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Citrix Houston User Group Lee Milam Lee. Milam@Citrix. com Nov, 2013

Citrix Houston User Group Lee Milam Lee. Milam@Citrix. com Nov, 2013

Agenda • Introductions • Architecture. Next – Xen. Desktop 7 • Enterprise Support/Monitoring •

Agenda • Introductions • Architecture. Next – Xen. Desktop 7 • Enterprise Support/Monitoring • Storage Considerations • Net. App Update • Q & A 2 © 2012 Citrix Systems

 • Share technical details of Citrix technology • Show the product • Increase

• Share technical details of Citrix technology • Show the product • Increase awareness of features • Foster community and sharing • Have FUN © 2012 Citrix Systems

Need to build a Citrix Solution? Http: //Project. citrix. com

Need to build a Citrix Solution? Http: //Project. citrix. com

A Few Quick Announcements • Latest Hypervisor Support – CTX 131239, CTX 136291 •

A Few Quick Announcements • Latest Hypervisor Support – CTX 131239, CTX 136291 • Was that fixed? When? – CTX 124164 • Key Troubleshooting tools? – CTX 126294 • Secret Windows Updates – CTX 129229 • XD 7 Upgrade Security – CTX 139335 • XD 7. x Design Handbook – CTX 139331

Xen. Desktop 7: What you should know about Flex. Cast, Prerequisites, and Migration

Xen. Desktop 7: What you should know about Flex. Cast, Prerequisites, and Migration

Xen. Desktop Roadmap With an On-ramp for Xen. App Bruin Xen. Desktop 7. 1

Xen. Desktop Roadmap With an On-ramp for Xen. App Bruin Xen. Desktop 7. 1 Version Upgrade Xen. Desktop 5. 6 2014 Excalibur Merlin Xen. Desktop 7. x “Merging Lane” +Virtual App. DNA +App Orchestration +Taa. S Xen. App 6. 5 FP 2 © 2012 Citrix Systems Theme: “XA feature parity” “Avalon. 3” “Avalon. 4” Avalon +Mobile App. DNA Xen. App 6. 5 FP 3 End Mainstream Maintenance Feb 2016 (+ 6 months)

New Platform, New Editions Xen. Desktop 7 VDI App Enterprise VDI only © 2012

New Platform, New Editions Xen. Desktop 7 VDI App Enterprise VDI only © 2012 Citrix Systems Enterprise Platinum Full Flex. Cast and Cloud-Ready Platinum Server-based Apps and Desktops

Unification Flex. Cast Management Architecture Receiver Storefront Web Interface Delivery Services Console PCM Console

Unification Flex. Cast Management Architecture Receiver Storefront Web Interface Delivery Services Console PCM Console IMA Power &Capacity Mgmt Xen. App Broker IMA Xen. App Workers (RDS) DB PVS Xen. App Farm PVS Console Studio Xen. Desktop Broker CBP WMI Provisioning Services Xen. Desktop Workers (VDI) Xen. Desktop Site DB

Flex. Cast management architecture Windows Apps and Desktops as Mobile Services 11 © 2012

Flex. Cast management architecture Windows Apps and Desktops as Mobile Services 11 © 2012 Citrix Systems

Xen. Desktop 7: Supported Windows Platforms • Controllers (think broker servers) ᵒ Windows Server

Xen. Desktop 7: Supported Windows Platforms • Controllers (think broker servers) ᵒ Windows Server 2008 R 2 ᵒ Windows Server 2012 • Workers (think VM’s or physical HDX hosts) ᵒ Windows XP / Windows Vista ᵒ Windows 7 / Windows 8 ᵒ Windows Server 2008 R 2 / Windows Server 2012 12 © 2012 Citrix | #Citrix. Synergy © 2012 Citrix Systems

Delivery controller requirements Operating System Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2008 R 2

Delivery controller requirements Operating System Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2008 R 2 Disk Space 100 MB Additional Software . NET 3. 5 SP 1 (Server 2008 R 2 only). NET 4. 0 ASP. NET 2. 0 Power. Shell 2. 0 or 3. 0 (Server 2008 R 2 or 2012) Visual C++ 2005, 2008 SP 1, and 2010

