatic/explicit designations

Isolation Group 1Explicit Automatic Explicit Explicit

- 4 App-V Sequences

- 1 Isolation Group- Assignment via

Automatic or Explicit

Office ShareFile Plugin

Finance Excel Plugin

GoToMeeting Plugin

© 2016 Citrix.

SCVMM support for AppDisksLeverage the Hyper-V platform

+Citrix AppDisk

© 2016 Citrix.

– Deliver Universal Apps seamlessly without the need for a desktop session

– Universal Apps are published through the app publishing wizard in Citrix Studio

Deliver new Universal Apps to any devicePublishing Universal Windows Platform (UWP) Apps on Server 2016 and Windows 10

© 2016 Citrix.

Embracing the latest Azure platformVM provisioning with Machine Creation Services (MCS) on Azure Resource Manager (ARM)

© 2016 Citrix.

Citrix Director enhancements

Resource Utilization Reporting Additional Alert Conditions Large Scale Export

Platinum

© 2016 Citrix.

Profile Management - Protection

© 2016 Citrix.

Simplified management for dedicated VDI

Provisioning full clones with Machine Creation Services

Base VM Image Dedicated Machine Catalog with Independent

Disks

© 2016 Citrix.

• Allows users to easily unlock their accounts or reset their password

• Fully integrated with StoreFront for a seamless experience

Web-based self-service password reset

Save time and money by keeping users productive

Platinum

© 2016 Citrix.

Telemetry features

Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP)

Call Home

License Management Service (LMS)

© 2016 Citrix.

North America User

Zone Preferences

AppX Data

AppXWin10 Browser App

User Profile

Win10 Browser App

User Profile

Nor

th A

mer

ica

Zone

Eur

ope

Zone

Gateway Gateway

© 2016 Citrix.

North America User

Zone Preferences

AppX Data

AppXWin10 Browser App

User Profile

Win10 Browser App

User Profile

Nor

th A

mer

ica

Zone

Eur

ope

Zone

Gateway Gateway

© 2016 Citrix.

• Publish document files and web URLs through the PowerShell SDK

• Once published, content items are managed through Citrix Studio

Content publishingOffer documents and URLs through StoreFront

© 2016 Citrix.

HDX enhancementsElevating the user experience

Generic USB Redirection for Mass Storage Devices with Server Machines

Optimized Delivery for Sessions with Both Video and Text

Hardware Video Encoding with NVIDIA NVENC

© 2016 Citrix.

Additional releases

Linux VDA 1.4App publishing (non-seamless)

Anonymous sessionsUSB redirection

Policy managementNVIDIA vGPU Support

© 2016 Citrix.


Unified app/desktopcloud-enabled platform (FMA)

1st GPU support

PVS write cache

Hybrid cloudprovisioning

Skype for Mac/Win/Linux

Acquire Framehawk

Prelaunch, linger, anon logonNext Gen ThinwireHDX Framehawk GAFaster SmartCard logonFIPS & Common CriteriaClipboard policiesX1 MouseSession recordingWatermarking (Labs)Jailbreak detectionLinux GA and 2.0Windows 10 support Day 1Supportability toolsAutomated migration serviceDesktopPlayer (Mac/Win)Multi-geo managementHorizon migration serviceAdvanced alertingWorkspace Cloud GABrowser Apps Service (Labs)AppDNA Express (Labs)

2013 2014 2015

Download TodayFederated AuthenticationMCS I/O OptimizationsIntel Iris Pro GraphicsNutanix MCS provisioningEnhanced Director reportingAdvanced printing capabilitiesSecure BrowserLong Term Service ReleaseStoreFront 3.5AppDiskAppDNA for App DiskApp-V IntegrationEnhanced App PublishingSession Recording for VDIFramehawk & HDX 3D Pro

2016

Windows Server 2016Azure Resource ManagerZone PreferenceApp-V Isolation GroupsContent publishingLinux applications

7.11


XenServer 7.0


Intel GVT-g

• Intel’s GPU virtualisation technology• No additional graphics card needed• Leverages Intel’s on-chipset Iris pro graphics

