The cisco unified computing system is the first converged data center platform that combines industrystandard, x86architecture servers with networking and storage access into a single converged system. Enforcing policy for zero trust with azure policy 4 of 6. Citrix xendesktop is a suite of desktop virtualization products from software provider citrix systems. A key benefit to being software defined and not relying upon any hardware offloads or constructs is around extensibility. Fma is a serviceoriented architecture that allows interoperability and management modularity across citrix technologies. The cisco and citrix components are described in more detail in the following pages. Netscaler gateway communicates with storefront to protect apps and data delivered by xenapp and xendesktop. Citrix workspace formerly citrix workspace suite is a digital workspace software platform developed by citrix systems that allows multiple users to remotely access and operate microsoft windows desktops running in a datacenter or a public or private cloud, via devices located elsewhere. Greg shields this learning path covers the citrix xendesktop and xenapp platform, focusing specifically on xendesktopxenapp. Netscaler design and best practices handbook netscaler. Access control policy enforcement for zero trust with azure policy microsoft azure government has developed a ten step process for enforcing access control policy in federal information systems which is aligned with the security monitoring principles within the. Xenapp and xendesktop are virtualization solutions that give it control of virtual machines, applications, licensing, and security while providing anywhere access for any device. Design guidance is given for each productwith a corresponding component design chapter devoted to each productfollowed by chapters that provide best practices for integrating the components into a complete platform.
Refer to the unity 300 tier 2 section for a diagram of disk enclosure connections via minisas hd. Kubernetes commonly stylized as k8s is an opensource container orchestration system for automating application deployment, scaling, and management. Understanding the citrix cloud, its services, architecture. Focusing on citrix virtual apps and desktops for many years, i hear certain questions over and over again. Adding to this complexity is the citrix xenapp architecture. Microsoft visio is one of the most popular software to create the diagram. For a deployment utilizing citrix cloud, use the xenapp and xendesktop service architecture poster focusing on citrix virtual apps and desktops for many years, i hear certain questions over and over again. Conducting identity management with microsoft azure microsoft azure government has developed a 12step process for securing identity and access management in federal information systems which is aligned with the identity management principles within the nist. News analysis and commentary on information technology trends, including cloud computing, devops, data analytics, it leadership, cybersecurity, and it infrastructure. Deployment and installation guide for cisco jabber, release 10. Key differences marlon davids monday, july 4, 2016. The product provides it control over and user access to virtual desktop infrastructure vdi desktops. And for those of you who want the original diagrams, ive added them into the latest revision of the citrix visio stencils. Emc infrastructure for virtual desktops enabled by emc vnx series fc, vmware vsphere 4.
Virtual apps and desktops xenapp and xendesktop service. With the previous version of xendesktop, we followed the modular approach to designing a scalable architecture. We still recommend a 3layer model consisting of the control module desktop modules imaging module when you put. Microsoft intune provides management of window 10 update rings to enable windows as a service, via the software updates feature. The first stage of the xendesktop architecture is getting virtual desktops online. Citrix workspace conceptual architecture drawing for citrix. Users are able to access virtual desktops and applications through citrix. Select xenapp or xendesktop as the product and select product software as the download type. However, the dissent from customers eventually forced citrix to release citrix virtual apps and desktop formerly citrix xendesktop and citrix virtual apps formerly citrix xenapp as two separate versions. While virtualization can apply to several areas, including the virtualization of servers, storage, as well as networks, xendesktop is specifically designed for the configuration of virtual desktops. The nutanix reference architecture for citrix xendesktop validated by citrix engineers is a technical deep dive into architecting, designing, and managing citrix xendesktop deployments on.
This video provides an architectural overview and introduces the different components of. The service combines the industryleading citrix virtual apps service with the power and flexibility of microsoft azure. Please note that this is a simple architectural diagram that does not include a netscaler in resource location so the assumption is that you users will connect to their. Components, features and use cases for xendesktop 7. Their implementations may involve specialized hardware, software, or a combination. There are four distinct delivery groups corresponding to different sets of users. Web interface passes the user credentials to the controller. Integrate netscaler gateway with xenapp and xendesktop. By deploying citrix software components on a cloud services infrastructure, citrix service providers can construct an environment to deliver multitenant desktop, application, and. Emc intrastructure for virtual desktops enabled by emc vnx.
Vmware workspace one and vmware horizon reference architecture. Virtual machines are based on computer architectures and provide functionality of a physical computer. How to create application architecture diagram online. In the illustration below you can see how the core components of a typical xenappxendesktop 7. Citrix xendesktop architecture deep dive part three. Obviously citrix is too complicated to put in a single visio diagram, im struggling coming up with a decent subset of diagrams to show whats needed and really struggling with keeping it neat. Fma is the underlying architecture which defines and allows interoperability and management modularity across citrix application and desktop virtualization technologies. It could be either application flow, infrastructure diagram, or software design. I thought i would share some tips of the way i work to create good citrix diagrams.
The receiver is a software client that is installed on the end user device, and enables access to applications and desktops delivered through. This post originally appeared on the appsense blog prior to the rebrand in january 2017, when appsense, landesk, shavlik, wavelink, and heat software merged under the new name ivanti appsense is delighted to partner with citrix on the forthcoming updates of xenapp and xendesktop. This solution demonstrates the performance of virtual desktops enabled by vsan 6. Citrix xenapp architecture components investigation. Visio tips for creating good citrix diagrams meritum cloud. You can also use virtual apps essentials to publish windows server desktops. Fma provides a platform for application delivery, mobility, services, flexible provisioning, and cloud management. Regardless of the reason and justification for a move to the cloud, those of us focusing. When a new virtual desktop is required to meet the idle threshold limits, the data collector implements the startup procedure with the following process. This enrols a windows pc into windows update for business to manage feature and quality updates the device receives and how quickly it updates to a new release.