Supported database platforms SQL Server 2012 SP 1 Express, Standard, and Enterprise editions SQL

Supported database platforms SQL Server 2012 SP 1 Express, Standard, and Enterprise editions SQL Server 2008 R 2 SP 2 Express, Standard, Enterprise, and Datacenter editions • Databases are supported in standalone, clustered, and mirrored modes (except the Express Edition, which supports only standalone mode) • Always. On Availability groups is supported for SQL Server 2012 • Windows authentication is required (SQL authentication is not used) © 2012 Citrix Systems

Supported hypervisors Xen. Server 6. 2 6. 1 6. 0. 2 Hyper-V/SCVMM System Center

Supported hypervisors Xen. Server 6. 2 6. 1 6. 0. 2 Hyper-V/SCVMM System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 Rollup 1 VMWare v. Sphere 5. 1 Update 1 (No support is provided for v. Sphere v. Center Linked Mode operation) v. Sphere 5. 0 Update 2 v. Sphere 4. 1 Update 3

New Features and Changes For Xen. App Customers: Xen. Desktop 7 Apps Edition •

New Features and Changes For Xen. App Customers: Xen. Desktop 7 Apps Edition • • • Combined Infrastructure – FMA Architecture Windows Server 2012 Support System Center 2012 SP 1 Support App Edition Server-based Apps and Desktops Machine Creation Services for Windows Server OS App-V 5 Integration ᵒ Xen. App Steaming is available for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R 2 only ᵒ Xen. App Streaming is accomplished by publishing RADERUN command in console • Profile Management in Citrix Policies • Universal Printer Server Integration ᵒ Universal Printer Server • Windows 2008 R 2 SP 1 Print Servers • Windows 2008 32 bit Print Servers © 2012 Citrix Systems

Changes for Xen. App customers Xen. App 6. 5 (IMA) Xen. Desktop 7 (FMA)

Changes for Xen. App customers Xen. App 6. 5 (IMA) Xen. Desktop 7 (FMA) Single, global farm management Project Merlin (mgmt & help desk) Secure Gateway Access Gateway VPX or appliance IMA-shadowing Director + MS Remote. Assistance App. Streaming App-V 5 support, and App. Streaming via “raderun” for WS 08 R 2 and Win 7 Web Interface Store. Front, Receiver for Web Smart. Auditor Citrix Ready partner, like: Observe-IT © 2012 Citrix Systems

Getting to Xen. Desktop 7 Upgrade in place, or build new?

Getting to Xen. Desktop 7 Upgrade in place, or build new?

Making the move: Migration paths from existing deployments Current Product Path Available Xen. Desktop

Making the move: Migration paths from existing deployments Current Product Path Available Xen. Desktop 5. x In-place upgrade Xen. Desktop 4. x Migration tool Xen. App 6. 5 New deployment Xen. App 6. 0 New deployment Xen. App 5. x & earlier New deployment

Meta-Installer One disk/iso to install XD 7 components

Meta-Installer One disk/iso to install XD 7 components

New Environment Installation: Process Flowchart For current Xen. App customers migrating to Xen. Desktop

New Environment Installation: Process Flowchart For current Xen. App customers migrating to Xen. Desktop 7 Step 1 Install the controller, Studio, license server and database Step 3 Install the Virtual Delivery Agents Step 2 Install and configure Director Step 5 Publish Desktop Groups/Applic ations Step 4 Use PVS or MCS to create catalogs Step 6 Install and configure Store. Front and Receiver

In Place Upgrade: Process Flowchart For current Xen. Desktop 5. x customers migrating to

In Place Upgrade: Process Flowchart For current Xen. Desktop 5. x customers migrating to Xen. Desktop 7 Step 1 Install and configure Store. Front and Receiver Step 3 Upgrade Provisioning Servers (if applicable) Step 2 Upgrade the License Server Step 5 Upgrade ONE Delivery Controller then backup database Step 4 Upgrade Virtual Delivery and PVS Agents Step 7 Upgrade remaining Controllers and register in Studio Step 6 Run Studio, follow “upgrade site database” dialog

Problem statement • No direct in-place upgrade to Xen. Desktop 7 from Xen. Desktop

Problem statement • No direct in-place upgrade to Xen. Desktop 7 from Xen. Desktop 4. x • Database and architecture changes • Operating system requirements are different • Environments need to be setup from scratch which can result in a considerable amount of time (especially for larger enterprise environments) © 2012 Citrix Systems

Migration Tool Highlights • Provides the ability to export settings from a legacy Xen.

