Presentations from 25 Feb 2010 Concorde Conference Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom, event.

1. XenApp F t
X A Feature Pack 2
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2. New XenApp Features
• VM Hosted Apps
• Power and Capacity Management
• HDX Plug and Plug
• HDX MediaStream for Flash

3. 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 SP1
• Load Testing services 3.6
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• WorkFlow Studio 2.0
• Service Monitoring (EdgeSight) 5 2
5.2

4. VM hosted apps
XenApp 5 Feature Pack 2 Overview Power and capacity management
HDX MediaStream for Flash
VM hosted apps
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
Single i
Si l sign-on
Existing feature Profile management
Branch optimization
Workflow Studio orchestration
Service Monitoring
EasyCall voice services Secure application access
HDX MediaStream for Flash SmartAuditor
Enterprise Management
HDX Plug and Play for Thumb Drive App streaming (offline included)
Citrix Resources & Installation Manager, CPU/Memory EasyCall voice services
Optimization,
Health Assistant, MOM, UNIX apps
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Workflow Studio orchestration Citrix Resources & I t ll ti M
Cit i R Installation Manager, CPU/M
CPU/Memory
Optimization,
EasyCall voice services Health Assistant, MOM, UNIX apps
Citrix offline plug-in
Citrix offline plug-in Citrix offline plug-in
Citrix online plug-in
Citrix online plug in
plug-in Citrix li
Cit i online plug-in
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XenServer XenServer XenServer

5. Features by edition and platform
Feature Edition 2003 2008
Dynamic Application
Delivery
VM hosted applications E,P
EP *
Provisioning services P
Load testing services E,P
Enterprise Class
Management
Power and capacity management E,P
Workflow Studio orchestration A,E,P
HDX technologies A,E,P
High Definition
User Experience
EasyCall voice services A,E,P
*Requires 2003 server for delivery controller

6. XenApp Feature Pack 2 Installation or Upgrade
• Upgrade from XenApp 4.0 supported
• VM Hosted Apps
• Latest XenDesktop media included
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• 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

7. 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 d t t d
i detected
• New build 6.8.9020 optional
• Addresses port 8080 conflict and branding
• Subscription Advantage eligibility
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date for Q3 releases will be
September 18, 2009

8. HDX Plug-n-Play

9. HDX Plug –n– Play
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• Users can connect or disconnect a USB mass
storage device anytime during a session
• Enabled by default with the installation
of HRP 05
• Can be disabled with a registry entry only
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• Drive shows up in a session as a regular
drive letter not a removable drive
• If the drive mapping virtual channel is disabled removable
drive access will be disabled also

10. HDX MediaStream for Flash

11. HDX MediaStream
A/V Media Server Transmission Client Resulting
Window
PLAYER: Receive
Acceleration OFF Read, Decompress, Images
& Render
App with Media
Transmitted
Media Redirected CODEC:
Acceleration ON & Not Decompressed Read, Decompress,
& Render
App d Raw M di
A and R Media
Sent Separately

12. HDX MediaStream for Flash
• High definition flash experience for XA/XD environments
High-definition
• Flash content is downloaded and played on client
• Flash Player is placed over XenApp and XenDesktop sessions
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• Flash Player and session are integrated for native look-and-feel

13. HDX MediaStream for Flash Architecture (XenApp)
Client Device XenApp Server
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End Result
Thinwire
Citrix Online virtual channel
Internet Explorer
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Plug-in 11.2
Pl i 11 2
Flash Player
ICA Calls
Flash
HDX Flash
Player HDX Flash
virtual channel
Flash Service
Content
User launches publishedtoon client.
User navigatesare flash-based ActiveXICA sessiondevice.channel
HDX Flash ServiceFlash Playercontent on client virtual
Flash Player isto sent Internetusing HDX Flash and syncs windows
ActiveX calls downloads client over calls to Flash Player
ICA Client places intercepts webpage
Flash Player invoked flash Explorer

14. Citrix Confidential - Do Not Distribute
Flash Content Fetching
• HDX Flash uses client-side content fetching
client side
• Local Flash Player downloads content directly
• Flash Player must be able to connect to the source
• Server-side content fetching is planned for future release
• Flash-content downloads on “server” side and streams to client through ICA
• When feature is released, would be for IE browsers only
Citrix Confidential - Do Not Distribute

15. HTML Overlay
HTML content from
server-side is able to
Flash Player runs
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overlay
o erla Flash Pla er
Player
on client side

