1. Easy and secure single-
image desktop deployment
with XenClient
Roger Bösch, Systems Engineer
Citrix Systems International GmbH
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2. What’s XenClient all about?
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3. What is XenClient technology?
• Type 1 hypervisor: High performance
because it runs on bare metal
Local
VM
Local
VM
• Built on 64-bit open source Xen technology
Desktop Desktop
• Runs multiple virtual desktops
simultaneously
Citrix XenClient
• Completely secure isolation for each VM
X86 Hardware • Hardware independent VMs
• Service VM Architecture for extensibility
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4. XenClient Service VM Architecture
• Service VMs add shared or unique
ServiceVM functionality to Local VM Desktops
Local Local
VM VM
• End user interaction
Desktop Desktop
• Advanced security
• VPN connectivity
Citrix XenClient
• Network acceleration
X86 Hardware
• Built on XenClient API set
• Service VM SDK
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5. Citrix Receiver for XenClient
• First Service VM for XenClient
• Simple wizard to create VMs locally
Citrix Receiver
for XenClient
Local Local
VM VM • Easy switching between VMs with
Desktop Desktop
Switcher Bar
• Connector for centralized
Citrix XenClient synchronization of desktops
X86 Hardware • Self-service provisioning and recovery
• Enforcement of local policy and kill pill
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6. Synchronizer for XenClient
Citrix Receiver
for XenClient
Local Local
Copy of
VM VM
Desktop Desktop Local VMs
Synchronizer for
Citrix XenClient XenClient
X86 Hardware
• Centralized delivery of virtual desktops
• Full-time backup & rapid recovery
• Remote kill & local policy controls 6

7. VM Life Cycle process
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8. VM Life Cycle – Authoring an image
Ussign user/group
Set policies
Create Master VM Locally
(Install from Media)
Dynamic
Configure
hybrid I.A.
Upload to Image
Synchronizer Mode
(Self)
Static Deploy
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9. Choosing the right Image mode
VM Lifecycle
A -Deployment B - Update C - Backup D - Restore
User
OS Apps
Data + - Status
All changes
Synchronizer for Via ESD tool at storage
Static* XC endpoint image
Everything backed up and
bandwidth
Available
restorable
User data only; all No back-up of
X - Patches,
Synchronizer for Via ESD tool at
X - But user patches/updates rolled patches/update
No user OS/App
updates; But
Hybrid* XC endpoint image user/ESD changes
adds/changes into the master image for storage
changes backed up
Brian
persist on endpoint redeployment to endpoint bandwidth
persist on endpoint
via Synchronizer (A)
The master/ X – But XA/App-V User data only; Streamed storage
Synchronizer for X – User changes No OS/App changes Experimental
Dynamic XC
golden image via
don’t persist
streaming apps apps need to be bandwidth
backed up until Glenn
Synchronizer persist on endpoint redeployed to endpoint
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10. VM Life Cycle – Authoring an image
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11. VM Life Cycle – Assigning an image
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12. VM Life Cycle – User Self Service VM deployment
Create VM from
Synchronizer Select assigned VM
Install and run VM
Transfer VM
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13. VM Life Cycle – User Self Service VM deployment
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14. VM Life Cycle – Update a VM
Ussign user/group
Run the VM as Admin
and install the updates
Create new version
Upload to VM *
Synchronizer Name
* Create new image
Set policies
* Block level Differences
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15. VM Life Cycle – Update a VM
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16. VM Life Cycle – User Backup
Day to day activities
by the user
Dynamic Image
User initiated or Image *
scheduled Mode
backup
Static Image
* User profile and data only
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17. VM Life Cycle – User Backup
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18. VM Life Cycle – User Self Service Recovery
Create VM from Select restore
Synchronizer from backup
Install and run VM
Transfer VM (Golden Image)
Transfer profile / data from backup
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19. VM Life Cycle – User Self Service Recovery
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20. XenClient Update
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21. Platform Support in XenClient 2
XenClient 1.0 XenClient 2.0
Workstation Enterprise Systems
AMD Discrete Graphics
Volume Enterprise Systems Volume Enterprise Systems
Intel Integrated Graphics AMD Discrete and Integrated Graphics
Value Enterprise Systems
Intel Integrated Graphics
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22. Citrix Receiver Enhancements
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23. XenClient General Update
• Allow reordering of switcher hotkeys
• Support for 4k disk drives
• OEM Branding
• Systems management agent integration
• Over the air upgrades (HyperVisor)
• Latest Windows service pack support
• Linux guest support (Ubuntu 10/11)
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24. XenClient General Update
• USB “double hop” support
• USB 3 limited support (USB 1.1 & 2 mode)
• Support for up to 8GB of RAM per VM
• Unregister from Synchronizer, but keep the VM’s
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25. Synchronizer for XenClient General Update
• Optimized backup size
• Hybrid image mode
• Backward compatibility (XenClient 1 SP1)
• Support for AD trust relationships
• Scalability
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26. Synchronizer for XenClient General Update
• New Policies
• Print-screen key
• 3D Graphics
• Application publishing / subscribing
• Ability to delete objects form the Synchronizer
• Separate XenClient access and WEB admin ports
• General UI enhancements
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27. Synchronizer for XenClient General Update
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28. XenClient 2.1 outlook
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29. XenClient 2.1
• Simplified Image Management
• Layered image mode fully supported
• Localization
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