Migration Tool Highlights • Provides the ability to export settings from a legacy Xen. Desktop 4. x farm and import them into a Xen. Desktop 7 site • Consists of two components • Export Tool – Executable used to write the legacy farm settings to an XML file • Import Tool – Power. Shell script used to import the settings from the XML file • Shipped with Xen. Desktop 7 © 2012 Citrix Systems

What settings can we migrate? • Desktop Groups (icons are not exported) • Desktops

What settings can we migrate? • Desktop Groups (icons are not exported) • Desktops • Machines • Pool management pools • Farm settings • Policies (including session printers) • User assignments • Hypervisor settings (connection credentials are not exported) © 2012 Citrix Systems

What settings will export but not migrate? • Administrators • Licensing configuration • Delivery

What settings will export but not migrate? • Administrators • Licensing configuration • Delivery group folders (don’t exist in Xen. Desktop 7) • Registry keys (vary in Xen. Desktop 7) © 2012 Citrix Systems

What settings can’t we export or migrate? • Provisioning Services data • Applications •

What settings can’t we export or migrate? • Provisioning Services data • Applications • List of Desktop Delivery Controllers • Web Interface configuration • AD OU configuration • Port. ICAConfig XML file • Configuration logs © 2012 Citrix Systems

Final thoughts • Store. Front is a MUST, and it is the starting point

Final thoughts • Store. Front is a MUST, and it is the starting point • License Server upgrade is a MUST, and you will likely need to obtain a new license file from Citrix (to verify/update your SA) • Once on XD 7 future upgrades should be much easier than the IMA days of Xen. App • Even if you can upgrade Xen. Desktop 5. x in place, it might be better to simply build a new environment in parallel © 2012 Citrix Systems

Sources for more information • Citrix Desktop Transformation Accelerator • Will be updated soon

Sources for more information • Citrix Desktop Transformation Accelerator • Will be updated soon with Xen. Desktop 7 best practices • Validated designs • Watch for these coming soon from Citrix and Cisco • Citrix e. Docs • http: //support. citrix. com/proddocs/topic/xendesktop-7/cds-xd-upgrade-procedure. html © 2012 Citrix Systems

Edgesight/Director How support is done

Edgesight/Director How support is done

Next generation Director • Single pane of glass ᵒ Instant “real-time” troubleshooting and environment

Next generation Director • Single pane of glass ᵒ Instant “real-time” troubleshooting and environment health metrics across sites TM • Integration of Edge. Sight features ᵒ Performance management and network analysis • Aggregation of logging information ᵒ Pinpoints root cause of connection and machine failures • End user experience monitoring ᵒ Logon analysis to pinpoint issues or delays © 2012 Citrix Systems

Evolution of Edge. Sight TM • Driving Evolution ᵒ Edge. Sight evolves into an

Evolution of Edge. Sight TM • Driving Evolution ᵒ Edge. Sight evolves into an integrated solution ᵒ Enhances existing products such as Director • Providing a holistic view ᵒ No more product silos ᵒ Offers comprehensive view into the Citrix stack to correlate information © 2012 Citrix Systems

A ND Edge. Sight features TM Performance management Health and capacity assurance Historical trending

A ND Edge. Sight features TM Performance management Health and capacity assurance Historical trending Network analysis Identify bottlenecks due to the network in your Xen. Desktop environment Powered by Net. Scaler HDX Insight © 2012 Citrix Systems Inclu d Plati ed in num

Xen. Desktop 7 Single Site Director Help Desk and Troubleshooting / Environment health Site

