System Center 2012. Overview and Integration of Citrix Products

System Center 2012 Overview and Integration of Citrix Products AD4 Uwe Hoffmann, Datacenter Specialist, Microsoft Deutschland GmbH Prasanna Padmanabhan, Citrix

System Center History 2010

2010

System Center 2012 Cloud Computing Private Cloud Consumerization of IT (CoIT) Flexible Workstyle (FW) Cloud & Datacenter Management Client Management

System Center Helps Deliver IT as a Service Configure App Controller Orchestrator Deploy Virtual Machine Manager Self Service Service Model Service Delivery & Automation Operations Manager Configuration Manager Data Protection Manager App Owner Service Manager Service Manager DC Admin Monitor Operate Application Management Service Delivery & Automation Infrastructure Management

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System Center Service Manager - Overview ITIL Process Support ᵒ ᵒ ᵒ ᵒ ᵒ ᵒ ᵒ CMDB ᵒ ᵒ Incident Management Change Management Problem Management Release Management Service Offerings & Request Fullfullment Activity Management Partner Extensions, Optional: Asset/License Management (ex: Provance) Alerting, Messaging Integration (ex: Derdack) Database for masterdata, Work Items& Configuration Items Automatic migration of data into datawarehouse REPORTING ᵒ MS SQL Reporting Services ᵒ Access to all data in the CMDB ᵒ Additional datasources can be integrated into the CMDM ᵒ Direct Excel export (OLAP Cubes) Self-Service Portal - Example Only

Server Applications with System Center 2012 ABSTRACTION CONSISTENCY INSIGHT CONTROL Server App-V abstracts the application from the OS, encapsulated in a consistent format and dynamically configured at deployment Service Templates provide standardized specifications for deploying applications, defining how they are configured and scaled Application Performance Management provides the structure to define desired performance levels based on end user experiences App Controller provides visibility of quota utilization across applications running in both on-premise and publiccloud contexts with a single role-based identity

Operations Manager 2012 (SCOM)

Operations Manager 2012 (SCOM) Heterogeneous monitoring

Operations Manager 2012 (SCOM) SQL Server Performance Dashboard: OperationsManagerDW SQL Server Availability over last 24 hours SQL CPU Utilization over last 24 hours SQL Memory Usage in KB Total Memory: 50,000 KB Disk Storage Data Files: 17.6 GB 66% Log Files: 6.93 GB 2% Heterogeneous monitoring SQL Server Properties Total Memory Used on Server 80%

Orchestrator Automate Client Mgmt Tasks Configuration Manager Integration Pack Add Computer To Collection Advertise Task Sequence Create Advertisement Create Collection Delete Collection Deploy Software Update Get Advertisement Status Get Collection Member Get Software Update Compliance Refresh Client System Center Orchestrator Runbook Example

Data Protection Manager (DPM) DPM centrally manages and integrates with Windows Backup Restore last week on an airplane from Windows No user interaction required (optional for advance users) Unique user data only, not the whole machine/os Up to 3000 clients protected per DPM server Protects Hyper-V Hosts and their running VMs Retain data for archiving

Comprehensive Client Management Configuration Manager 2012 continues to provide core client management functionality: Operating system deployment Inventory Software distribution Software updating Software usage monitoring Ranked as a leader in the January 2011 Gartner Magic Quadrant for PC Configuration Lifecycle Management Tools.

SYSTEM CENTER 2012 CONFIGURATION MANAGER Empower Users Unify Infrastructure Simplify Administration Empower people to be more productive from almost anywhere on almost any device. Reduce costs by unifying IT management infrastructure. Improve IT effectiveness and efficiency.

Empower Users Device freedom: Extends management to all Exchange ActiveSync connected devices, including Windows, ios, and Android. Optimized, personalized application experience: Evaluates user identity, device type, and network capabilities to deliver the best experience, wherever the user is. Application self-service: Offers an easy-to-use web catalog for secure employee self-provisioning.

CONFIGURATION MANAGER APPLICATION CATALOG 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 Citrix Connector plug-in and Citrix Receiver.

Application DEPLOYMENT TYPES Best user-experience across all devices Adobe Reader User How? if then deliver to using

Application DEPLOYMENT TYPES Best user-experience across all devices OS Disk space software hardware OS Language XenApp Adobe Reader Script Registry Key X64 vs x32 How much RAM? User Tablet or not Laptop vs. Desktop # of CPUs Active Directory OU Assembly/DLL App-V MSI Mobile.CAB Deployment Types (DT) File system < 512MB if & then deliver to using

Application DEPLOYMENT TYPES Best user-experience across all devices OS Disk space software hardware OS Language XenApp Adobe Reader Script Registry Key X64 vs x32 How much RAM? User Tablet or not Laptop vs. Desktop # of CPUs Active Directory OU Assembly/DLL App-V MSI Mobile.CAB Deployment Types (DT) File system if & >40 GB then deliver to using

Application DEPLOYMENT TYPES Best user-experience across all devices OS Disk space software hardware OS Language XenApp Adobe Reader Script Registry Key X64 vs x32 How much RAM? User Tablet or not Laptop vs. Desktop # of CPUs Active Directory OU Assembly/DLL App-V MSI Mobile.CAB Deployment Types (DT) File system if Primary device then deliver to using

Unify Infrastructure Mobile, physical, and virtual: Single, unified tool to manage all your client desktops, thin clients, mobile devices, and virtual desktops. Integrated security and compliance: Single infrastructure for malware protection, vulnerability remediation, and visibility into noncompliant systems. Integrated service management: Inventory information shared with System Center Service Manager reduces problem resolution times; integration with Service Manager self-service tools improves user satisfaction.

