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Citrix Portfolio UpdatesSebastian KisielSenior Systems Engineer, Central Eastern Europe, Citrix Systems Poland
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XenApp & XenDesktop 7.11
Pronounced “Seven-Eleven”
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Day 1 support for Windows Server 2016Apps, 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– Hyper-V through SCVMM 2016– License Server (new release)– SCOM Management Packs (new release)– AppDNA (new release)– Session Recording (new release)
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Delivery Group 1
Delivery Group 2
Delivery Group 3
Delivery Group 4
Office Yes Yes Yes YesShareFile Outlook Plugin Yes Yes Yes YesGoToMeeting Outlook Plugin
Yes Yes
Finance Excel Plugin Yes Yes
App-V Isolation Group SupportScenario with automatic/explicit designations
Isolation Group 1Explicit Automatic Explicit Explicit
- 4 App-V Sequences
- 1 Isolation Group- Assignment via
Automatic or Explicit
Office ShareFile Plugin
Finance Excel Plugin
GoToMeeting Plugin
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SCVMM support for AppDisksLeverage the Hyper-V platform
+Citrix AppDisk
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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 devicePublishing Universal Windows Platform (UWP) Apps on Server 2016 and Windows 10
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Embracing the latest Azure platformVM provisioning with Machine Creation Services (MCS) on Azure Resource Manager (ARM)
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Citrix Director enhancements
Resource Utilization Reporting Additional Alert Conditions Large Scale Export
Platinum
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Profile Management - Protection
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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
Platinum
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Telemetry features
Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP)
Call Home
License Management Service (LMS)
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North America User
Zone Preferences
AppX Data
AppXWin10 Browser App
User Profile
Win10 Browser App
User Profile
Nor
th A
mer
ica
Zone
Eur
ope
Zone
Gateway Gateway
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North America User
Zone Preferences
AppX Data
AppXWin10 Browser App
User Profile
Win10 Browser App
User Profile
Nor
th A
mer
ica
Zone
Eur
ope
Zone
Gateway Gateway
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• Publish document files and web URLs through the PowerShell SDK
• Once published, content items are managed through Citrix Studio
Content publishingOffer documents and URLs through StoreFront
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HDX enhancementsElevating the user experience
Generic USB Redirection for Mass Storage Devices with Server Machines
Optimized Delivery for Sessions with Both Video and Text
Hardware Video Encoding with NVIDIA NVENC
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Additional releases
Linux VDA 1.4App publishing (non-seamless)
Anonymous sessionsUSB redirection
Policy managementNVIDIA vGPU Support
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Unified app/desktopcloud-enabled platform (FMA)
1st GPU support
PVS write cache
Hybrid cloudprovisioning
Skype for Mac/Win/Linux
Acquire Framehawk
Prelaunch, linger, anon logonNext Gen ThinwireHDX Framehawk GAFaster SmartCard logonFIPS & Common CriteriaClipboard policiesX1 MouseSession recordingWatermarking (Labs)Jailbreak detectionLinux GA and 2.0Windows 10 support Day 1Supportability toolsAutomated migration serviceDesktopPlayer (Mac/Win)Multi-geo managementHorizon migration serviceAdvanced alertingWorkspace Cloud GABrowser Apps Service (Labs)AppDNA Express (Labs)
2013 2014 2015
Download TodayFederated AuthenticationMCS I/O OptimizationsIntel Iris Pro GraphicsNutanix MCS provisioningEnhanced Director reportingAdvanced printing capabilitiesSecure BrowserLong Term Service ReleaseStoreFront 3.5AppDiskAppDNA for App DiskApp-V IntegrationEnhanced App PublishingSession Recording for VDIFramehawk & HDX 3D Pro
2016
Windows Server 2016Azure Resource ManagerZone PreferenceApp-V Isolation GroupsContent publishingLinux applications
7.11
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XenServer 7.0
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Intel GVT-g
• Intel’s GPU virtualisation technology• No additional graphics card needed• Leverages Intel’s on-chipset Iris pro graphics
– on Broadwell and Haswell processors equipped with the C226 chipset• Uses a standard Intel GPU driver within the VM• Each CPU can support up to seven virtual GPUs• Developed by Intel on xen
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128 vGPUs per HostWith NVIDIA M6/60
Photo by nvidia.corporation, CC-by-NC-ND-licensed
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vGPU for Linux
Photo by nvidia.corporation, CC-by-NC-ND-licensed;Penguin by Larry Ewing.
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Installing PV Tools has always been a pain
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XenServer Tools: Windows Update will be used
• New VMs will use Windows Update by default (still need “full” guest agent
• XenServer 7 will use a Wizard to get VMs up to date
• No-touch tool/driver updates after that
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Health CheckAutomating the existing Server Status Report process
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4 GB Logs
18 GBBackup Local SR18 GB
Primary
0.5
GB U
EFI
1 GB
Swa
p
Bigger Control Domain
(Return of) Mixed Pools
Offline migration & <3s migrations
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Support for SMB
Server Message Block
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RAM per Host
Host
... XS 6.5XS 7.0 5 TB
1 TB
1.5 TB192 GB
...
RAM per VMXS 6.5XS 7.0
Increased Configuration Limits
...
pCPUs per HostXS 6.5XS 7.0 288
160
3216
...
vCPUs per VMXS 6.5XS 7.0
...