Xen. Desktop 7 Single Site Director Help Desk and Troubleshooting / Environment health Site A Director 2. 1 © 2012 Citrix Systems Site B Site C

Xen. Desktop 7 TM Incl ude d in Plat inum Director and Edge. Sight

Xen. Desktop 7 TM Incl ude d in Plat inum Director and Edge. Sight TM Historical Trends and Analytics Managing and optimizing capacity Edge. Sight. TM Performance management Site B Site C Time Site A © 2012 Citrix Systems

Xen. Desktop 7 Incl ude d in Plat inum Director and Edge. Sight TM

Xen. Desktop 7 Incl ude d in Plat inum Director and Edge. Sight TM HDX Insight Isolating and managing network performance Edge. Sight TM Network analysis Site A Site B Site C Time Network - Deep Packet Analysis © 2012 Citrix Systems

HDX Insight Powered by Citrix Netscaler Insight Center

HDX Insight Powered by Citrix Netscaler Insight Center

Insight © 2012 Citrix Systems I was inundated with data. Chart after chart was

Insight © 2012 Citrix Systems I was inundated with data. Chart after chart was pouring in until all I was seeing was a blur of lines and hazy circles consuming endless expanse of the screen. I needed a break from the brutal monotony of cubical life. The thought reminded me of my father taking us camping in the forest where we could sit and hear nothing for else but our thoughts. The break would cut through whatever fog our heads were in. Alas, the thought of that freedom was just that and the harsh reality was that this stack of dead trees needed to be in a report by tomorrow with insightful commentary. A visit to the coffee machine was due and then it was right to work. I wish I had the right set of tools for this job…

Net. Scaler Is the Universal Front-End BYO Desktops Mobility Saa. S Apps Availability ©

Net. Scaler Is the Universal Front-End BYO Desktops Mobility Saa. S Apps Availability © 2012 Citrix Systems Acceleration Security Visibility Corporate Apps Data

Achieving Application Visibility with Net. Scaler 3 rd Party Analysis Tools Net. Scaler Insight

Achieving Application Visibility with Net. Scaler 3 rd Party Analysis Tools Net. Scaler Insight Center Cloud Enterprise Combining Net. Scaler with Analysis Tools Net. Scaler generates a wealth of application visibility data by way of App. Flow™ Net. Scaler Insight Center is the best way to view Citrix-specific data © 2012 Citrix Systems Desktop

Introducing Net. Scaler Insight Center HDX Insight Analytics for Xen. App and Xen. Desktop

Introducing Net. Scaler Insight Center HDX Insight Analytics for Xen. App and Xen. Desktop Web Insight Analytics for enterprise applications Net. Scaler Insight Center © 2012 Citrix Systems

HDX Insight Analytics for Xen. App and Xen. Desktop • Gain visibility into end

HDX Insight Analytics for Xen. App and Xen. Desktop • Gain visibility into end user experience for virtual desktops, applications, and users for Xen. Desktop • Correlate network data with application data with real-time metrics for effective troubleshooting • Integrated with Xen. Desktop management tools Net. Scaler Insight Center App. Flow © 2012 Citrix Systems

Web Insight Analytics for Enterprise Applications • Break down detailed reporting on enterprise application

Web Insight Analytics for Enterprise Applications • Break down detailed reporting on enterprise application use, even for SSL encrypted traffic • Correlate network metrics with application behavior • Determine end user experience without agents Net. Scaler Insight Center App. Flow © 2012 Citrix Systems

Net. Scaler Insight Center Packaging • Software download from http: //www. citrix. com/downloads/netscaleradc/components. html

Net. Scaler Insight Center Packaging • Software download from http: //www. citrix. com/downloads/netscaleradc/components. html App Flow • Works on Xen. Server • Enterprise or Platinum Edition • Seamless integration with Net. Scaler Appliances Net. Scaler Insight Center (Xen. Server VM) © 2012 Citrix Systems • Net. Scaler Insight Center replaces Edgesight for Net. Scaler

