Video: https://youtu.be/uFsqVK9TYiA Technology experts Lee Bushen and Patrick Irwin setup, configure and demonstrate the key features of XenApp and XenDesktop 7.6 Feature Pack 2. Demonstrations of how to deploy and customize: The new look and feel StoreFront 3, Linux VDA desktops, Lync optimisation on a Mac, Framehawk screen display technology. We also cover how to deliver Windows 10 in a Citrix environment and talk about the XenApp 6.5 Feature Pack 3 release.

1. 22nd/23rd July 2015
Start Time
Desktop Master Class
XenApp/XenDesktop
Feature Pack 2
Patrick Irwin Lee Bushen
Slide deck and supporting materials: http://bit.ly/mc-fp2

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Overview of our XenApp Feature Packs
• XenApp 7.6 FP1 & FP2
• XenApp 6.5 FP3
Windows 10 – What’s supported?
Demos!
• The new StoreFront
• Publishing a Linux Desktop
• Getting great UX over a really poor connection
Competition!
Agenda

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XenApp & XenDesktop 7.6
Feature Pack 1
Released in March
• Session Recording
• Enhanced XenServer 6.5
performance
• Optimization for Lync 2013
on Windows and Linux
• Common Criteria and FIPS-120
certification
Feature Pack 2
New!
• New Receiver & StoreFront 3.0
• Linux Virtual Desktops
• HDX with Framehawk for amazing
mobile performance
• Updated HDX RealTime
Optimization Pack
• Citrix X1 Mouse for unmatched
Windows experience on iOS
Docs: http://docs.citrix.com/en-us/xenapp-and-
xendesktop/7-6/xad-whats-new.html

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StoreFront 3 - Simplified Navigation, Familiar Experience
Featured App Groups
Simplifies application selection
and Traditional Folder View
Restored functionality
Corporate branding
Customized logos, colors

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Consistency Across Platforms
Consistent look and feel for all devices
Common app selection aesthetic across form factors
Create branding once and deploy everywhere
Centrally managed store brand experience – logos, colors, etc
Admins dictate changes to store look & feel
Decouple Receivers from end user app selection experience
Customer-paced UI changes
Mobile
Tablet
Laptop/Desktop

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Receiver for Windows 4.3
High-performance access to Windows apps and desktops
Apps in Start Menu and as Desktop Shortcuts
Receiver Desktop Lock
Fast Connect APIs including Imprivata support
Multi-Touch & Mobility VC for Windows
And more…

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Receiver for HTML 5 and Chrome 1.7
New Ways to Deliver Business-critical Windows Apps to Chromebooks
File upload and download
Access to Google Drive
Interoperability with HDX Insight,
CloudBridge & NetScaler Gateway
Session Reliability
App switch toolbar
Local PDF printing
Kiosk mode

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An Overview Of The Receiver Updates
Up to and including FP2
• Citrix X1 Mouse
• External Displays
• Touch Pad Mode
• Multiple App
Switcher
• Workspace Control
• Siri with iOS8
• Screen Sharing
• Fit to display
• Multi-touch
• External
keyboard/mouse
• Session Reliability
• Session Roaming
• Lync Optimization
• HDX Insight
• Session Reliability
• SHA2
• Smart Card to
Storefront
• Desktop Composition
• Multi Monitor for OS X
• Mandatory Apps
• Lync Optimization
• OSX 10.10 support

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New! Citrix X1 Mouse
Only Citrix provides the Citrix X1 Mouse to offer the complete Windows
workspace experience on Apple iPad and iOS devices.
Delivering the best user experience for
Windows apps and desktops on any device.
Citrix X1 Mouse enables iPad and iPhone
devices to be powerful business tools that empower the mobile workforce.