Simplify Administration Comprehensive client management: Continues to deliver world-class inventory tracking, OS deployment, update management, assessment, and settings enforcement, with exceptional support for Windows. Increased administration effectiveness: Makes day-to-day tasks easier and faster with role-based views, improved application model, and automatic settings enforcement for noncompliant systems. Enhanced infrastructure efficiency: Helps increase IT efficiency with minimal infrastructure requirements, server role consolidation, reduced data latency, and improved scale.

Desktop Security and Compliance Provides one familiar experience for desktop management and protection. Minimizes cost and complexity by using existing infrastructure. Improves visibility to help identify and remediate potentially vulnerable endpoints.

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Improve Compliance Enforce consistency across clients with DCM and Service Management Create, maintain & report on client configuration Monitor & report on compliance Improve governance, compliance & risk management with GRC Accelerators

Licensing System Center 2012 Private Cloud and Datacenter Two System Center 2012 Editions Two Editions Comprehensive private cloud management solution Differentiated on virtualization Available exclusively with Software Assurance 2 Processors, Unlimited OSEs High Density Virtualization All The Features All The Time Customers can manage any workload with both editions Management software and SQL Runtime included 2 Processors, OSEs Low Density or No Virtualization Processorbased Licensing Two-processor license targets most common hardware configuration

System Center 2012 Client Management Licensing Key Licensing Changes

VDI Licensing Microsoft Leads with a Desktop Virtualization Offer that features RDS CAL and MDOP. SA or VDA SA or VDA

Integration of Citrix Products System Center 2012 Overview

BUILDING PRIVATE CLOUDS WITH SYSTEM CENTER AND CITRIX Product View XenApp XenApp Connector for SCCM 12 (Project Thor) 1. With the power of XenApp and Receiver, SCCM s reach is extended it can now deliver any Windows app to any user coming from any device. 2. Orchestrates the installation of AppV and MSI apps on XenApp Servers ensuring 24x7 uptime. ComTrade Management Pack for XenApp can be used for monitoring the topology, health, and performance data of XenApp. Supported versions of XenApp = 4.5, 5.0, 6.0 6.5 Supported versions of SCOM = 2007 (R2), 2012 XenDesktop -SCCM 2012 preserves the unique identity (GUID) of cloned XD VDAs across reboots thus improving inventory tracking in virtual desktop environments. - SCCM 2012 mines useful XenDekstop VDA attributes and allows you to filter, organize and report on them. - PVS based vdisks can be also be auto-updated using SCCM 2012 (was added in PVS 6.1). In XD 5.6, Citrix and Microsoft engineering worked together and increased the number of XD VMs that can be managed by SCVMM from 500 to 2000.. Citrix Labs is working on increasing that to 6000. ComTrade Management Pack for XenDesktop can be used for monitoring the topology, health, and performance data of XenDesktop. Supported versions of XenDesktop = 5.0, 5.0 SP1, 5.5. Supported versions of SCOM = 2007 (R2), 2012 XenServer SCVMM 2012 can be used to manage XenServer 6.0 and above (and VMs running on it)* Supports VM Deployment, VM Migration and Host Management (like Power Management, Storage Repositories etc) * Needs XenServer Supplemental Packs for SCVMM. ComTrade Management Pack - Monitoring pools and shared storage, Identifying and alerting, Performance reporting, Topology map (auto discovery of pools, hosts etc). Supported versions of XenServer = 5.0 and above. NetScaler Use SCVMM to deploy NetScaler VPX on XenSever or HyperV. Does autonomic management like intelligent failover to newly provisioned VMs. Supported versions of NetScaler = 9.1 VPX and above. NetScaler SCOM Management Pack Using the NetScaler SCOM Management Pack you can - Discover NetScaler appliances - Display the visibility status of the appliances, - Get alerted on events, - Do performance reporting Supported versions of NetScaler = 9.1 VPX and above.

XENAPP CONNECTOR FOR SCCM 2012

SCCM INTEGRATION WITH XENDESKTOP

XENDESKTOP AND OPERATIONS MANAGER 2012 XenDesktop deployment Management Pack for Citrix XenDesktop

SINGLE PANE OF GLASS MONITORING OF XENDESKTOP COMPONENTS

XENSERVER MANAGEMENT USING SCVMM

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