By deploying software such as citrix xenapp it organizations are able to centralize. I think citrix technologies can be a bit different. However, this is often confused with a similar virtualization software solution. Citrix virtual apps is application virtualization software that delivers centrallyhosted windows applications to local devices without the necessity of installing them. Citrix xendesktop is a desktop virtualization product from software vendor citrix. Refer to the unity 300 tier 2 section for a diagram of disk enclosure connections via minisas hd. To meet the business demands, we have chosen to deploy a citrix xenapp 7. I have setup a basic diagram here, which contains a basic setup in xenapp.
A xendesktop and xenapp solution can take on many delivery forms. Before xenapp virtual machines can be built and applications deployed a solid virtual infrastructure must be in place. 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. Deployment guide for cisco hyperflex with virtual desktop infrastructure for citrix xendesktop 7. Device type thin client provide an overview of the hardware, software, and.
But xenapp is more secure, configurable, faster and expands upon the functionality offered by microsoft rds. This disk is created by taking a snapshot of the os and application image, and then storing that image as a virtual disk file on the network. Access everything you need saas, mobile, virtual apps and files all in one place. Recently someone has proposed that we use citrix vda as a means of providing administrator access to infrastructure servers. Citrix receiver is a lightweight software client with an extensible browserlike plugin architecture that communicates with headend infrastructure in the citrix delivery center product family including xenapp and xendesktop. Citrix virtual workspace xenapp was identified as the best solution for their needs without requiring a major code change.
The sts team worked quickly to setup the platform and streamline the process by leveraging infrastructure as code iac scripting, architecture and security analysis, testing, and implementation. Citrix vda for administration of infrastructure servers. It is loosely based on this article from citrix documentation. Cisco hyperflex m5 allflash hyperconverged system with up. On the left of this diagram are citrix dazzle and citrix receiver, which represent the set of devices on which you can install client software. Xenapp 7 deployment blueprint,citrix xendesktop 7 blueprint. Citrix xendesktop is a dedicated software solution for configuring virtual environments.
Instead of answering these questions over and over again, i decided to create the citrix xenapp and xendesktop component architecture poster, which contains diagrams, process flows and information. It involves building a 1,000seat citrix xendesktop 5. Before choosing citrix, it is crucial to know how citrix software works. Citrix virtual apps xenapp simple technology solutions.
Cisco hyperflex m5 allflash hyperconverged system with. Adding to this complexity is the citrix xenapp architecture. Technical article reference architecture for citrix. Citrix xenapp is a product that extends microsoft remote desktop session host formerly known as terminal services desktop sessions and applications to users. Citrix xenapp architecture components investigation parallels. Xenapp product software subscribe to rss notifications of new downloads. The receiver is a software client that is installed on the end user. This video contains the typical architecture of citrix xenapp and xendesktop 7. A xenapp deployment consists of three deployment groups. Studio is the management console that enables you to configure and manage your xenapp and xendesktop deployment. Try out a simpler and more costeffective solution, parallels ras citrix virtual apps is a virtual application delivery tool that isolates applications from the underlying os to provide access to remote users from any device.
After you install and configure citrix provisioning components, a virtual disk is created from a devices hard drive. Since there are many ways to configure acrobat products as well as citrix servers, these instructions are intended as basic examples. They use a microsoft sql server database to store configuration and session information. For devices that cannot install citrix receiver software, citrix receiver for html5 provides a connection through a html5compatible web browser. Conceptual architecture drawings, stencils, templates and other. The organizations business objectives help select the right approach. Which consists of a 1 data collector 1 data store 1 web interface and a bunch of xenapp servers. In this blog post we will briefly look at architectural components of xenapp 6. Citrix receiver is client software that is required to access published resources and desktops on citrix virtual apps formerly citrix xenapp.
Citrix xenapp is application virtualisation software that allows applications access via individual devices from a shared server or a cloud system. Top sites citrix xenapp 65 architecture diagram 2019. However, this is often confused with a similar virtualization software solution, citrix. This article provides an overview of ports that are used by citrix components and must be considered as part of virtual computing architecture, especially if communication traffic traverses network components such as firewalls or proxy servers where ports must be opened to ensure communication flow. The below diagram shows the infrastructure of a virtual desktop. Appsense is delighted to partner with citrix on the forthcoming updates of xenapp and xendesktop. Citrix xenappxendesktop architecture and communication flow. Even though the infrastructure remains the same for all delivery models, the local it teams management scope changes. Citrix licensed the os2 source code from microsoft, and developed its own independent computing architecture ica protocol for citrix multiuser. Designing your infrastructure in the previous chapters, we focused on the analysis that should be performed prior to any design work. Hi, i have seen that in a citrix farm some servers are designated as infrastructure servers. Cisco hyperflex m5 allflash hyperconverged system with hyperv 2016 and citrix xendesktop. There are lots of documentation out there but it can take time to read it and at the end you still might not have a good understanding of what xenapp is.
Xenapp, xendesktop, xenmobile and xenserver are part of the xen family. 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. With citrix xenapp, you can have an application installed on a xenapp server in a data centre and anybody around the world can launch that application on any device. Wyse datacenter for citrix xendesktop reference architecture. It administrators can manage both windows and linux applications and desktops using a single console to reduce complexity and increase roi of infrastructure investment by avoiding the need to purchase new hardware. Citrix virtual apps and desktops give users secure access to missioncritical, specialized linux desktops from nonlinux devices. When put into practice, the 5layer model results in a conceptual architecture like the. Citrix xendesktop is a suite of desktop virtualization products from software provider citrix systems. It is the flagship product for citrix and was formerly known under the names winframe, metaframe, and presentation server citrix virtual apps software uses flexcast management architecture. What citrix xenapp is, what it can do and how it works. Citrix hypervisor, formerly citrix xenserver, delivers the bestinclass performance and optimizes the performance for application and desktop virtualization with an integrated platform for citrix virtual apps and desktops, formerly citrix xenapp and. On premises all components hosted from the organizations local data center. Citrix xenapp architecture components investigation.
I created this diagram as much for myself as for other people in my team to help learn the new concepts and terminology. And for those of you who want the original diagrams, ive added them into the latest revision of the citrix visio stencils. Citrix provides two methods to migrate the farm configuration from the xenapp 6. Xenapp and xendesktop service architecture poster virtual feller. Citrix xenapp is a product that extends microsoft remote desktop session host formerly known as terminal services desktop sessions and applications to users through the citrix hdx protocol. The xenapp upgrade utility is used to capture the infrastructure configuration of the xenapp 6. Installing and configuring citrix xenappxendesktop 7. Unlike earlier releases that separately provisioned citrix xenapp and xendesktop farms, the xendesktop 7.
Citrix xenapp xendesktop architecture and communication flow duration. It consists of a number of essential components for secure application delivery. After working with previous version of citrix xenapp for many years, getting my head around the new concepts in 7. The following are key vsphere best practices for properly designing and deploying esx hosts. Our long relationship, including founder membership in citrix ready and citrix ready partner of the year in 2010, is built on delivering exceptional value to citrix customers. On the internet, in several mailing and blog, i see messages that migrating from citrix xenapp 6.
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