16. Volume Synchronization
Volume settings from
virtual desktop are
kept in sync with
Flash Player
Flash Player runs
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on client side

17. Window Scaling
Resize the virtual
desktop window
Flash Player on
client scales to
appropriate size

18. Dynamic Blacklist
• If client side Flash Player gets into invalid state while
client-side
rendering flash content, URL gets blacklisted dynamically
• URL stored in registry on client (24 hours lifetime)
• Fallback to server-side flash rendering
• Allows users to still view website if HDX Flash cannot work
properly
• Avoids help-desk call to add URL to official blacklist (admin-defined GPO)
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keep using b
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• Enabled by default
• Can be enabled/disabled via registry setting

19. Platform Support
• HDX Flash is a Windows and IE centric feature
• Based on ActiveX remoting which is a Windows technology for IE browsers
• No support for non Windows clients and non IE browsers
non-Windows non-IE
• Connection will fall back to server-based flash if…
• U i non-Windows client t connect t ICA session
Using Wi d li t to t to i
• Using non-IE browser on server side

20. Flash Player Requirements
• Flash Player 10 required on client device
• Older versions not supported
• If using thin client, check with vendor on which version is included
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• No support for 64-bit Internet Explorer
• Adobe has not provided 64-bit player for use in 64-bit IE
64 bit 64 bit
• HDX Flash does support 32-bit IE on 64-bit OS

21. VM Hosted Apps

22. What is VM Hosted 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 i t l desktops,
H t d virtual d kt
VMs or blade PCs

23. What it’s Not…
it s
• A replacement for Terminal Services
• XenApp on Terminal Services is still the most efficient way to
deliver applications to a large group of users
• VM Hosted Apps is for a subset of users
• A license to deliver virtual desktops via XenApp
• Delivery of virtual desktops will require a XenDesktop license
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• A way to deliver multiple applications from one virtual machine
• One user per virtual machine concurrently

24. VM Hosted Apps Use Cases
• Applications that are not supported on Terminal Services
• Legacy16 bit applications
Legacy16-bit
• 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
sers fast, itho t
validation cycles

25. VMHosted Apps End User Experience
• Application is
enumerated in
Start Menu or in
Web Interface site
• Application displays
in a seamless
window
• Online plug-in
version 10.x or
above is supported

26. Power and Capacity Management

27. 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

28. Basics of Power and Capacity Management
• Without PCM… • With PCM…
• Session sprawl • Sessions on fewer servers
• Low and uneven server utilization • Optimal server utilization
• Over-provisioned capacity • Just-in-time capacity
• Unnecessary power consumption • Reduced power consumption
e.g. 65% unused capacity, 2 unnecessary servers e.g. 30% unused capacity, 0 unnecessary servers

29. 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
reached,
to support more capacity or powered off to reduce capacity
• Can disable logons to pre ent users from starting ne
prevent sers new
sessions on the server
• Can be used to drain sessions from servers to take offline for
maintenance

30. Power and Capacity Management Features
Features Features
• Load consolidation • Real-time monitoring
• User sessions are automatically
consolidated to fewer servers • Reporting
• Power management • Physical and virtual server
support
• Define specific times for powering
• Wake-on-LAN for physical servers
on and powering off servers
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XenServer
• Manual override for settings to • Power management and load consolidation
accommodate sudden changes • VMware and Hyper-V
• Load consolidation only

31. Load Testing Services

32. Load Testing Services
“How many users can I get on a box?”
“How will my applications behave?”
“How many servers do I need?”

33. 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

34. EdgeSight for Load Testing 3.6
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New Features
• Xen Counters
• More counters for testing XenApp
on XenServer
• Intelligent Load Control
• Adjusting load based on test
performance

35. Xen Counters
• New performance counters
• XenServer performance metrics
• XenApp performance metrics
• Functionality
• Added like prior counters
• Displayed in charts
• Different Icon

36. Intelligent Load Control
• Probing of “break point”
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

37. Web Interface 5.2

38. Web Interface 5.2
• Required for presentation of VM Hosted Apps
• Strongly recommended for
integration of XenApp and
XenDesktop resources
• Can upgrade from
pgrade
WI 4.0 and higher
• Supports:
• XenApp 4.0 or higher
• XenApp for UNIX 4.0 or higher
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• XenDesktop 2.0 or higher

39. 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
WIAdmin msc

40. Firefox Support
Operating System Pass-Through SmartCard
Authentication
Windows 7 32-bit/64-bit
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Windows Vista 32-bit/64-bit with Service Pack 1 or higher
Windows XP Professional x64 with Service Pack 2 or higher
Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3 or higher
Linux 5 or higher

41. 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
Data
Ticket passed to
Center
client
Delivery Gateway contacts
STA periodically
Network (~ every 5 min) to
refresh ticket
With a secondary STA a single point
STA,
of failure for the refresh is eliminated!