– on Broadwell and Haswell processors equipped with the C226 chipset• Uses a standard Intel GPU driver within the VM• Each CPU can support up to seven virtual GPUs• Developed by Intel on xen


128 vGPUs per HostWith NVIDIA M6/60

Photo by nvidia.corporation, CC-by-NC-ND-licensed

https://www.flickr.com/photos/nvidia/8357413648/in/photolist-dJvVUL-ffPbaY-ffyWiF-ffNZrL-ffP25A-ffNZQm-ffP18h-ffyLBV-ffNZYU-ffK9RN-dLTAKu-dLN3Lc-dLN3FK-dLTAEu-ffuXrZ-ffP1Eu-dJqtQi-dJvVVL-dMEpnA-dMyRLD-dLeoG9-cYc8Mm-ffuapr-ffuc22-ffJpMf-iSYUDq-iSX6kY-ffubLn-iSWnTZ-iSWmLi-iSUYqa-iSUYyB-ffubiX-ffJoSL-iSV1NB-ffubai-iSWkh6-ffJpey-iSYU6G-ffucvv-ffJp1o-iSUUFg-iSX6cG-ffJqKU-ffubUa-iSWnEn-ffub2e-ffuaMt-iSX4X7-iSWnv4

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/

vGPU for Linux

Photo by nvidia.corporation, CC-by-NC-ND-licensed;Penguin by Larry Ewing.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/nvidia/8357413648/in/photolist-dJvVUL-ffPbaY-ffyWiF-ffNZrL-ffP25A-ffNZQm-ffP18h-ffyLBV-ffNZYU-ffK9RN-dLTAKu-dLN3Lc-dLN3FK-dLTAEu-ffuXrZ-ffP1Eu-dJqtQi-dJvVVL-dMEpnA-dMyRLD-dLeoG9-cYc8Mm-ffuapr-ffuc22-ffJpMf-iSYUDq-iSX6kY-ffubLn-iSWnTZ-iSWmLi-iSUYqa-iSUYyB-ffubiX-ffJoSL-iSV1NB-ffubai-iSWkh6-ffJpey-iSYU6G-ffucvv-ffJp1o-iSUUFg-iSX6cG-ffJqKU-ffubUa-iSWnEn-ffub2e-ffuaMt-iSX4X7-iSWnv4

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/

http://isc.tamu.edu/~lewing/linux/


Installing PV Tools has always been a pain


XenServer Tools: Windows Update will be used

• New VMs will use Windows Update by default (still need “full” guest agent

• XenServer 7 will use a Wizard to get VMs up to date

• No-touch tool/driver updates after that


Health CheckAutomating the existing Server Status Report process


4 GB Logs

18 GBBackup Local SR18 GB

Primary

0.5

GB U

EFI

1 GB

Swa

p

Bigger Control Domain

(Return of) Mixed Pools

Offline migration & <3s migrations


Support for SMB

Server Message Block


RAM per Host

Host

... XS 6.5XS 7.0 5 TB

1 TB

1.5 TB192 GB

...

RAM per VMXS 6.5XS 7.0

Increased Configuration Limits

...

pCPUs per HostXS 6.5XS 7.0 288

160

3216

...

vCPUs per VMXS 6.5XS 7.0

...

VBDs per HostXS 6.5XS 7.0 4096

2048

25516

...

VBDs per VMXS 6.5XS 7.0


Single-stream storage IOPS

Reason for improvement:– Polling in tapdisk3 +30%Measurements on average SSD

Aggregate storage IOPS

Reason for improvement:– Increased number of dom0 vCPUs Measurements on average SSD +50%

Aggregate intrahost network throughputReasons for improvement:

– Grant-table locking scalability– Increased number of dom0 vCPUs

Measurements on Dell R730 +160%

Networking and Storage throughput improvements

XS 6.5

XS 7.0 74Gb/s28Gb/s

XS 6.5

XS 7.0 66,00043,000

XS 6.5

XS 7.0 8,0006,000


X-ray Guard Memory Introspection *Tech PreviewMemory Introspection - Next generation anti-virus protection