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Citrix Receiver
https://www.citrix.com/content/dam/citrix/en_us/documents/products-
solutions/citrix-receiver-feature-matrix.pdf
Windows Receiver Upgrade Guide: http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX135933

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Patrick – Sales Director

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Windows 10
Deliver a VDI Windows 10 Desktop
2015
Tech
Preview

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Windows 10 Endpoints - Citrix Receiver options
Win 32, Store version, Clientless HTML5
Receiver X1
Receiver for Windows (Win 32)
– Desktop, thin client, x86 tablet
Receiver for HTML5
– Clientless access mode
Classic Receiver
Receiver for Windows Phone
– Available on Windows Store

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Receiver for Windows (Win 32)
Most powerful virtualization client on Windows 10
Full HDX capable
– 3D Graphics, A/V conf, multimedia, devices, data
User login, smartcard, proximity card
Fast connect API
Desktop lock
MS Lync support *
NetScaler and CloudBridge integration
Receiver feature matrix: https://www.citrix.com/content/dam/citrix/en_us/documents/products-
solutions/citrix-receiver-feature-matrix.pdf
* Tech Preview until fully tested with Windows 10 GA

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Citrix Receiver
Start Menu integration
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Receiver for HTML5 on Windows 10
HDX Engine hosted on StoreFront
Browser based clientless access
• IE, Edge, Chrome, Firefox
Use case
• Productivity Apps, audio-video playback
Benefits:
• Zero install, consistent user experience
across platforms
• Ease of maintenance

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Delivering desktops
Windows 10 – extending the XenDesktop family
Linux Virtual Desktop
Windows 8.x
Windows 7
Windows 10 (soonTM)

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XenDesktop Virtual Desktop Agent Tech Preview
Supporting Windows 10 Desktops
Available to existing Citrix customers
with current SA/SWM
Tech Preview Discussions forum to
launch alongside
July
2015
Tech Preview
Tech Preview: http://blogs.citrix.com/2015/07/09/xendesktop-virtual-delivery-agent-technical-preview-for-windows-10
http://discussions.citrix.com/forum/1597-windows-10-tech-preview

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AppDNA – Free for Citrix CSA Partners
http://www.citrix.com/news/announcements/jul-2015/citrix-accelerates-
windows-10-adoption-and-simplifies-migrations.html

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New Features in Version 1.8 – June 2015
XenApp/XenDesktop 7.6 FP2 and XenApp 6.5 FP3
Compatible with XenApp 6.x/7.x, XenDesktop 5.x/7.x
Feature Description
Support for Skype for Business Interop with new Skype for Business client in Lync
UI mode and Skype for Business Server
Mac support for Lync 2013 and
Skype for Business clients
RealTime Media Engine (RTME) for Mac,
FaceTime camera support, USB phones (HID)
Kerberos authentication New authentication option for domain-joined
devices (in addition to client certificates and
NTLM)
[Tech Preview] Windows 10 support Windows 10 compatible Connector and RTME

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Data Center
User 1
User 2
VDA 1
VDA 2 Lync/Skype
Server
1) Signalling over ICA
1) Signalling over ICA
3) Audio-video
over RTP 2) Session initiation via SIP
What does the Optimization Pack actually do?
Offloading to the Endpoint.
RT
Connector
Media
Engine
Media
Engine RT
Connector

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Linux Virtual Desktop
XenApp/XenDesktop 7.5 and 7.6 environments
Hosted Shared desktop
• 2D Thinwire+ and H.264 mode
SLED/SLES 11 SP3 (x64)
RHEL Workstation/Server 6.6 (x64)
Basic Clipboard, Keyboard and Mouse
EN on EN with tier 1 keyboard support
Management through Studio & Director

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Mayunk Jain
WorldWide Tech Marketing
Citrix

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Framehawk
New virtual channel for broadband wireless
Mobile users of desktop virtualization often experience
sluggish performance on wireless and internet connections
Spectral interference is a common problem
Framehawk targets broadband network connections with
packet loss, high latency, jitter and/or congestion
Framehawk technologies speed up interactivity
over a broad range of mobility scenarios

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HDX graphics modes for common scenarios
Use case Win 7 WS 2012[R2] WS 2008[R2]
Task workers;
Low-end thin clients
Legacy Compatibility
(Thinwire Plus)
Legacy
Highly graphical
environments
DCR* / TW-H.264 TW-H.264 TW-H.264
Broadband wireless Framehawk Framehawk Framehawk
*use DCR only on high bandwidth connections

