Transcript Citrix PowerPoint Master (Widescreen) April 2007

XenApp Feature Pack 2
XenApp Feature Pack 2 Overview
• New and updated features
• Citrix Licensing
HDX Enhancements
• HDX Plug and Play
• HDX MediaStream for Flash
VM Hosted Apps
Power and Capacity Management
Changes to Additional Features
• Load Testing services
• Web Interface
• Profile Management
VM hosted apps
XenApp 5 Feature Pack 2 Overview
VM hosted apps
Power and capacity management
HDX MediaStream for Flash
HDX Plug and Play for Thumb Drive
Power and capacity management
Provisioning services
Best virtualization platform
HDX MediaStream for Flash
Load testing services
New to XenApp
HDX Plug and Play for Thumb Drive
Profile management
New/Change to edition
Load testing services
Workflow Studio orchestration
Existing feature
Profile management
Single sign-on
Branch optimization
Workflow Studio orchestration
Service Monitoring
EasyCall voice services
HDX MediaStream for Flash
HDX Plug and Play for Thumb Drive
Workflow Studio orchestration
EasyCall voice services
Secure application access
SmartAuditor
Enterprise Management
App streaming
(offline
included)
Citrix Resources
& Installation
Manager,
CPU/Memory
EasyCall voice services
Optimization,
Health Assistant, MOM, UNIX apps
Enterprise Management
Citrix offline plug-in
Citrix offline plug-in
Citrix Resources & Installation Manager, CPU/Memory
Optimization,
Health Assistant, MOM, UNIX apps
Citrix offline plug-in
Citrix online plug-in
Citrix online plug-in
XenServer
Citrix online plug-in
XenServer
XenServer
New XenApp Features
• VM Hosted Apps
• Power and Capacity Management
• HDX Plug and Plug
• HDX MediaStream for Flash
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Updated XenApp Features
• XenApp
• HRP 05
• Delivery Services Console and Presentation Server Console
• Online plug-in 11.2 and Offline plug-in 5.2
• Streaming Profiler 5.2
• Profile Management 2.1
• Provisioning services 5.1
• Load Testing services 3.6
• WorkFlow Studio 2.0
• Service Monitoring (EdgeSight) 5.2 sp2
Core XenApp Additions
Feature
Description
HRP 05
Bug fixes
IMA enhancements for faster console discovery
HDX Plug and play
Support for USB storage devices being recognized
mid-session
Application Streaming
Performance improvements
Installation media update
“True” XenApp 5 installation DVD
Updated Management Consoles
New branding and terminology
Terminology changes
Access Management Console now Delivery Services Console
XenApp Feature Pack 2 Installation or Upgrade
• Upgrade from XenApp 4.0 supported
• VM Hosted Apps
• Latest XenDesktop media included
• Following features require HRP 05
• HDX Media Stream for Flash
• HDX Plug and Play
• Power and Capacity Management
• HRP 05 modifies wsxica which
is used for licensing enforcement
• License file SA date requirement 2009.0918
Citrix License Server
• Current version is 11.6.1 and
is a pre-requisite for HRP4/5
installation
• Popup error will appear if a previous
license server version detected
• Subscription Advantage
eligibility date for Q3 releases
will be September 18, 2009
HDX Plug-n-Play
HDX Plug –n– Play
• Users can connect or disconnect a USB mass
storage deviced anytime during a session
• Enabled by default with the installation
of HRP 05
• Can be disabled with a registry entry only
HDX MediaStream for Flash
Why use HDX MediaStream for Flash?
