Anwendungs- und Desktopvirtualisierung der nächsten Generation mit Citrix XenDesktop 7 und Microsoft System Center 2012 Markus Hagenkötter, Systems Engineering Citrix Germany Agenda XenApp Connector for SCCM 2012 SP1 Citrix Provisionings Services 7 ᵒ Systems Center 2012 ᵒ Integration in XenApp Connector XenDesktop 7 ᵒ System Center Configuration Manager 2012 ᵒ System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 ᵒ App-V 5 integration Citrix and System Center Configuration Manager www.softline-solutions.de 1
On-demand application access End-end management Comprehensive Desktop Management Strategy Security and data protection Microsoft Business Continuity Citrix and Microsoft: Partners for over 20 years - Market leader for server and desktops - Hypervisor optimized for VDI - End to end usercentric management - Market leader for virtual desktops - Best user experience with HDX - Windows desktops and apps on any device Joint solution integrations to deliver IT as a service Hyper-V App-V 5 www.softline-solutions.de 2
- Market leader for server and desktops - Hypervisor optimized for VDI - End to end usercentric management - Market leader for virtual desktops - Best user experience with HDX - Windows desktops and apps on any device Joint solution integrations to deliver IT as a service Hyper-V App-V 5 Agenda for this session Joint solution integrations to deliver IT as a service XenApp Connector for SCCM 2012 SP1 Citrix Provisionings Services 7 ᵒ Systems Center 2012 ᵒ Integration in XenApp Connector XenDesktop 7 ᵒ System Center Configuration Manager 2012 ᵒ System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 ᵒ App-V 5 integration Citrix and System Center Configuration Manager www.softline-solutions.de 3
XenApp Connector for System Center Configuration Manager From system centric to user centric Evolution of Configuration Manager and the XenApp Connector 1994-2003 2007 2009 2010-2011 2012-2013 Project Titan XenApp Connector for SCCM 2007 R2. Shipped as part of XenApp 6. Project Atlas XenApp Connector for SCCM 2007 R2 and R3. Shipped as part of XenApp 6.5. Pro XenA for S Conf www.softline-solutions.de 4
XenApp Connector for SCCM Extends System Center reach to new users, devices, and locations XenApp Connector Any Device Windows Devices In the Office Any Location How do I deliver App X to User Y? www.softline-solutions.de 5
Application SOFTLINE INNER CIRCLE MIT VOLKSWAGEN Deployment Types software OS Disk space hardware OS Language XenApp Adobe Reader Script Registry Key X64 vs x32 How much RAM? Tony Tablet or not Laptop vs Desktop # of CPUs Assembly/DLL Active Directory OU App-V MSI Deployment Types (DT) File system if Primary & device < >40 512MB GB then deliver to using Mobile.CAB Citrix XenApp Connector for SCCM 2012 Unify: Single pane of glass (SCCM Console) to manage all application deployments XenApp, MSI, AppV, mobile etc. Deliver: Deliver any app to any user coming from any device via Receiver. Highly available: Connector gracefully orchestrates software distribution on XenApp servers, so no downtime for users. Reuse: Leverage all existing infrastructure investments in XenApp and SCCM. www.softline-solutions.de 6
SCCM Application Catalog Self-service portal for app subscription What is the Application Catalog? 1. Web-based Self-Service portal for users to subscribe to applications made available to them (Shopping Cart). Also allows requisitions handled by workflows. 2. The most appropriate DT is chosen based on the user s environment. 3. Subscriptions are static to a user-device pair. Freshly reevaluated each time. They don t roam! 4. XenApp DT apps are handled by the XenApp Connector plug-in. Subscription models Citrix Receiver vis-á-vis SCCM Software Catalog SCCM Admin Citrix Receiver Self-Service Microsoft SCCM Software Catalog or www.softline-solutions.de 7
Delivering the best user experience across devices SCCM Console App DT1 DT2 DT3 Primary desktop Company laptop Personal Win8 tablet Architecture SCCM Site server www.softline-solutions.de 8