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Cache
A LAN, WAN and (New) Mobile Network Protocol
Mobile networks
• High latency
• Packet loss
Mobile protocol
• Understands user’s intent
• Eliminate redundant
commands (runaway
scrolling)
Command Remoting
Video Streaming
Image Caching
User Intent
Network Compression
graphics commands
standard libraries (zlib)
h.264
jpeg, bitmap
scrolling, touching, navigating
Render Render
Render
Render
Compress
Display
Render
Render
Transform
Intent
Compress

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Display Mode Tool
Use at your own risk!
http://bit.ly/displaystategui - What Display Mode am I in?

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We XenApp

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Giving our XenApp 6.5 customers MORE
More Value
Feature Pack for XA6.5
More Flexibility
Integrate multiple versions
side-by-side
More Time
XenApp 6.5 lifecycle
extended through 2017

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Feature Pack 3 for XenApp 6.5
• StoreFront 3.0 and the new Receivers
• HDX RealTime Optimization Pack 1.8
• Director 7.6.300 (hotfixes)
• Provisioning Services 7.6
• AppDNA 7.6
• XenServer 6.5 SP1
• Universal Print Server 7.6
• License Server 11.12.1
More Value
Feature Pack 3 for XenApp 6.5

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What do I need to get all this goodness??

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Feature Accessibility – XenApp/XenDesktop 7 FP2
XenApp/XenDesktop (All Editions)
• HDX with Framehawk
• Receiver X1 and StoreFront 3.0
XenApp/XenDesktop Enterprise
• Above plus HDX RealTime Optimization Pack 1.8
• Above plus Linux Virtual Desktop
XenApp/XenDesktop Platinum
• Above plus Session Recording Update
http://www.citrix.com/go/products/xendesktop/feature-matrix.html

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Feature Accessibility – XenApp 6.5 FP3
All versions of XenApp 6.5
XenServer 6.5, Service Pack 1 *except RAM Cache which requires XA Plat.
StoreFront 3.0 and new Desktop and Web Receivers
Director 7.6.300
Universal Print Server 7.6
Profile Management 5.2.1
License Server 11.12.1
XenApp 6.5 Enterprise
Above Plus HDX RealTime Optimization Pack 1.8
Above Plus VM Hosted Apps
XenApp 6.5 Platinum
Above Plus AppDNA 7.6
Above Plus Provisioning Services 7.6 – Plat (or VM hosted apps under Enterprise)

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Summary of Options
XenApp/XD 7.6 FP2
New!
• New Receiver & StoreFront 3.0
• Linux Virtual Desktops
• HDX with Framehawk for amazing
mobile performance
• Updated HDX RealTime
Optimization Pack
• Citrix X1 Mouse for unmatched
Windows experience on iOS
XenApp 6.5 FP3
StoreFront 3.0 and the new Receivers
HDX RealTime Optimization Pack 1.8
Director 7.6.300 (hotfixes)
Provisioning Services 7.6
AppDNA 7.6
XenServer 6.5 SP1
Universal Print Server 7.6
License Server 11.12.1
New!

41. Other Stuff that’s coming

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HDX Enhanced ThinWire Compatibility (Tech Preview)
What does it fix
Brand new graphics engine that
– Uses up to 30% less bandwidth
– Offers up to a 20% increase in server scalability.
Real alternative to the H264 SuperCodec
– Lower powered endpoint devices
– Older thin clients that do not support the SuperCodec
– Low bandwidth networks used to deliver Office applications
https://www.citrix.com/downloads/xendesktop/betas-and-tech-previews/thinwire.html
http://blogs.citrix.com/2014/10/22/whats-new-with-hdx-display-in-xendesktop-xenapp-7-x/

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Subscription Education
http://blogs.citrix.com/2015/06/29/get-over-300-
hours-of-citrix-education-elearning-for-less-than-
2-a-day/

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