© 2012 Citrix Systems

© 2012 Citrix Systems

Storage Improvements

Storage Improvements

Wrangling those images MCS in Xen. Desktop 7 ᵒ New Hypervisor feature support ᵒ

Wrangling those images MCS in Xen. Desktop 7 ᵒ New Hypervisor feature support ᵒ New VM creation process © 2012 Citrix Systems

Hypervisor Improvements • Hyper-V ᵒ ᵒ SCVMM 2012 SP 1 and Hyper-V 3 (Server

Hypervisor Improvements • Hyper-V ᵒ ᵒ SCVMM 2012 SP 1 and Hyper-V 3 (Server 2012) now supported SMB 3 support VHDX support CSV Read Cache • Xen. Server ᵒ Xen. Server 6. 2 support ᵒ Clone on Boot separated from intelli-cache feature • Clone On Boot now supported on all types of storage • XD does not have to delete the Difference disks when cleaning VMs • ESX ᵒ Lowest supported version v 5 (dropped support for all v 4. x versions) ᵒ Added support for v 5. 1 ᵒ Uses Disk. Manager (required 5. 0 API) operations removes need to create temporary VMs and operates a bit faster • Copy Disk (used when multiple storage locations) • Delete Disk • Note: Consolidate still uses temp VMs to operate © 2012 Citrix Systems

MCS Behavior Changes • Server OS support ᵒ Provides RDS/ multi-session worker support •

MCS Behavior Changes • Server OS support ᵒ Provides RDS/ multi-session worker support • Image Prep ᵒ Auto DHCP feature ᵒ Auto KMS support ᵒ PVD Inventory automation • Storage superseding ᵒ When you add more storage at the Host level of Studio • You can unselect existing storage so it is not used for any NEW catalogs • Multi-Nic support • XD 7 feature integration ᵒ Delegated Admin support ᵒ Configuration Logging Support © 2012 Citrix Systems

Machine Creation Services (MCS) Hypervisor Master VM A A’ B B Image Prep Phase

Machine Creation Services (MCS) Hypervisor Master VM A A’ B B Image Prep Phase (Sandboxed VM) Master VM Image A diff disk identity A’ Storage Copy © 2012 Citrix Systems

Storage Superseding © 2012 Citrix Systems

Storage Superseding © 2012 Citrix Systems

Where is my PVS? • • PVS is not going away Continuing to be

Where is my PVS? • • PVS is not going away Continuing to be improved Still considered the primary and optimal solution for large deployments Download is under ᵒ the Xen. Desktop 7 ‘Additional Components’ section ᵒ The Xen. App 7 FP 2 downloads © 2012 Citrix Systems

Introduction New features, improved features • • 59 Server 2012 / Win 8 Support

Introduction New features, improved features • • 59 Server 2012 / Win 8 Support System Center 2012 SP 1 Support (VMM and CM) Vastly improved Xen. Desktop Setup Wizard SSO - automatic synthetic NIC switch-over on Hyper-V Improved Virtual Target Device control CDF Trace implementation Cache in memory then Disk © 2012 Citrix Systems

New PVS Wizard New Xen. Desktop Wizard Only supports Xen. Desktop 7 © 2012

New PVS Wizard New Xen. Desktop Wizard Only supports Xen. Desktop 7 © 2012 Citrix Systems

Boot Device Manager (BDM) instead of PXE © 2012 Citrix Systems

Boot Device Manager (BDM) instead of PXE © 2012 Citrix Systems

Xen. Desktop Setup Wizard Provisioning optimization: VM disks • Create write-cache disks in place

Xen. Desktop Setup Wizard Provisioning optimization: VM disks • Create write-cache disks in place on destination storage • Size is now configurable • Each VM booted once to quick format • No more SLOW network copies of ‘n’ formatted write cache disks! © 2012 Citrix Systems

Synthetic ‘NIC’ Switch-Over - SSO • Automatic switch-over from legacy NIC to synthetic NIC

Synthetic ‘NIC’ Switch-Over - SSO • Automatic switch-over from legacy NIC to synthetic NIC on Hyper-V • Greatly improved streaming performance compared to legacy • Template setup ᵒ NIC 1 – legacy on streaming network ᵒ NIC 2 – synthetic on streaming network ᵒ (optional) >= NIC 3 cloned as is with network assignments untouched © 2012 Citrix Systems