• Enhance user experience within ICA sessions
• Deliver flash experience equal to local desktop
• Flash runs on client for smoother video and graphics
• Increase server scalability
• Running flash on server can consume high CPU resources
• Redirecting flash to client reduces server overhead
• Reduce network bandwidth
• Network bandwidth used by running flash over ICA can be high
• Having clients download flash directly frees ICA bandwidth for other functions
Licensing for HDX MediaStream for Flash
• XenApp
• Available for all product editions
• SA license needs to be current with XenApp 5 Feature Pack 2 release
• SA eligibility date – September 19, 2009
• XenDesktop
• No additional licenses required
• If user can launch virtual desktop, they can use HDX Flash
HDX MediaStream for Flash
Architecture and Components
HDX MediaStream for Flash Architecture (XenApp)
Client Device
End Result
XenApp Server
Thinwire
virtual channel
Citrix Online
Plug-in 11.2
ICA
Flash
Player
HDX Flash
virtual channel
Flash
Content
Internet Explorer
ActiveX
Calls
HDX Flash
Service
User
HDX
ActiveX
navigates
Flash
calls
Service
are
toinvoked
flash-based
sent
intercepts
toInternet
client
ActiveX
webpage
using
HDX
calls
Flash
to Flash
virtual
Player
channel
User
launches
published
Explorer
ICA
Client
places
Flash
Player
over
ICA
and
syncs
windows
Flash
Player
downloads
flash
content
onsession
client
device.
Flash
Player
is
on
client.
Supported Platforms and Requirements
Component
Supported Platforms and Requirements
XenApp
Release: XenApp 5 Feature Pack 2
OS: Windows Server 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Browser: IE7 or IE8
Flash Player: 10+
XenDesktop
Release: XenDesktop 4 (Q4 2009)
VDA: XP, Vista, and Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Browser: IE7 or IE8
Flash Player: 10+
Client
OS: XP, XPe, Vista, Windows 7, W2K3, W2K8 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Flash Player: 10+
Citrix Online Plug-in: 11.2+
Comparing Citrix Flash Technologies
Technology
Description
HDX
MediaStream
for Flash
(server-side
acceleration)
• Formerly called SpeedScreen Flash
• Server-side flash rendering and optimization
• Server-side Flash Player fetches and plays flash content
• Flash Player quality dynamically adjusted based on low bandwidth conditions
(XenApp only)
• ICA thinwire virtual channel transfers all graphic updates across wire
HDX
MediaStream
for Flash
(client-side
acceleration)
• New feature in XenApp 5 Feature Pack 2
• Client-side flash rendering and optimization
• Flash calls intercepted on server and transferred to client using new VC
• Client-side Flash Player downloads and plays flash content
• Citrix Online Plug-in places Flash Player over ICA session ensuring seamless
experience
Which flash technology is used for connections?
Client-side flash takes precedence over
server-side flash if both are configured
If conditions for client-side flash are not met,
fall back to server-side flash
Server-side flash requires Flash Player
enabled and configured on server
If conditions for server-side flash are not met,
no flash optimization is performed within ICA session
Conditions for using HDX MediaStream for Flash
• Client connection
• Citrix Online Plug-in 11.2 is used on client
• Latency between ICA Client and XA/XD is <50ms*
• Single-hop between client and virtual browser
(e.g. ClientVirtual DesktopPublished IE is not supported)
• GPO configuration (if used)
• GPO enables HDX Flash for the server and/or client
• GPO does not blacklist the URL for using HDX Flash
If any of these conditions are not met,
the connection falls back to server-side flash
HDX MediaStream for Flash
Configuration and Testing
Installing HDX MediaStream for Flash
• XenApp Server
• Install Microsoft Patch for Windows Server 2003 (KB956572)
• Install XenApp 5 Feature Pack 2
• Install IE8/FP10 (if not present)
• XenDesktop VDA
• Install VDA that comes with
XenDesktop 4 (Q4 2009)
• Install IE8/FP10 (if not present)
• Client Device
• Install Citrix Online Plug-in 11.2
• Install FP10 (if not present)
Server-side installer provides
the HDX Flash service.
Citrix Online Plug-in 11.2 provides
virtual channel updates and
PsuedoContainer.exe for interacting
with the Flash Player.
HdxFlash-Server.ADM Template
Apply to OU containing
XenApp servers or VDA clients
Enable/disable
feature
Blacklist URLs from using HDX Flash.
Urls will fallback to server-side flash rendering.
