What's new in XenDesktop and XenApp

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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Pooled Desktop

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Personal vDisk

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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


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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ICA

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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)

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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


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)


Print Data (XPS/EMF) Compressed print data Tunneled via CGP/SSL

UP-WS

Universal print server components

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XenApp/XenDesktop Farm Windows Print Server

SpoolSS-RPC

plus UPServer UP-WS over HTTPS

plus UPClient

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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


•  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


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

Technology

What's new in XenDesktop and XenApp