Citrix xendesktop is a desktop virtualization product from software vendor citrix systems. The this webinar will touch on the architectural changes in xenapp 7. Despite the growing popularity of virtual desktop infrastructure vdi, plenty of organisations are still learning what its all about. Xendesktop 7 vdi edition or xenapp7 delivery controller. Citrix virtual apps and desktops reference architecture. I, like many of you, started with onpremises deployments and am witnessing a growing shift towards cloud deployments. Citrix virtual apps software uses flexcast management architecture fma, a proprietary architecture for citrix virtualization products. End users to run applications and desktops independently of the devices operating system and interface. However, the newer versions of xenapp use a different architecture called flexcast management architecture fma.
This document provides a reference architecture and design guide for up to a. Xendesktop vdi for small medium enterprise deployment. Citrix xendesktop vdi with dell storage sc4020 allflash. Hope the below diagram clarifies the whole architecture of xendesktop7.
In this second course out of seven, citrix xendesktop 7. Controller verifies user authorization by performing a microsoft active directory query with the end users credentials. Diagram system sql db production farm exchange oracle vdi vmapp physical pc app server os desktop os database database hamirroring database server mirroring citrix director studio monitoringconfiguring license server infrastructure farm dhcp serveractive directory dns. Do you have an conceptual architecture drawing for a citrix virtual apps and desktops onpremises deployment how about a hybridcloud deployment. Full scale 6000 mixeduser performance chart with boot and. Create a beautiful professional software or infrastructure diagram in minutes one of the essential tasks for it projects leader or architects is to have an application diagram created.
Software citrix xendesktop overview xendesktop 7 is a reimagining of application and desktop virtualization for the mobile and cloud. However, this is often confused with a similar virtualization software solution. Citrix xendesktop is a dedicated software solution for configuring virtual environments. Now that xendesktop 5, many are wondering if the same architecture still holds true. The data collector refers to the idle desktop thresholds and determines current availability. Reference architecture guide was used as an additional reference for this citrix solution. Ive seen separate diagrams answering these questions, but they are. With vdi, end users connect to remote desktops hosted on virtual machines that run on a server in a data center or in the cloud, and they can view and interact with them using a remote display protocol. The nutanix bible a detailed narrative of the nutanix architecture, how the software and features work and how to leverage it for maximum performance. It aims to provide a platform for automating deployment, scaling, and operations of. Xenapp and xendesktop service architecture poster virtual feller.
Do you have an conceptual architecture drawing for a citrix virtual apps and desktops onpremises deployment. Deployment and installation guide for cisco jabber, release. If you have experience in xenapp or xendesktop, it should be easier for you understand. The user devices run citrix receiver to create a secure connection and access their apps, desktops, and files.
The framework provides a foundation to understand the technical architecture for the most common virtual desktopapplication deployment scenarios. Based on the conceptual architecture, the following can be discerned. Wyse datacenter for citrix xendesktop reference architecture. Virtual desktop infrastructure vdi is very complex. Many companies set out to build a windowsbased vdi or daas desktopasaservice in the cloud offering for their users but poor planning and execution can lead to hitting brick walls which ultimately lead to projects stalling out or outright failure, as in scrap it completely and do. Informationweek, serving the information needs of the. For a deployment utilizing citrix cloud, use the xenapp and xendesktop service architecture poster. The solution architecture proposed for the deployment of the citrix xenapp 7.
Delivery controller, youll first begin with a highlevel look at everything that makes a xendesktop deployment, the sum total of components that connect users to their applications and desktops. Feb 11, 2020 the diagram below highlights the key takeaways and requirements from the standards. Nov 05, 2019 citrix virtual apps essentials allows you to deliver windows applications and shared hosted desktops from microsoft azure to any user on any device. An ebook reader can be a software application for use on a. In computing, a virtual machine vm is an emulation of a computer system. Virtual apps and desktops xenapp and xendesktop architecture. Jan 21, 2020 the diagram below highlights the key takeaways and requirements from the frameworks. Installing, configuring, and managing citrix xendesktop 7. Xendesktop 5 reference architecture ask the architect. Get the right templates visio templates are collections of visio shapes that are. Cisco prime data center network manager, cisco nxos software, cisco mds.
First of four videos describing the xenapp and xendesktop admin experience. This reference architecture provides a framework and guidance for architecting an integrated digital workspace using vmware workspace one and vmware horizon. The following diagram illustrates an example of a citrix simplified citrix deployment that includes netscaler gateway. Nutanix reference architecture for citrix xendesktop. The how to build a windows virtual desktop vdi experience. It delivers individual applications, as opposed to entire desktops, to devices. As there can be a multitude of software and hardware components within the citrix infrastructure, monitoring it may be challenging.
The controller vm is where the vast majority of the nutanix software and logic sits and was designed from the beginning to be an extensible and pluggable architecture. Carl may have more specific expeience, but reading between the lines of the vpx datasheet, i would say youll need one of the larger vpx instances, probably with 10 or so cpus, to give the ssl throughput needed with the vpx, all ssl is done in software, plus maybe an improved network interface. Citrix uses a proprietary architecture called independent management architecture ima. Explore citrix virtual apps and desktops resources for detailed product information, including reference architectures, feature details, videos, white papers, data sheets, guides, and more. Next, youll install delivery controller and the xenserver hypervisor. Xendesktop 5 logon process and communication flow is presented on figure 1 below. Im in the middle of working on some citrix documentation and wanted to see if anyone had any links to some decent detailed citrix diagrams. The session will also cover the citrix consulting methodology, which focuses on ensurin. This package contains a software solution that has been replaced by a more recent version available for download from the citrix support website support.
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