VBDs per HostXS 6.5XS 7.0 4096
2048
25516
...
VBDs per VMXS 6.5XS 7.0
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Single-stream storage IOPS
Reason for improvement:– Polling in tapdisk3 +30%Measurements on average SSD
Aggregate storage IOPS
Reason for improvement:– Increased number of dom0 vCPUs Measurements on average SSD +50%
Aggregate intrahost network throughputReasons for improvement:
– Grant-table locking scalability– Increased number of dom0 vCPUs
Measurements on Dell R730 +160%
Networking and Storage throughput improvements
XS 6.5
XS 7.0 74Gb/s28Gb/s
XS 6.5
XS 7.0 66,00043,000
XS 6.5
XS 7.0 8,0006,000
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X-ray Guard Memory Introspection *Tech PreviewMemory Introspection - Next generation anti-virus protection
• No agent runs in the VM insteadmemory is monitored via Xen
Xen
PrivilegedUnprivileged
Oper
atin
g Sy
stem
Device Drivers
Kernel
Security Appliance(Using Xen’s X-ray Guard
API)
Guest Memory
X-ray Guard
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X-ray Guard Memory Introspection *Tech PreviewMemory Introspection - Next generation anti-virus protection
• No agent runs in the VM insteadmemory is monitored via Xen
• Malicious memory activity blocked
Xen
PrivilegedUnprivileged
Oper
atin
g Sy
stem
Device Drivers
Kernel
Security Appliance(Using Xen’s X-ray Guard
API)
Guest Memory
X-ray Guard
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X-ray Guard Memory Introspection *Tech PreviewMemory Introspection - Next generation anti-virus protection
• No agent runs in the VM insteadmemory is monitored via Xen
• Malicious memory activity blocked• Clean up tools injected directly intothe VM
• Immune to traditional attackvectors (no agent to attack)
• Industry-first for desktops and applications• Only on XenServer
Xen
PrivilegedUnprivileged
Oper
atin
g Sy
stem
Device Drivers
Kernel
Security Appliance(Using Xen’s X-ray Guard
API)
Guest Memory
X-ray Guard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6Xievs_fGE
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Many more features!
Docker Container Management for Windows OS
Improved Conversion Manager for VMware vSphere VMs
UEFI host bootImproved Active Directory Scalability
Welcome TLS 1.2
Hypervisor upgrade to Xen 4.5Dom0 moves to CentOS 7.1
SSH consoles to Dom0 and Linux VMs
Additional Guests
NFS4 SRs
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Platform: Central Design and Control, Local Execution
Citrix Cloud - Control CenterXenApp & XenDesktop
Service XenMobile Service ShareFile Lifecycle Manager
Cloud Connector
Data Center
Citrix Cloud - Service Platform
Customer /
Partner architects & operates
Citrix architects & operates
WorkspacePod
Cloud Connector
Public Cloud
Cloud Connector
SP Cloud
Cloud Connector
Apps and Desktops File Sync & SharingMobile App & Device Mgmt Design, Deploy, Manage
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Move Management Infrastructure to the Cloud
Workloads
Management
Public Clouds
Workloads
Management
Today: Management + workloads are disconnected islands of management & control
Private Cloud / On-Prem
Tomorrow: Cloud Management enables single unified hybrid system, allowing customers to take advantage of cloud-scale economics AND leverage their existing investments
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Hypervisors
Active Directory
NetScaler
Gateway
License ServerStudio Director
SQL
Server VDAs
Server VDAs
Server VDAs Server
VDAs
Server VDAs
Desktop VDAs
StoreFront/
Receiver for Web
Delivery Controllers
Customer/Partner managed
XenApp and XenDesktopTraditional Deployment
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SQLStoreFron
t/Receiver for Web
Delivery Controllers
Hypervisors
Active Directory
NetScaler
Gateway Server VDAs
Server VDAs
Server VDAs Server
VDAs
Server VDAs
Desktop VDAs
License ServerStudio Director
Customer/Partner managed
Citrix Cloud (operated by Citrix)
XenApp and XenDesktop Service
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Active Directory
NetScaler Gateway
Exchange / StorageZones
XenApp XenDesktop
Customer/Partner managed
Citrix Cloud (operated by Citrix)
XenMobile Service
Citrix Cloud ConnectorIdentityProxy
XMS
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Private CloudsHypervisors Public Clouds
Citrix Lifecycle ManagementTarget Products and Environments
Citrix Lifecycle Management
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Add Blueprint from Catalog
to Library
Deploy Blueprint
Manage Deployment
Add Resource Location
http://manage-docs.citrix.com/entries/83322315-Quick-Start-Create-a-XenDesktop-proof-of-concept-deployment
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4
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New Naming Scheme for Worx Apps: Citrix Secure Apps
Secure Hub Secure Mail
Secure Web
Secure Notes
Secure Tasks
Secure Forms
Does not require a re-enroll or re-install of the apps
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1. Deploy a unified App Store
2. Enforce device encryption
3. Use microVPN for secure data communications
4. Apply Open-In policy for Office 365 mobile apps
5. Block saving of files to un-sanctioned storage
XenMobile
XenMobile and Office 365 integration
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