42. Disaster Recovery Functionality
Farm Farm Recov Recov
• Production #1 #2 #1 #2
Web Interface:
Consolidates
Farm #1, #2,
& #3
Farm
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• Failover: #3
Recovery #1,
then Recovery
#2

43. XenDesktop User Roaming
• Requires XenDesktop 4.0
• Configured in WebInterface.conf file only
• Provides users with a consistent
experience regardless of location or
resource
reso rce
• Enables traveling users to automatically access
familiar XenDesktop farm based in home location,
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especially important for language!
• Example: New York-based finance manager travels
to Buenos Aires and needs to access the New York
XenDesktop farm while in Buenos Aires

44. Profile Management 2.1

45. Profile Management 2.1
• Windows 7 support • Windows XP
v1
• Fixes Platform • Windows
Se e 003
Server 2003
• Windows Vista
v2 • Windows
Platform Server 2008
• Windows 7 New!

46. Profile Management Functionality
Supported on: Only Same Platform
Profile management 2.x •No architectural changes
No
and 3.x •fully functionsor
Local
desktop
Windows XP SP3
higher
only with same version •For example: a v1
platform; nothigher
l tf • 4.5 or t cross- platform profile is not
XenApp compatible with a v2
platform platform
XenDesktop • 3.0 or higher

47. Cross Platform
Cross-Platform Integration
Windows
XP
• Possible beta: Q4
• Based on: Windows
Windows
• Local desktop Windows XP SP3 or higher Server
Vista
2008
Cross-
• XenApp 4.5 or higher Platform
• XenDesktop 3.0 or higher Profile
• Both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms
Windows
Windows
Server
S
7
2003

48. EasyCall Voice Services 3.0

49. New Functionality in EasyCall 3.0
• Call Forwarding
• Receive and redirect office calls
• Configured within user portal
• Backup dial-in number for
EasyCall conferences
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• Secondary access to an
EasyCall conference
EasyCall is bundled with all editions of
XenApp, XenDesktop, and NetScaler

50. Mac Plug-In
Plug In
• Macintosh plug-in
plug in
downloadable directly
from appliance

51. iPhone Connectivity
• iPhone users can use
EasyCall functionality
• Set up and participate in
EasyCall conferences
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• Call Forward

52. WorkFlow Studio v2.0

53. What is Workflow Studio?
• Automates manual tasks via visual programming interface
• Same look and feel as Visual Studio
• Drag-and-drop interface
Note: Some tasks may require programming knowledge

54. Workflows
Two or more activities linked together
Two or more activities linked together
Instructions to perform a task
Source files stored in SQL database and
Source files stored in SQL database and
compiled into a .dll
Editable as needed
Current limitations
Limited by Windows data protection encryption rules
Limited by Windows data protection encryption rules
No spaces allowed when saving a workflow

55. Activity Libraries
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Element of execution in a workflow
Collection of activities stored as a compiled binary
Can be built without any tools from Citrix
Activity Libraries are a Microsoft‐defined format
Must use Visual Studio and .NET to build them
Vi l S di d b ild h
Note: No Citrix product activity libraries will be shipped with this release

56. Extending Workflow Studio
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Rich support for existing technologies
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Native support for PowerShell, WMI, Windows Script
Support for Workflow Snippets (Templates)
Support for Workflow Snippets (Templates)
Saves time when repetitive tasks are required
Ability to extend integration points
Ability to extend integration points
Workflow Studio UI will expose the ability to build custom activities
New activity libraries can be developed and “snapped in” at any time
Citrix developed
3rd party developed

57. Workflow Studio orchestration
Increase efficiency with automated workflows
Description
• Deploy workflows that integrate with Windows
components
• New support for Active Directory, Group policy,
Networking, Windows, WMI
• Targeted at developers, system integrators and p
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Benefits
• Enables user provisioning, security and power
provisioning
management workflows Advanced, Enterprise
and Platinum editions