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Deploying XenApp and XenDesktop with BIG-IP Brent Imhoff – Field Systems Engineer

Deploying XenApp and XenDesktop with BIG-IP Brent Imhoff – Field Systems Engineer Gary Zaleski – Solutions Architect Michael Koyfman – Solutions Architect. F5’s Dynamic Control Plane Architecture. Users. Dynamic. Control. Availability Scale HA / DR Bursting Load-Balancing.

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Deploying XenApp and XenDesktop with BIG-IP Brent Imhoff – Field Systems Engineer

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  1. Deploying XenApp and XenDesktop with BIG-IP Brent Imhoff – Field Systems Engineer Gary Zaleski – Solutions Architect Michael Koyfman – Solutions 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 • Customers need to choose software or hardware load balancing

  4. BIG-IP APM: High Performance, Low Cost DMZ F5 Access Policy Manager 4,000 Remote Users Internet $188K for 26k users 25% of cost 1,000 Wireless Users Xen Servers Internal LAN VLAN 1 Utilize existing user directory 15,000 Corporate Users • Consolidation: 6:1 on Access and Acceleration • High performance – 26,000 users at $7+ per user • Scale up to 60,000 users • Flexible and centralized security policy management • Integrated endpoint security checking • Integrated application acceleration – up to 10x Internal LAN VLAN 2 6,000 Corporate Branch Users F5 Networks, Confidential

  5. APM Performance and Scalability • Access Sessions • Application Access Proxy • SSL offload, full stateful L3 – L7 proxy • Up to 42 Gbps forwarding performance (BIG-IP 11050) • Network Access VPN • SSL VPN tunnel • Up to 10 Gbps forwarding performance • Portal Access VPN • SSL offload, HTTP (HTML, Javascript, and CSS) content rewrite • Up to 4.5 Gbps forwarding performance • Application Tunnel VPN • SSL VPN tunnel • Up to 600 logins-per-second • Designed to layer with existing F5 Security Modules F5 Networks, Confidential

  6. Auth Mgmt Auth Mgmt STA NetScaler + Access Gateway Directory Citrix Web Interface Servers with ICA Citrix XML Brokers Mobile Users Internal Users 6 Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop Auth Problems • Costly, complex, and un-extensible • Managing authentication in multiple locations • Manual scripting for auth integration F5 Networks, Confidential

  7. CapExand OpEx Auth Mgmt BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager + Access Policy Manager Directory Citrix XML Brokers Mobile Users Internal Users 7 Simplified Access for Citrix XenApp • Manage access from consolidated solution • Eliminate Web Interface Servers and NetScalers • 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 Cacheing and Single Sign On • Present OWA, VMWare View next to Citrix Apps in Portal Mode F5 Networks, Confidential

  9. Dynamic Webtop for End-Users • Dynamically present Citrix Apps and Desktops • Adjusts to mobile devices • Unified End User Experience F5 Networks, Confidential

  10. Easy Access Policy Deployment Wizards • Deployment-specific wizards for Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop for LTM virtuals, Network Access, and Web Applications Access • Step-by-step configuration, context sensitive help, review and summary • Creates base set of objects and access policy for common deployments • Automatically branches to necessary configuration (e.g., DNS) F5 Networks, Confidential

  11. Geolocation services L-DNS Monitoring via iQuery 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

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

  13. Supporting Xen with BIG-IP F5 Networks, Confidential

  14. Dev Central Citrix Group F5 Networks, Confidential

  15. 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 F5 Networks, Confidential

  16. Questions. F5 Networks, Confidential

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

  18. Citrix related resources • F5 Solution page for Citrix Solutions • http://www.f5.com/solutions/citrix/xenapp • Video demo of BIG-IP deployment for Exchange Server 2010 • http://www.vimeo.com/album/1537190 • 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 • F5 DevCentral Community Group: Citrix / F5 Solutions • http://devcentral.f5.com/Community/GroupDetails/tabid/1082223/asg/2040/Default.aspx

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