CDF Trace implementation Logging is now available through Citrix standard CDF Control modules ©

CDF Trace implementation Logging is now available through Citrix standard CDF Control modules © 2012 Citrix Systems

Microsoft licensing key considerations • Deployed using either Key Management Server (KMS) or Microsoft

Microsoft licensing key considerations • Deployed using either Key Management Server (KMS) or Microsoft Multiple Activation Key (MAK) volume licensing keys: ᵒ ᵒ Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows Server 2008 R 2 Windows Server 2012 • Windows Office 2010 and Office 2013 are deployed using KMS licensing © 2012 Citrix Systems

Citrix on Net. App Cluster ONTAP Cedric Courteix – Net. App Technical Alliance Mgr.

Citrix on Net. App Cluster ONTAP Cedric Courteix – Net. App Technical Alliance Mgr. November 2013

Agenda ¡Storage sizing ¡Net. App Best Practice and Design Update ¡Integrations and Flash ¡Summary

Agenda ¡Storage sizing ¡Net. App Best Practice and Design Update ¡Integrations and Flash ¡Summary and Resources

Net. App Solution for Citrix Desktop and App Virtualization Data Sharing Cloud Orchestration Virtual

Net. App Solution for Citrix Desktop and App Virtualization Data Sharing Cloud Orchestration Virtual Storage Console for v. Sphere and Xen. Server Recovery Manager 1. 1 for Share. File Virtual Storage Console for Cloud. Stack (beta) Server Optimization Unified storage for all data types and any device

Key Industry Trends ¡ User Workspace Virtualization – OS, Apps, and Data unified access

Key Industry Trends ¡ User Workspace Virtualization – OS, Apps, and Data unified access across any device – Citrix Share. File & Xen. Mobile ¡ More apps moving to the Cloud (Saa. S/Daa. S) & getting Mobile Ready – SAP building thin client software – Daa. S solutions gaining traction esp. in Latin America and APAC ¡ Expanded use cases including graphics & media rich apps – n. Vidia GPU offload to virtualize rich media and high end apps

Storage Sizing

Storage Sizing

Correct Storage Sizing Process Assessment w/ Liquidware Labs Customer requirements • # of desktops

Correct Storage Sizing Process Assessment w/ Liquidware Labs Customer requirements • # of desktops • Capacity • Memory Size • Perf Requirements • Read/write ratio • Random vs seq. Storage Sizing Net. App SPM

Hosted Shared Desktop SPM

Hosted Shared Desktop SPM

Sample Storage Configurations Small (800 users) Medium (2000 users) Large (4000 users) ¡ FAS

Sample Storage Configurations Small (800 users) Medium (2000 users) Large (4000 users) ¡ FAS 2240 -2 w/ 24 internal 600 GB 10 K RPM disks ¡ $35/desktop ¡ Whitepaper Assumptions for all these configs: ¡ FAS 3250 w/ (3) DS 2246 shelves; 600 GB drives @10 K RPM; Flash Cache ¡ FAS 6290 w/ (5) DS 2246 shelves; 600 GB drives @10 K RPM; Flash Cache • 13 IOPS per desktop; 80% writes • 8 GB unique data per VM Storage Sizing Best Practice: Use Net. App SPM Sizer

Storage Design and Best Practicise 74

Storage Design and Best Practicise 74

Backup and DR Apps Virtualization Profile Management User Data Management Hypervisor Clones Net. App

Backup and DR Apps Virtualization Profile Management User Data Management Hypervisor Clones Net. App Flash Optimized Architecture SSD Backup DR ¡ Flash optimized storage ¡ Integrated data protection Data management complexity Storage tools Manage and monitor Simplify thethe Architecture Simplifying Storage Requirements Storage complexity ¡ Embedded management 75

Net. App-Citrix Architecture for Xen. Desktop VM Xen. Desktop Win 7/ Windows Server OS

