SUM 227: What’s New in XenDesktop & XenApp
Yvonne Dresser Sr. Product Manager
May 7 & 8, 2012
Cris Lau Sr. Product Marketing Manager
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Releases
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Q1 2012 Q2 2012
XenDesktop 5.6 – Available 3/12
XenDesktop 5.6 Feature Pack 1 XenApp 6.5 Feature Pack 1 – Available 6/29
• Includes XenApp 6.5 • Personal vDisk for VDI • Microso; System Center 2012
integraEon • Mobile App Access for XenApp hosted
shared • CloudGateway Express
• Remote PC* • Universal PrinEng • Mobile App Access for XenDesktop • OpEmized Unified CommunicaEons • HDX 3D Pro new deep compression*
* XenDesktop only
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Op;mized Unified Communica;ons
Personal VDI desktops with Personal vDisk
HDX 3D Pro New Deep Compression
New devices for HDX SoC ini;a;ve
Dedicated VDI
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Image
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Profile
Profile
Profile
Pooled Desktop
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Base Image with Apps
Profile
Profile
Profile
Base Image with Apps
Personal vDisk
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Base Image
App
Profile
App
Profile
App
Profile
PvD
PvD
PvD
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Pooled desktop management
for dedicated VDI use cases
Highly personalized for users Increased user acceptance
Reduced infrastructure requirements
~65% savings in storage
Centralized management
Uptime and predictability
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XenDesktop optimized unified communications
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Lowers Cost
• Point to point audio and video
• No compromise voice and video quality
• Cisco VXI Unified Communications solution first to support
• Will support Microsoft Lync 2010 in XenDesktop 5.6 FP1
HDX RealTime: Complementary approaches
• Generic: Media-over-ICA • Unmodified softphone ○ Very broad app compatibility J
• Audio-video traffic transported over ICA
• Citrix audio/video codecs, echo cancellation, jitter buffering, etc., to maximize audio-video quality
• Optimized: Peer-to-peer • Softphone modified or hooked to offload media processing to user device ○ Maximum server scalability J
• Real-time audio-video traffic bypasses Citrix server ○ Zero degradation J
(no “hairpinning”)
High Level Call Flow
Lync User A (with HDX Connector)
Lync Server
User Device (with HDX Media Engine)
Lync User B (with HDX Connector)
User Device (with HDX Media Engine)
Signaling (SIP) Media (RTP)
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Initialize Media Engine
ICA
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Initialize Media Engine
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Place Call
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Receiver Call
Call Established
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SIP Registration
Uncompromised user experience for Cisco CommunicaEons Manager
Routes voice and video point-‐to-‐point (no hairpinning)
OpEmized resources
Bandwidth reducEon from megabytes to kilobytes
Reduced processing in data center (high scalability)
Enterprise-‐grade voice and video based on Cisco UC
VM-‐User 1
VM-‐User 2
CUCM VXI Cloud
ICA
ICA
Data Center
Signalling (SIP)
Signalling (SIP)
Signalling (SIP)
Signalling (SIP)
Media Flow
VXC 4000
VXC 6215
• VXI collaboration solutions enable integrating rich media, voice, and video collaboration within a virtual desktop
• Cisco VXC Linux-based devices leverage Citrix’s Virtual Channel SDK for inter-process communication to offload media processing and improve user performance while making video and audio calls
• Offloading of audio calls (and video in future) on repurposed Windows PCs increases lifespan of existing assets
• Great news for call center initiatives using VXC thin clients or software appliances
Cisco VXI Solution Summary
Enhancements in XenDesktop 5.6 Feature Pack 1
What’s new with HDX 3D Pro?