Architecture Physical location considerations SCCM Site server When planning the deployment of the XenApp Connector within a given ConfigMgr topology, always place the various Connector Service machines in close network proximity to the XenApp farm, PCM Concentrator and Site server machines. SCCM Site server SCCM Site server Deploying apps using XenApp Connector Three easy steps Create MSI DT Create AppV DT Create XenAppDT 1 Create Application or 2 3 Create Deployment: Targeting XenApp Server Collection Create Deployment: Targeting User Collections www.softline-solutions.de 9
App-V and XenApp Why App-V for XenApp? Single image management. Overcomes App compatibility problems. Why SCCM Connector for App-V 5? No need to deploy App-V 5 infrastructure SCCM completely handles package deployment, registration, sync etc. One console for deployment and publishing. C App-V DT XenApp farm XenApp DT App deployment workflow When Tony is using his primary PC deliver Adobe Reader by MSI. Otherwise, deliver it via XenApp. XenApp 6.5 Controller <,,, > I need to read this PDF document at the kiosk PC in the conference room I m. Connector PCM Server SCCM Admin SCCM Site Server/DP XenApp 6.5 workers Citrix SCCM Agent Service Tony Citrix SCCM Client Handler + Receiver 4 12 34 5 Citrix XenApp Tony Reader subscribes SCCM icon Connector console agent placed from orchestrates performs on plugin SCCM start creates menu. catalog publishing app When XenApp installation (invokes of clicked, app publication XenApp to app Tony XenApp DT delivered & Client DT servers parameters & by Receiver) XenApp www.softline-solutions.de 10
Citrix Provisioning Services 7 System Center 2012 XenApp Connector with PVS Streaming XenApp 6.5 Controller <,,,, > Connector PCM Server SCCM Admin Tony PVS Server Citrix SCCM Agent Service Citrix SCCM Client Handler + Receiver 12 34 PVS Citrix SCCM Tony XenApp subscribes SCCM Admin Agent master configures via Service AppCatalog; image DT orchestrates updated rules; apps Connector with delivered graceful needed publishes by reboot OS XenApp & app sequence & updates to Receiver Tony www.softline-solutions.de 11
Package XYZ SOFTLINE INNER CIRCLE MIT VOLKSWAGEN System Center 2012 SP1 New platforms supported XenDesktop and Automated vdisk Streamed VM update features setup wizards Automated vdisk Updates with System Center Configuration Manager PackageXYZ to MyUpdateVM SCCM Console vdisk Store MyDisk.1.avhd MyDisk.vhd 101101001011010 Start Stop VM Start Update SCCM Client MyUpdateVM Package XYZ PVS Client Virtualization Host 2011 Citrix Systems, Inc. All rights reserved www.softline-solutions.de 12
Citrix Provisioning Services Hyper-V support Virtual Machine switches from legacy Hyper-V to synthetic NIC Citrix Provisioning Services SMB 3.0 support Much better performance, and specifically designed SMB Multichannel support Failover and node fault tolerance CSV and SMB 3 for SCVMM support (VHD etc) Write-back cache or vdisk storage www.softline-solutions.de 13
Optimizing deployments with new storage features in Microsoft Server 2012 Storage Spaces Server 2012 as storage controllers Abstracts the physical disk characteristics Storage Pools JBOD Heterogeneous disks Multipath connections to std disk array with cards MS Blog : http://aka.ms/storagespace www.softline-solutions.de 14
What s in it for me? Simpler provisioning and management in joint environment Flexibility for your entire windows estate from a single storage solution No specialized storage networking hardware ᵒ Performance and feature-set being compared to FC (Fibrechannel) Reducing capex and Opex Integrating management for simplicity and increased operational efficiency XenDesktop 7 System Center Configuration Manager Asset management www.softline-solutions.de 15
Configuration Manager 2012 Virtualization-focused machine attributes New attributes viewable with SCCM console Enable better reporting and conditional deployment of apps based on desktop type, pool, etc Persistent unique machine ID s for shared image desktops The SCCM agent can manage the ID as the VDA tells where the SCCM agent can store/retrieve the ID for the VM Ability to leave agent running in shared image desktops Update disabled for cloned machines Update enabled when patching master image Support for SCCM 2012, SCCM 2012 SP1, SCCM 2012 R2 Virtual desktop attributes CCM_DesktopMachine Citrix_VirtualDesktopInfo Host Identifier Is Assigned to User Is Machine Changes Persisted Is Virtual Partner Broker Site Name Desktop Catalog Name Desktop Group Name Is Assigned Is Virtual Machine OS Changes Persist Persistent Data Location Personal vdisk Drive Letter Same attributes for Client OS and RDSH www.softline-solutions.de 16
