XenDesktop, Technical Architecture

Product Management, XenDesktop

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Agenda
VDI Business Drivers the customer problem
XenDesktop v2 components
XenDesktop v2 implementation
XenDesktop v2 how it works

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Typical Desktop Deployment

Vista will likely force IT to re-evaluate their desktop strategy
and find a Better Way
Desktop
Management

Profile

Tightly
Coupled

Apps
Windows
Hardware

Locally
Installed

Hundreds of images
Desktop image complexity
App conflicts / heavy testing
High-touch re-imaging

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1. procure

8. retire

2. image

7. back-up

3. secure

6. maintain

4. deploy

5. monitor

Existing methods,
tools, and processes

User data &

preferences

Applications

Operating
System

Desktop Delivery Vision

XenDesktop is a Better Way

Profiles
Profile

Virtualized
& Isolated

Apps
Windows
Hardware

Dynamically
Delivered

Fewest possible desktop images

Desktop image simplicity
Fewer conflicts, minimized testing
Low-touch, self-serve re-imaging

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XenDesktop

Apps

OS

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VDI Business Drivers the customer problem
XenDesktop v2 components
XenDesktop v2 implementation
XenDesktop v2 how it works

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Desktop Delivery Components

Support

Brokering

Monitoring
2 Operating Systems,

Users request their

desktop by logging in to
the system

Apps, and user Profiles are

provisioned on demand

Profiles

Users

WAN
Optimization

Secure Remote
Access

Hypervisor
Apps

Users are delivered

their desktop remotely

Blade Chassis

OS

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

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Citrix XenDesktop v2 Technology Components

GoToAssist

Desktop Delivery Controller

EdgeSight

Profiles

ICA Client

WANScaler

Access Gateway

Xen, Hyper-V, VM
XenApp

Blade Chassis

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

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Apps

Provisioning
Server

OS

Citrix Optimized Storage

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XenDesktop Editions
Feature
Virtual Desktop Delivery Controller
Virtual Machine Infrastructure
Multi-server management
Resource Pooling & XenMotion
Virtual Desktop Provisioning

Express

Standard

Enterprise

Platinum

Up to 10
desktops

Virtual Desktop Performance Monitoring

Virtual Desktop Support

Secure Remote Access

WAN Quality of Service

EasyCall

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Basic Desktop Delivery

GoToAssist

Desktop Delivery Controller

EdgeSight

Profiles

ICA Client

WANScaler

Access Gateway

Xen, Hyper-V, VM
Apps

Virtual
Desktop
Agent
Blade Chassis

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

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OS

Citrix Optimized Storage

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Virtual Desktop Agent and ICA Client

Installed on all Desktops (VM's or Blades)
Supports XP SP2 and Vista SP1 (32bit)
Desktop Delivery Controller

ICA

Delivers virtual desktop via ICA to any ICA client

Virtual
Desktop
Agent

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SpeedScreen
SpeedBrowse
SmoothRoaming
Universal Print Driver
Dynamic client drive mapping (USB drives)
Multi-monitor support
Session Reliability
ClearType
etc

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Desktop Delivery Controller

Solution
Simple to deploy and administer
Brokers and end-to-end ICA connections
Manages flexible desktop-user association:

Desktop Delivery Controller

Pooled
Assign on first use
Pre-assigned

ICA

Virtual
Desktop
Agent

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Enables secure ticket-based connections

Supports single sign-on
Runs on Windows Server 2003 (32 & 64-bit)
Broad desktop hosting infrastructure support
Efficient use of AD for non-volatile settings:
Transactional data moved from AD to Data Store in Beta

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End User Experience

Access
Scenarios

Desktop
Appliances

unmanaged
machines

login

Web page

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Windowed

Full-Screen

Full-Screen

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Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

GoToAssist

Desktop Delivery Controller

EdgeSight

Profiles

ICA Client

WANScaler

Access Gateway

Xen, Hyper-V, VM
Apps

Blade Chassis

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

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OS

Citrix Optimized Storage

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Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Agnostic to desktop hosting infrastructure

Virtual Machine Support

Enable management of desktops to optimize:

- Power consumption
- Infrastructure utilization

Desktop Delivery
Controller

Virtual Desktop
Infrastructure

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- XenServer
- Hyper-V
- VMware VI3
Blade PCs
- Power for specialized users
Integration to VM infrastructure
- Start
- Suspend
- Resume
- Shutdown
Traditional PCs
- Migration and remote access
SDK coming
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XenServer
Fast:
Para-virtualization sheds the
middle man

