Citrix Day 2013: Self-Service Desktops NetScaler Integration
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Transcript of Citrix Day 2013: Self-Service Desktops NetScaler Integration
October 2013
Self-Service Desktops
NetScaler Integrationwith CloudPlatform and CloudPortal
Christian Ferber, Systems Engineer Cloud Infrastructure
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People
VIRTUALIZATION
CONNECT
BRIDGE
NetScaler
CONNECT
BRIDGE
NetScaler
Other Clouds
BUILD CONNECTCONNECT
Compute StorageNetwork
CloudPlatform
CloudPortalBusiness Manager
CloudBridgeCloudGateway
XenServer KVM OVMHyper-VvSphere
Citrix Cloud ProductsDELIVER SERVICES
CloudPortalServices Manager
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• Simple, turn-key cloud IaaS orchestration
• Deliver every application workload
• Best enterprise cloud foundation
• Amazon style operations and scale
• Open, flexible architecture
powered by Apache CloudStack
The only future-proofed, application-centric solution proven to orchestrate both existing and cloud-native
application workloads
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Simply Cloud Services Management
Empower Users with Self-Service
Deliver Anything-as-a-ServiceCloud services delivery platform for
self-service IT that enables the
journey to IT-as-a-Service
Business Manager
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Storage-as-a-Service
Platform and Application-as-a-Service
Infrastructure-as-a-Service
CloudPortal Business Manager 2.1
Service Connectors
Apache
CloudStack
Desktops-as-a-Service
Windows
Desktops
Connectors
provided
by Citrix
Connectors
provided
by Partners
Developers
Cloud Admins
Discovery
Service
Catalog
Billing
Chargeback
Self-Service
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Business Manager
Self-Service Desktops on
CloudPlatform
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Why not combine both?
Secure Access to Desktop
HDX Performance
User Brokering
…
VM market place
VM assembly
User VM control
Scalability
…
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Where do self-service desktops on
CloudPlatform fit?
• Dedicated desktopsᵒ persistent (CCP deployed)
ᵒ Non-persistent (PVS-on-CCP deployed)
• Requirement for end user self service
• VM control beyond pure power management
• Chargeback and billing for dedicated desktops
Examples self-service functions:
Select OSSelect VM performance (CPU, memory,…)Select network to deploy inAttach isoReset VMSnapshot (Campo)Add data disk…
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Citrix Products
Receiver
• HDX access to desktops through
Receiver
• Single pane of glass for user to access all
Windows virtual desktops
XenDesktop
• Provision desktops to Receiver
• Single pane of glass for admin to manage
all Windows virtual desktops
CPBM
• Single pane of glass for user to self-
service request and manage both
desktop and IaaS resources (ITaaS)
• Approval workflow and chargeback
CloudPlatform
• Resource sharing
• Self-service on-demand desktop VM
provisioning and lifecycle management
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Self-Service Desktops Solution
Request
&
Manage
Desktop
Use
Desktop
Windows
Desktops
WebApp
Sync Service
Desktop
CPBM connector for self-
service desktopsAdds web shop and billing functionality
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CloudPortal Business Manager 2.1
Windows Desktops Connector
Desktops-as-a-Service
Windows
Desktops
Connectors
provided
by Citrix
Developers
Cloud Admins
Discovery
Service
Catalog
Billing
Chargeback
Self-Service
Au
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ntica
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Users and
Customers
Business Manager
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Self-Service Desktops Solution
incl. billing with CPBM Connector
Request
&
Manage
Desktop
Use
Desktop
Business Manager
Windows
Desktops
WebApp
Windows Desktops
Connector
Sync Service
Desktop
CloudPlatform
NetScaler Integration
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CloudPlatform NetScaler Integration
• CloudPlatform can address NetScaler load balancing functionality
• Supports MPX, VPX, SDX
• Static NAT, Elastic IP and Elastic LB supported in basic zone
• Dedicated or shared device for accounts/domains
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Virtual Router*
VM3 VM4
Guest Network
Basic Zone with Elastic IP Example (Simplified)
Physical Router
Internet
* DHCP only
VM1 VM2
192.168.1.55 192.168.1.29 192.168.1.33 192.168.1.22
Router acts as DHCP/DNS Server for the Zone
Public NetworkCIDR: 72.20.15.x
Public IP (Elastic)
Guest IP VM
72.20.15.12 192.168.1.55 VM1
72.20.15.13 192.168.1.29 VM2
72.20.15.14 192.168.1.33 VM3
72.20.15.15 192.168.1.22 VM4
Example of Elastic IP table
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Virtual Router*
VM3 VM4
Guest Network
Basic Zone with Elastic LB Example (Simplified)
Physical Router
Internet
* DHCP only
VM1 VM2
192.168.1.55 192.168.1.29 192.168.1.33 192.168.1.22
Router acts as DHCP/DNS Server for the Zone
Public NetworkCIDR: 72.20.15.x
Public IP ( AKA Virtual IP - VIP)
Guest IP VM
72.20.15.12 (port 80)192.168.1.55:80 VM1
192.168.1.29:80 VM2
72.20.15.14 (port 443)192.168.1.33:443 VM3
192.168.1.22:443 VM4
Example of Elastic LB table
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Share ModeN tenants share a MPX
Isolation Mode1 tenant per VPX
Mixed ModeTenants mix & match on
SDX
Tenant 1
Tenant 2
Tenant 3
Multi-tenancy Examples
NetScaler Models and Multi-Tenancy
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NetScaler Autoscale for CloudPlatform
• Scales Up/Down VM infrastructure on-demand
• Makes use of CloudPlatform API’s
• Simple GUI to configure and set policies
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NetScaler Autoscale for CloudPlatform
• Min/Max Nodes
• Scale Up/Down Policy
• Misc Settings
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NetScaler Autoscale for CloudPlatform
• Min/Max Nodes
• Scale Up/Down Policy
• Misc Settings
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