• CPU-‐based implementaEon of Deep Compression codec • Doesn’t consume GPU CUDA cores so allows less expensive graphics cards to be used
• Even deeper compression (up to 50% improvement) and 50-‐100% faster frame rate
• NVIDIA VGX™ API • Direct frame buffer access à More fluid user experience
• Support for full screen apps (e.g. games)
• Improved screen resoluEon negoEaEon
Designer virtual workstation GPU accelerated 3D graphics
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Fluid experience with full screen
3D apps
Empowers global collaboration
Conquers massive design data
Now! Lower GPU and CPU
hardware cost
50% reduction in bandwidth requirements
Designer Engineer Virtual Workstation solution
ISV
Systems
Devices
SIs HDX 3D
Citrix ready design engineer ecosystem around HDX 3D technologies
HDX Ready System-on-a-Chip
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All the power of HDX in silicon • New class of devices for virtual
desktops and apps
• Hardware-based HDX optimizations
• Open standards-based program
• Designed to keep up with new innovations
Full HD experience at a fraction of the cost
• Reference designs from NComputing and IT
• First devices in market in early 2012
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Universal Prin;ng
Mobile App Access
Secure remote access to office-‐based PCs XenClient Enterprise Project Accelerator
Enterprise App Store Microso` System Center
Mobile App Access – with Mobile App Access6.5
• Native touch-friendly experience
• Auto keyboard pop-up
• Device specific selector controls
• Additional Mobility controls such as GPS, camera available through the Mobility Pack SDK.
Edit box
Keyboard Pop-up
Combo Box
Picker Pop-up
Making it easier
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Universal Printing
• Virtual desktop printing from any device
• Locally attached or network printers
• Simple driver management
• Significant WAN improvements
Making it easier
Universal Print Server • Network print server soluEon providing… • Ability to use Citrix universal prinEng regardless of client capabiliEes
• Efficient, open, and firewall friendly protocols
• OpEmized print traffic flows (host à print server)
• Removes need for printer drivers on the XA/XD hosts!
• Significant WAN performance improvements • Less sensiEve to latency than prinEng using SPOOLSS-‐RPC protocol
• Greater print speed and less bandwidth consumpEon (Laser opEmizaEons)
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Print Data (XPS/EMF) Compressed print data Tunneled via CGP/SSL
UP-WS
Universal print server components
TCP TC
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XenApp/XenDesktop Farm Windows Print Server
SpoolSS-RPC
plus UPServer UP-WS over HTTPS
plus UPClient
ICA
ICA
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Single sign-on
Windows, web & SaaS apps
User self-service
Integrated file sync
Centralized management
Self-service app store
Unified Storefront Secure, single-click access to all apps and data on any device
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Provisioning a new hire Setting up an employee app store Self-service access
On-the-go Follow-me apps and data SmartAccess Controls
Employee status change App and data wipe License management
Microsoft System Center 2012
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• Seamless management for pooled/personal desktops
• Common console to manage physical and virtual desktops
• Leverage reporting, monitoring and policy tools
Microso; System Center ConfiguraEon Manager 2012
Making it easier
Seamless Physical and Virtual Desktop Management
XenDesktop 5.6 and Configura;on Manager 2012
• New virtual desktop aeributes
• Unique machine ID’s for shared image virtual desktops
• Update control for shared image desktops
Seamless Physical and Virtual Desktop Management
XenApp and Configura;on Manager 2012
Remote PC: Fast on-ramp to virtual desktops
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Desktop with
Remote PC Getting started with desktop virtualization
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• Instant benefit to end-users
• Secure, mobile access to office-based PCs
• Auto-provision for thousands of users
• Simplified on ramp for desktop virtualization
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Local desktops with XenClient Enterprise
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Synchronizer Fast, secure, extensible,
client hypervisor
Desktop OS
Preferences
Apps
Data
Local Execution Centralized Management
Desktop OS
Preferences
Apps
Data
Desktop virtualization with Citrix The proven expertise and practical guidance needed for success
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Assess Design Deploy Identify your business and
user requirements to deliver the most value
quickly through desktop virtualization
Create a detailed architecture design that
allows you to install, configure and build a solution that leverages your existing
infrastructure
Build, test and rollout a solution in an effective,
timed manner to ensure a consistent virtual desktop experience for your users
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Releases
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Q1 2012 Q2 2012
XenDesktop 5.6 – Available 3/12
XenDesktop 5.6 Feature Pack 1 XenApp 6.5 Feature Pack 1 – Available 6/29
• Includes XenApp 6.5 • Personal vDisk for VDI • Microso; System Center 2012
integraEon • Mobile App Access for XenApp hosted
shared
• Remote PC* • Universal PrinEng • Mobile App Access for VDI • OpEmized Unified CommunicaEons • HDX 3D Pro new deep compression*
* XenDesktop only
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UP-‐WS
ICA TCP
Print Data (XPS/EMF)
Basic network prinEng scenario
XenApp/XenDesktop Environment
Print Server
SpoolSS-‐RPC
plus UPServer
Compressed print data
UP-‐WS over HTTP
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