Wildcards supported (Example – *.citrix.com)
Enable/disable
server-side
logging
HDX MediaStream for Flash
Features and Capabilities
Window-less Mode
Flash Player runs
on client side
HTML content from
server-side is able to
overlay Flash Player
VM Hosted Apps
What is VMHosted Apps?
• Host and deliver applications from centralized workstations
• Applications run on Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7
• Compliment to current Terminal Server application delivery
VM Hosted Apps
Hosted virtual desktops,
VMs or blade PCs
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What it’s Not…
• A replacement for Terminal Services
• A license to deliver virtual desktops via XenApp
• Delivery of virtual desktops will require a XenDesktop license
• A way to deliver multiple applications from one virtual machine
• One application per virtual workstation
• One user per virtual machine concurrently
VM Hosted Apps Use Cases
• Applications that are not supported on Terminal Services
• Legacy16-bit applications
• ISV not supporting apps on Terminal Services for
licensing reasons
• Apps that are only certified to run on a particular OS
• Applications that require special USB devices
scanners, digital signature pads, biometrics, etc
• Applications used by only a handful of users
• Applications that need to be distributed
to users fast, without a lot of
validation cycles
How Does it Work?
• Terminal Server hosted and
VM Hosted applications are
aggregated by Web Interface
• Can be delivered to most end point
devices: Windows, Linux, Mac, etc
TS Hosting
VM Hosting
• Consumes a XenApp
Enterprise or Platinum license
• XenDesktop Enterprise and Platinum customers receive a XenApp Enterprise
license for application virtualization and will be able to use this feature
VMHosted Apps End User Experience
• Application is
enumerated in
Start Menu or in
Web Interface site
• Application displays
in seamless window
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Required Licensing
• XenApp ENT
or PLT licenses
are required for this feature
• Requires Subscription Advantage expiration date of Sept
18 , 2009 (2009.0918) or later in license file
• XenDesktop
licenses cannot
be used to display
applications only
desktops
VM Hosted Apps
Configuration
Web Interface
SCP
Architecture
80
80
8080
XenApp Farm
XenDesktop/ VM Hosted App Farm
Power and Capacity Management
What is Power and Capacity Management?
• Power management for XenApp servers
• Auto-power cycles servers with
idle capacity to reduce energy
consumption
• Load consolidation for XenApp servers
• Directs user sessions to particular servers in order to
consolidate sessions on fewer servers
The Basics of Power Management
• Without PCM…
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• With PCM…
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Session sprawl
Low and uneven server utilization
Over-provisioned capacity
Unnecessary power consumption
e.g. 65% unused capacity, 2 unnecessary servers
Sessions on fewer servers
Optimal server utilization
Just-in-time capacity
Reduced power consumption
e.g. 30% unused capacity, 0 unnecessary servers
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What is Load Consolidation
• Loads user sessions on XenApp servers until the defined
session capacity is reached on that server
• Once session capacity is reached, servers are powered on
to support more capacity or powered off to reduce capacity
• Can disable logons to prevent users from starting new
sessions on the server
• Can be used to drain sessions from servers to take offline for
maintenance
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Power and Capacity Management Architecture
XenApp Servers
PCM Agent
•Reports
XenApp
session
capacity and
system state
PCM Management Console
• Manage, monitor, and configure PCM
•Acts on
commands
issued by the
concentrator
PCM Database
•SQL Database
w\ Reporting optional
•Stores PCM Farm info such
as server inventory, schedules,
configuration info, and data used
for reporting
PCM Concentrator
•Coordinates power on\off states for the
XenApp servers
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XenApp Requirements
• Requires XenApp 5 for Windows
Server 2003
• Requires Feature Pack 2 and
HRP05 installed with the Autorun.msi
• PCM Agent installation will not complete
without Feature Pack2 and HRP05
XenApp Requirements
• XenApp Enterprise or
Platinum license
• Subscription Advantage
eligibility date of Sept 18, 2009
or later
• “Feature unlicensed" error will
appear PCM Console if all
licensing requirements are
not met
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How it works
Automated Power Control
2. Online session buffer
set to 4.
