XenClient Enterprise

Next generation of endpoint and

OS Image Management

Walter Hofstetter, Senior Systems Engineer, Citrix EMEA

News

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• Acquisition announced at Synergy May 2012

• XenClient Enterprise (v4.1) available since June 29th

Agenda

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• Why the acquisition

• What’s new, what’s the same, what’s the future

• UPDATE: News from Synergy

• Demo & QA

Why the Acquisition?

• Based on the same foundation

• Virtual Computer focused on the backend ᵒ Windows based – Active Directory enabled

ᵒ Enhanced policy framework

• Customer told us to move faster – We listened, because we’re committed!

Architectural overview - Hypervisor

Hardware

Xen™ Hypervisor (Open Source)

… Services Domain (DomS)

Management and Control

Domain (Dom0)

• True Type-1 Hypervisor (No OS below the hypervisor layer) ᵒ Fully virtualized platform

ᵒ Supports wide range of business class PCs

ᵒ Full shared image support for Windows 7, XP & Vista

ᵒ Linux supported as custom image or local install

Virtual Machine #1 Virtual Machine #2

Virtual HW

Windows XP

Applications

User Data

Virtual HW

Windows 7

Applications

User Data

Shared Image

Patch

Backup

Store

Management

Server

Where does XenClient Enterprise fit in?

XenClient XT

XenClient Enterprise

XenClient Express For standalone use by IT Pros Free high-performance local virtual desktops for IT professionals and software developers/testers.

For enterprise use Virtual desktops to go for enterprise users who need centralized IT management and control. Can be used as a standalone product or with XenDesktop.

For extreme security and isolation Multi-level secure local virtual desktops designed to meet the most extreme isolation, security, and performance requirements for public sector customers.

• Superior Performance ᵒ Fast-boot Chrome environment

ᵒ Instant switch between VMs

ᵒ Local PC performance

• Multiple VMs ᵒ Corporate & Personal VMs

• Locked Down PC / Flexible Personal PC

ᵒ Windows Migrations • Windows 7 / XP

• Login convenience ᵒ Single sign-on

ᵒ Option to hide hypervisor

Enhanced User Experience

© 2012 Virtual Computer Inc

• Shared images with layering

ᵒ Image Versioning & Rollback

ᵒ 100% user personalization

• Multiple deployment options

ᵒ Local with full disk encryption

ᵒ Array-based boot & VM operation

• Centralized control

ᵒ Fail-safe one-to-many patching

ᵒ AD policy based across all activity

ᵒ Zero touch provisioning

• Integrated remote support

Centralized Provisioning and Management

© 2012 Virtual Computer Inc

Architectural overview – OS Management

Shared Image

Patch

Backup

Store

Update

System

VHD

User

VHD

Backup

Local

VHD

Management

Server

Shared System Disk

One to many, patch once, publish many

Persistent User Data

Backed-up on server for instant recovery

Persistent Local Data (no backup)

Page.sys, temp files, indexes, .ost files

One to many

from server

Snapshot

For backup

Fast

Recovery

What’s the future

• Looking forward

Centralized Management

Synchronization

Advanced Policy Control

Enterprise Scalability

Multi Platform

Personal vDisk

Xen Hypervisor

Expanded Hardware

Extensibility

Extreme Security

HDX User Experience

Client Hypervisor

The best parts of each solution is coming together

Latest news from Synergy XenClient Enterprise 4.5

XenClient XT 3.0

New features in XenClient Enterprise 4.5

Next Generation

Global Desktop

Expanded Use Cases

Supports the latest Ultrabooks and Intel 3rd generation

processors

Windows 8 support

Now available in English and 6 other languages for major

markets! Enables more enterprise network policies with VLAN

tagging

NetScaler support for Synchronizer external network

access Increased

Performance Dual monitors in dock support

Improved hypervisor boot time

© 2012 Citrix | #CitrixSynergy

Internationalization/Localization

• Hypervisor UI

• Online help

• Docs

• Tier 1 Languages ᵒ English ᵒ French ᵒ Italian ᵒ German ᵒ Spanish ᵒ Japanese ᵒ Simplified Chinese

Hypervisor

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• Synchronizer UI

• Online help

• Docs

• Languages ᵒ German

ᵒ Simplified Chinese

Synchronizer

Localization

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• Hypervisor language selection

• Synchronizer installation language

selection

• Console language based on the

locale reported by the browser

Windows 8 support

Windows 8 support

• Windows 8 as a guest operating system ᵒ PV Tools support

ᵒ Multi-touch in guest

• Laptop and desktop form factors supported

• Tablets/Convertibles – to be added in future ᵒ Accelerometer support

ᵒ Multi-touch support in the hypervisor UI

• Multi-monitor support – future

© 2012 Citrix | #CitrixSynergy

Hardware Compatibility

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• >400 models supported

• # of new units

• Ultrabooks

ᵒ Lenovo: X1 Carbon

ᵒ Fujitsu: U77

ᵒ Dell: 6430u (enterprise), XPS13

• Laptops

• Desktops

• Previously supported models

ᵒ (n-2); dropped Montevina

Citrix Receiver Virtual Machine

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Display Architecture Improvements

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Other notable XenClient improvements

• Dual external monitors in a docking station

• 30% hypervisor boot time improvement

• VM import/export • Any instance where user moves VM’s between XC devices

• Hardware refresh

• Moving non managed/personal image to new machine

• Personal VM

• XenClient 2.1 to XenClient 4.5?

• Improved KVM support (confirm)

VLAN tagging explained

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VLAN A traffic

VLAN B traffic

Chrome VM

VLAN A traffic

Windows 7 VM

VLAN B traffic

Network A

insecure

Network B

secure

packets tagged

packets tagged

XenClient

© 2012 Citrix | #CitrixSynergy

XenClient support for NetScaler

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• NetScaler support for XenClient Synchronizer

• Enables external network access to Synchronizer via SSL bridging

ᵒ Provides an added layer of security and performance by enabling organizations to

secure their corporate Synchronizer behind a NetScaler.

• Reduces workload on the Synchronizer with NetScaler SSL offload

• NetScaler is standalone product – available as appliance or virtual appliance

© 2012 Citrix | #CitrixSynergy

Today: Synchronizer Remote Access Options

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No Access:

XenClient

Synchronizer SSL

Port Forwarding:

SSL SSL XenClient

Synchronizer

DMZ:

SSL

DMZ

XenClient

Synchronizer

More secure

less secure

© 2012 Citrix | #CitrixSynergy

NetScaler Integration Points: SSL Security

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SSL SSL

XenClient

Synchronizer

SSL Backend Encryption:

SSL Bridge SSL Bridge

XenClient

Synchronizer

SSL Bridging:

‘Follow-me’ desktops Your desktop on any device, anywhere, anytime

On the move

iPad/Tablet with

End User

Home Laptop with

Work PC with

Citrix products integrated

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• Virtual desktop types ᵒ XenClient: client hypervisor-based desktop

ᵒ XenDesktop: server hosted desktop (VDI)

ᵒ Remote PC: server-less VDI

• ‘Follow-me’ enablers ᵒ Citrix Receiver: virtual desktop access

ᵒ ShareFile: data and file portability

ᵒ Citrix Profile Management: user profile portability

Work better. Live better.