Getting Started with XenDesktop 7.x

Deliver desktops and applications to your end users, anywhere, anytime, with XenDesktop®7.x

Overview

• Build a complete and secure XenDesktop 7 site from the ground up.
• Discover how to virtualize and deliver accessible desktops and applications to your end users.
• Full of clear, step-by-step instructions with screenshots, which will walk you through the entire process of XenDesktop site creation.

In Detail

Citrix® is an established name in today’s Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) era by virtue of their desktop and application virtualization platforms, with the capability to assign applications and contents in a secure manner.

Getting Started with XenDesktop® 7.x provides the best way to learn how to build your own virtual desktop and application Site. You may not have a lot of time to read the Citrix® documentation, or attend a class, so this step-by-step guide is distilled into fast, concise chapters to quickly lead you through all of the important information to get your XenDesktop® 7.x deployment done.

What you will learn from this book

• Create a completely functioning VDI implementation
• Manage XenDesktop® using Studio, including machine catalogs, delivery groups, and Personal vDisks
• Customize user sessions using policies
• Learn how printing and USB redirection work and how to configure them
• Explore High Definition User Experience (HDX) and how it affects usability
• Deliver virtual applications with VM hosted apps
• Plug in to the different XenDesktop® services using the XenDesktop® SDK
• Use the Citrix® Receiver® to receive and run the virtual desktop on the client device
• Manage and monitor XenDesktop® using Studio and Director
• Secure the XenDesktop® Site using the NetScaler Gateway
• Build and deliver VDI from the cloud

Approach

This is a step-by-step, task-based, practical guide to learning and getting your basic XenDesktop 7.x site up and running. It is fast, easy, and makes learning desktop and application virtualization simple.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Designing a XenDesktop® Site
Chapter 2: Installing XenDesktop®
Chapter 3: Managing Machine Catalogs, Hosts, and Personal vDisks
Chapter 4: Managing Delivery Groups
Chapter 5: Managing Policies
Chapter 6: Managing Printing
Chapter 7: Virtualizing USB Support
Chapter 8: Virtualizing Storage and Backup
Chapter 9: High Definition Experience (HDX™)
Chapter 10: Application Delivery
Chapter 11: Working with the XenDesktop® SDK
Chapter 12: Working with Citrix Receiver and Plugins
Chapter 13: Securing XenDesktop®
Chapter 14: Managing and Monitoring XenDesktop®
Chapter 15: VDI in the Cloud

Appendix A: Creating a Domain Certificate Authority
Appendix B: XenDesktop® Policy Settings Reference
Appendix C: Creating Self-signed Certificates for NetScaler Gateway™
Appendix D: Using Public CA-signed SSL Wildcard Certificates on NetScaler Gateway™