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Mastering Citrix XenDesktop

Mastering Citrix XenDesktop

By : GUNNALA GOVARDHAN, Daniele Tosatto
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Mastering Citrix XenDesktop

Mastering Citrix XenDesktop

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By: GUNNALA GOVARDHAN, Daniele Tosatto
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Overview of this book

This book is intended for IT administrators who want to use Citrix® as a desktop virtualization solution or for IT architects who want to learn how to design and implement highly available and scalable XenDesktop® environments. It is assumed that you have intermediate-level knowledge of virtualization concepts, Windows desktop operating systems, and Windows Server technologies. Citrix®, Citrix Systems®, XenApp®, XenDesktop®, and CloudPortal™ are trademarks of Citrix® Systems®, Inc. and/or one or more of its subsidiaries, and may be registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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What this book covers
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What you need for this book
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Who this book is for
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Conventions
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Reader feedback
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Customer support
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1. Evolution and Core Strengths of XenDesktop®
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1. Evolution and Core Strengths of XenDesktop®
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The evolution of XenDesktop®
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XenDesktop® releases and improvements
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Core strengths of XenDesktop®
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Summary
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2. Understanding the XenDesktop® Architecture in Detail
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2. Understanding the XenDesktop® Architecture in Detail
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Key features of the XenDesktop® architecture for businesses
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The evolution of XenDesktop® architecture
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XenDesktop® 2.0 and Independent Management Architecture (IMA)
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XenDesktop® 5.0 and FlexCast® Management Architecture
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XenDesktop® 7.0 with FMA - the unified architecture for XenDesktop® 7 and XenApp®
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The basics of FMA - the XenDesktop® architecture
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Advanced FMA - the XenDesktop® architecture in detail
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Designing FMA for your XenDesktop® deployment
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Summary
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3. Designing XenDesktop® for Complex Environments
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3. Designing XenDesktop® for Complex Environments
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Desktop environments
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XenDesktop® – Transforming desktop environments
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Process of designing XenDesktop® deployments
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XenDesktop® deployment architectures for complex environments
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4. Implementing a XenDesktop® Environment
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4. Implementing a XenDesktop® Environment
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Installing of XenDesktop®'s main components
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Summary
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5. Delivering Virtual Desktops and Optimizing XenDesktop®
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5. Delivering Virtual Desktops and Optimizing XenDesktop®
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Configuring XenDesktop® components for high availability
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Installing Virtual Desktop Agent
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Creating and configuring machine catalogs and delivery groups
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Optimizing XenDesktop® Virtual Desktop Agent for performance
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Managing Citrix® policies
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6. Configuring XenDesktop® for Advanced Use Cases
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6. Configuring XenDesktop® for Advanced Use Cases
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Advanced use cases of XenDesktop®
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Configuring XenDesktop® for advanced business use cases
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Advanced fine-tuning of XenDesktop®
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7. Networking for XenDesktop®
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7. Networking for XenDesktop®
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The role of networking in XenDesktop®
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XenDesktop® and layers of networking
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Network layer components and configuration
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Virtualization layer network components
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Windows networking
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Citrix® recommended network performance tuning
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8. Monitoring and Troubleshooting XenDesktop®
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8. Monitoring and Troubleshooting XenDesktop®
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Overview of monitoring and troubleshooting XenDesktop®
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A deep dive into monitoring and troubleshooting XenDesktop®
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9. XenDesktop® PowerShell SDK for Automation
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9. XenDesktop® PowerShell SDK for Automation
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PowerShell SDK for automation
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Using the XenDesktop® PowerShell SDK
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A deep dive into the XenDesktop® PowerShell SDK
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10. XenDesktop® and App-V Integration
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10. XenDesktop® and App-V Integration
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Understanding the App-V infrastructure
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Delivering App-V applications using XenDesktop®
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Installing the App-V client
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11. XenDesktop® Licensing
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11. XenDesktop® Licensing
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Understanding Citrix® licensing
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Allocating Citrix® licenses
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Summary
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A deep dive into monitoring and troubleshooting XenDesktop®

Citrix is largely committed to simplifying and supporting complete automation to monitor a XenDesktop environment. The release of integrated Director and EdgeSight indicates that, Citrix is going to bring all monitoring and troubleshooting under this single solution going forward. We'll dive deep into the Director and EdgeSight architectures, deployment options, and configurations. Then, we'll cover the specialized XenDesktop troubleshooting tools provided by Citrix. You will also learn about troubleshooting of external access by users.

Citrix® Director and EdgeSight®

Director is a web-based administration solution designed for support / the help desk to access both up-to-date real-time data from the VDAs, as well as historical data from a site's database. Citrix acquired EdgeSight, the monitoring software, from Reflectant software. Director now includes EdgeSight as its integral component and includes most of its features. EdgeSight...

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