Building Desktop Delivery Infrastructure With XenDesktop-Jon Coyle

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Building a Desktop Delivery Infrastructurewith

Citrix XenDesktop

Building a Desktop Delivery Infrastructurewith

Citrix XenDesktop

Jon Coyle

Senior Product Manager

Desktop Delivery Group

The key components & technologies

Putting it all together delivering the solution

Delivering desktops

Managing Desktops

Why do I need a desktop delivery infrastructure?

Key takeaways from this session


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Key Takeaways

1. Traditional desktop deploymentis difficult and expensive

2. Desktop virtualization is a viable alternativebut not a panacea

3. Citrix has a prescription to make desktop deliveryreal

Simpler for IT

A better experience for end users

More cost effective and safe for the business



Delivering desktops

Managing Desktops

Why do I need a desktop delivery infrastructure



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What is desktop virtualization?

ClientDevice

Delivery ProtocolHypervisor

Server Hardware

DatacenterUsers

Challenges with Traditional PC Deployment

Risk: Data securityand compliance

Cost $$$: One-off fixes Speed: Slow desktop refresh and patching

Performance:Bloated Desktop


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Risk: Data securityand compliance

Cost $$$: One-off fixes Speed: Slow desktop refresh and patching

Performance:Bloated Desktop

Benefits of Centralized Desktop Delivery

Data centrally controlled,tracked, and secured

Fix centrally, deliverglobally @ a lower cost

Rapidly update PCsor operating systems

Apps are isolated and fast

Data Center

IT AdminVirtual

DesktopsDesktop Delivery

System



Delivering desktops

Managing Desktops




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Citrix XenDesktop

Simplest solution for IT Integrated desktop delivery system offers complete solution

Best end user experience High-speed delivery technologies provide

up to 2x faster virtual desktop performance

Lowest TCO for the business Up to 40% lower cost compared to

traditional PCs Up to 90% lower storage costs compared

to other virtual desktop alternatives

Desktop Delivery System Components


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The core technologies

XenServer

Dynamically host the desktop OS

Provisioning Server

Deliver the desktop OS to hosting, on demand

XenDesktop Server

Broker and control access to the desktop

XenDesktop Setup

Single interface to manage complete deployment

SCP1

XenServer

Enterprise Class Hypervisor

Pool servers for best efficiency

Centralised Management

Complete control over

resources

Spin up/down on demand


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Dia 11

SCP1 New slide coming.Simon Plant; 19-10-2007


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Provisioning Server

Build once, delivery to many

Built on proven streaming technology

Centralise image storage and manipulation

Dedicated and shared images

Single image for 1000s of desktops !

Potential for massive storage savings

Flexibility of centralised control

Desktop Server

Control and broker desktop connections

Pooled Desktops

Assign on First Use

Pre-Assigned Desktops

High performance ICA end-to-end connection

Deliver desktops to a plethora of platforms

up to 2x faster virtual desktop performance

Broker the right desktop to the right user Server Desktops Low TCO

Virtual Desktops Personalisation

Blade Desktops Powerful users

Physical PCs Remote Access


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Desktops..Decisions..Desktops..Decisions..

Server Desktops ?

Low TCO

High scalability

Share Application Virtualisation infrastructure

Single point of access

Licensing etc...

Virtual Desktops

Pooling & Personalisation

Smallest footprint for image management Freedom of access, continuity of experience

Desktops..Decisions..Desktops..Decisions..

Blade Desktops ?

High Power for demanding users

Benefit from Provisioning Server for quick rollout to standard hardware

Pool or dedicate, the choice is yours

Same infrastructure as VM desktops Mix and Match

Physical Desktops

Broker access to local, physical desktops

Start the migration, ease of use. Familiar user experience, its their desktop


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XenDesktop Server Setup

3 discrete consoles ?

Single wizard driven delivery configuration

Delivering :

Provisioning Server Os Images streamed to ...

XenServer virtual desktops dynamically spun up on hypervisor, and controlled by..

XenDesktopServer. Delivering and controlling access to desktops

The entire solution in one wizard

Arent we forgetting something ?

User and Admin requirements.....


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Determine Requirements

What are your needs?

Centralize your data (compliance, regulation, ...)

Lower your management overhead (machine replacement, ...)

What are your users needs?

I need to run the quarter-end reports

I need to design the next-generation airliner

What do your users want?

I want to use my kids photo as a desktop background

I want to run iTunes on my desktop

Plan for the type of desktop you deliver

SCP2

Plan How To Deliver Desktops

Take into consideration

Personalization needs and wants

Configurability needs and wants ( install software, reboot, ...)

Application performance requirements (graphics, network, ...)

Concurrency needs (follow-the-sun, always-on, ...)

Support infrastructure (tech staff at satellite offices, ...)

Choose the best TCO/feature trade-off

1. Server desktops2. Shared workstation desktops

3. Dedicated workstation desktops

4. Local desktops

Consider the entire solution


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Dia 19

SCP2 Use example from 3 major buckets

Office workers no users in placesquesiton that relates to task worker (transacitonal work).Question that relates to Admin function.

Question that related to ailiner designer - ie power user -

Match questions to standardised users.Simon Plant; 19-10-2007


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Delivering desktops

Managing Desktops



The desktop delivery solution

Tight active directory integration

Windows Server 2000 AD, OR

Windows Server 2003 AD

NO Schema changes required

Re-use Presentation Server components

License Server

WebInterface/PNAgent single point of access

Access gateway, Netscaler, Edgesight....

Best user experience

End user UI

Multi-monitor

Dynamic USB drive


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The desktop delivery solution

Users Accessdevices

Applications ?

Workstations

XenDesktopServers

VM Servers

OS Images

Applications...

Presentation Server

Industry standard Application Virtualisation

Multiple application delivery methods

Application Streaming right into the desktop

Seamless Application Publishing

Provide applications to local ordynamic desktops

Presentation Server


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Today you deliver some apps to PCsDesktop challenges still exist: complexity, security, costs

Citrix Presentation Server

Deliver some Windows apps virtually

Client OS

Installed

Apps

Virtual

Apps

Best Practice

Separate Desktop and App Delivery

Eliminate app conflicts, optimize

system performance

Simple, secure and fast on-demand service


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The Keys to the ultimate delivery solution

1. Citrix XenServer

Dynamically host the desktop OS

2. Citrix Provisioning Server

Deliver the desktop OS to hosting, on demand

3. Citrix XenDesktop Server

Broker and control access to the desktop

Single interface to manage complete deployment

4. Citrix Presentation Server The ultimate application virtualisation platform.

What should YOU do next ?

Go to more sessions

Deliver Windows Desktops as a Dynamic, On-Demand Service

Sumit Dhawan Director of Product Marketing, Citrix Systems Citrix Directions on Desktop Virtualization

Aaron Cockerill, Director of Product Management, Citrix Systems

Martin Maierhofer, Lead Architect XenDesktop Server, Citrix Systems

Get to the techlab

Play with the technologies

See them in action

Talk to the engineers

Get the XenDesktop Tech Preview Kit

Join the community http://www.citrix.com/xendesktop


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Building Desktop Delivery Infrastructure With XenDesktop-Jon Coyle