vdi in-a-box 5.2 - whats new

Citrix VDI-in-a-BoxWhat’s New in Version 5.2

December 12, 2012

VDI-in-a-Box Overview

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Virtualized desktops for less than $500 per user

• An affordable turnkey software appliance providing high-performance, high-definition personalized virtual desktops

All-in-one VDI – runs on off-the-shelf servers

Simple to Deploy – in less than an hour by Windows® Admins

Simple to Use – any time, anywhere, any device access

Simple to Manage – single point-and-click web-based console

Simple to Scale – on-demand, just add more off-the-shelf servers


VirtualDesktop

VirtualDesktop

VirtualDesktop

VirtualDesktop

VDI-in-a-Box

VDI-in-a-Box – Simple, Affordable All-in-one

All key features are built-in: Connection brokering Dynamic provisioning High-availability Load balancing On-demand scaling Citrix HDX user experience Linked clones Personal and pooled desktops

Open architecture supporting:• Citrix XenServer• Microsoft Hyper-V• VMware vSphere (ESXi)

Access from virtually any device viaCitrix Receiver

VDI-in-a-Box

vdiManager

Logical Shared Storage

User Management

Dynamic Desktop Provisioning & Management

Template Management

High-Availability Grid Engine

Connection Broker

Load Balancer

Hypervisor


Eliminates 60% of the infrastructure

• Datacenter infrastructure

• Multiple components

• Many different IT skillsets

• Systems Integration

• Windows infrastructure

• Commodity servers

• Windows Admin

• All-in-one, built-in


Leverages the Citrix product portfolio

What’s new in VDI-in-a-Box 5.2


VDI-in-a-Box 5.2Simple, affordable VDI running on latest Windows and

hypervisors, with tighter Citrix integration


• XenServer 6.1, Hyper-V 2012, vSphere/ESX 5.1• Microsoft Lync optimization• Windows Server 2012 as virtual desktop

Support latest technologies

• Image export• Central license server• Support for CloudGateway 2 StoreFront

Tighter Citrix integration

• Simpler - Touchless DTagent install & upgrade• Faster - Performance with 3rd datastore• Easier - New and updated documentation

Enhanced IT experience

5.2 Release Feature Areas5.2

Support latest technologies


Runs on latest hypervisors

• Stay current with latest hypervisors

• Add support for

Citrix XenServer 6.1

Microsoft Server 2012 Hyper-V

VMware vSphere 5.1

Business Benefits:

Stay current no matter what hypervisor you use


Microsoft Lync optimization

• Same MS Lync optimization pack shipped with XenDesktop

• Shifts media processing burden from server to endpoint when possible

• Redirects traffic peer-to-peer

Business Benefits:

Address all your business telephony needs at lower costs with MS Lync


Windows Server 2012 as virtual desktop

• Provide Windows Server 2012 as virtual desktops in Windows 8 skin

• Leverage SPLA licensing

Business Benefits:

Service providers are able to provide Windows-as-a-Service using SPLA

Tighter integration with other Citrix products


Image exporting capability

• Export golden images as a full copy:

VDI-in-a-Box Desktop Agents will be removed

Customization and applications will be kept on the exported image

• Exported image as a running VM

Business Benefits:

Use images with other desktop virtualization products

Back up images


Central license server

• VDI-in-a-Box 5.2 also supports external Citrix license servers

• Versions 5.1 & earlier use built-in Citrix license servers

Business Benefits:

Option to use your existing Citrix license servers to manage VDI-in-a-Box licensing


Support for CloudGateway 2 StoreFront

• Access VIAB desktops from StoreFront services

• SSO with AGEE

• Two-factor authentication

Except for smart card

Business Benefits:

StoreFront as a single place to access all enterprise computing resources – desktops, apps, and data

Enhanced IT experience


Touchless Desktop Agent upgrade

• Touchless Desktop Agent:

V5.1: touchless desktop agent install

V5.2: touchless desktop agent upgrade

• Two-click DT Agent upgrade on existing golden images

• UI workflow to allow testing image before publishing if desired

Business Benefits:

Easier to stay current with latest VDI-in-a-Box release

DTagent

Golden image


Separate datastore for personal desktops

• 3rd datastore for personal vDisks:

Datastore 1: for golden images

Datastore 2: for pooled desktops

Datastore 3: for personal vDisks

• Approach:

Store images on SAS drive

Store pooled desktops and vDisks on SSDs

Business Benefits:

Improve PVD performance HA for PVD using shared storage Ease of vDisk backup using 3rd party tools

Storage on a server

SAS Drive holds the golden images

SSD holds the desktop instances created from the golden images

SSD holds the personal vDisks


Additional Resources

• For latest collateral:

http://www.citrix.com/skb

Select VDI-in-a-Box from left panel

• To learn more about Citrix VDI-in-a-Box

http://www.citrix.com/vdi-in-a-box/try-it

• To view videos on Citrix VDI-in-a-Box

http://www.citrixtv.com/

Select VDI-in-a-Box channel

• For detailed guides related to Citrix VDI-in-a-Box

http://support.citrix.com/vdi-in-a-box

http://www.citrix.com/skb

http://www.citrix.com/vdi-in-a-box/try-it

http://www.citrixtv.com/

http://support.citrix.com/vdi-in-a-box

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