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What's new in XenDesktop and from Wow to How Andy Osborne Citrix Practice Lead, Esteem Systems July 2011

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USER TYPES Mobile users Task workers On-Demand Apps Hosted Shared 350+ users per server LocalVM Runs locally online or offline Hosted VDI 130+ users per server StreamedVHD 2000+ users per server XenDesktop with FlexCast TM Citrix Confidential - Do Not Distribute

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Major themes Expanded HCL 3 x more Hardware 2 nd generation Intel Core vPro support, 2 nd generation Intel Core support Discrete graphics support for AMD Radeon and FirePro GPUs Support for non-vPro Systems and Intel Graphics Production ready Synchronizer Enhanced Scalability Backup Optimizations Operational Enhancements Simplified User Interfaces Receiver for XenClient UI revamp Ability to make XenClient more hidden for non-technical users XenClient 2.0 Tech Preview Citrix Confidential - Do Not Distribute

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1 st and 2 nd Generation VDI

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Virtual Desktops 1 st Generation VDI Infrastructure

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All applications graphics and media rendered on the server 1 st Generation VDI User Experience

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No improvement to lifecycle management Difficult to scale Premium cost Limited user experience Limitations to 1 st Generation VDI Citrix Confidential - Do Not Distribute

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Introduction of lifecycle management pools Address bottlenecks for scale Cost reduced through system and storage innovation Protocols improved for user experience Citrix Confidential - Do Not Distribute 2 nd generation VDI Incremental Improvements

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3 rd Generation VDI

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Full lifecycle management of virtual desktops and apps Reduced storage and system costs User experience optimized for network scale and control Service provider-grade monitoring and troubleshooting Citrix Confidential - Do Not Distribute 3 nd generation VDI Optimized for mass adoption

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Virtual Desktops Advanced Provisioning with Desktop Studio

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Virtual Desktops XenDesktop with IntelliCache TM

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4000 Hosted Virtual Desktops With IntelliCache 4000 Hosted Virtual Desktops IntelliCache Benefits

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Windows, Web and SaaS Single sign-on Self-service enterprise app store Follow-me applications Granular, smart access control On-Demand Apps: Powered by Receiver Citrix Confidential - Do Not Distribute

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Virtual Desktops Hosted and Streamed Applications Layered Apps for Single Image Management

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Virtual Desktops Faster than Local Application Experience Session Prelaunch and Streamed App cache

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Desktop Director Citrix Confidential - Do Not Distribute Desktop virtualization goes mainstream Designed for the help desk Unifies Apps and Desktops Now includes HDX Monitor

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Getting from Wow to How - Design and Deliver a Delightful Virtual Desktop User Experience

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Start Fast

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Desktop available? Power-Up early Separate storms Power Management

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Profiles Retention of customizations is more critical than ever

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Profiles There is no reason for the logon process to take more than 30 seconds

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Citrix Confidential - Do Not Distribute Profile Types Local Resides on the local machine only Folder and registry settings are specific to each computer Roaming Downloads from file share on logon Synchronizes with copy on share during logoff Based upon timestamps W2K8 adds.v2 Computer must be part of Windows Domain Mandatory Read only profiles Downloaded on logon Can create 1 for many users NTUser.man Hybrid Saves personal settings via either: Custom service installed on workstation or server Logon / Logoff scripts Can be 3 rd party software Portable Profile Manager, triCerat, Appsense, Flex Profile Kit Can simply be logon/logoff scripts that copy files and import/export registry keys

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Some Other Tools to Help

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Progressive Display PACS

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TURN IT ON!!!! Progressive Display

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LAN (100 Mb+) = Low Compression High Speed WAN (10Mb+) = Medium Compression WAN (1.5 10 Mb) = High Compression Slow WAN ( < 1.5 Mb) = Very High Compression Progressive Display Settings - Baseline

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88% Bandwidth Savings Progressive Display Bandwidth Savings At Medium Compression

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Progressive Display with Google Earth Workflow Progressive Compression Total Data Transferred Average Bandwidth Peak BandwidthBandwidth Reduction None225 MB23.9 Mbps65 MbpsN/A Low50 MB5.2 Mbps27 Mbps78% Medium26 MB2.5 Mbps15 Mbps88%

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Lossy Compression Still Images

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HDX MediaStream - Flash

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HDX MediaStream Flash Content Fetching Client Side Content Fetching Flash Player on client device downloads content Default method Ideal for Internet content Server Side Content Fetching Content is downloaded from VDI desktop and transmitted via ICA to client Configured using Citrix Policies Ideal for accessing Intranet content via Access Gateway

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Avatar Movie Site 36 Second Flash Trailer HDX SettingsTotal Data Transferred via ICA Average BandwidthGuest CPU Usage 2 vCPU Win7 HDX Flash Off Progressive Off (default setting) 104 MB16.6 Mbps60% HDX Flash Off Progressive Medium 40 MB6.4 Mbps49% HDX Flash Enabled Server Side Content Fetching 11 MB1.76 Mbps26% HDX Flash Enabled Client Side Content Fetching 0.4 MB0.58 Mbps20%

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HDX MediaStream Windows Media

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DirectShow, DirectX Media, Windows Media Foundation Codecs Must be loaded on client device Windows Media Player (primary player we test) Works with other DirectShow, DirectX or WMF Players Server Side Content Fetching HDX MediaStream - Specifics

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QuickTime Player does not use DirectShow Windows Media Player can play MOV files Load QuickTime and Codecs on Client and VDI Desktop HDX MediaStream and QuickTime

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Client Devices

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HDX Features Supported by Client Type Client TypeHDX Progressive Display HDX Media Stream Windows Media HDX Media Stream Flash Windows 32-bitXXX LinuxXX Mobile (iPad, Android, etc) X Java ClientX

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HDX Experience Monitor

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Text Dedicate Proper Resources User TypeOSvCPU AllocationMemory Allocation Light Windows XP1768 Windows 711536 Normal Windows XP11024 Windows 722048 Power Windows XP12048+ Windows 724096+

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BitsWindows Session ManagerFunction DiscoveryHome Group Listener/ProviderIndexing (probably)Offline FilesSecurity Center Super FetchSystem RestoreThemes (perhaps)Windows DefenderWPM Sharing ServiceWindows Search (perhaps)Security Center Turn Off Unnecessary Windows Services

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Generates Crash Dumps Error Reporting Updates should only be done for master images Windows Update Not Necessary in a Virtual Environment System Restore Turn Off Through GPO

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Disable last Access Timestamp* Disable Large Send Offload Disable TCP/IP Offload Increase Service Startup Timeout Hide Hard Error Messages Disable CIFS Change Notification Disable Logon Screensaver Registry Modifications * Configured by Optimizer

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Disable screensavers Reduce Menu Show Delay Disable most Visual Effects Force off-screen user composition for IE User Specific Modifications

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Disable Clear Page File at Shutdown* Disable Offline Files* Disable Background Defragmentation* Disable Background Layout Service* Disable Bug Check Memory Dump* Standard Mode Disk Modifications Disable Hibernation* Disable Memory Dumps* Disable Machine Account Password Changes* Redirect Event Logs Reduce Event Log Size to 64k* * Configured by Optimizer

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Disable Boot Animation Remove Unused Windows Components Avoid Page File Fragmentation Run Disk Cleanup Defragment Drives Optimize Antivirus Some Final Configurations

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Application Virtualization Non-Persistent Desktops

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Optimize the logon experience Enhance graphics by turning on HDX features Tune the Windows 7 desktop Keys to a Delightful Virtual Desktop Experience