Citrix Desktop Master Class – What’s New in XenApp/XenDesktop 7.11 - Sept 2016

21/22 September 2016
Lee Bushen – EMEA Tech Readiness
Patrick Irwin – EMEA Sales Readiness
Desktop Master Class
2016
XenApp/XenDesktop 7.11
Patrick Irwin Lee Bushen

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XenApp & XenDesktop 7.11
Now Shipping!
Pronounced “Seven-Eleven”

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Agenda
Introduction
Microsoft Alignment
Features
User Experience
Features
Management
Enhancements
XenApp and XenDesktop 7.11
Norskale!
Competition!

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Microsoft
Alignment
Management User Experience
&
Windows Server 2016
Azure Resource Manager
Extended App-V Integration
SCVMM Support for AppDisks
Historical Resource Utilization
User Profile Improvements
Self-Service Password Reset
Context-aware Delivery
Content Publishing
Linux Applications
Improved Advanced Graphics
Expanded USB Device Support

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Day 1 support for Windows Server 2016
• Apps, 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
– Federated Authentication (FAS)
– Hyper-V through SCVMM 2016 (With DDA!)
– License Server (new release)
– SCOM Management Packs (new release)
– AppDNA (new release)
– Session Recording (new release)

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App-V Isolation (Connection) Group
Support

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App-V Isolation Group Support
User Group 1 User Group 2 User Group 3 User Group 4
Office Yes Yes Yes Yes
ShareFile Outlook Plugin Yes Yes Yes Yes
GoToMeeting Outlook
Plugin
Yes Yes
Finance Excel Plugin Yes Yes

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Delivery Group 1 Delivery Group 2 Delivery Group 3 Delivery Group 4
GoToMeeting Outlook
Plugin
Yes Yes
Office.
ShareFile and
Finance
Plugin
Office,
ShareFile and
GoToMeeting
Plugin
Office,
ShareFile,
GoToMeeting
and Finance
Plugin
Office &
ShareFile
Plugin
Option 1- create 4 App-V Sequences

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GoToMeeting Outlook
Plugin
Yes Yes
Isolation Group 1 Isolation Group 2 Isolation Group 4
Office
ShareFile
Plugin
Finance Excel
Plugin
Isolation Group 3
GoToMeeting
Plugin
Option 2:
- 4 App-V Sequences
- 4 Isolation Groups

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Scenario with automatic/explicit designations

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GoToMeeting Outlook
Plugin
Yes Yes
Isolation Group 1
Explicit Automatic Explicit Explicit
Option 3:
- 4 App-V Sequences
- 1 Isolation Group
- Assignment via
Automatic or Explicit Office
ShareFile
Plugin
Finance Excel
Plugin
GoToMeeting
Plugin

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Hyper-V Enhancements
+
Citrix AppDisk
AppDisks now supported on Hyper-V GPU Pass-Through on
Hyper-V 2016 using DDA
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2016/
09/14/citrix-xendesktop-nvidia-grid/

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7.11 supports HDX 3D Pro on Hyper-V!
Conceptual diagram of GPU pass-through Windows Server 2016 Hyper-V Discrete Device
Assignment (DDA)
NVIDIA GRID
Windows Server
2012 R2 or 2016 Win 8 Win 10Win 7
DDA in Hyper-V 2016
Users or
Sessions
VMs
Hypervisor
4 physical
GPU on 1
GRID card
Also coming soon: GPU
pass-through support for
Azure N-series VMs

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

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– 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 device
• Publishing Universal Windows Platform (UWP) Apps on Server 2016 and
Windows 10

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Citrix Director enhancements
Resource Utilization Reporting Additional Alert Conditions Large Scale Export
https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2016/08/10/citrix-director-features-by-edition-and-version/

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Profile Management enhancements

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Simplified management for dedicated VDI
• Provisioning full clones with Machine Creation Services
Base VM Image Dedicated Machine
Catalog with Independent
Disks

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• 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

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Telemetry features
Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP)
Call Home
License Management Service (LMS)

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What?
• Collects anonymous usage data from customers
• Absolutely no customer-identifiable data
• Can be turned off at any time
• ON by default (no tick box) doesn’t start working
for 7 days
• Data Collected
– Config Data – CPU/Memory config, OS, Hypervisor
– Performance – How responsive our UI tasks are,
frequency of unexpected events
Why?
• Gives customers a “vote” on product features
• Enables product and support teams to make
data-driven decisions
• Removes “sick environment” bias

