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Deploying XenApp and XenDesktop with BIG-IP Michael Koyfman – Solution Architect

Deploying XenApp and XenDesktop with BIG-IP Michael Koyfman – Solution Architect. F5’s Dynamic Control Plane Architecture. Users. Dynamic. Control. Availability Scale HA / DR Bursting Load-Balancing. Optimization Network Application Storage Offload. Security Network Application

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Deploying XenApp and XenDesktop with BIG-IP Michael Koyfman – Solution Architect

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  1. Deploying XenApp and XenDesktop with BIG-IP Michael Koyfman – Solution Architect

  2. F5’s Dynamic Control Plane Architecture Users Dynamic Control • Availability • Scale • HA / DR • Bursting • Load-Balancing • Optimization • Network • Application • Storage • Offload • Security • Network • Application • Data • Access • Management • Integration • Visibility • Orchestration Application and Data Delivery Network Resources Private Public Cloud Physical Virtual Multi-Site DCs

  3. What does F5 have to do with Citrix? • Citrix recommends an application delivery controller to maximize XenDesktop and XenApp • Providing secure remote access • Supporting shared resources • Ensuring best performance • Protecting against attacks

  4. Key Points about F5 Citrix Solution • Loadbalancing XenApp and XenDesktop • Pre-built deployment templates and deployment guides for XenApp and XenDesktop • TCP optimizations and SSL offload improve user experience and provide server offload • Provides High Availability to Web Interface and XML broker infrastructure • Remote Access to XenApp and XenDesktop • Transparent implementation that requires no special Gateway Direct configurations • Single policy and configuration setup, and SSO for all clients: desktop ICA, PNAgent, Receiver • Eliminates the need for Secure Ticket Authority for remote access • Eliminates the need for Citrix Access Gateway for remote access • Removes troubleshooting complexity and consolidates all remote access troubleshooting to a single point only – F5. • Accelerates ICA data delivery of WAN links

  5. Authorization Authentication STA Netscaler + Access Gateway Active Directory Separate Web Interface instances for internal and external users XenApp Farm XML Brokers Mobile Users Internal Users 5 XenApp/XenDesktop Delivery with Citrix • Overly complex to setup and manage • Requires three separate components to function: Access Gateway, Web Interface instance, and STA F5 Networks, Confidential

  6. Authorization Authentication Local Traffic Manager + Access Policy Manager Active Directory Single Web Interface instance for both internal and external users XenApp Farm XML Brokers Mobile Users Internal Users 6 XenApp/XenDesktop Remote Access with F5 • Customer can use the same Web Interface instance for internal and external users • STA integration and failures are eliminated • Remote Access troubleshooting is consolidated in one place – F5 F5 Networks, Confidential

  7. Auth Mgmt F5 Local Traffic Manager + Access Policy Manager Directory XenApp Farm XML Brokers Mobile Users Internal Users 7 Simplified Access for Citrix XenApp • Manage access from consolidated solution • Eliminate Web Interface Servers • Replace Web Interface with Portal Mode F5 Networks, Confidential

  8. BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager + Access Policy Manager Directory Mobile Users Internal Users 8 Simplified Access for Other Applications • Manage access from consolidated solution • Leverage Credential Caching and Single Sign On • Present OWA, VMWare View next to Citrix Apps in a dynamic Webtop. F5 Networks, Confidential

  9. Dynamic Webtop for Users • Dynamically present Citrix Apps and Desktops • Can be used for internal and external users. • Unified End User Experience • Fully Supporting Industry Standard VDI as well as Applications Citrix Sharepoint MS RDP Exchange VM View F5 Networks, Confidential

  10. Deploying XenApp Loadbalancing First….

  11. Deploying XenApp Remote Access

  12. Only ADC with Geolocation Access Rules • VPE – Geolocation Rules • Custom session variables • Custom notification messages • Logging Client locations • Reporting F5 Networks, Confidential

  13. Geolocation Services L-DNS Monitoring BIG-IP Global Traffic Manager BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager Deploying Citrix Globally with GTM • Global Traffic Manager improves Citrix performance • Xen App/Desktop users sent to best datacenter • Continuous monitoring of entire infrastructure including network and application health • Automatic failover during outages • Persistence prevents broken sessions F5 Networks, Confidential

  14. Optimizing ICA traffic for WAN users • F5’s unique TCP Express stack is key to offering best possible TCP performance on the market. • ICA protocol is TCP-based – thus it most directly benefits from TCP Express optimizations • Customer testing showed F5 ICA proxy be able to sustain near full T1 link utilization for a single ICA connection with 200 ms latency and 1% packet loss.

  15. Citrix Deployment Guides on F5.com F5 Networks, Confidential

  16. DevCentral Citrix Group F5 Networks, Confidential

  17. Questions. F5 Networks, Confidential

  18. Summary • Highest availability • Dramatically increase server capacity • Cross-site availability and resilience • Pre-authenticate users in the perimeter network • Seamless integration with systems management

  19. Citrix related resources • F5 Solution page for Citrix Solutions • http://www.f5.com/solutions/citrix/xenapp • F5 DevCentral Community Group: Citrix / F5 Solutions • http://devcentral.f5.com/Community/Citrix • F5 Deployment Guide for XenDesktop • http://www.f5.com/pdf/deployment-guides/citrix-xendesktop-dg.pdf • F5 Deployment Guide for XenApp • http://www.f5.com/pdf/deployment-guides/citrix-xenapp-iapp-dg.pdf • Application Delivery Controller Performance Reports • http://www.f5.com/pdf/reports/f5-performance-report.pdf • 5 minutes or less video: BIG-IP APM and XenApp • http://devcentral.f5.com/weblogs/psilva/archive/2011/01/24/in-5-minutes-or-less-video-big-ip-apm-amp.aspx • Press Release - F5 Simplifies and Centralizes Access Management for Citrix Applications • http://www.f5.com/news-press-events/press/2010/20101214.html

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