5. Server 2 now comes online and
ready to accept connections.
3. User 1 logs in. Next server does
not power on. Limit not yet
reached.
4. User 2 logs in. Server starts
to power on because limit has
been breached.
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1. Sessions capacity: Max
number of sessions a server
can take
Limitations
• Currently only supports Wake on LAN for physical server
• All physical machines to be powered on must exist on the same subnet
• Recommendation is to virtualize on XenServer instead of
using physical servers
• Cannot shut down XenServer host machine with PCM
• Must use Workflow Studio to shut down or power on host XenServer
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Load Testing Services
Load Testing Services
“How many users can I get on a box?”
“How will my applications behave?”
“How many servers do I need?”
Load Testing Basics
• Controller
• Load Test Console
• Used to manage and run the load test
• Launcher
• Used by the Controller to launch Virtual User
• Installation
• One installer with all features
• WI plug-in installed separately
EdgeSight for Load Testing 3.6
New Features
• Xen Counters
• More counters for testing XenApp
on XenServer
• Intelligent Load Control
• Adjusting load based on test
performance
Xen Counters
• New performance counters
• XenServer performance metrics
• XenApp performance metrics
• Functionality
• Added like prior counters
• Displayed in charts
• Different Icon
Intelligent Load Control
• Probing of “break point”
• Not like typical testing where goal is to
quickly find breaking point
• Gives a better understanding of what is
happening at that point
• Based on selected metric
• Activates once threshold is met
• Reactivates on reset threshold
Web Interface 5.2
Web Interface 5.2
• Required for presentation of VM Hosted Apps
• Strongly recommended for
integration of XenApp and
XenDesktop resources
• Can upgrade from
WI 4.0 and higher
• Supports:
• XenApp 4.0 or higher
• XenApp for UNIX 4.0 or higher
• XenDesktop 2.0 or higher
Web Interface MMC
• Administered by MMC 3.0
32-bit snap-in (no longer
in DSC/AMC)
• Automatically removes WI
extension in AMC/DSC if exists
on that server
• Installed by default
• No option for not installing
• Accessed by means of
WIAdmin.msc
Firefox Support
Operating System
Pass-Through
Authentication
SmartCard
Windows 7 32-bit/64-bit
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Windows Vista 32-bit/64-bit with Service Pack 1 or higher
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Windows XP Professional x64 with Service Pack 2 or higher
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Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3 or higher
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Linux 5 or higher
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Secondary STA Functionality with Session Reliability
After the initial connection is made . . .
Receivers
Repeaters
Gateways
Controllers
Gateway contacts
STA to obtain a
refreshable SR
ticket
Ticket passed to
client
Delivery
Network
With a secondary STA, a single point
of failure for the refresh is eliminated!
Gateway contacts
STA periodically
(~ every 5 min) to
refresh ticket
Data
Center
Configuring Two STAs
• Requires Access Gateway Standard or Advanced edition
version 4.6.1 or higher
• Enterprise Edition in 2010
• Configuration:
• CSG_EnableSessionReliability
and CSG_UseTwoTickets set to ON
(default is OFF)
• Causes WI to use a newer version of the STA XML protocol
for this functionality
Profile Management 2.1
Profile Management 2.1
• Windows 7 support
• Fixes
v1
Platform
• Windows XP
• Windows
Server 2003
v2
Platform
• Windows Vista
• Windows
Server 2008
• Windows 7 New!
Profile Management Functionality
Supported on:
Profile management 2.x
Windows
XP SP3 or
Local 3.x •fully
and
functions
desktop
higher
only with same version
platform;
not crossXenApp
• 4.5 or higher
platform
XenDesktop • 3.0 or higher
Only Same Platform
•No architectural changes
•For example: a v1
platform profile is not
compatible with a v2
platform
Installation Steps
• Install plug-in/MSI on managed computer
Can be
deployed via
Citrix
Receiver 1.1
1
2
3
• Separate MSI for x86 and x64
• Install ADM template
• Configure settings
Citrix Receiver
Dazzel
Citrix Merchandising Server