Net. App-Citrix Architecture for Xen. Desktop VM Xen. Desktop Win 7/ Windows Server OS Base image v. Disk Write Cache User Installed Apps Corporate Apps Profile / Folders Personal v. Disks Application Virtualization CIFS Home Dir. User Data

Scaling UPM and Folder Redirection ¡ UPM and Folder Redirection Easily Scale to 50

Scaling UPM and Folder Redirection ¡ UPM and Folder Redirection Easily Scale to 50 K+ users Group Policy User Data ¡ All the config data for UPM lives as GPOs in AD ¡ AD and GPOs scale well, so we are good there ¡ All user data is simply stored in CIFS shares ¡ Properly configured CIFS scales well, too ¡ We simply additional CIFS shares as required ¡ Using Group Policy, Group Membership and variables, we can simply spread users across multiple CIFS shares

Net. App-Citrix Architecture for Xen. Desktop VM Xen. Desktop Win 7/ Windows Server OS

Net. App-Citrix Architecture for Xen. Desktop VM Xen. Desktop Win 7/ Windows Server OS Base image v. Disk Write Cache User Installed Apps Personal v. Disks Corporate Apps Profile/ Folders Application Virtualization CIFS Home Dir. User Data Hypervisor Net. App Clustered Data ONTAP VMDK/ VHD CIFS/Blocks NFS/Blocks Virtual Storage Console (VSC) To Create Volumes VMDK/ VHD NFS/Blocks CIFS

v. Disk and Clustered Data ONTAP Node Failover SMB 2. 1 SMB 3. 0

v. Disk and Clustered Data ONTAP Node Failover SMB 2. 1 SMB 3. 0 Multi-Pathing SAN LUN Resilience No Yes Simplicity Yes No CIFS SMB 3 is the winner!

Net. App-Citrix Architecture for Xen. Desktop Director VM Xen. Desktop Win 7/ Windows Server

Net. App-Citrix Architecture for Xen. Desktop Director VM Xen. Desktop Win 7/ Windows Server OS Base image v. Disk User Installed Apps Write Cache Personal v. Disks Profile/ Folders Application Virtualization CIFS Home Dir. User Data VSC Hypervisor On. Command Balance Corporate Apps Net. App Clustered Data ONTAP VMDK/ VHD CIFS/Blocks NFS/Blocks VMDK/ VHD NFS/Blocks CIFS Dedupe aware Net. App snapshots CIFS Citrix Cloud. Bridge Net. App Snap. Mirror DR Site

Solution Integrations 81

Solution Integrations 81

Integrated Storage Management Net. App VSC for Xen. Server simplifies virtual infrastructure admin activities

Integrated Storage Management Net. App VSC for Xen. Server simplifies virtual infrastructure admin activities Xen. Server Citrix Xen. Center + Net. App VSC Desktop Admin § Provisioning § Deduplication § Cloning Storage Admin § Role-based delegation Storage Pool 82

Recovery Manager 1. 1 for Share. File Storage Center Server (Windows IIS) ¡ c.

Recovery Manager 1. 1 for Share. File Storage Center Server (Windows IIS) ¡ c. DOT 8. 2 support ¡ Parallel file restores ¡ High availability for NRM-CS ¡ Demo on You. Tube NRM-CS CIFS New Share. File Data Share. Point CIFS shares Snap. Vault WAN Snapshots Snap. Mirror 17

Optimizing Performance Together Net. App Technology Capabilities Data ONTAP WAFL § Performance enhancement built

Optimizing Performance Together Net. App Technology Capabilities Data ONTAP WAFL § Performance enhancement built into Write Anywhere file layout § Optimizes write I/O Flash Cache § Controller-based; accelerates random read operations § Intelligently caches “hot” data to Flash § Helps on boot and login storms and steady state Flash Pool § Implemented at disk shelf; combines SSD and HDD into a single aggregate § Intelligently (automatically) caches “hot” data blocks on SSD § Accelerates random read and overwrites HDD EF 540 § Pure SSD § SAN protocol § Low Latency § For IOPS > 20 Citrix Provisioning Services (PVS) § Streams single shared desktop image to create many virtual desktops § Built-in host side read caching