Product improvement by collecting anonymous configuration and usage data
• http://more.citrix.com/XD-CEIP
• http://more.citrix.com/XD-INSTALLER
Product / Component Default Initial configuration done by Do I need to
be logged in?
Can Citrix
identify me?
Scheduled
AppDNA Configure AppDNA Environment No No Yes, changeable via AppDNA Settings
Citrix License Server
Since 11.12.1 Build 14100
LS Installation UI only
(Not available in XD Installer)
No No Yes, changeable via PowerShell
(Set-LicCEIPOption)
Citrix Receiver for Windows
Since 4.4
Receiver Installation No No Yes, changeable via Advanced Preferences
>Data Collection
Delivery Controller
Since 7.6
On
Since 7.9
• No data sent before 7 days
• Settings inherited at upgrade
No No Yes, changeable via Studio Configuration
> Product Support tab
Metainstaller
Since 7.11
Check box is checked
to send data by
default
Installer main UI
• Information submitted at end of installation
No No No
Provisioning Services
Since 7.9
On • No data sent before 7 days
• Settings inherited at upgrade
No No Yes, changeable via Farm Properties
> Options tab
Session Recording Technology
Since 7.6 FP2
SRT Installation No No Yes, changeable via Server Properties
> CEIP tab
Universal Print Server
Since 7.6 FP3
On
Since 7.9
• No data sent before 7 days No No Yes, changeable via Registry
HKLM:SoftwareCitrixUniversal Print ServerCEIPEnabled
Set value to 0

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Call Home Program
What?
• Diagnostic data periodically uploaded to Citrix
• Data is held using your MyCitrix login
• Not anonymous - same data uploaded if you
logged a support call
• Call Home enabled at install or afterwards
• Data Collected
– system and product configuration, performance, error logs,
WMI info, processes running
Why?
• Gives customers proactive support even before
events occur
• Quicker problem resolution

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Demo of Call Home

Call Home
Periodic health check by collecting and analyzing diagnostic data and proactively notifying admins
about issues.
• http://more.citrix.com/XD-CALLHOME
Product / Component Initial Configuration
done by
Do I need to
be logged in?
Can Citrix
identify me?
Manual Scheduled
Since 11.12.1 Build 14100
LS Installation UI only
(Not available in XD Installer)
No
Uses serial number
Yes Yes, on service start
(after 5 minutes)
Yes, changeable via PowerShell
(Set-LicCEIPOption)
Delivery Controller
Since 7.9
Installation UI
> Turns on scheduled Call Home
Yes Yes Yes, via PowerShell
Start-CitrixCallHomeUpload
(Enable-CitrixCallHome / Disable-CitrixCallHome)
Provisioning Services
Since 7.11
PVS Console
> Report a Problem
Yes Yes Yes, via report a
problem
No
StoreFront
Since 7.8
Installation UI
Virtual Delivery Agent
Since 7.6 FP3
Installation UI
XenServer
Since 7.0
XenCenter Console (XC)
> Tools, Health Check
Yes Yes Yes, via XC Console Yes, changeable via XC Console

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What?
• Sends license usage to CIS
• Covers 3 common use cases
– Duplication of licenses outside a Disaster
Recovery (DR) environment
– Use of legacy licenses for new product
versions
– Use of rescinded licenses
• ON by default (no tick box) doesn’t start working
for 7 days
Why?
• Helps customers stay compliant
• Does NOT trigger any Citrix audits, purely
informational

Verifying license usage patterns for some key use cases by using License server telemetry data.
Product / Component Initial configuration done
by
Do I need to
be logged in?
Can Citrix
identify me?
Manual Scheduled
Since 11.14
Installation -> “on by default’
No data sent before 7 days
No Yes Yes, on
service start
(after 5 minutes)
Yes, changeable via command line Tool
(ctx_license_management_service.exe)

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North America User
Zone Preference
AppX Data
AppXWin10 Browser App
User Profile
Win10 Browser App
User Profile/Shares
NorthAmericaZone
EuropeZone
Gateway Gateway

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North America User
Zone Preferences
AppX Data
AppXWin10 Browser App
User Profile
Win10 Browser App
User Profile/Shares
NorthAmericaZone
EuropeZone
Gateway Gateway

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Zone Preferences
• Selecting the preferred zone
Application Home
User Home
User Location
EvaluationFlow
For apps with backend data requirements,
regardless of user
For apps with backend data requirements, based of user
For apps with no backend data requirements

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Zone Preferences
• Selecting the preferred session
App Home
User Home
User Location
Pick
preferred
zone
Preferred
zone
Non-
preferred
zone
Reconnect
New session
Reconnect
Session roam
New Session
1
2
3
4
5
2
1
Default
NoFallback

