Get this slide deck from the SYN2265 session at Citrix Synergy 2015 to learn about Optimizing & Maintaining Your Environment With Citrix Insight Services.

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AF: Now let’s explore a real-world use-case that CIS helped solve for an actual
customer. Names have been changed and we are using stock images to protect
the innocent.
Meet John. An IT admin who recently inherited an existing environment of
NetScalers and other Citrix products.
After several weeks, he received some complaints from users about performance
of their web applications.
John checked the load balancing configuration, ran some traces and collected
logs. The issue persisted.
John later came across the Citrix Insight Services platform. He captured a
diagnostic data bundle from his appliance and sent it in for analysis.
When the results were displayed, this is what he saw…(next slide)
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AF: John saw 10 diagnostic plugins fire against his NetScaler bundle. Of them,
this critical security-related one stood out.
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John proceeded to click the link and see the details (next slide)
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remedy the issue. Every diagnostic plugin is very prescriptive and refers to one or
more KB articles, eDocs documentation pages, or other public page on how to fix
the condition detected.
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AF: Here John could see the recommendation containing the required action to
remedy the issue. Every diagnostic plugin is very prescriptive and refers to one or
more KB articles, eDocs documentation pages, or other public page on how to fix
the condition detected.
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AF: Upon referring to the KB article from the plugin and performing the necessary
commands on the NetScaler appliance, John was able to fix his issue.
How do we know the issue was fixed? (ask the audience)
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AF: Less than an hour after doing his upload to CIS, John commented on the
plugin that it solved his issue.
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AF: End result is users remain productive.
This is just one example of the many times every day that the CIS platform helps
admins keep their environments running well.
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ME: Pose question to audience. Who thinks it’s less than one week? Who thinks
it’s greater than on week?
Data based on all Citrix Support Cases for 2014.
We have a world-class support team that works relentlessly to drive towards
resolution of issues. Things can still take time though. Fortunately, many issues
can be prevented or quickly resolved by using Citrix Insight Services.
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ME: Think about the daily challenges that you have to work through as an IT
professional.
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ME: Security is a big concern these days. Especially in the networking space.
Imagine you’re preparing for a security audit. Where might you begin? Here is an
example analysis of a NetScaler appliance done in our platform.
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ME: Security is a big concern these days. Especially in the networking space.
Imagine you’re preparing for a security audit. Where might you begin? Here is an
example analysis of a NetScaler appliance done in our platform.
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ME: Track recommended Citrix and Microsoft hotfixes across your XenDesktop
and XenApp environments. Our platform will not only show and alert you if you’re
not on the latest recommended hotfixes, it will also highlight any discrepancies
amongst servers. This is great for environments with multiple MCS and PVS
images that need to be managed.
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ME: Track recommended Citrix and Microsoft hotfixes across your XenDesktop
and XenApp environments. Our platform will not only show and alert you if you’re
not on the latest recommended hotfixes, it will also highlight any discrepancies
amongst servers. This is great for environments with multiple MCS and PVS
images that need to be managed.
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AF: Interoperability with AppController and NetScaler.
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AF: Just went public in Q1. Quickly convert ACE and F5 configuration files to
corresponding NetScaler configuration files.
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AF: Just went public in Q1. Quickly convert ACE and F5 configuration files to
corresponding NetScaler configuration files.
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AF: A user called the help desk reporting performance issues. The Citrix Admin
looked into it an noticed that there were spikes in CPU utilization during certain
periods.
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AF: A user called the help desk reporting performance issues. The Citrix Admin
looked into it an noticed that there were spikes in CPU utilization during certain
periods.
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AF: Shows environment diffs with multiple uploads from the same appliance.
Scenario where something stopped working. Admin had multiple uploads and
could quickly pinpoint the issue.
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ME: Additional features and components include Provisioning Services and
Receiver as well as other platform features such as the ACE and F5 migration tool
we talked about earlier.
A little over a year ago, we supported only the 4 core products of NetScaler,
XenServer, XenDesktop and XenApp.
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AF: Whenever a Citrix product asks you to opt-in, DO IT!!! You will see the value.
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AF: Whenever a Citrix product asks you to opt-in, DO IT!!! You will see the value.
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AF: Whenever a Citrix product asks you to opt-in, DO IT!!! You will see the value.
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AF: Users of CIS have the ability to send us feedback on plugins that detect
conditions and make recommendations. Here are just a few.
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AF: Users of CIS have the ability to send us feedback on plugins that detect
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AF: Users of CIS have the ability to send us feedback on plugins that detect
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AF: Users of CIS have the ability to send us feedback on plugins that detect
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AF: Users of CIS have the ability to send us feedback on plugins that detect
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AF: Users of CIS have the ability to send us feedback on plugins that detect
conditions and make recommendations. Here are just a few.
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AF: Before moving on to the next slide, talk through closing thoughts in a brief and
impactful sentence that is a call to action (details TBD)
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