Unique Machine IDs for shared image desktops Shared image virtual desktops register uniquely with ConfigMgr Machine IDs persist across VM reboots Provides accurate inventory info for shared image desktops New virtualization-focused machine attributes (1/2) www.softline-solutions.de 17
Update control for shared image Desktops Can enable/disable SCCM agent update behavior independent of other functions Can now leave agent running in shared OS image desktops Update disabled for cloned machines Update enabled when patching master image Two-step configuration process Create the policy Apply the policy to machine collection Configuration tips XenDesktop + Configuration Manager 2012 Install the SCCM agent on the master image in MCS/PVS environments Enable the following firewall exceptions on VDA File and Printer Sharing Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Deploy an Idle Policy setting if you want to run the SCCM agent in pooled desktops www.softline-solutions.de 18
XenDesktop 7 System Center Virtual Machine Manager Joint development by Citrix and Microsoft to improve scale Enterprise Scalability Architecture www.softline-solutions.de 19
44 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 SCVMM 2008 R2 SCVMM and XD interop scale SCVMM 2012 with XD 5.6 SCVMM 2012 SP1 in XD 7* # of XD workers VM per single instance of SCVMM * In Lab conditions, actual results may vary Support for SCVMM 2012 R2 in XD 7.1 Microsoft App-V v5 Overview www.softline-solutions.de 20
Overview App-V 5 Publishing Server, Mgt Server and DB (SQL) ᵒ Same server or separate Client deployment (configure with PoSH or GPO) ᵒ Stand alone deployment an option Licensing ᵒ RDS includes STS ᵒ End points need SA/MDOP Management Service (http://url:port) Database (SQL) Publishing Service (http://url:port) Installers: App-V Client (Desktop/RDS) Sequencer www.softline-solutions.de 21
Add package to Publishing Server then publish the App package Import Package Note: AD Access is via publishing not NTFS ACLs Add Permissions www.softline-solutions.de 22
App-V Client is all PoSH XenDesktop 7 App-V v5 integration www.softline-solutions.de 23
Configuring App-V 5 Components in Studio Don t forget to Enable-PSRemoting Publish Apps Wizard (RDS example) Both local and App-V 5 apps published the same way www.softline-solutions.de 24
Published App List If you change config in App-V Mgt Server, must refresh apps in Studio Receiver Experience www.softline-solutions.de 25
Featured Apps and All Apps www.softline-solutions.de 26
How to stream to end point If you want App-V 5 to stream to end points, just install the App-V 5 client on that end point and it will stream. Receiver has local app preference (KEYWORDS:Prefer= App ) that can be configured to give priority to locally installed apps for FTA. If you don't want to the app to run on the dive (or offline) then don't install the App-V 5 client to that end point and it will then run as published app. In other words, both Receiver and now App-V 5 publish apps to users and NOT to devices. ᵒ So the end point (where the user logs on) dictates where the apps runs, not the server ComTrade Management Packs Monitoring Citrix assets with System Center Operations Manager www.softline-solutions.de 27
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Allgemeine Informationen XenApp Connector for SCCM 2012 RTM. Click here to download. ᵒ Doing a PoC? Click here to download walkthrough guide. ᵒ Doing an enterprise deployment? Read this blog post. ᵒ Forum pages on Citrix.com: http://forums.citrix.com/forum.jspa?forumid=1603&start=0 How to prepare your PVS master vdisk image in SCCM 2012 deployments http://scug.be/sccm/2013/03/27/citrix-provisioning-services-and-microsoftsystem-center-configuration-manager-2012-sp1/ ComTrade management packs for Citrix. 72 www.softline-solutions.de 29
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