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Choosing a Thin Client OS for XenDesktop
mar 2
Choosing a thin client OS for your desktop virtualization deployment can be tricky. Windows embedded thin clients offer the latest features, but they cost more and have additional security implications and maintenance compared to Linux based thin clients. Wyse ThinOS clients are often easier to secure and manage than Linux clients, but often [...]
XenDesktop Modular Reference Architecture
feb 9
Citrix published a new architecture blueprint for its VDI platform XenDesktop.
The 38-pages document provides guidance to design scalable virtual desktop infrastructures based on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and SQL Server 2005, Citrix Provisioning Server 5.1 and of course XenDesktop 4.0 (which includes the hypervisor and XenApp 5).
For more information, go to http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX124087
Deciding Between Blades and Rack Servers for XenDesktop Environments
feb 3
There are several pros and cons when choosing between blade or rack servers related to power consumption, consolidated networking, manageability and cost. These comparisons are readily available over the Internet, but what makes one preferable to the other in a XenDesktop deployment? Let’s take a look at a few of the differences.
Higher Density XenServer Resource Pools
Rack servers offer more quad-socket models compared to [...]
Gourami releases another innovative new free tool called Farm Commander
gen 16
Farm Commander enables system administrators to execute file manipulations on several servers at once. This will save system administrators a lot of time. Copy a file to or from 100 servers can be done with one click.
From a Citrix XenApp point of view, Farm Commander can be started using two options:
-list all XenApp servers
-list XenApp [...]
Shared Storage for small XenServer Pools
gen 16
Introduction
How to create a pool of 2 (or so) XenServers without having to spend thousands of pounds on shared storage?
The simplistic answer is that you don’t need any shared storage in order to create a XenServer Pool, but without it you have export and re-import VMs if you want to “load balance” your XenServers. Of [...]
How to publish an App-V-enabled application in Citrix XenApp
gen 8
App-V Team published an article about App-V integration in Citrix XenApp. This one describes how to publish an App-V-enabled application in Citrix XenApp:
To publish an App-V-enabled application in Citrix XenApp, follow these steps:
Publish Sfttray.exe or publish Sftrun.exe.
Publish the .OSD file.
Publish the application name followed by a percent sign and then an asterisk [...]
Citrix released Workflow Studio 2.0.1
dic 23
Citrix has released new Workflow Studio version 2.0.1.
Download Workflow Studio 2.0.1 (MyCitrix login required)
This update only includes new activity libraries and does not contain any changes to the core Workflow Studio engine. Here are some of the key new features:
New Activity Libraries
Citrix XenDesktop Activity Library
Activities that create, delete, and retrieve desktop definitions and manage desktop [...]
Citrix Essentials 5.5 for Hyper-V (with StorageLink Site Recovery)
dic 16
After a couple of months in beta, Citrix releases Essentials 5.5 for Hyper-V just before the holidays.
This version of the management platform for the Microsoft hypervisor includes a new technology called StorageLink Site Recovery.
This feature allows the Hyper-V administrators to control the replication features that their SAN arrays without using multiple consoles. From the Essentials console [...]
Whitepaper: High Availability for Desktop Virtualization with Citrix XenDesktop 4.0
dic 9
Citrix hase realese another interesting document about Desktop Virtualization based on XenDesktop 4.0.
This, titled High Availability for Desktop Virtualization – Reference Architecture, is an architectural blueprint to build an end-to-end environment that is fault tolerant at several levels: at the virtual desktop hosting platform (aka the hypervisor) one, at the guest operating system delivery one [...]