Get introduced to the key components and capabilities of XenApp and XenDesktop current release (CR) version 7.12 deployed on Windows Server 2016. Learn more about: » What’s new in version 7.12? » Tips to a successful deployment on Windows Server 2016 using Machine Creation Services (MCS). » Hardware requirements and Best Practices for high availability. » Understanding Citrix policies. » Managing and configuring application hosting. » The integration of XenApp with XenDesktop and scalability options. » Citrix StoreFront features. » Introduction to Citrix Director for monitoring and troubleshooting.

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XenApp/XenDesktop 7.x Release Dates
 XenApp/XenDesktop 7.7 – First Quarter 2016
 XenApp/XenDesktop 7.8 – Second Quarter 2016
 XenApp/XenDesktop 7.9 – Third Quarter 2016
 XenApp/XenDesktop 7.11 – Fourth Quarter 2016
 XenApp/XenDesktop 7.12 – First Quarter 2017

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New Features in XenApp 7.x
 Enhanced installation Options
 AppDisks
 Local Host Cache
 Supplemental Grace Period Licensing
 AppDNA & App-V enhancements
 Federated Authentication Service support
 Self-Service Password Service
 Publish Content for documents, media files, URLs, etc. (Powershell)
 Zone Preference configuration

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Hardware Requirements
Operating System Windows Server 2016 Standard/Data Center
Windows Server 2012, 2012R2 or Windows Server 2008 R2
Disk Space 800MB
Additional
Software
.NET 3.5 SP1 (Server 2008 R2 only)
.NET 4.5.2 (4.5.x are also supported
PowerShell 2.0 or 3.0 (Server 2008 R2, 2012, 2012R2)
Visual C++ 2008 SP1

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Supported Hypervisors
XenServer 7.0
6.5 SP1
6.2 SP1 plus hotfixes
6.1
SCVMM SCVMM 2012 R2, 2012 SP1 or 2012
VMware vSphere 6.5
vSphere 6.0 Updates 1 & 2
vSphere 5.5 Updates 1 & 2
vSphere 5.1 Update 2 & 3
vSphere 5.0 Update 2 & 3

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Supported database platforms
SQL Server 2016 Express, Standard, and Enterprise editions
SQL Server 2014 Through SP2 Express*, Standard, and Enterprise
SQL Server 2012 SP1 Express, Standard, and Enterprise editions
SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 Express, Standard, and Enterprise editions
• Database High Availability Options (full version SQL)
• Alwayson Failover Cluster Instances
• Mirrored modes (Express Edition only supports standalone mode)
• AlwaysOn Availability groups is supported for SQL Server 2012

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XenApp 7.x Architecture

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XenApp 7.x Architecture

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Local Host Cache replacing Connection Leasing
 Connection brokering operation continue during a DB outage
 More robust deployment and immune to corruption
 A secondary broker maintains an SQL Express LocalDB
 DB synchronization with Full SQL occurs every two minutes

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XenApp 7.12 Simplified Management
 Consolidates monitoring and management functions
 Citrix Studio
 StoreFront Console
 Citrix Director
 Insight Center

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Application Deployment Options
 App Disks Deployment with AppDNA testing
 Enhanced Delivery Group configuration
 Multiple restart schedules available
 Additional restart notifications
 Application folder organization
 Enhanced Application Tagging & Keywords
 Publish Content via PowerShell cmdlets

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New Features in StoreFront 3.8
 Redesigned StoreFront Control Console
 Optional XML-based authentication
 Enhanced Configuration Settings
 Customizable Keywords
 Self-Service Account LockOut integration

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Monitoring a XenApp 7.12 Environment
 User-friendly Connection & Machine Failure descriptions
 Increased historical data retention from 7 days to 31 days
 Custom Reporting Interface
 Automation of Director notifications with SNMP traps
 Redesigned Trends reporting interface
 Built-in integration with Session Recording of user sessions

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It’s all about the Licensing!
 XenApp 7.12 comes in three versions:
 Advanced
 Enterprise
 Platinum
 Achieving the full functionality of the XenApp/XenDesktop 7.12
platform is a matter of upgrading the licensing.

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24. Recommended Courses
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XenDesktop training options. Please see below the list of recommended
courses:
CXD-105 Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop Help Desk Support
CXD-310 Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop 7.1x Advanced Administration
CXD-303 Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop 7.1x Optimization and
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