• No agent runs in the VM insteadmemory is monitored via Xen

Xen

PrivilegedUnprivileged

Oper

atin

g Sy

stem

Device Drivers

Kernel

Security Appliance(Using Xen’s X-ray Guard

API)

Guest Memory

X-ray Guard




• Malicious memory activity blocked

Xen


Oper

atin

g Sy

stem

Device Drivers

Kernel


API)

Guest Memory

X-ray Guard




• Malicious memory activity blocked• Clean up tools injected directly intothe VM

• Immune to traditional attackvectors (no agent to attack)

• Industry-first for desktops and applications• Only on XenServer

Xen


Oper

atin

g Sy

stem

Device Drivers

Kernel


API)

Guest Memory

X-ray Guard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6Xievs_fGE




Many more features!

Docker Container Management for Windows OS

Improved Conversion Manager for VMware vSphere VMs

UEFI host bootImproved Active Directory Scalability

Welcome TLS 1.2

Hypervisor upgrade to Xen 4.5Dom0 moves to CentOS 7.1

SSH consoles to Dom0 and Linux VMs

Additional Guests

NFS4 SRs



Platform: Central Design and Control, Local Execution

Citrix Cloud - Control CenterXenApp & XenDesktop

Service XenMobile Service ShareFile Lifecycle Manager

Cloud Connector

Data Center

Citrix Cloud - Service Platform

Customer /

Partner architects & operates

Citrix architects & operates

WorkspacePod

Cloud Connector

Public Cloud

Cloud Connector

SP Cloud

Cloud Connector

Apps and Desktops File Sync & SharingMobile App & Device Mgmt Design, Deploy, Manage


Move Management Infrastructure to the Cloud

Workloads

Management

Public Clouds

Workloads

Management

Today: Management + workloads are disconnected islands of management & control

Private Cloud / On-Prem

Tomorrow: Cloud Management enables single unified hybrid system, allowing customers to take advantage of cloud-scale economics AND leverage their existing investments


Hypervisors

Active Directory

NetScaler

Gateway

License ServerStudio Director

SQL

Server VDAs

Server VDAs

Server VDAs Server

VDAs

Server VDAs

Desktop VDAs

StoreFront/

Receiver for Web

Delivery Controllers

Customer/Partner managed

XenApp and XenDesktopTraditional Deployment


SQLStoreFron

t/Receiver for Web

Delivery Controllers

Hypervisors

Active Directory

NetScaler

Gateway Server VDAs

Server VDAs

Server VDAs Server

VDAs

Server VDAs

Desktop VDAs

License ServerStudio Director


Citrix Cloud (operated by Citrix)

XenApp and XenDesktop Service


Active Directory

NetScaler Gateway

Exchange / StorageZones

XenApp XenDesktop


Citrix Cloud (operated by Citrix)

XenMobile Service

Citrix Cloud ConnectorIdentityProxy

XMS


Private CloudsHypervisors Public Clouds

Citrix Lifecycle ManagementTarget Products and Environments

Citrix Lifecycle Management


Add Blueprint from Catalog

to Library

Deploy Blueprint

Manage Deployment

Add Resource Location

http://manage-docs.citrix.com/entries/83322315-Quick-Start-Create-a-XenDesktop-proof-of-concept-deployment

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4




New Naming Scheme for Worx Apps: Citrix Secure Apps

Secure Hub Secure Mail

Secure Web

Secure Notes

Secure Tasks

Secure Forms

Does not require a re-enroll or re-install of the apps


1. Deploy a unified App Store

2. Enforce device encryption

3. Use microVPN for secure data communications

4. Apply Open-In policy for Office 365 mobile apps

5. Block saving of files to un-sanctioned storage

XenMobile

XenMobile and Office 365 integration

© 2016 Citrix Systems.45

WORK BETTER. LIVE BETTER.

Technology

Citrix Portfolio Updates