Net. App Flash Recommendations for VDI ¡ Lead with FAS w/ Flash Cache or

Net. App Flash Recommendations for VDI ¡ Lead with FAS w/ Flash Cache or Flash Pool for typical task workers and knowledge users – Typically <20 IOPS per user – Any capacity requirement ¡ Position EF for low latency use cases ¡ FAS required for CIFS user data and profiles Announcing partnership with Atlantis Computing to more cost efficiently enable VDI for power users (typically 20+ IOPS; low latency) ¡ Developers ¡ High graphics & CAD users ¡ Healthcare PACS EF with Atlantis Architecture Whitepaper www. atlantiscomputing. com/netappefra

EF All Flash Array with Atlantis ILIO Persistent VDI 4. 1 Application Analysis IO

EF All Flash Array with Atlantis ILIO Persistent VDI 4. 1 Application Analysis IO Processing Inline De-duplication 2000 Persistent Desktops with 2 U All Flash Storage & Host side IO optimization s/w Compression v. Sphere 5. 1 Hypervisor Hosts Net. App EF 540 All Flash Array w/ 12 x 800 GB SSDs Scale tested Login. VSI & Atlantis Load Gen. Tool 50+ IOPS & 30 GB per desktop; <2 ms storage latency even with single storage controller Technical whitepaper available here

Results: Login. VSI Heavy (1000 Users) with total 100 IOPS per User Acceptable User

Results: Login. VSI Heavy (1000 Users) with total 100 IOPS per User Acceptable User Experience Good Very Good Excellent User experience 3 x Faster Response Time Excellent User Experience Scales without degrading performance

Wrap-up 88

Wrap-up 88

Resources ¡ Xen. Desktop on Net. App Solution Guide ¡ Xen. Desktop with PVS

Resources ¡ Xen. Desktop on Net. App Solution Guide ¡ Xen. Desktop with PVS and Net. App Clone on XS and v. Sphere ¡ Xen. Desktop with MCS on XS and v. Sphere ¡ Xen. Desktop with Hyper-V ¡ Xen. App ¡ Share. File Solution Guide

Key Takeaways 1 Storage Sizing 2 Design, Best Practice and Reference Architecture 3 Integrations

Key Takeaways 1 Storage Sizing 2 Design, Best Practice and Reference Architecture 3 Integrations and Flash

Blog http: //cedrixcafe. com Twitter #CCOURTEIX Courteix@netapp. com 91

Blog http: //cedrixcafe. com Twitter #CCOURTEIX Courteix@netapp. com 91

General Q & A

General Q & A

You have Questions? • What Kind of coat can only be put on wet?

You have Questions? • What Kind of coat can only be put on wet? • What jumps when it walks and sits when it stands? • I fly, yet I have no wings. I cry, yet I have no eyes. Darkness follows me; lower light I never see? • Until I am measured, I am not known. Yet how you miss me, When I have flown! What am I? • I run over fields and woods all day. Under the bed at night I sit not alone. My tongue hangs out, up and to the rear, awaiting to be filled in the morning. What am I? • What has hands but can not clap? • What goes up but never comes down? • Two bodies have I, though both joined in one. The more still I stand, the quicker I run. What am I?

We Have Answers? • What Kind of coat can only be put on wet?

We Have Answers? • What Kind of coat can only be put on wet? -Paint • What jumps when it walks and sits when it stands? -Kangaroo • I fly, yet I have no wings. I cry, yet I have no eyes. Darkness follows me; lower light I never see? Clouds • Until I am measured, I am not known. Yet how you miss me, When I have flown! What am I? -Time • I run over fields and woods all day. Under the bed at night I sit not alone. My tongue hangs out, up and to the rear, awaiting to be filled in the morning. What am I? -Shoe • What has hands but can not clap? -Clock • What goes up but never comes down? –Your Age • Two bodies have I, though both joined in one. The more still I stand, the quicker I run. What am I? Hourglass We Have Answers.

Work better. Live better.

Work better. Live better.