Near Bare Metal Performance

Resource Pools

Native 64 bit hypervisor

Secure:
Thin hypervisor drastically reduces
attack surface

Low maintenance:
No drivers and thin means minimal

patching keeps workload running

XenDesktop Specific Integration:

XenDesktop Specific Templates
Preboot eXecution Environment

Next Generation
Management Architecture

XenMotion: Live Relocation

Clustered Management Layer

VMs (<500Kb in size)

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OS, App & Profile Management

GoToAssist

Desktop Delivery Controller

EdgeSight

Profiles

ICA Client

WANScaler

Access Gateway

Xen, Hyper-V, VM
XenApp

Blade Chassis

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

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Apps

Provisioning
Server

OS

Citrix Optimized Storage

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OS, App & Profile Management

VDI without XenDesktop
Single image for every desktop
Desktops managed individually
Same problems, in a new location

VDI with XenDesktop

Single OS image to store & maintain
Apps not installed, stored as single image,

delivered on demand and maintained centrally

Managed Profiles

1:1

Hypervisor

Network Storage

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Xen, Hyper-V, VM

Network Storage

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Agenda
VDI Business Drivers the customer problem
XenDesktop v2 components
XenDesktop v2 implementation
XenDesktop v2 how it works

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How to Implement XenDesktop v2

GoToAssist

Desktop Delivery Controller

EdgeSight

Profiles

ICA Client

WANScaler

Access Gateway

Xen, Hyper-V, VM
XenApp

Blade Chassis

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

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Apps

Provisioning
Server

OS

Citrix Optimized Storage

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How to Implement XenDesktop v2

Desktop Delivery Controller

Login Page

Licensing

AD
OU
Domain Controller

Data Store

Secured Web Services

Profiles
Xen, Hyper-V, VM

ICA Client

Setup
Tool
Golden Image:
PV Tools
Virtual Desktop Agent
ICA & Streaming Client

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VDisk

Apps

OS

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XenDesktop Setup Tool

Initial Configuration
Specify the provisioning server.
Specify the desktop server.
Specify the AD XenDesktop Farm OU
Select the virtual infrastructure service and
specify the master server.

Optionally enable event logging.

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XenDesktop Setup Tool

Create virtual desktops
Wizard driven virtual desktop creation

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XenDesktop Setup Tool

Select the base VM
Select the VM used to build the base virtual
disk image.

IMPORTANT: The base VM virtual network

interface must match the network interface

used when creating the vDisk.

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XenDesktop Setup Tool

Name Virtual Desktops
Desktop names will be assigned by

combining base hostname plus a number

starting for the start index.

Example for Sales Group (Sales1, Sales2,

Sales3, , Sales100)

Base Hostname = Sales

No. of Clones = 100
Start Index = 1

Desktop Group = Sales

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XenDesktop Setup Tool

Select the virtual disk
Use Provisioning Server for pooled

desktops is checked.
New desktops are created using a single
provisioning server vDisk image.
Use this option for creating pooled
(shared) desktop groups.

Use Provisioning Server for pooled

desktops is unchecked.
Can clone an entire VM with hard disk
The base VM should be SysPrepped.
Use this option for creating assigned
(dedicated) desktop groups.

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XenDesktop Setup Tool

Summary Screen
Shows the configuration options that
were selected in the wizard.

In this scenario we are creating 20

virtual desktops VMs using a single

provisioning server vDisk image.

The hostnames will be xendesktop1,

xendesktop2, . xendesktop20.

These new virtual desktops will be

added to the existing desktop group

called desktops.

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XenDesktop Setup Tool

Progress Screen
Shows the progress of creating desktop
VMs.

Creating 20 new virtual desktops only

takes a few minutes.

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Agenda
VDI Business Drivers the customer problem
XenDesktop v2 components
XenDesktop v2 implementation
XenDesktop v2 how it works

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How XenDesktop v2 Works

Desktop Delivery Controller

request

license

Licensing

la
un
ch

Login Page
policies

AD
OU
Domain Controller

Data Store

find desktop

si
gn

&

validate
ICA

prepare
resume

Profiles
Xen, Hyper-V, VM

ICA Client

Apps
Golden Image:
PV Tools
Virtual Desktop Agent
ICA & Streaming Client

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VDisk

OS

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Desktop Delivery Roadmap

2007

2008

Q3

Q4
TPK

Q1

Q2

beta

GA

XenDesktop 2.0

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2009
Q3

Q4
beta

Q1

GA

XenDesktop 2.X

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