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• Publish document files and web URLs through the PowerShell SDK
• Once published, content items are managed through Citrix Studio
Content publishing
• Offer documents and URLs through StoreFront
https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2013/08/21/xd-tipster-changing-delivery-group-icons-revisited-xd7/

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HDX enhancements

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Policy: Use Video Codec for Compression
Adaptive Display v2

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Adaptive Display
v2
Selective use of H.264 in
detected transient regions
H.264 (Green) is among the best
software encoders for video and 3D
graphics today – great quality.
Higher CPU cost and less
‘snappy’ than JPEG
JPEG (Red) is most efficient for office
workloads – low CPU and highest
compatibility.
Higher bandwidth cost with
video, than H.264
Overlay lossless text (Blue) to avoid
blur

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Hardware Video Encoding with NVIDIA NVENC
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2016/09/14/citrix-xendesktop-nvidia-grid/

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Preliminary data: HDX 3D Pro acceleration in 7.11
Compare XenDesktop 7.11 with Thinwire off-loading to NVIDIA GRID GPU, vs CPU encoding in XenDesktop 7.8
Up to 20% increase
in server CPU
scalability; peak up
to 36%
16VMs running across 4
GPUs, at 4 VMs per GPU
(GRID Profile: M60-2Q)
Source: NVIDIA GRID Technical Marketing

Up to 20% increase
in server Memory
scalability

Higher FPS at no
cost of network
bandwidth
scalability

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Additional releases
Linux VDA 1.4
App publishing (non-seamless)
Anonymous sessions
USB redirection
Policy management
NVIDIA vGPU Support

Unified app/desktop
cloud-enabled platform
(FMA)
1st GPU support
PVS write cache
Hybrid cloud
provisioning
Skype for Mac/Win/Linux
Acquire Framehawk
Prelaunch, linger, anon logon
Next Gen Thinwire
HDX Framehawk GA
Faster SmartCard logon
FIPS & Common Criteria
Clipboard policies
X1 Mouse
Session recording
Watermarking (Labs)
Jailbreak detection
Linux GA and 2.0
Windows 10 support Day 1
Supportability tools
Automated migration service
DesktopPlayer (Mac/Win)
Multi-geo management
Horizon migration service
Advanced alerting
Workspace Cloud GA
Browser Apps Service (Labs)
AppDNA Express (Labs)
2013 2014 2015
Download Today
Federated Authentication
MCS I/O Optimizations
Intel Iris Pro Graphics
Nutanix MCS provisioning
Enhanced Director reporting
Advanced printing capabilities
Secure Browser
Long Term Service Release
StoreFront 3.5
AppDisk
AppDNA for App Disk
App-V Integration
Enhanced App Publishing
Session Recording for VDI
Framehawk & HDX 3D Pro
2016
Windows Server 2016
Azure Resource Manager
Zone Preference
App-V Isolation Groups
Content publishing
Linux applications
7.11

Julie Cassagne
Product Consultant - WEM
Agostinho Tavares
Senior Sales Engineer - WEM
Workspace Environment Manager

September
2016 :
Norskale is
now part of
Citrix
2012
Creation of
Norskale
2013
First customer
>20K users
2014
>100K users in
production
More than 100
customers
2015
>250K users in
production
First customer
>80.000 users
More than 200
customers
Considerable
R&D
investments
2016
History

Workspace Environment Management
Citrix acquires Norskale
User Profile Management
Deliver the best possible workspace
performance, desktop logon and application
response times for every user
Resource Management
Intelligently adjust the way applications utilize
systems resources such as RAM, CPU and
Input/Output (IOps)
Up to70%
Improvements in server scalability
&
best responsiveness of the apps
Up to 80%
Improvements in user logon times

System Resources Optimizations
• Analyzing end user behavior in real time
• Allocating the right level of resources
(CPU/RAM/IOPS)
• CPU / IOPS : live intelligent allocation according to
what the user is doing
• RAM : recalculate automatically the amount of RAM
needed by each process

User Environment Management
• Speeding up workspace access for end
users
• Contextualizing easily Windows users
environment
• Simplifying & industrializing
administration
• Managing UPM profiles

Architecture
WEM Synchronization SQL Transaction
WEM
Broker
SQL Server
WEM
Admin Console

Workspace Environment Management will
be available for Enterprise & Platinum
customers under Software Maintenance.
Workspace Environment Management will
be supported for the following versions :
Licensing & Support
Citrix Product Series Versions Supported
XenApp 6.5 (64-bit), 7.x
XenDesktop 7.x

What Hyper-V technology allows us to
support GPUs on Virtual Desktops?
Competition – Amazon Echo!!

WORK BETTER. LIVE BETTER.

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